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MMAL 39: Renegade PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lito Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Pump has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lito Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pump chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balboa checks a leg kick.
Balboa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pump looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Balboa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Balboa lands a left and a right that send Pump crashing to the mat, dazed. Balboa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Big Pump has been cut.
Pump is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Balboa Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Pump is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lito Balboa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve King will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve King!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
King tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
King is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King working hard to break the clinch.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King can't break the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
King is trying to break free.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
King tries to clinch up.
King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Chris Thomas has been cut.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King lands a left and a right that send Thomas crashing to the mat, dazed. King thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas wants to clinch.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chris Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Thomas gets a clinch.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Thomas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
King keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chris Thomas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
King throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
A punch combination from King misses.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
King is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
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!
King can't break the clinch.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
King is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas tries to clinch there but King circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
King misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
King tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King wants to break free but Thomas has control.
King tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
King can't break the clinch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Steve King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Steve King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
King jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chris Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King working aggressively here.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
King jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
King throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas prevents King from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
A combination from King does no damage.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
Thomas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Thomas wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
King scores with a jab.
Thomas wants to clinch.
King looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
King digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
King gets a clinch.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King misses with a double jab.
Thomas gets a clinch.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas forces King back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
King stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King misses with some punches.
Chris Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thomas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thomas won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into King's guard.
Thomas trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
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.
King is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve King.
I think King 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rj Paned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maplesden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rj Paned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Maplesden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paned swats away the attempt to clinch by Maplesden.
Maplesden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Rj Paned has been cut.
Maplesden punishes Paned's body with a nice straight punch.
Maplesden closes the distance and pushes Paned back into the cage.
Maplesden lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maplesden breaks the clinch.
Maplesden throws a series of strikes that have Paned backpedaling.
Paned misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maplesden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paned.
Paned falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maplesden counters with a head kick that drops Paned to the mat! Paned scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Paned is rocked!
Maplesden instigates a clinch.
Maplesden stalls.
Maplesden has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Paned regains guard immediately.
Paned is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Paned is trying to control the position but Maplesden postures up.
Maplesden is looking to stand up but Paned won't let him.
Paned could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Paned is trying to keep Maplesden in close.
Maplesden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maplesden wants to stand but Paned is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maplesden stands up from Paned's guard - Maplesden perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maplesden scores with a head kick. Paned tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maplesden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paned is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maplesden.
Maplesden connects with the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paned looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maplesden turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maplesden manages to end up in side control.
Maplesden working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paned tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Maplesden easily slips into full mount!
Paned wants to hold on but Maplesden pushes him away.
Maplesden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maplesden dominating with strikes here.
Maplesden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paned is looking to escape.
Maplesden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maplesden looking to finish Paned with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paned!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maplesden landing strikes from the mount and Paned is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maplesden landing strikes from the mount.
Maplesden lands a nice shot to the head.
Maplesden lands a nice shot to the head.
Paned on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paned tries to get out of the position.
Maplesden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paned wants to hold on but Maplesden pushes him away.
Maplesden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paned. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maplesden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paned's face.
Paned takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maplesden controlling from the full mount.
Paned tries to hold on but Maplesden pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maplesden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rj Paned's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maplesden gets a clinch.
Paned can't get the takedown.
Maplesden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paned avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paned pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paned gets underhooks to prevent Maplesden's takedown attempt.
Maplesden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rj Paned is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maplesden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maplesden closes the distance and clinches.
Paned taking a breather.
Maplesden successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maplesden is looking to stand up but Paned isn't so interested in that idea.
Maplesden pulls Paned in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maplesden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paned trying to control the position from guard on top but Maplesden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paned won't allow Maplesden to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Maplesden. No joy for Paned on that attempt.
A nice combination there by Maplesden.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maplesden manages to pull guard.
Maplesden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paned defends it easily.
Maplesden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maplesden looking to control but Paned passes into half guard.
Maplesden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paned wants to control from the top but Maplesden keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maplesden pulls Paned in close to prevent any damage.
Maplesden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maplesden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paned might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maplesden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paned preventing the sweep.
Paned has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maplesden is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paned wants to control from the top but Maplesden keeps moving.
Maplesden 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.
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 ref stands the fighters back up. Rj Paned wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maplesden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paned.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maplesden.
Maplesden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paned tries to clinch up but Maplesden circles away and keeps his distance.
Maplesden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maplesden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paned momentarily.
Paned misses with a shot to the body
and Maplesden counters by moving into the clinch.
Maplesden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maplesden moves into the clinch successfully.
Maplesden can't get the takedown.
Rj Paned has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Maplesden.
Maplesden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maplesden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rj Paned's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maplesden misses with a takedown attempt - Paned sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paned.
Maplesden avoids a kick to the body.
Paned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maplesden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maplesden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maplesden is looking to take a break and control but Paned is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paned wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maplesden wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maplesden is trying to control. Paned wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maplesden is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Maplesden trying to control from half guard but Paned is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Maplesden was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Horrible takedown by Maplesden or perhaps it was just good defense by Paned which made him look bad.
Maplesden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maplesden takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maplesden breaks from the clinch.
Paned takes one to the side of the head.
Maplesden lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maplesden.
Paned tries to clinch up.
Maplesden has closed the distance and engaged Paned in a clinch.
Maplesden lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maplesden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maplesden fails with a takedown attempt.
Rj Paned has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Maplesden.
Maplesden has closed the distance and engaged Paned in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maplesden has Paned pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paned manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maplesden stalling.
Paned jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maplesden walks away with a smile on his face. Paned gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paned takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maplesden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maplesden tries to clinch but Paned moves out of range.
Paned keeps the fight on the outside.
Paned tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniel Maplesden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maplesden gets a clinch.
Maplesden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paned backwards.
Maplesden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maplesden turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maplesden manages to end up in side control.
Paned tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maplesden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maplesden working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paned is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maplesden has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Daniel Maplesden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maplesden closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paned's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Maplesden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maplesden 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 Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Maplesden!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Vinci Barbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Marciano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Vinci Barbaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a combination that misses
and Barbaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbaro scores with a decent looking hook.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left and a right from Barbaro both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Marciano looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marciano should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Barbaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marciano at a distance.
Barbaro dances in with a quick combination. Marciano is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Barbaro snaps Marciano's head back. Marciano stumbles backwards against the cage. Barbaro steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Marciano's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Marciano just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Vinci Barbaro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Ginobili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Jester. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Manu Ginobili!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ginobili.
Ginobili throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ginobili is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ginobili's head.
Williams stands up over Ginobili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams is working Ginobili over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ginobili's head.
Ginobili is rocked!
Williams postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ginobili covers up, he's hurt! Williams keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Williams and the ref steps in to end the fight! Williams can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Williams!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Turnbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrence Turnbuckle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrence Turnbuckle!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville throws the kick towards the body but Turnbuckle avoids it.
Knoxville fakes the leg kick and cracks Turnbuckle in the body.
That kick from Knoxville tenderised Turnbuckle's leg. Turnbuckle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knoxville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turnbuckle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Turnbuckle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Turnbuckle swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Knoxville is now in Turnbuckle's guard. A big mistake from Turnbuckle there, giving up the dominant position!
Knoxville wants to stand but Turnbuckle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knoxville postures up in Turnbuckle's guard and throws a big left but Turnbuckle blocks it.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbuckle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbuckle working for a triangle but Knoxville defends it easily.
Knoxville drops back looking for a leg! Turnbuckle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turnbuckle manages to kick Knoxville off! Knoxville jumps back into Turnbuckle's guard.
Turnbuckle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knoxville doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Turnbuckle is tightening it up a little... Knoxville has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Knoxville reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Knoxville taps out! nice BJJ there by Turnbuckle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Terrence Turnbuckle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BoXtion Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BoXtion Slater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
Diaz throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
A slow jab from Slater misses its intended target.
Slater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Slater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slater misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slater cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Slater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slater moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Romy Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Slater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Slater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slater scores with a jab.
Slater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Slater.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A jab from Slater misses.
Slater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Slater slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Slater.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slater finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Slater moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Slater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Slater moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Slater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Slater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slater moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like BoXtion Slater has been cut.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a hook but Slater avoids it easily.
Diaz slips a jab from Slater.
Slater misses with a body shot.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz slips a jab from Slater.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater checks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romy Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BoXtion Slater's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz misses the jab.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Slater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Slater slips the punch.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater blocks a jab.
Slater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Slater's defenses.
Romy Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz jabs at Slater's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Slater.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Slater's leg but Slater calmly moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slater, as that shot connected.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slater lands the left hand.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Slater takes one to the chin there.
Diaz throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Slater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Slater misses with a hook.
Diaz 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.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Slater.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Slater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slater looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Slater saw that one coming.
Slater clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slater avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Slater slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Slater's head back.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Slater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Slater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Slater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Slater misses the jab.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romy Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Slater's head.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Slater slips a jab from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range as Slater strikes.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Slater slips the punch.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slater 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.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Slater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romy Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BoXtion Slater's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Slater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz throws the left hand but Slater avoids the punch easily.
Diaz throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slater.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Slater might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Slater staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Slater moves away and avoids it.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Slater.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Slater shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slater.
Slater moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slater darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slater defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
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!
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slater looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slater.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slater.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slater is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slater fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Slater moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slater's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BoXtion Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slater throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Slater.
Slater misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Slater defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slater.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Slater's leg but Slater calmly moves out of range.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Slater's head but Slater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Diaz throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romy Diaz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BoXtion Slater's cut.
That's time! Slater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slater has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slater shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Slater finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Slater passes the guard and advances to mount!
Slater controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Slater looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Slater controlling from the full mount.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slater.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Slater wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Slater sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Slater's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Slater throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Slater breaks the hold and Diaz is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Slater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BoXtion Slater!
BoXtion Slater is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Saint James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint James has chosen Rocky Road To Dublin as his entrance music. Michael Bisping could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to London Saint James's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, London Saint James!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping misses with a looping right.
Bisping throws an overhand right that has Saint James reeling! Bisping follows up with more punches and Saint James is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Bisping!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali has chosen Nickelback - Rockstar as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Bartolome!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koothrappali throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartolome counters with a left and a right that stings Koothrappali.
A jab from Koothrappali misses.
Bartolome misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Koothrappali. That snapped Bartolome's head back.
Bartolome misses the shot to the body.
Koothrappali moves in looking to clinch but Bartolome pushes him off.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartolome moves away.
Bartolome goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koothrappali lands a head shot.
Bartolome ducks under a wild hook from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands with an overhand left.
Bartolome throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koothrappali throws a shot from downtown. Bartolome moves away and avoids it.
Koothrappali lands with a right hand.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome lands with a good body shot.
Koothrappali swings for the body but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome blocks a jab.
Koothrappali looks to throw the jab but Bartolome is out of range.
Bartolome jabs at Koothrappali's body.
Bartolome tries to keep at a distance but Koothrappali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bartolome wants to break free but Koothrappali has control.
Bartolome is looking to break free of the clinch but Koothrappali has double underhooks.
Bartolome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koothrappali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koothrappali misses with a wild body shot.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Bartolome drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bartolome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koothrappali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses the shot to the body.
Koothrappali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koothrappali throws a hook to the side of Bartolome's head but Bartolome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Koothrappali avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Koothrappali misses.
Bartolome uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koothrappali.
Bartolome uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut
and Bartolome counters with a nice body shot.
Koothrappali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartolome on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bartolome is looking to wear down Koothrappali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koothrappali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koothrappali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koothrappali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartolome counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartolome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Bartolome is having none of it.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Koothrappali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Koothrappali misses with a straight left.
Koothrappali scores with a punch to the head.
Koothrappali moves away from the strike by Bartolome.
Bartolome takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands a really nice looking cross but Bartolome seems unphased.
Koothrappali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartolome jabs Koothrappali right on the nose. Koothrappali blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Bartolome coming out on top.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Koothrappali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koothrappali misses with a looping right.
Koothrappali looks to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartolome fails to land with a series of punches.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Koothrappali throws out a loose jab but Bartolome uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome tries to bum rush Koothrappali with a series of wild strikes but Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koothrappali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koothrappali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rajesh Koothrappali will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koothrappali moves out of range as Bartolome strikes.
Koothrappali swinging wildly here.
Koothrappali misses with a wild body shot.
Koothrappali misses with a straight left.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koothrappali loads up on a big right hand but Bartolome slips the punch.
Koothrappali stuns Bartolome with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bartolome blocks a jab.
Koothrappali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bartolome on the side of the head.
Bartolome drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koothrappali looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartolome is just out of range.
Koothrappali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koothrappali throws a big shot that misses.
Koothrappali fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koothrappali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartolome counters with a right hand to the body.
Koothrappali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Bartolome lands with a good body shot.
Koothrappali throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartolome.
Koothrappali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartolome.
Koothrappali walks into a straight right hand from Bartolome.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartolome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Koothrappali avoids them all with ease.
Koothrappali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Koothrappali slips under a jab from Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a hook but Koothrappali avoids it easily.
Bartolome slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartolome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koothrappali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Koothrappali.
Bartolome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali misses with a straight right.
Koothrappali misses with a straight left.
Koothrappali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartolome misses with a body shot.
Bartolome ducks under a wild hook from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands an overhand right.
Koothrappali slips a jab from Bartolome.
Bartolome lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koothrappali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartolome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koothrappali throws out the jab.
Koothrappali throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartolome.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up
letting Bartolome counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koothrappali connects with a crisp jab.
Koothrappali misses with the combination.
Koothrappali tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
Bartolome lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bartolome fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartolome moves forwards but Koothrappali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Koothrappali moves in looking to clinch but Bartolome pushes him off.
Koothrappali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartolome throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koothrappali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartolome momentarily.
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the body.
Koothrappali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartolome moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Koothrappali finds it's way through Bartolome's defenses.
A lazy left from Koothrappali finds it's target.
Koothrappali throws a lazy right hand but Bartolome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartolome takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali 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.
A left lands for Koothrappali.
Bartolome throws a low kick, looking for Koothrappali's leg but Koothrappali calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koothrappali throws a looping overhand right but Bartolome ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with a straight right.
Bartolome on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koothrappali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartolome lands a lovely overhand right.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up but Bartolome circles away and keeps his distance.
Koothrappali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bartolome looks to land a combination but Koothrappali avoids it well.
Ricardo Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartolome slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bartolome counters with a series of strikes. Koothrappali will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome needs to keep his hands up - Koothrappali had a free shot at his head there.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koothrappali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Bartolome swats away the attempt to clinch by Koothrappali.
A combination from Bartolome does no damage.
Koothrappali wants to clinch.
Bartolome misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome lunges at Koothrappali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koothrappali's hand.
Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolome.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali sizes up Bartolome with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bartolome misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koothrappali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koothrappali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koothrappali looks to land a combination. Bartolome sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartolome blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Koothrappali does no damage.
Bartolome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartolome scores with a nice head shot.
Koothrappali's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bartolome under the eye.
Koothrappali's corner calls for a 1-2. Koothrappali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up but Bartolome circles away and keeps his distance.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali sizes up Bartolome with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bartolome misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartolome takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bartolome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koothrappali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
A jab from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartolome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koothrappali lands a jab to the head.
Koothrappali throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartolome.
Koothrappali misses with a straight left.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartolome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up.
Koothrappali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bartolome's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali scores with the left hand. Bartolome knows he should have avoided that one.
Bartolome misses with a two punch combination.
Koothrappali misses with a few strikes there.
Bartolome swinging wildly here.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartolome.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartolome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koothrappali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koothrappali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Koothrappali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bartolome doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koothrappali thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Koothrappali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartolome has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartolome there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koothrappali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koothrappali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a one two combo.
Koothrappali lands a two punch combo.
Koothrappali is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut
and Bartolome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartolome throws a head kick that misses.
Bartolome keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch.
Bartolome ducks under a wild hook from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali swings for the body but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Koothrappali throws a shot from downtown. Bartolome moves away and avoids it.
Koothrappali connects with a nice looking jab.
Bartolome throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Koothrappali to counter with a crisp jab.
Koothrappali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bartolome connects with a right hand. Koothrappali shakes it off.
Bartolome swats away the attempt to clinch by Koothrappali.
Bartolome scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Koothrappali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartolome misses with a hook.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartolome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with a straight right.
Bartolome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Bartolome throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koothrappali closes the distance and clinches.
Bartolome wants to break free but Koothrappali has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bartolome tries to break free but Koothrappali pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Bartolome scores with a four punch combination!
Koothrappali slips a jab and a cross from Bartolome.
Bartolome misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koothrappali moves in looking to clinch but Bartolome pushes him off.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Bartolome is having none of it.
Koothrappali throws an overhand right that lands on Bartolome's shoulder, as Bartolome tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koothrappali dodges the punch combination from Bartolome.
Koothrappali sizes up Bartolome with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome defending well as Koothrappali loads up on a big left hand.
Koothrappali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartolome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koothrappali moves to clinch but Bartolome breaks away
and Bartolome counters with a one-two to the body.
Bartolome has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koothrappali throws a hook to the side of Bartolome's head but Bartolome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koothrappali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koothrappali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricardo Bartolome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koothrappali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koothrappali cracks Bartolome with a good jab.
Bartolome throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bartolome lands a two punch combo.
Bartolome throws a combination that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali wants to clinch but Bartolome slips to the side
and Bartolome counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bartolome.
Koothrappali has Bartolome pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolome from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartolome is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bartolome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koothrappali has him pressed against the cage.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch but Bartolome improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Koothrappali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bartolome lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Bartolome 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koothrappali lands with a right hand.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koothrappali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartolome takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bartolome throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koothrappali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koothrappali looks to land a combination but Bartolome avoids it well.
Bartolome tries to move into range but Koothrappali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Koothrappali misses the target.
Koothrappali wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Koothrappali throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartolome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartolome swats away the attempt to clinch by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koothrappali throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartolome.
Koothrappali looks to land a right hand but Bartolome moved out of range.
Bartolome moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koothrappali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartolome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koothrappali cracks Bartolome with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koothrappali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali! Rajesh Koothrappali retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Likienstine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Likienstine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Rua's chin.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Likienstine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Likienstine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua tries to clinch
and Likienstine counters by moving into the clinch.
Likienstine blocks an elbow strike.
Rua is struggling to control the position.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Likienstine up against the cage.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Likienstine really is a fat lump.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Likienstine avoids the damage to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Likienstine.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Likienstine avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Likienstine avoids the damage to the body.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Likienstine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Likienstine takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alexander Likienstine has been cut.
Likienstine is stalling here.
Likienstine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Likienstine avoids it.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Likienstine won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Likienstine avoids it.
Likienstine trying to land knees to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Likienstine is defending well for now.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Likienstine.
Likienstine dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander Likienstine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Likienstine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Rua!
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