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LFNC 101 - No Love Lost PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Layden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Duke Richard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mitch Layden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard looking to score a takedown here. Layden is defending well but Richard drives through and ends up in Layden's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Richard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Layden is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Richard, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Layden stops Richard from standing up.
Layden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Layden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Layden forces his way into half guard.
Layden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Richard is just riding it out for now. Layden eventually gives up the hold.
Layden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard wants to get back to his feet.
Richard wants to control but Layden is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Layden is just content to waste time from the top position. Richard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Richard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Layden trying to control the position from guard on top but Richard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Layden is aware though and is defending well.
Layden working some strikes from top position.
Layden distracts Richard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richard trying to keep a closed guard but Layden is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Layden throws an elbow that misses. Richard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Layden's guard. Nice move by Richard!
Richard trying to control but Layden is working from the bottom.
Layden keeping full guard, as Richard tries to pass.
Layden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richard is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Layden working for a triangle but Richard defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layden has his foot on Richard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richard works his way back into a safe position though.
Richard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Layden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Layden manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Richard has Layden in his guard.
Layden stands up over Richard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard wants to control the position but Layden says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Layden is keen to just control but Richard is a slippery customer.
Layden is thwarting Richard's attempts to control the position.
Layden is nestled in close to Richard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richard trying to control from the bottom.
Layden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still in half guard, Layden seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard wants to improve his position but Layden is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard looking for submissions off his back.
Richard is breathing heavily.
Richard is defending against the submission attempts here by Layden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Layden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Richard gets caught flat footed, as Layden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Richard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Layden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitch Layden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Layden pushes down on Richard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Richard actively working from the bottom here.
Richard is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Layden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richard's head.
Layden throwing shots but Richard is blocking nicely.
Layden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Layden seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Richard is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mitch Layden!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mitch Layden made sure he mentioned [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rogers's choice of entrance music: Flea - Pea. 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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142 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.
Chow is trying to work for a kimura but Rogers is defending well.
Chow thows a huge punch but Rogers dodges it nicely.
Chow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chow trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Chow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rogers to regain full guard.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Chow controlling him for the moment.
Chow lands a couple of elbows.
Chow throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chow throws a strike but Rogers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chow looking for a sweep. Not yet Chow, not yet.
Chow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Chow blocks nicely.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Rogers trying to control but Chow is working from the bottom.
Chow being controlled here, momentarily.
Chow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chow trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow lands with some strikes.
It looks like Kenny Rogers has been cut.
Chow with shots to the head and body - Rogers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chow throws a strike there. Rogers manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Chow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Rogers is looking for a sweep. Chow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chow throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Rogers controlling the position well.
Rogers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Chow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Rogers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rogers!
Chow avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chow looking to finish with strikes here!
Chow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rogers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chow misses with a head shot.
Chow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow prevents Rogers from getting the reversal.
Chow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chow wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
Rogers is looking to improve his position but Chow isn't that keen on the idea.
Rogers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chow.
Chow goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rogers is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Chow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rogers, into his guard.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rogers's guard.
Chow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chow is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.
Chow is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Chow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rogers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chow throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chow's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Chow looking for subs off his back but Rogers has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rogers is trying to control. Chow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Chow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Rogers'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers misses with a hook to the body
and Chow counters with a left and a right that stings Rogers.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Chow.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
and Chow counters with a straight right hand.
Chow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Chow's corner calls for a 1-2. Chow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chow throws out a powerful jab.
Chow looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Rogers blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Chow shows good takedown defense.
Chow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Chow.
Chow misses with an uppercut
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rogers scores with a nice strike.
Raymond Chow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rogers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rogers tries to improve position but can't.
Chow scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rogers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chow tries to score with some ground and pound. Rogers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chow landing a few strikes.
Chow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rogers sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rogers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chow wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
Raymond Chow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers manages to get back to half guard.
Rogers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rogers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogers 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.
Rogers seems keen to control Chow's posture.
Chow postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Kenny Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Chow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Chow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky's entrance music is Ocean Breathes Salty. A fine choice. Kane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tommy Kane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nils Kositzky's chin.
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185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nils Kositzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Kane!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kositzky shoots and misses
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Nils Kositzky has been cut.
Kositzky is breathing heavily.
Kane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kositzky under the eye.
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!
Kane seems to be stalking Kositzky here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Kositzky drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Kane!
Tommy Kane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Selby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Senerchia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senerchia has chosen If You Dare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Selby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Senerchia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senerchia has Selby up against the cage in a clinch.
Senerchia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Selby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Selby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Senerchia after a bit of a struggle.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Selby avoids it.
Senerchia looking to throw knees to the head but Selby is blocking nicely.
Senerchia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Senerchia tries a knee to the head but Selby blocks it.
Senerchia lands an elbow that stopped Selby in his tracks for a moment.
Senerchia lands an elbow inside that Selby shrugs off.
It looks like Rick Selby has been cut.
Selby tries to score a body lock takedown but Senerchia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Selby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Selby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Senerchia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Selby gets tackled into the cage by Senerchia. Senerchia maintains the clinch.
Selby tries for a takedown but Senerchia manages to get underhooks.
Senerchia is looking to control Selby's arms but Selby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Senerchia has his back to the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Senerchia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Selby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Senerchia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Senerchia lands a nice elbow.
Selby is breathing heavily.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but Selby blocks with his arms.
Senerchia is trying to maintain a safe position but Selby gets an underhook and turns Senerchia into the cage.
Senerchia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Selby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Senerchia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Senerchia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Senerchia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Senerchia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Selby can't get the takedown.
Selby jumps into guard, dragging Senerchia to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Senerchia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Selby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Senerchia wants to control from the top but Selby keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Peter Senerchia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Selby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Senerchia's waist but Senerchia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Selby off to one side.
Senerchia moves into the clinch.
Selby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Senerchia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Senerchia scores with a spinning back kick!
Senerchia rushes Selby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Senerchia.
Rick Selby's cut is getting worse.
Senerchia effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia drops Selby with a big knee straight up the middle! Selby is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Senerchia has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senerchia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Selby is looking for a takedown.
Senerchia drops Selby with a big knee straight up the middle! Selby is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Selby is rocked!
Senerchia has Selby up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Selby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Senerchia working the clinch nicely. Selby is working for position but Senerchia cracks him with a big knee to the head! Selby crumples up against the cage and Senerchia lands two more shots before the ref can save Selby! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Peter Senerchia!
Peter Senerchia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi comes to the cage accompanied by IZ ON. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Jeremy.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Papi is just out of range.
Jeremy scores with a push kick.
Papi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Papi.
A combination from Papi does no damage.
Papi blocks a head kick by Jeremy.
Jeremy with a hook.
Papi blocks a head kick by Jeremy.
Jeremy looks for the body kick but Papi saw that one coming.
Jeremy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeremy ducks under a wild hook from Papi.
Jeremy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papi.
Papi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jeremy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jeremy scores with the left hand. Papi knows he should have avoided that one.
Papi throws a chopping leg kick but Jeremy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Papi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Papi swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Jeremy does it's job there.
Papi digs a good body shot into Jeremy's ribs.
Papi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeremy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Papi misses.
Papi motions for Jeremy to come forward. Papi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ron Jeremy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeremy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Papi's calf.
Jeremy defending well as Papi loads up on a big left hand.
Jeremy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Milo Papi has been cut.
Papi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Papi thows a body shot but no joy.
Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeremy digs a good hook to Papi's body.
Papi throws a head kick that misses
and Jeremy counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeremy sprawls well. He's pushed Papi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jeremy connects with a body shot.
Jeremy connects with a leg kick. Papi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papi is breathing heavily.
Jeremy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papi.
Jeremy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papi doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jeremy, right into the meat.
Jeremy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Papi rather than just go for the knockout.
Jeremy scoring well with a low kick there.
Papi throws an overhand right that lands on Jeremy's shoulder, as Jeremy tries to avoid the shot.
Jeremy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papi in his tracks.
Jeremy lands with a straight right. Papi didn't see that one coming.
Jeremy connects with a looping right hand.
Jeremy feints a jab promting Papi to slip. Jeremy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Papi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jeremy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jeremy delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Papi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jeremy.
Papi tries to clinch up but Jeremy circles away and keeps his distance.
Papi takes one to the chin there.
Papi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Papi misses the target.
Jeremy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Papi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Papi throws a body kick the misses
and Jeremy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Papi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Papi walks into a left hand.
Jeremy lands with an overhand left.
Jeremy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Papi swinging wildly here.
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!
Papi throws the kick towards the body but Jeremy avoids it.
Papi throws a hook but Jeremy avoids it easily.
Jeremy moves away from the strike by Papi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy avoids the head kick by Papi.
Papi throws a hook to the side of Jeremy's head but Jeremy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeremy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Papi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jeremy, right into the meat.
Papi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papi misses with a hook.
Papi fails with the takedown.
Good exchange - Jeremy coming out on top.
Jeremy lands with a shot to the body.
Jeremy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeremy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papi lands a slapping body shot.
Jeremy throws a hook to the side of Papi's head but Papi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeremy is just out of range.
Jeremy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Papi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeremy. Papi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
Jeremy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Papi checks a leg kick.
Papi throws a push kick but Jeremy slaps the foot to one side.
Jeremy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeremy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeremy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Papi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jeremy.
Jeremy dips to his left and cracks Papi with an uppercut!
Jeremy stuffs the takedown.
Papi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Papi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jeremy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jeremy jabs Papi right on the nose. Papi blinks but takes it well.
Jeremy misses with a looping left.
Jeremy lands a head kick!
Papi connects with a looping right hand.
Jeremy throws a shot from downtown. Papi moves away and avoids it.
Papi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jeremy but Jeremy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jeremy jabs Papi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeremy.
Jeremy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papi.
Papi throws a hook but Jeremy blocks it.
Papi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Papi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut. Papi saw that one coming.
Jeremy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papi.
Jeremy lands with a cross.
Jeremy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Papi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jeremy scrambles back to his feet.
Papi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jeremy circles away quickly and effectively.
Jeremy takes a swing at Papi's ribcage but misses.
Jeremy stuns Papi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papi looks to land a right hand but Jeremy moved out of range.
Jeremy throws a series of punches but Papi avoids them all with ease.
Papi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeremy tries to bum rush Papi with a series of wild strikes but Papi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Papi is just out of range.
Jeremy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jeremy throws a low kick but Papi avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jeremy checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Papi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jeremy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jeremy cracks the inside of Papi's front leg.
Jeremy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papi in his tracks.
Papi misses with a wild body shot.
Jeremy misses with a hook. Papi ducked under it nicely.
Jeremy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jeremy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papi drops his hands momentarily and Jeremy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jeremy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeremy blocks a head kick by Papi.
Papi walks into a straight right hand from Jeremy.
Jeremy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Papi moves forwards but Jeremy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Jeremy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a two punch combination.
Papi throws a body punch but Jeremy moves out of range.
Jeremy lands the left hand.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jeremy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Papi throws a hook but Jeremy blocks it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Papi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jeremy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papi missing with a left hand there. Jeremy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeremy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Papi throws a leg kick but Jeremy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jeremy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jeremy catches Papi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papi throws a hook to the side of Jeremy's head but Jeremy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeremy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jeremy, as that shot connected.
Papi misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Papi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jeremy drops his hands momentarily and Papi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jeremy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papi.
Jeremy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jeremy scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papi. Jeremy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy with a jab.
Papi misses with a wild combination.
Jeremy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Papi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Papi slips under a jab from Jeremy.
Papi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papi throws the left hand but Jeremy avoids the punch easily.
Papi throws a sloppy head kick and Jeremy moves out of range easily.
Jeremy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeremy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Papi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy scores with a punch to the head.
Jeremy is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Papi misses the target.
Jeremy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papi.
Papi throws a head kick that misses.
Papi misses with a looping right.
Jeremy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Papi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Papi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeremy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Papi swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Jeremy cracks the inside of Papi's front leg.
Papi throws a series of punches but Jeremy avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Papi.
Papi throws out a leg kick but Jeremy moves out of range and Papi only half commits.
Papi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeremy lands a jab to Papi's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jeremy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy lands with a nice body kick.
Jeremy throws a shot to the body.
Papi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jeremy.
Papi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Papi missing with a left hand there. Jeremy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeremy. Papi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy scores with the left hand. Papi knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeremy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeremy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papi.
Jeremy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jeremy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ron Jeremy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Jeremy tenderised Papi's leg. Papi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Papi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Papi there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy blocks a head kick by Papi.
Jeremy lands with a kick to the temple. Papi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Papi misses with a hook. Jeremy ducked under it nicely.
Jeremy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Papi finds it's way round the side to connect with Jeremy's head.
Jeremy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Papi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeremy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeremy scores with a decent looking hook.
Jeremy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeremy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Papi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jeremy cracks the inside of Papi's front leg.
Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Papi momentarily.
Papi tries to move into range but Jeremy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Milo Papi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy scores with a jab to the head.
Jeremy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Papi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jeremy cracks a nice hook into Papi's ribs.
Jeremy thumps Papi with a low kick.
Jeremy avoids the body shot from Papi.
Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Papi throws the left hand but Jeremy avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Jeremy does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeremy misses the shot to the body.
Jeremy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ron Jeremy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jeremy moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Jeremy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jeremy 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Jeremy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernest G. Bilko and Luke Skywalker. Skywalker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raised on Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker misses with a head kick.
Bilko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bilko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skywalker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skywalker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bilko is out of range and Skywalker settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bilko. Skywalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bilko misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skywalker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Skywalker blocks the low kick.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bilko walks into a left hand.
Skywalker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skywalker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bilko cracks the inside of Skywalker's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Skywalker blocks the leg kick.
Skywalker tries to work over Bilko's front leg with a kick but Bilko checks it.
Bilko throws out a powerful jab.
Skywalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bilko.
Bilko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skywalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Bilko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilko works Skywalker's body with a nice hook.
Bilko is looking to wear down Skywalker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bilko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Skywalker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bilko is in Skywalker's guard.
Bilko postures up.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Bilko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skywalker is trying to control the position but Bilko postures up.
Bilko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Skywalker wants to stand up but Bilko is controlling him.
Skywalker wants to sweep here but Bilko controlling him for the moment.
Skywalker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilko wants to pass the guard but Skywalker is keeping the position.
Skywalker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bilko scores with a punch 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!
A clash of legs there as Skywalker blocks the low kick.
Skywalker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skywalker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skywalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bilko.
Bilko scoring well with a low kick there.
Bilko lands a high kick!
Bilko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bilko looks to land a combination but Skywalker avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker misses with a wild combination.
Bilko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bilko.
Skywalker scores with a head kick.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skywalker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bilko.
A big left from Bilko misses.
Bilko throws a head kick but Skywalker moves out of range.
Bilko slips under a jab.
Bilko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skywalker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bilko shoots in but Skywalker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bilko is breathing heavily.
Bilko ducks right into an uppercut from Skywalker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skywalker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skywalker digs a good body shot into Bilko's ribs.
Skywalker has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a right hand.
Skywalker lands a nice shot to the body.
Skywalker taking a breather.
Bilko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skywalker misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker lands with a short shot to the head.
Skywalker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skywalker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker lands with a short shot to the head.
Bilko wants to break free but Skywalker has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker 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.
Bilko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skywalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bilko was well out of range. Poor timing from Skywalker.
Bilko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skywalker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skywalker avoids the head kick by Bilko.
Skywalker tries to sprawl but Bilko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bilko throwing shots but Skywalker is blocking nicely.
Skywalker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skywalker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skywalker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bilko manages to get himself to full guard.
Skywalker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bilko wants to sweep here but Skywalker controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilko is trying to control the position but Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker forces his way into half guard.
Skywalker moves nicely into side control.
Bilko is looking to regain half guard here but Skywalker keeps moving and retains side control.
Skywalker trying to control the action but Bilko is working from the bottom.
Bilko is looking to regain half guard here but Skywalker keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker working the head with strikes.
Skywalker scoring with punches and elbows.
Luke Skywalker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skywalker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bilko is looking to regain half guard here but Skywalker keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skywalker is working Bilko over with some ground and pound from side control.
Skywalker happy to just control the position for now.
Skywalker lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Skywalker stalls from top position.
Bilko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Skywalker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Skywalker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bilko to see if he's OK.
Skywalker landing a few strikes.
Skywalker working the ground and pound.
Bilko is looking for a sweep.
Skywalker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bilko keeps working.
Bilko tries to buck Skywalker off but Skywalker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Skywalker trying to control the position but Bilko is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skywalker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bilko to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Bilko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skywalker.
Skywalker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bilko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bilko works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bilko 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 Skywalker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skywalker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skywalker.
A punch combination from Bilko misses.
Skywalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bilko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jab, jab by Skywalker - just one landing.
Bilko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skywalker.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bilko!
Bilko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Skywalker trying to control but Bilko postures up.
Skywalker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Bilko there.
Skywalker gets back to full guard.
Bilko with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skywalker has Bilko pulled in close to control his posture.
Skywalker is trying to keep Bilko in close.
Bilko trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom.
Skywalker working for a triangle but Bilko defends it easily.
Skywalker wants to sweep here but Bilko controlling him for the moment.
MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bilko postures up and lands a big shot to Skywalker's brow.
Skywalker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bilko throwing strikes but missing.
Skywalker controls Bilko momentarily but Bilko frees himself.
Bilko won't allow Skywalker to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bilko won't allow Skywalker to get back to his feet.
Skywalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bilko looking to pass the guard.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Bilko from controlling successfully.
Skywalker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skywalker breaks from Bilko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a nice shot to the head.
Skywalker looking to control but Bilko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bilko is desperately trying to improve his position but Skywalker has a good base and remains in mount.
Luke Skywalker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Skywalker controlling from mount.
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Skywalker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skywalker 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luke Skywalker made sure he mentioned [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Leet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Leet has chosen hhhhh as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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215 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jet Leet!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leet thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Leet's corner calls for a 1-2. Leet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Leet connects with a looping right hand.
Washington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leet circles away quickly and effectively.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leet tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Washington on the side of the head.
It looks like Marvin Washington has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington wants to slow Leet down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leet in his tracks.
Leet jabs Washington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marvin Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Washington misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Leet to counter with a crisp jab.
Washington throws a series of punches but Leet moves out of range.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leet was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington misses with a leg kick.
Washington throws the left hand but Leet avoids the punch easily.
Washington throws an off balance right hand
and Leet counters with a stiff right hand.
Washington gets tackled into the cage by Leet. Leet maintains the clinch.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leet is trying to pull guard but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington can't break the clinch.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Leet is controlling him.
Leet pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington preventing the sweep.
Leet is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Washington frees his head nicely. Oh but Leet has switched to an armbar! Washington is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jet Leet!
Jet Leet took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Marvin has chosen King of Kings by Motorhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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147 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marvin.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Marvin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marvin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marvin misses with the head strike.
Marvin can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marvin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marvin breaks from Stone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marvin dominating with strikes here.
Stone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marvin throws some wild stikes that Stone manages to avoid easily.
Marvin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marvin content just to control the position here.
Marvin fails to take his opponent's back.
Marvin won't let Stone get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marvin controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marvin dominating with strikes here.
Stone wants to hold on but Marvin pushes him away.
Stone taking shots to the head.
Marvin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stone is now in Marvin's guard. A big mistake from Marvin there, giving up the dominant position!
Marvin trying to control the position here.
Marvin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin has a closed guard, preventing Stone from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marvin trying to control the position here.
Marvin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stone passes into half guard.
Marvin wants to control but Stone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Marvin to stand up.
Stone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Stone misses.
Marvin looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Marvin lands a jab.
Marvin checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone 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 Marvin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marvin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marvin misses the shot to the body.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that round.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marvin checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone swings for the body but Marvin moves out of range.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marvin manages to avoid it.
Marvin lands a nice shot that snaps Stone's head back.
Marvin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marvin lands a shot to the body.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone blocking some punches.
Marvin misses with a punch to the body.
Marvin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marvin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Marvin fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Marvin back against the cage.
Marvin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Marvin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone stuns Marvin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marvin scores with a takedown into Stone's guard.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
Marvin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin working some strikes from top position.
Stone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marvin is controlling him.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Marvin advances position into side control!
Stone pushes Marvin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marvin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marvin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Marvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stone down.
King Marvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marvin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stone has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marvin but great work by Stone.
Marvin is looking to regain half guard here but Stone keeps moving and retains side control.
Stone wants to stand but Marvin has his arm trapped.
Marvin struggling a bit here.
Stone stands up.
Marvin connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marvin connects with a single shot there.
Marvin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone misses with a body punch
and Marvin counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Marvin.
Marvin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone slips a jab from Marvin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Marvin slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Marvin blocks the leg kick.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marvin in his tracks.
Marvin catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Marvin's shoulder, as Marvin tries to avoid the shot.
Marvin dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Marvin's head and hops out.
Marvin throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marvin throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marvin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stone's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control but can't.
Marvin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marvin is working for a submission of some sort.
Marvin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marvin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marvin throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Marvin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marvin prevents Stone from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone pushes Marvin off and gets back to his feet.
Marvin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marvin clinches with his opponent.
Marvin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marvin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marvin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marvin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knuckle Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin won't allow Stone to get back to his feet.
Marvin 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.
Marvin trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Marvin stands up over Stone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marvin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stone has escaped and now he's on top!
Marvin has a closed guard, preventing Stone from standing up.
King Marvin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marvin looking for a sweep. Not yet Marvin, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marvin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Marvin has wrist control.
Marvin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone postures up.
Marvin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. King Marvin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marvin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Marvin 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Marvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marvin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Marvin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, King Marvin made sure he mentioned [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Tatum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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148 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Magri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum wants to clinch up but Magri keeps it at a distance.
Magri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Magri. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Magri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum throws the left hand but Magri avoids the punch easily.
Magri catches Tatum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tatum misses with a takedown attempt
and Magri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magri looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
Magri scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magri.
A slow jab from Magri misses its intended target.
Tatum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tatum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magri cracks Tatum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magri works Tatum's body with a nice hook.
Tatum wants to clinch.
Magri avoids the head kick by Tatum.
Magri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charlie Magri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum throws a solid leg kick but Magri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tatum.
Danga de danga de dang - Magri scores with a four punch combination!
Magri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magri looks to throw the jab but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum looking to score a takedown here. Magri is defending well but Tatum drives through and ends up in Magri's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tatum scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magri has his hands on Tatum's head, controlling the position.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatum.
Tatum postures up in Magri's guard and throws a big left but Magri blocks it.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Magri is keeping the position.
Magri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatum is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Magri wants to stand and escape but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is working Magri over with some ground and pound from side control.
Magri defending against the ground and pound.
Tatum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magri keeps working.
Magri parries the strikes from Tatum easily there. Tatum is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Magri to escape.
Tatum tries to score with some ground and pound. Magri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Magri is trying to improve his position.
Tatum working the ground and pound but Magri is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is working Magri over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Tatum seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Magri dodges the ground and pound from Tatum.
Tatum misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tatum wants to control but Magri is keeping him busy.
Tatum fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tatum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum tries to advance to mount but Magri denies him.
Magri dodges the ground and pound from Tatum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Magri will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Magri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tatum under the eye.
Tatum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magri with a hook.
Nice shot by Magri.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tatum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magri.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charlie Magri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magri throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Magri works the jab nicely.
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!
Magri throws a nice looking combination but Tatum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tatum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Tatum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tatum at a distance.
Magri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magri throws a series of strikes that have Tatum backpedaling.
Magri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magri misses with a leg kick.
Magri misses with the combination.
Magri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Magri misses.
Tatum is looking to clinch but Magri is avoiding it.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magri connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
Magri just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum is looking to clinch but Magri is avoiding it.
Magri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Magri lands.
Tatum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Magri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tatum trying to control the action but Magri is working from the bottom.
Magri is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tatum asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tatum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Magri is avoiding damage well.
Tatum is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magri defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magri dodges the ground and pound from Tatum.
Tatum cracks Magri with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tatum thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Magri dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Magri throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tatum defending well as Magri loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Magri finds it's way through Tatum's defenses.
Magri moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Tatum checks a low kick from Magri.
Tatum slips a jab and a cross from Magri.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Magri jabs at Tatum's body.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Magri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Magri to counter with a crisp jab.
Magri slips a straight right by Tatum.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Magri leaves Tatum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Charlie Magri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Tatum.
Magri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tatum shoots in but Magri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magri scores with a shot to the body.
Magri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Magri does it's job there.
Magri tries to land a leg kick but Tatum saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tatum back to the cage. Magri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tatum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magri throws a nice looking combination but Tatum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magri misses with a low kick as Tatum jumps back.
Magri throws a series of punches but Tatum moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Magri. Those never looked like landing.
Magri misses with a low kick.
Magri scores with a nice head shot.
Magri tests Tatum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tatum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tatum takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magri swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tatum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tatum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magri.
Magri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tatum moves out of range as Magri strikes.
Tatum throws a push kick but Magri slaps the foot to one side.
Magri misses with a double jab.
Magri misses the jab.
Danny Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
Magri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatum circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatum tried to score with a low kick but Magri checks it.
Magri misses with a hook. Tatum ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Magri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tatum's head.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum gets a double leg takedown into Magri's guard.
Danny Tatum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magri keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
Tatum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum is looking to work some ground and pound but Magri has wrist control.
Tatum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Magri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magri, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Magri!
Charlie Magri took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Steve Henshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Henshaw and Nick Salvatore. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cpl. Steve Henshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore pushes Henshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Henshaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatore is just out of range.
Henshaw throws a low kick but Salvatore avoids it.
Henshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henshaw misses with a head kick.
Salvatore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henshaw wants to slow Salvatore down by chopping away at his legs.
Henshaw looks for the body kick but Salvatore saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Henshaw.
Salvatore throws a shot from downtown. Henshaw moves away and avoids it.
Henshaw thumps Salvatore with a low kick.
Cpl. Steve Henshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henshaw scores with a leg kick.
Henshaw misses with a jab to the body
and Salvatore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henshaw thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Salvatore blocks the leg kick.
Salvatore connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Henshaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nick Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henshaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henshaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salvatore avoids a kick to the body.
Salvatore swings for the body but Henshaw moves out of range.
Henshaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salvatore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henshaw misses with a leg kick
and Salvatore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henshaw misses with the body kick
and Salvatore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw tries to land a body kick
and Salvatore counters with a straight right hand.
Henshaw tries a low kick but Salvatore avoids it.
Salvatore blocks a low kick nicely.
Salvatore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henshaw manages to avoid it.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henshaw.
Salvatore throws a nice looking combination but Henshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salvatore. Henshaw shrugs it off though.
Salvatore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henshaw.
A low kick from Henshaw is predictable there
and Salvatore counters with a low kick, right behind Henshaw 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a right hook to the body.
Salvatore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henshaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvatore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Salvatore blocks the low kick.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Henshaw circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Salvatore. That snapped Henshaw's head back.
Salvatore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henshaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Henshaw misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henshaw misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salvatore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henshaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvatore checks a leg kick nicely.
Henshaw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salvatore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henshaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Henshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henshaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvatore as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Henshaw misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salvatore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salvatore tries to clinch there but Henshaw circles away.
Salvatore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatore moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Salvatore blocks the low kick.
Henshaw misses with an uppercut.
Henshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salvatore throws a body punch but Henshaw moves out of range.
Salvatore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatore is just out of range.
Henshaw throws a body punch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Henshaw is looking to wear down Salvatore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henshaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henshaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henshaw.
Henshaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henshaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nick Salvatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henshaw throws out a leg kick but Salvatore moves out of range and Henshaw only half commits.
Henshaw misses with a body punch
and Salvatore counters with a nice body shot.
Henshaw throws a jab when Salvatore was well out of range.
Henshaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salvatore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henshaw scrambles back to his feet.
Salvatore misses with a hook
and Henshaw counters with a body kick.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Henshaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvatore manages to avoid it.
Salvatore swings for the body but Henshaw moves out of range.
Salvatore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henshaw.
Salvatore is looking to chop away at Henshaw's legs.
Salvatore moves away from the strike by Henshaw.
Henshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvatore.
Salvatore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henshaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salvatore doesn't seem bothered though.
Henshaw dives in and grabs Salvatore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvatore pushes down on Henshaw's head and hops out.
Henshaw throws a body punch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a body punch but Henshaw moves out of range.
Salvatore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henshaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvatore as he avoids it easily.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Salvatore slips a straight right by Henshaw.
Salvatore moves into the clinch successfully.
Henshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a body punch.
Henshaw prevents a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Henshaw controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salvatore.
Henshaw jumps guard but Salvatore stands there with Henshaw around his waist. Henshaw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cpl. Steve Henshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Henshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salvatore misses with a punch 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!
Henshaw tries for a takedown but Salvatore manages to get underhooks.
Henshaw blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a body punch.
Henshaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Henshaw controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Henshaw pushes Salvatore away with a front kick.
Henshaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Salvatore.
Salvatore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henshaw. That one must have hurt.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Salvatore.
Henshaw throws a jab when Salvatore was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping body kick lands there for Henshaw.
Salvatore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henshaw misses with a body kick.
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a push kick but Henshaw slaps the foot to one side.
Henshaw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvatore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henshaw somewhat.
Henshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henshaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henshaw jabs Salvatore right on the nose. Salvatore blinks but takes it well.
Henshaw throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Salvatore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henshaw throws a leg kick
and Salvatore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatore thuds a left hand into Henshaw's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw cracks Salvatore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Henshaw blocks the low kick.
Salvatore swings for the body but Henshaw moves out of range.
Henshaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henshaw blocks a head kick by Salvatore.
Salvatore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henshaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henshaw walks into a straight right hand from Salvatore.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Henshaw circles away.
Henshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw shoots in for a double leg but Salvatore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cpl. Steve Henshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henshaw takes one to the side of the head.
Salvatore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henshaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henshaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salvatore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salvatore lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick from Henshaw misses
and Salvatore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salvatore avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Salvatore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore 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.
Salvatore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvatore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvatore misses with a low kick.
Henshaw throws a jab when Salvatore was well out of range.
Salvatore scores with a sloppy right hand. Henshaw should have avoided that one.
Henshaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henshaw misses with a wild body shot.
Henshaw slips a straight right by Salvatore.
Salvatore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henshaw throws a body kick that misses.
Salvatore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salvatore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henshaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henshaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henshaw fails with the takedown.
Salvatore scores with a three punch combo!
Henshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henshaw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salvatore manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henshaw wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to sweep but no luck.
Henshaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Salvatore has wrist control.
Henshaw wants to stand but Salvatore is controlling his posture from full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Cpl. Steve Henshaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice body punch from Salvatore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw thuds his shin into the meat of Salvatore's side.
Salvatore connects with a crisp jab.
Salvatore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salvatore scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Salvatore blocks the low kick.
Salvatore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salvatore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henshaw in his tracks.
Donk. Salvatore catches Henshaw right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henshaw wants to land a leg kick but Salvatore is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henshaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salvatore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henshaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henshaw tries to land a leg kick but Salvatore saw it coming and moves away.
Henshaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henshaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henshaw misses with a body kick.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvatore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw scores with a hook to the body. Salvatore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salvatore lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a nice shot to the body.
Henshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henshaw manages to avoid it.
Henshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henshaw is defended easily by Salvatore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cpl. Steve Henshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore lands a nice hook to Henshaw's body. Henshaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Henshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Henshaw thows a leg kick but Salvatore checks it
and Salvatore counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvatore dodges the punch combination from Henshaw.
Salvatore looks to score with a jab to the body but Henshaw is just out of range.
Henshaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henshaw showed some decent athleticism there.
Salvatore wants to get back to full guard.
Salvatore regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore is trying to control the position but Henshaw postures up.
Henshaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Salvatore has wrist control.
Henshaw won't allow Salvatore to get back to his feet.
Salvatore keeping moving, preventing Henshaw from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cpl. Steve Henshaw just wasn't active enough.
Salvatore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore takes a swing at Henshaw's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore jabs Henshaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Henshaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Salvatore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henshaw throws a leg kick that misses.
Salvatore moves out of range of the body kick from Henshaw.
Henshaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cpl. Steve Henshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henshaw feints and as Salvatore raises his hands in defense, Henshaw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvatore has Henshaw pulled in close to control his posture.
Salvatore is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henshaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salvatore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Salvatore is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Salvatore hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Henshaw 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.
Henshaw is looking to score with low kicks.
Henshaw ducks right into an uppercut from Salvatore.
Henshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Henshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henshaw motions for Salvatore to come forward. Henshaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw misses with a leg kick
and Salvatore counters with a nice body shot.
Henshaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nick Salvatore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salvatore works the jab nicely.
Salvatore checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Salvatore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henshaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salvatore checks it well.
Henshaw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henshaw shoots in for a takedown but Salvatore shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvatore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henshaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salvatore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 Cpl. Steve Henshaw.
I think Salvatore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Salvatore! Nick Salvatore retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Nick Salvatore was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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