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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Bruiser Brigade. A fine choice. Danny Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Skoal Citrus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Citrus.
Citrus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Citrus blocks the body kick.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Citrus in a clinch.
Citrus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Citrus misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Citrus.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Citrus is defending well for now.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Citrus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Citrus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Citrus struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Citrus misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Citrus working aggressively here.
Citrus can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Citrus.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Citrus.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown pushes Citrus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Brown.
Citrus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Citrus misses with a body punch.
Citrus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Citrus managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Citrus blocks an uppercut.
Citrus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Citrus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Citrus pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Citrus.
Citrus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Danny Brown has been cut.
Citrus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Citrus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Citrus backwards.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Citrus blocks an uppercut.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Citrus goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Citrus throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Citrus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a low kick but Citrus moves out of range easily.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Citrus throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown blocks a jab.
Danny Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Citrus checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Citrus lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Citrus scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Citrus throws out a powerful jab.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Citrus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Citrus counters with a straight right hand.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Citrus.
Citrus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Citrus takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Citrus throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Citrus misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skoal Citrus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Citrus's calf.
Citrus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Citrus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Citrus misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Citrus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Citrus tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Citrus tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Citrus.
Citrus with a hook.
Citrus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown looks for the body kick but Citrus saw that one coming.
Brown blocks a head kick by Citrus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Citrus was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danny Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Citrus throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown throws a head kick but Citrus moves out of range.
Citrus misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Citrus lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Citrus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Citrus scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Poor strikes thrown by Citrus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Citrus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Citrus has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Citrus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Citrus.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Citrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Citrus scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Citrus wants to control but Brown has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Citrus prevents Brown from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Citrus lands strikes from half guard.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Citrus.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Citrus seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Citrus lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Citrus is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Citrus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Citrus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Citrus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Citrus sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Citrus thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Citrus there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skoal Citrus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Brown'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. This is the final round!
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Citrus tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Citrus lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Citrus.
Citrus misses with a punch to the body.
Citrus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Citrus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Citrus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Citrus misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Citrus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skoal Citrus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Citrus throws a head punch that misses.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Citrus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Citrus's takedown attempt.
Danny Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown taking a breather.
Citrus pulls guard successfully.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Citrus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brown escapes and throws Citrus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown stands up and beckons Citrus to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danny Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus takes one on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Citrus takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Citrus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Citrus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown moves away from the strike by Citrus.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Citrus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck for Citrus with that takedown attempt.
Skoal Citrus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown avoids the body shot from Citrus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown misses with a low kick as Citrus jumps back.
Citrus moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Citrus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Brown.
I think Citrus 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skoal Citrus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hicks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bang Your Head. Kyle has chosen Big Booty Woman as his entrance music. Bill Hicks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks blocks the body kick.
Kyle throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Kyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kyle sprawls well. Kyle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Kyle avoids it well.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
Hicks lands a slapping body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kyle landing knees to the body.
Hicks can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kyle.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hicks has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kyle regains guard immediately.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Kyle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks 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.
Kyle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hicks is trying to escape the mount.
Hicks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kyle.
Kyle controlling his opponent.
Kyle with a couple of short strikes.
Kyle unloads with some shots from mount but Hicks bucks and avoids them well.
Kyle landing shots from mount.
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!
Kyle working Hicks over with strikes here.
Hicks is rocked!
Hicks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Hicks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a head shot.
Hicks seems to have got his legs back now.
Poor strikes thrown by Kyle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kyle punching from mount but Hicks doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hicks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kyle breaks from Hicks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kyle drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hicks! More shots from Kyle and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Kyle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by St. Elmo's Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Minanda Passmoor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Passmoor which made him look bad.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Passmoor manages to avoid it.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Passmoor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Passmoor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Passmoor misses the target.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Passmoor gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Passmoor is blocking nicely.
Passmoor digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson tries to work over Passmoor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Passmoor lands a knee 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!
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Passmoor is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Passmoor moved out of range nicely.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Passmoor is able to avoid easily.
Passmoor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Passmoor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Passmoor.
Passmoor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Passmoor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Passmoor doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Passmoor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses the jab.
Passmoor staying out of range there.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Passmoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Passmoor manages to avoid it.
Passmoor wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Passmoor takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Passmoor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Passmoor blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Passmoor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Passmoor tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Passmoor ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Passmoor.
Passmoor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Passmoor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Passmoor manages to avoid it.
Passmoor just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Passmoor's hands.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Passmoor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses the jab.
Passmoor tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Passmoor scores with a shot to the body.
Passmoor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Passmoor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Passmoor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Passmoor tries to pass.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Passmoor has passed into side control.
Passmoor wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Passmoor taking a break here but Johnson is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Passmoor wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Minanda Passmoor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Passmoor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson gets full guard.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is trying for a kimura here. Passmoor looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Johnson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corey Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch DeLoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kobayashi's choice of entrance music: HBO Boxing 24/7 Original Theme . Butch DeLoria is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch DeLoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiro Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeLoria on the side of the head.
DeLoria gets caught napping as Kobayashi dives in and scores a takedown. DeLoria manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
DeLoria looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kobayashi passes into side control.
Kobayashi lands a nice forearm strike.
DeLoria wants to control but Kobayashi postures up.
Kobayashi is putting a hurting on DeLoria here, landing some big shots from side control.
DeLoria manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kobayashi is trying to control but can't.
Kobayashi wants to improve his position but DeLoria is controlling well.
Kobayashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kobayashi has hold of DeLoria's hands but DeLoria slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeLoria seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kobayashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLoria is looking to pass Kobayashi's guard but actually Kobayashi recovers to full guard.
Kobayashi keeping full guard, as DeLoria tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobayashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Kobayashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
DeLoria missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kobayashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeLoria's guard.
Kobayashi sitting in guard here, content to control.
DeLoria looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
DeLoria working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kobayashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kobayashi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DeLoria is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
DeLoria working a defensive guard here.
DeLoria keeping moving, preventing Kobayashi from controlling successfully.
DeLoria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kobayashi cracks DeLoria with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeLoria working for a triangle but Kobayashi defends it easily.
Kobayashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLoria is trying to control the position but Kobayashi postures up.
Kobayashi trying to control but DeLoria is working from the bottom.
Kobayashi throwing strikes but missing.
Kobayashi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
DeLoria looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobayashi is one step ahead there.
Kobayashi passes DeLoria's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kobayashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeLoria keeps working.
DeLoria looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeLoria keeps working.
DeLoria is looking to improve his position.
Kobayashi is working for a submission of some sort.
DeLoria has hold of Kobayashi's hands but Kobayashi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
DeLoria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeLoria is looking to improve his position.
Kobayashi throwing shots but DeLoria is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kobayashi in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Kobayashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kobayashi throws a hook but DeLoria avoids it easily.
DeLoria walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobayashi misses the target.
DeLoria misses the shot to the body.
DeLoria looks to throw the jab but Kobayashi is out of range.
DeLoria throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobayashi.
DeLoria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kobayashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi slips a straight right by DeLoria.
Butch DeLoria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeLoria scores with a decent looking hook.
Kobayashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
DeLoria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kobayashi throws out a loose jab but DeLoria uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLoria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kobayashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kobayashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeLoria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLoria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeLoria rushes Kobayashi and presses him up against the cage.
DeLoria letting Kobayashi take a breather here.
Kobayashi gets through DeLoria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeLoria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kobayashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DeLoria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeLoria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobayashi pushes DeLoria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeLoria.
Kobayashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kobayashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLoria blocks an uppercut.
Kobayashi prevents DeLoria from breaking the clinch.
DeLoria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeLoria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobayashi working aggressively here.
DeLoria misses with the head strike.
Kobayashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobayashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLoria lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kobayashi lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kobayashi fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLoria is looking to break free of the clinch but Kobayashi has double underhooks.
Kobayashi misses with the head strike.
Kobayashi can't find room to land a body shot as DeLoria controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Kobayashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeLoria.
Kobayashi lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi lands with a right to the head.
Kobayashi throws a head punch that misses.
DeLoria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for DeLoria.
DeLoria is leaning against Kobayashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeLoria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeLoria.
Kobayashi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DeLoria.
Kobayashi working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Kobayashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kobayashi shoots for a double leg takedown but DeLoria sprawls well. He's pushed Kobayashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kobayashi tries to land a leg kick but DeLoria saw it coming and moves away.
DeLoria throws a body punch but Kobayashi moves out of range.
DeLoria clinches with his opponent.
Kobayashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kobayashi slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi blocks a body shot from DeLoria.
Kobayashi struggles to land a body shot inside as DeLoria controls his hands.
DeLoria is trying to break the clinch but Kobayashi is controlling him.
Kobayashi slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi taking a breather.
Kobayashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobayashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
DeLoria can't find room to land a body shot as Kobayashi controls the action.
Kobayashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kobayashi prevents a body shot from DeLoria.
Kobayashi misses with some punches.
Kobayashi lands with a left to the head.
DeLoria is trying to break free.
Kobayashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeLoria backwards.
A short right from Kobayashi.
DeLoria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kobayashi has him pressed against the cage.
Kobayashi misses with some punches.
Kobayashi misses with some punches.
Hiro Kobayashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi working aggressively here.
Kobayashi stalling the fight.
DeLoria working aggressively here.
DeLoria lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeLoria tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kobayashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kobayashi blocks an uppercut.
Kobayashi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLoria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeLoria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hiro Kobayashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeLoria tries to throw a body punch but Kobayashi avoids it by throwing DeLoria back against the cage.
DeLoria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeLoria letting Kobayashi take a breather here.
DeLoria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeLoria throws a hook but Kobayashi blocks it.
Kobayashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeLoria was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobayashi.
DeLoria scores with a body shot.
Kobayashi lands a leg kick that knocks DeLoria off balance momentarily.
Kobayashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from DeLoria.
DeLoria swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeLoria misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Kobayashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobayashi 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Kobayashi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Toole comes to the cage accompanied by Remember my NAME!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Timmy O Toole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Toole tries to move into range but Cekada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from O Toole.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Toole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cekada scores with a punch to the head.
Cekada is looking to land body kicks.
O Toole moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Toole misses with a straight left.
Cekada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Toole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Toole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Toole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cekada.
Cekada closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Toole quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cekada is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
O Toole keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cekada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cekada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cekada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Toole is looking to improve his position but Cekada isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cekada working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Toole is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Toole is bucking up trying to escape but Cekada cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Toole is rocked!
O Toole is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cekada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh O Toole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cekada looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
O Toole can't escape the position.
O Toole seems to have got his legs back now.
Cekada cracks O Toole with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cekada scoring with strikes but O Toole is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada connects with a bit shot that sees O Toole covering up! More strikes from Cekada and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cekada is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Cekada!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Crash by 12 Stones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marsden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsden throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Davis looks to land a combination but Marsden avoids it well.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Marsden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marsden thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsden with a nice cross.
Marsden misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Marsden takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Marsden lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Johnny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davis eats them both and turns towards Marsden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marsden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Marsden slips the punch.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marsden rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips under a jab.
No joy there for Marsden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marsden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marsden duly obliges.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsden's head.
Davis throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Davis throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsden as he jumps to the side.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marsden slips a straight right by Davis.
Marsden throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Mike Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis shoots in but Marsden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marsden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Marsden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Mike Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Marsden throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsden. Marsden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Marsden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marsden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marsden misses.
Mike Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis jabs at Marsden's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Marsden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
A punch combination from Marsden misses.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsden counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden.
Davis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden connects with a body shot.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
Marsden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Marsden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marsden misses with a two punch combination.
Davis misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marsden defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsden can pounce on him.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden 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.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Davis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marsden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davis is in Marsden's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marsden wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden dominated that second 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!
A combination from Marsden does no damage.
Marsden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marsden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis looks for a takedown but Marsden sprawls well.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis misses the jab.
Johnny Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsden.
Marsden scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Marsden.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
Marsden scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Marsden.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden, as that shot connected.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Marsden slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis misses with a hook.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden scores with a head kick. Davis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsden lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marsden throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Marsden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marsden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Marsden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong has chosen We Were Soldiers by Sgt. Mackenzie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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13 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klas Micropop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Micropop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Armstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Micropop.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Micropop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Micropop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Micropop, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Micropop against the cage but Micropop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Micropop slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Klas Micropop has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micropop throws a low kick but Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Micropop scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Micropop as Armstrong shoots in.
Klas Micropop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Armstrong.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Micropop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Armstrong's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Armstrong.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Armstrong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Micropop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Armstrong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Micropop prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micropop's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Armstrong goes for a takedown attempt but Micropop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micropop wants to clinch.
Armstrong throws a lazy uppercut
and Micropop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Armstrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micropop. Micropop obviously looking to wear him down.
Micropop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Micropop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Armstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Micropop can pounce on him.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Micropop, right into the meat.
Micropop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Micropop.
Micropop throws a leg kick which misses Armstrong's front leg but catches the back leg as Armstrong tries to avoid it.
Micropop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Craig Armstrong has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micropop lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Micropop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Armstrong blocks the elbow strike.
Armstrong can't break the clinch.
Armstrong wants a takedown.
Micropop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch but Micropop keeps him there for the moment.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Armstrong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Craig Armstrong's cut even more.
Micropop lands a knee to the body.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Craig Armstrong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Armstrong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Klas Micropop!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola comes to the cage accompanied by Disorder by Ice T&Slayer. Rokka has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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141 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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144 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ola misses with a jab to the body
and Rokka counters with a nice leg kick.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ola.
A telegraphed right hand from Ola misses the target.
Ola misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rokka lands a big head kick that sends Ola tumbling to the mat! Rokka takes a step backwards and waves Ola back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ola is rocked!
It looks like Nic Ola has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka throws a powerful right kick. Ola tried to block low but the kick was high! Ola was taken right off of his feet! Rokka jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tero Rokka!
Tero Rokka is the new bantamweight champion!
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