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EFC : TUM III Semi Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronimus Roidrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronimus Roidrage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronimus Roidrage!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roidrage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roidrage throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Costa's head.
Roidrage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roidrage lets loose with a powerful body kick. Da Costa will feel that in the morning.
Da Costa blocks a head kick by Roidrage.
Roidrage checks a low kick from Da Costa.
Roidrage moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Roidrage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roidrage is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Costa has double underhooks.
Roidrage is trying to maintain a safe position but Da Costa gets an underhook and turns Roidrage into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roidrage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roidrage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roidrage prevents Da Costa from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roidrage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roidrage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Costa's face.
Roidrage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roidrage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Costa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roidrage. That one must have hurt.
Roidrage tries to sprawl but Da Costa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roidrage has his hands clasped together around Da Costa's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa wants to control but Roidrage is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adriano Da Costa.
Da Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Roidrage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roidrage thuds his shin into the meat of Da Costa's side.
Da Costa tries to clinch up but Roidrage circles away and keeps his distance.
Roidrage misses with a head kick.
Da Costa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Da Costa is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Roidrage lands but Da Costa takes it in his stride.
Da Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Roidrage connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roidrage counters with a head kick that drops Da Costa!
Da Costa is rocked!
Da Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roidrage trying to control but Da Costa is working from the bottom.
Roidrage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roidrage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roidrage throwing strikes but missing.
Roidrage wants to control from the top but Da Costa keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roidrage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roidrage wants to control from the top but Da Costa keeps moving.
Roidrage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roidrage trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ronimus Roidrage has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Da Costa wants to clinch up but Roidrage keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Da Costa. Those never looked like landing.
Da Costa moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roidrage tries to break free but Da Costa pushes him back against the cage.
Da Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roidrage tries a knee to the head but Da Costa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronimus Roidrage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Da Costa tries to bum rush Roidrage with a series of wild strikes but Roidrage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roidrage lands a brutal head kick. Da Costa looks out on his feet and Roidrage throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ronimus Roidrage!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aewult Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didi Jarven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Aewult Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Didi Jarven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarven defending well as Byrne loads up on a big left hand.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrne connects with a right hand. Jarven shakes it off.
Byrne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jarven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jarven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrne scores with a nice strike.
Byrne feints and then cracks Jarven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jarven down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarven misses with a takedown
and Byrne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byrne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jarven misses with a takedown attempt
and Byrne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jarven looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Byrne lands a nice looking body shot.
Byrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne lands a jab to the head.
Byrne swinging wildly here.
Byrne throws a right and a left that Jarven avoids nicely.
Byrne scores with a jab to the head.
Aewult Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrne misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Byrne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jarven tries for a takedown but Byrne circles away easily
and Byrne counters with a straight right hand.
Aewult Byrne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Didi Jarven.
Jarven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byrne cracks Jarven with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Byrne has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jarven to stand back up!
Byrne throws a series of punches but Jarven moves out of range.
Byrne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Byrne has knocked Jarven down with a huge combo! Byrne steps away and waves a wobbly Jarven back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jarven is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jarven - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aewult Byrne!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SDf Asdf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander Williams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, SDf Asdf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Williams!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams lands with a big left! Asdf is wobbled badly! Williams comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Asdf to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Williams!
Alexander Williams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between White Widow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White Widow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Guinness's chin.
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, White Widow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinness throws a series of punches but Widow moves out of range.
Guinness connects with a jab.
Guinness lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guinness works Widow's body with a nice hook.
Widow shoots in but Guinness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richard Guinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness misses with a few strikes there.
Guinness slaps away a takedown attempt from Widow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Widow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Widow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guinness counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Widow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guinness is looking to clinch but Widow is avoiding it.
Guinness lands a two punch combo.
Widow is rocked!
Widow is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Guinness moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Guinness!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Can Spam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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272 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Can Spam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Nolan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nolan showed some decent athleticism there.
Nolan is working for a submission of some sort.
Nolan working the head and body with strikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nolan has eaten all the pies!
Nolan thows a huge punch but Spam dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nolan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Spam could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nolan has cracked it and Spam is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nolan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Nolan!
After the fight, Chris Nolan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MSgt. Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupert Ritzik. MSgt. Rupert Ritzik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chad Hogan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ritzik checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ritzik misses.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Ritzik.
Hogan tries to clinch up but Ritzik circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritzik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ritzik.
Ritzik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ritzik swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ritzik is retaining full guard.
Ritzik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
Ritzik pulls Hogan in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritzik keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Ritzik working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by MSgt. Rupert Ritzik.
Ritzik's corner calls for a 1-2. Ritzik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Ritzik.
Ritzik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritzik. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Hogan blocks the leg kick.
Ritzik throws a wild body kick that Hogan sees coming a mile off.
Hogan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Ritzik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hogan misses with a body kick.
Hogan lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like MSgt. Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
Hogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritzik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hogan throws out a powerful jab.
Ritzik just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan throws a head kick but Ritzik moves out of range.
Ritzik misses the shot to the body.
Ritzik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hogan rather than just go for the knockout.
Hogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ritzik.
Hogan tries to land a leg kick but Ritzik saw it coming and moves away.
Ritzik jabs at Hogan's body.
Ritzik throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ritzik.
A slow jab from Hogan misses its intended target.
Ritzik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hogan misses with the body kick
and Ritzik counters with a nice leg kick.
Ritzik throws a low kick but Hogan moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Ritzik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hogan throws a head kick but Ritzik moves out of range.
Hogan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hogan blocks the body kick.
Good shot there by Ritzik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Ritzik moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
A very excited looking MSgt. Rupert Ritzik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Van Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hook's entrance music is The Cure's Close To Me. A fine choice. Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Offspring - All i Want. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 0 - 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
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Van Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitali Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Hook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Van Hook counters with a low kick, right behind Kersikov 's knee.
Van Hook ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Van Hook slips under a jab.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that Van Hook avoids nicely.
Van Hook swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov throws a right hand that misses
and Van Hook makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Hook blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Van Hook counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Hook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Van Hook avoids it well.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov misses with a two punch combination.
Kersikov takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Hook makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Hook.
Kersikov lands with a cross.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Van Hook moves out of range.
Van Hook checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Hook avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick
and Van Hook counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Hook counters with a low kick, right behind Kersikov 's knee.
Good work by Van Hook as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Van Hook tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Kersikov swings for the body but Van Hook moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kersikov throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Hook counters with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Hook.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Van Hook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Van Hook jumps back.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Van Hook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Hook at a distance.
Van Hook will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick.
Van Hook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Kersikov misses with a jab to the body
and Van Hook counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Hook blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
A good leg kick by Van Hook.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Van Hook checks it.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Van Hook ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Vitali Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Van Hook avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Kersikov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Hook slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Van Hook motions for Kersikov to come forward. Van Hook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Hook counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Hook will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Hook slips a jab and a cross from Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Vitali Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Hook.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hook moves away.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov thumps Van Hook with a low kick.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Van Hook slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Hook, right into the meat.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Hook throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Hook makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Van Hook throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Van Hook finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Hook moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Van Hook throws out a leg kick but Kersikov moves out of range and Van Hook only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Van Hook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Van Hook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Van Hook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Van Hook saw that one coming.
Van Hook motions for Kersikov to come forward. Van Hook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hook connects with a leg kick. Kersikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and Van Hook counters with a good low kick that Kersikov was not able to check.
Van Hook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Hook is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Kersikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Hook scores with a leg kick.
Kersikov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kersikov takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hook.
Kersikov cracks Van Hook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Hook feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
Kersikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov misses with a two punch combination.
Van Hook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Hook will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Hook blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Van Hook sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Hook. Van Hook obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Kersikov 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!
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Van Hook counters with a low kick, right behind Kersikov 's knee.
Van Hook throws a solid leg kick but Kersikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Hook.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Hook counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Hook shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Hook has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Hook's head.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hook tries to score with a low kick but Kersikov moves his leg out of the way.
Van Hook throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Van Hook misses.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hook's shoulder, as Van Hook tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hook counters with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov swings for the body but Van Hook moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Hook counters with a nice leg kick.
Vitali Kersikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Van Hook counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kersikov's knee momentarily.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Hook counters with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kersikov misses with a double jab
and Van Hook counters with a good low kick that Kersikov was not able to check.
Van Hook misses with a low kick.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Van Hook fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hook moves out of range easily.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Van Hook blocks a jab.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hook was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Van Hook misses with a low kick.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Hook counters with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Kersikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Van Hook blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a jab when Van Hook was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kersikov. Those never looked like landing.
Kersikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Hook throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Van Hook throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Van Hook fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Van Hook counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kersikov's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Van Hook with a series of wild strikes but Van Hook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyle Van Hook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Hook throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitali Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitali Kersikov!
Vitali Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Nordh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Satinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Nordh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murilo Satinho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordh digs a good hook to Satinho's body.
Nordh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nordh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nordh.
Nordh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satinho.
Satinho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nordh tried to score with a low kick but Satinho checks it.
Satinho wants to slow Nordh down by chopping away at his legs.
Nordh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nordh checks a leg kick nicely.
Satinho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nordh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nordh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Nordh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nordh misses the shot to the body.
Nordh scores with a head kick. Satinho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Murilo Satinho has been cut.
Satinho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satinho looks gassed!
Nordh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nordh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satinho tries to land a leg kick but Nordh saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Nordh finds it's target.
Nordh misses with a double jab.
Nordh digs a good hook to Satinho's body.
Nordh feints and then cracks Satinho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Satinho down.
Anton Nordh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nordh lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satinho shoots in looking for a takedown but Nordh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Satinho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nordh scores with a decent looking hook.
Nordh cracks Satinho with a hook to the temple - Satinho is on wobbly legs here! Nordh swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Satinho falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nordh wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anton Nordh!
Our winner, Anton Nordh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Math Rastafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sad Sak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sad Sak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Math Rastafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sad Sak!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rastafari cracks Sak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rastafari slaps away a takedown attempt from Sak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rastafari.
Rastafari rushes Sak and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rastafari.
Rastafari tries to land a knee to the head but Sak blocks with his arms.
Rastafari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sak has Rastafari pressed against the cage, preventing Rastafari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Rastafari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sak stalling.
Rastafari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sak is defending well for now.
Rastafari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rastafari taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rastafari tries to work over Sak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rastafari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rastafari.
Rastafari wants to break free but Sak has control.
A nice left hand lands by Rastafari.
Rastafari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rastafari is leaning against Sak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sak blocks a body shot from Rastafari.
Sak being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sak slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Rastafari.
Rastafari stalling in the clinch.
Rastafari breaks from the clinch.
Sak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rastafari misses with a head kick.
Rastafari clinches.
Rastafari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rastafari moves into the clinch successfully.
Sak trying to control the position but instead, Rastafari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sak into the cage.
Rastafari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A left lands for Rastafari.
Rastafari throws a hook to the side of Sak's head but Sak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sak shoots in and drives through. Rastafari sprawls well.
Rastafari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rastafari pushes Sak up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rastafari.
Sak looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rastafari up against the cage.
Rastafari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sak is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sad Sak.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sak wants to stall.
Sak stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rastafari is trying to force a seperation but Sak has the dominant position.
A short right from Rastafari on the inside.
Rastafari lands a shoulder strike.
Sak has Rastafari pressed against the cage, preventing Rastafari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Rastafari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rastafari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rastafari lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rastafari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sak under the eye.
Sak slips a straight right by Rastafari.
Sak with a poor takedown
and Rastafari counters with a stiff right hand.
Sak is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastafari cracks Sak with an uppercut from hell and Sak crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rastafari's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Sak is still in real trouble! Can Rastafari finish him?
Sak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rastafari defends well.
Rastafari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sak seems to have recovered his senses.
Sak is staying active underneath Rastafari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rastafari has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Sak works to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastafari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rastafari throws a big right hand that misses.
Sak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rastafari is controlling Sak's trapped leg to prevent Sak from advancing to side control.
Rastafari is trying to escape back to his feet but Sak uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sak tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Sak seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sak wants to control but Rastafari is keeping him busy.
Rastafari dodges the ground and pound from Sak.
Rastafari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sak can do to turn this around?
Sak working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rastafari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rastafari is looking to reverse the position.
Rastafari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari tries to roll over but Sak keeps him under control.
Rastafari is trying to stand.
Sak working Rastafari over with strikes.
Sak stops Rastafari from getting back to his feet.
Sak content to control rather than advance.
Rastafari is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari keeping hold of Sak's head, controlling as best he can.
Rastafari is not content to let Sak control the position.
Sak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rastafari closes the distance and pushes Sak back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastafari misses with the head strike.
Sak leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Rastafari dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sak shoots in for a double leg but Rastafari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rastafari stuffs the takedown attempt from Sak. Sak gets slowly back to his feet.
Rastafari misses with a straight left.
Rastafari darts in and clinches Sak up against the cage.
Rastafari misses with a body punch.
Sak is trying to maintain a safe position but Rastafari gets an underhook and turns Sak into the cage.
Sak just leaning against Rastafari, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rastafari as Sak tries to tie him up.
Sak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sak looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sad Sak.
Sak avoids the head kick by Rastafari.
Math Rastafari is winning the standup battle so far.
Rastafari misses with a double jab.
Rastafari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rastafari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rastafari has closed the distance and engaged Sak in a clinch.
Rastafari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rastafari scores with a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Sak blocks the low kick.
Rastafari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rastafari's waist but Rastafari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sak off to one side.
Math Rastafari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sad Sak.
Sak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rastafari is trying to maintain the position but Sak is very close to passing his half guard.
Sad Sak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sak wants to pass the guard but Rastafari is defending well.
Rastafari is trying to stand back up but Sak is controlling him
Rastafari tries to get to full guard but Sak has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rastafari's head.
Sak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sak trying to control the action but Rastafari is working from the bottom.
Rastafari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sak passes to side control.
Sak tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sad Sak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sak prevents Rastafari from escaping the position.
Math Rastafari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ground and pound from Sak seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rastafari parries the strikes from Sak easily there. Sak is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rastafari to escape.
Sak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sak throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sak sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rastafari is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sad Sak.
I think Rastafari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Math Rastafari!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Levitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Bradley !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitriy Levitan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levitan punishes Bradley 's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Levitan moved out of range nicely.
Levitan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Levitan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Levitan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Levitan throws a leg kick but Bradley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Bradley misses.
Dmitriy Levitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley lands with a hook. Levitan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Bradley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley slips a straight right by Levitan.
Levitan moves away from the strike by Bradley .
Levitan tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
Levitan lands with a nice body punch.
Levitan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Levitan's hands.
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!
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitan.
Levitan looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Levitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Levitan blocks the leg kick.
Levitan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Levitan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bradley throws a leg kick but Levitan checks it.
Levitan throws a leg kick but Bradley moved away.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bradley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Levitan defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Levitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitan lands a nice hook to Bradley 's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Levitan momentarily.
Bradley cracks Levitan with a good jab.
Levitan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Levitan lands with a shot to the body.
Levitan closes the distance and clinches.
Levitan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bradley gets an underhook and turns Levitan into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levitan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Levitan has Bradley pressed against the cage.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
Levitan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Levitan in his tracks for a moment.
Levitan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Levitan tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Levitan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley .
Bradley lands with a short shot to the head.
Levitan is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Levitan backwards.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Levitan.
Levitan can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Nice elbow from Bradley .
Levitan trying to stall but Bradley improves his position.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levitan looking to slow down the pace here.
Levitan working hard to break the clinch.
Levitan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Levitan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levitan's defenses.
Bradley tries to circle away but Levitan has him pinned against the cage.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by Levitan.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley .
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levitan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley .
A right hook to the body lands for Bradley .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Levitan or not.
A frustrated look appears on Levitan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bradley .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levitan misses with a knee strike.
Levitan trying to land knees to the body.
Levitan trying to land knees to the body.
Levitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Levitan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levitan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levitan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Levitan under the eye.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan lands a high kick!
Levitan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley .
Bradley scores with a jab to the head.
Bradley connects with a right hand. Levitan shakes it off.
A combination from Levitan does no damage.
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 Kyle Bradley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bradley 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley swings for the body but Levitan moves out of range.
Levitan scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Bradley throws a hook but Levitan blocks it.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Levitan is out of range.
Levitan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bradley rather than just go for the knockout.
Bradley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Levitans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Levitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Levitan misses the shot to the body.
Levitan fails to land with a series of punches.
Levitan throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Levitan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Levitan checks a leg kick.
Levitan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Levitan throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Levitan swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Bradley .
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley . Levitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Levitan.
Bradley 's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Levitan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Levitan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Levitan.
Levitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley avoiding damage as Levitan throws knees to the body.
Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levitan.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Levitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levitan manages to break the clinch.
Bradley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Levitan misses.
Bradley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradley throws out a powerful jab.
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Levitan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Levitan should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitan misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyle Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Levitan misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Levitan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Levitan misses with a straight right.
Levitan moves away from the strike by Bradley .
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Levitan should have avoided that one.
Levitan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Levitan misses the target.
Levitan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Levitan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Levitan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley walks into a jab.
Levitan misses with a low kick.
Levitan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Levitan can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Levitan.
Bradley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Levitan lands a nice hook to Bradley 's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Bradley .
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Levitan momentarily.
Levitan drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Levitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
Bradley tries to keep at a distance but Levitan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bradley has Levitan pressed against the cage, preventing Levitan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Levitan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Levitan misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levitan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levitan manages to break the clinch.
Levitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley .
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Levitan throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Bradley .
Dmitriy Levitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levitan throws a series of punches but Bradley moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan lands a really nice looking cross but Bradley seems unphased.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levitan.
Bradley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Bradley .
Bradley catches Levitan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Bradley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Levitan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bradley 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 Levitan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Levitan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bradley lands an overhand right.
Bradley throws a body punch but Levitan moves out of range.
Bradley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levitan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Levitan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitan.
Bradley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Levitan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradley is out of range and Levitan settles back down.
Levitan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Levitan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Levitan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levitan moves away.
A jab lands there for Bradley .
Levitan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Levitan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bradley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitan.
Levitan tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
Levitan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Levitan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Levitan throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Bradley .
Bradley scores with a jab. Levitan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Levitan slips under a jab from Bradley .
Levitan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dmitriy Levitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Levitan's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Levitan ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley .
A jab from Bradley finds it's way through Levitan's defenses.
Bradley throws a hook but Levitan blocks it.
Levitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bradley stalks Levitan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Levitan's face. Levitan staggers backwards, shaken.
Levitan fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Levitan misses the target.
Bradley throws a series of strikes that have Levitan backpedaling.
Levitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Levitan moves away and avoids it.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Levitan.
Bradley lands with a hook. Levitan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Levitan.
Levitan dodges the punch combination from Bradley .
Bradley scores with the left hand. Levitan knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bradley .
Levitan throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Bradley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Levitan checks a leg kick nicely.
Levitan throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Levitan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bradley lands the left hand.
Levitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levitan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley connects with a single shot there.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Levitan takes one to the side of the head.
Levitan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Levitan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Levitan thinking.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Levitan's hands.
Levitan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Bradley .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levitan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bradley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice jab there from Bradley .
Levitan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley tries a low kick but Levitan avoids it.
Levitan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradley checks it well.
Levitan ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley .
Levitan throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Levitan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Levitan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan misses with a hook.
Bradley slips a straight right by Levitan.
Bradley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Levitan scores with a push kick.
Levitan throws a leg kick which misses Bradley 's front leg but catches the back leg as Bradley tries to avoid it.
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 Kyle Bradley .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley , 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Bradley !
Kyle Bradley retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Kyle Bradley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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