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LFNC Presents - Fight Night 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: For those we left behind - fade. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 2 |
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Kowalski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalski tries to avoid it.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy wants to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski tightens his grip and picks Hardy up, before dumping him to the ground. Hardy manages to land in guard.
Hardy 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.
Hardy is trying to keep Kowalski in close.
Kowalski stops Hardy from standing up.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kowalski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Steven Hardy has been cut.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy throws a head kick that half lands.
Kowalski slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Kowalski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalski tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kowalski duly obliges.
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy feints and then cracks Kowalski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kowalski down.
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardy in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steven Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kowalski forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kowalski into the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Hardy clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy drives through and clinches with Kowalski against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy fails to pull guard.
Hardy looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kowalski's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy tries to circle away but Kowalski has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks it.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy looks gassed!
Hardy stalling in the clinch but Kowalski improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Hardy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kowalski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardy throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Hardy moves into range and clinches up with Kowalski.
Kowalski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shawn Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy tries to clinch but Kowalski moves away
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy darts in and clinches Kowalski up against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Kowalski won't allow it.
Hardy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kowalski to keep the fight standing.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy taking a breather.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy keeps control of Kowalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kowalski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Kowalski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalski.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
Kowalski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kowalski after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Kowalski.
Hardy is trying to drag Kowalski to the mat but Kowalski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kowalski is trying to break free.
Kowalski lands a right hand.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Kowalski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Kowalski. Kowalski maintains the clinch.
Kowalski wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Steven Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Kowalski wants a takedown.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Kowalski drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Hardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steven Hardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kowalski fails with the takedown.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy tries to clinch up
and Kowalski counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy forces Kowalski back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kowalski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy trying to stall but Kowalski improves his position.
Kowalski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steven Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Kowalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy clinches.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Kowalski drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kowalski's brow.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kowalski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Kowalski lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kowalski wants to break the clinch but can't.
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!
Kowalski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Kowalski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kowalski scores with a four punch combination!
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Kowalski is controlling him.
Hardy has Kowalski pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kowalski lands an uppercut.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Kowalski.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kowalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kowalski is looking to land body kicks.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy throws a front kick aimed at Kowalski's knee but Kowalski avoids it well.
Hardy wants to slow Kowalski down by chopping away at his legs.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kowalski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Hardy.
I've got Hardy 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Hardy!
A relieved looking Steven Hardy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace's entrance music is Outside by Staind. A fine choice. Melartin has chosen Pennywise- Homesick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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26
142 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace blocks a jab.
Melartin scores with a three punch combo!
Hollace moves out of range of the strikes.
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollace moves away.
Hollace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melartin.
Hollace is looking to slow Melartin down with leg kicks.
Melartin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollace.
Hollace misses with the combination.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollace manages to avoid it.
Hollace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melartin circles away quickly and effectively.
Hollace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melartin's hands.
Melartin tries to sprawl but Hollace drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hollace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hollace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melartin defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin is looking for a sweep. Hollace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hollace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Well, if Hollace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Melartin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hollace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollace content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace stops Melartin from getting back to his feet.
Hollace has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hollace has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melartin's face.
Melartin tries to buck Hollace off but he can't manage it.
Hollace working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hollace goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Melartin is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melartin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace keeping moving, preventing Melartin from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Melartin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Melartin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melartin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hollace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Melartin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hollace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melartin.
Hollace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melartin moves away.
Melartin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Melartin. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melartin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollace lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollace throws a good cross that connects.
Hollace slips under a jab.
Hollace's corner calls for a 1-2. Hollace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melartin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hollace lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollace. Melartin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melartin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Hollace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melartin doesn't seem phased though.
Hollace scores with a punch to the head.
Melartin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace 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.
Hollace looks for a takedown but Melartin sprawls well.
Melartin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollace.
Hollace misses with a low kick.
Hollace shoots in looking for a takedown. Melartin tries to sprawl out of it but Hollace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Melartin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hollace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melartin digs a good body shot into Hollace's ribs.
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollace swings for the body but Melartin moves out of range.
Hollace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melartin throws out the jab.
Melartin scores with a jab.
Melartin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hollace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melartin. Hollace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melartin.
Rafael Melartin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollace shoots in but no luck this time.
Hollace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Melartin tries to get to full guard but Hollace has control of the leg.
Melartin pushes Hollace off and gets back to his feet.
Melartin lands a body shot.
Melartin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melartin loads up on a big right hand but Hollace slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hollace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollace ducks under a wild hook from Melartin.
Melartin looks to land a right hand but Hollace moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollace.
A jab from Melartin misses.
Hollace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Melartin is trying to defend but Hollace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollace is looking to stall here but Melartin recovers full guard.
Hollace tries to free his leg and advance position but Melartin is retaining full guard.
Melartin keeping moving, preventing Hollace from controlling successfully.
Hollace prevents Melartin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is looking to work some ground and pound but Melartin has wrist control.
Melartin wants to get back to his feet but Hollace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hollace lands a couple of digs.
Hollace wants to control from the top but Melartin keeps moving.
Hollace throwing strikes but missing.
Hollace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hollace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hollace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melartin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hollace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Melartin is looking to stand up but Hollace isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace dominated that second round.
That's time! Hollace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Melartin both land. Nice combination.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Hollace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Melartin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollace lands a glancing blow to the side of Melartin's head.
Melartin defending well as Hollace loads up on a big left hand.
Hollace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melartin throws a hook but Hollace avoids it easily.
Hollace closes the distance and clinches.
Hollace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melartin tries to break free but Hollace pushes him back against the cage.
Hollace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hollace gets a clinch.
Hollace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melartin is defending well for now.
Hollace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melartin is trying to push Hollace away but Hollace has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollace tries to throw a body punch but Melartin avoids it by throwing Hollace back against the cage.
Hollace trying to land knees to the body.
Melartin tries to break free but Hollace pushes him back against the cage.
Hollace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rafael Melartin has been cut.
Hollace pushes off an throws an elbow but Melartin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hollace lands a nice knee to the body.
Hollace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melartin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melartin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Melartin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Hollace has him pressed against the cage.
Hollace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melartin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hollace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hollace.
Hollace keeps control of Melartin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melartin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hollace is leaning against Melartin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rafael Melartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollace.
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!
Hollace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Melartin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Melartin trying to stall but Hollace improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollace.
Hollace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melartin's efforts to push away.
Melartin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hollace manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace lands a nice looking body kick.
Hollace lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Melartin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollace.
Hollace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melartin.
A cross from Hollace lands.
Melartin throws the left hand but Hollace avoids the punch easily.
Hollace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melartin throws an overhand right that lands on Hollace's shoulder, as Hollace tries to avoid the shot.
Hollace cracks the inside of Melartin's front leg.
Melartin throws a hook to the side of Hollace's head but Hollace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melartin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollace catches Melartin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Melartin throws a hook but Hollace avoids it easily.
Hollace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Melartin with a jab.
Hollace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace pushes Melartin up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Nice elbow from Hollace.
Melartin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hollace is keeping busy.
Hollace is working for takedown but Melartin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hollace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melartin breaks the clinch.
Rafael Melartin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Melartin works on Hollace's body with a couple of short punches.
Melartin tries to work over Hollace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hollace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melartin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollace tests Melartin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hollace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melartin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hollace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melartin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Hollace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hollace, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Hollace!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ronan Hollace thanked BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nurlan Mustafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Kwiatkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwiatkowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spadam w górę. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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255 lbs
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20
235 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurlan Mustafin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dariusz Kwiatkowski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Kwiatkowski - just one landing.
It looks like Nurlan Mustafin has been cut.
Mustafin throws a head kick that misses.
Nurlan Mustafin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kwiatkowski finds it's way through Mustafin's defenses.
Mustafin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwiatkowski connects with a crisp jab.
Kwiatkowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustafin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwiatkowski ducks right into an uppercut from Mustafin.
Kwiatkowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mustafin wants to clinch.
Mustafin throws a head kick that misses.
Mustafin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kwiatkowski clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafin gets control of Kwiatkowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mustafin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mustafin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kwiatkowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustafin is retaining full guard.
Kwiatkowski wants to control from the top but Mustafin keeps moving.
Kwiatkowski wants to stand but Mustafin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mustafin working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin keeping moving, preventing Kwiatkowski from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dariusz Kwiatkowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mustafin shoots in looking for a takedown but Kwiatkowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mustafin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kwiatkowski lands a nice shot that snaps Mustafin's head back.
Nurlan Mustafin's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustafin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwiatkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mustafin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mustafin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kwiatkowski jabs Mustafin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mustafin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwiatkowski instigates a clinch.
Kwiatkowski is trying to break the clinch but Mustafin has him pressed against the cage.
Mustafin tries a knee to the head but Kwiatkowski blocks it.
Mustafin keeps control of Kwiatkowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kwiatkowski is trying to break free.
Kwiatkowski tries to break free but Mustafin pushes him back against the cage.
Kwiatkowski is trying to push Mustafin away but Mustafin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kwiatkowski tries to circle away but Mustafin has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kwiatkowski manages to break the clinch.
Kwiatkowski lands a jab to Mustafin's midsection.
Dariusz Kwiatkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kwiatkowski lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Mustafin falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dariusz Kwiatkowski!
Dariusz Kwiatkowski looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Greetings to organisations writer. I have hope that, he never called me "Fighter C"! Remember my name, because i'm the future champion!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaisuke Nakasone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Deadmau5 - Ghosts and Stuff. Nakasone has chosen Limp Bizkit- Break stuff as his entrance music. 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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184 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaisuke Nakasone!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakasone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nakasone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz is trying to stand.
Nakasone slows the pace down in half guard.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Nakasone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakasone is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cruz!
Nakasone wants to finish this one by submission but Cruz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nakasone.
Nakasone prevents Cruz from getting the reversal.
Nakasone trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakasone is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cruz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cruz!
Nakasone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nakasone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakasone trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakasone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Nakasone's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nakasone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Nakasone working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakasone can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nakasone sees it coming and defends easily.
Cruz wants to stand but Nakasone has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakasone tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakasone trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakasone regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakasone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Nakasone is keeping the position.
Nakasone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz stands and throws Nakasone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakasone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz tries for a kimura but Nakasone is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaisuke Nakasone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
so Nakasone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nakasone prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Nakasone trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Nakasone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cruz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nakasone drops back looking for a leg! Cruz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cruz manages to kick Nakasone off! Nakasone jumps back into Cruz's guard.
Nakasone looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakasone is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakasone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakasone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakasone has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakasone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
Nakasone is breathing heavily.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Nakasone keeps moving.
Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nakasone pushes a forearm under Cruz's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cruz is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaisuke Nakasone!
A very excited looking Kaisuke Nakasone rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by sox. Wonka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matthew Harrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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20
132 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wonka is chipping away with strikes.
Harrison seems a little lost for a moment, as Wonka dominates the positioning.
Harrison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harrison misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Wonka works to advance to full mount. Harrison defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wonka moves to the back position.
Wonka has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Harrison's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonka is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Wonka gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Wonka gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Wonka apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Wonka has cracked Harrison with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Wonka lands another huge swinging hook and Harrison tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Harrison, before Wonka can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willy Wonka!
Willy Wonka 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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32
215 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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23
218 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo misses with a double jab
and Jutila counters with a leg kick.
Jutila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castillo's waist but Castillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jutila off to one side.
Castillo jabs Jutila to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jutila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Jutila slips the punch.
Jutila looks to land a combination but Castillo avoids it well.
Jutila scores with a leg kick.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jutila scores with a hook to the body. Castillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jutila clinches.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Jutila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castillo's efforts to push away.
Castillo tries to break the clinch but Jutila is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila has Castillo pressed against the cage, preventing Castillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jutila prevents Castillo from breaking the clinch.
Castillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jutila has double underhooks.
Jutila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jutila.
It looks like Ozzie Castillo has been cut.
Jutila lands an elbow just above Castillo 's eye.
Castillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jutila missing with knees to the body.
Jutila is stalling here.
Jutila gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Castillo misses with the head strike.
Jutila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillo's defenses.
Castillo wants to break free but Jutila has control.
Jutila comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ozzie Castillo's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castillo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Jutila.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jutila.
Jutila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jutila throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jutila pushes Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jutila takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Jutila is controlling him.
Jutila lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jutila.
Castillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Castillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jutila dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Castillo uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jutila controls Castillo momentarily but Castillo frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jutila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castillo stands up and waves to Jutila to follow him.
Jutila shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jutila showed some decent athleticism there.
Jutila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castillo defending well though.
Jutila looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jutila trying to control from half guard but Castillo is working away.
Jutila is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Castillo reverses the position - he's now on top in Jutila's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jutila is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Jutila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ozzie Castillo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jutila shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castillo as he avoids it easily.
Jutila closes the distance and clinches.
Jutila stalling the fight.
Jutila tries to land knees in the clinch but Castillo avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jutila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jutila lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jutila lands an elbow inside.
Ozzie Castillo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Jutila on the inside.
Castillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jutila has double underhooks.
Jutila has Castillo pressed against the cage, preventing Castillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jutila keeps control of Castillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jutila trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jutila keeps control of Castillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jutila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Jutila.
Jeez, Ozzie Castillo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ozzie Castillo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Timo Jutila!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes into the arena with Hometown Hero blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis connects with a leg kick. Robinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Willis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Willis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Willis.
It looks like Arnold Robinson has been cut.
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!
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis scores with a leg kick.
Robinson looks gassed!
Willis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willis lands a nice looking body shot.
Willis scores with a jab to the head.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Good leg kick by Willis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Willis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Willis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Willis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Willis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robinson is looking to escape.
Willis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Willis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Willis wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Willis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Arnold Robinson's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arnold Robinson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnold Robinson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Willis!
Patrick Willis gave a mention to [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Lil'Wayne - John. McGowen has chosen Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitrius Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamison McGowen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGowen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
McGowen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGowen.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGowen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
McGowen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
McGowen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
McGowen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
McGowen misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as McGowen blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGowen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGowen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jamison McGowen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGowen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jamison McGowen has been cut.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
McGowen digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
McGowen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitrius Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from McGowen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jamison McGowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for McGowen.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGowen takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez lands a jab.
McGowen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGowen connects with a body shot.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from McGowen as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
McGowen tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McGowen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but McGowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGowen scores with a punch to the head.
McGowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez tries to move into range but McGowen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGowen jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGowen moves out of range of the strikes.
McGowen tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGowen jabs at Sanchez's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowen scores with a body shot.
McGowen lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGowen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but McGowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGowen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGowen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGowen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
McGowen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on McGowen's shoulder, as McGowen tries to avoid the shot.
McGowen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGowen.
McGowen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but McGowen moves out of range.
Sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from McGowen does it's job there.
A left lands for McGowen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGowen swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sanchez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McGowen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. McGowen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but McGowen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGowen cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
McGowen throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGowen is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Sanchez catches McGowen right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez throws the left hand but McGowen avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
McGowen lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGowen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGowen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Sanchez throws a hook but McGowen avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison McGowen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamison McGowen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGowen stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
McGowen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but McGowen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
McGowen connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGowen.
McGowen stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGowen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from McGowen.
Dimitrius Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooh a lovely combination from McGowen sends Sanchez down but not out. McGowen dives into side control looking to finish.
Sanchez is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGowen decides to stand back up.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGowen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGowen lands with a right and another and another! Sanchez is in big trouble! McGowen lands again and this time it's lights out for Sanchez! A quality knockout there for McGowen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jamison McGowen!
A relieved looking Jamison McGowen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juri Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shigeo Miyato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Juri Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shigeo Miyato!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Han misses the target.
Miyato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miyato tried to score with a low kick but Han checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Han.
Miyato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Han swivels and escapes.
Han throws a head kick that misses.
Miyato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Han counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Shigeo Miyato has been cut.
Miyato blocks a head kick by Han.
Miyato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Han throws out the jab.
Han paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Han checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juri Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han just misses with a punch to the body.
Han throws a sloppy head kick and Miyato moves out of range easily.
Han misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Han misses.
Miyato looks for a takedown but Han sprawls well.
Miyato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Han is out of range.
Juri Han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miyato checks a leg kick.
Han moves into range and connects with a jab.
Han tries a low kick but Miyato avoids it.
Han is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miyato has a takedown stuffed.
Juri Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shigeo Miyato.
A punch lands to the side of Miyato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miyato slips under a jab.
Han fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyato manages to avoid it.
Han misses with an uppercut. Miyato saw that one coming.
Han instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyato throws a chopping leg kick but Han manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Han lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Han connects with a body shot that sends Miyato's belly button to the back.
Miyato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Han.
Han misses with a head kick.
Miyato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Han.
Miyato shoots in looking for a takedown but Han manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miyato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miyato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Han is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Han misses with a body shot.
Miyato 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.
Han looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Han throws a head kick that misses
so Miyato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Han can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miyato controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shigeo Miyato wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miyato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Han.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyato scores a takedown into full mount!
Miyato fails to advance to Han's back.
Miyato works his way to his opponent's back.
Han tries to escape the position.
Han is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyato controls the action.
Miyato tries to get the hooks in deep but Han pushed the leg off.
Han really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Miyato's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
I would not like to be Han right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juri Han dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shigeo Miyato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Han throws a head kick that misses
and Miyato counters with a low kick, right behind Han 's knee.
Han misses with a low kick.
Miyato blocks a jab.
A big right from Han misses.
Han throws a hook but Miyato avoids it easily.
Miyato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Han.
Han misses with a looping right.
Miyato throws a low kick, looking for Han's leg but Han calmly moves out of range.
Han misses with a hook.
No luck for Miyato with that takedown attempt.
Miyato tried to score with a low kick but Han checks it.
Han scores with a hook to the body. Miyato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han lands with a right hand.
Miyato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Han lands with a right hand.
Miyato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Han.
Han pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miyato moves away from the strike by Han.
Miyato 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.
Miyato ducks under a wild hook from Han.
Han misses with an uppercut. Miyato saw that one coming.
Miyato checks a leg kick.
Han throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Han.
Han blocks a leg kick.
Juri Han is winning the standup battle so far.
Han throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Han counters with a series of strikes. Miyato will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyato dives in and grabs Han's left leg, looking for a takedown. Han pushes down on Miyato's head and hops out.
Miyato is looking to chop away at Han's legs.
Han lands with a kick to the ribs.
Miyato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Han checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Han.
Han misses the shot to the body.
Han changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Han is out of range and Miyato settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Han circles away.
Juri Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shigeo Miyato.
Han has taken the fight to the clinch.
Han manages to break the clinch.
Miyato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyato is breathing heavily.
Han throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Han misses with a straight left.
No luck for Miyato with that takedown attempt.
Han throws a hook but Miyato blocks it.
Miyato misses with a leg kick
and Han counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Shigeo Miyato's cut even more.
Miyato 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Han is out of range.
Han connects with a right hand. Miyato shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Han.
A nice leg kick lands there from Han.
A head kick from Han lands but Miyato takes it in his stride.
Miyato is rocked!
Miyato is holding his hands too far apart here. Han throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Miyato is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juri Han!
Juri Han thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rutger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark - United. Sean Quinn 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn lunges at Rutger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutger's hand.
It looks like Russ Rutger has been cut.
Rutger motions for Quinn to come forward. Rutger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Rutger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quinn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rutger finds it's way round the side to connect with Quinn's head.
Quinn scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutger moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Rutger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutger moves away.
Quinn stuffs the takedown attempt from Rutger. Rutger gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Rutger or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn which made him look bad.
Rutger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutger tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
Rutger lands a jab to Quinn's midsection.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Quinn lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutger throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rutger!
Rutger slips a straight right by Quinn.
Sean Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutger lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutger thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quinn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rutger somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ Rutger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Quinn.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutger shoots for a double leg takedown but Quinn sprawls well. He's pushed Rutger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quinn scores with a nice strike.
Quinn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutger slips a straight right by Quinn.
Quinn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutger counters with a good low kick that Quinn was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rutger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Rutger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quinn as he jumps to the side.
Quinn throws a body punch but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Rutger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quinn defending well as Rutger loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger slips under a jab from Quinn.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quinn misses with a head kick.
Rutger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quinn takes a step back to recover.
Quinn gets tackled into the cage by Rutger. Rutger maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Quinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutger lands with a short shot to the head.
Quinn misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn moves forwards but Rutger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quinn avoids the body shot from Rutger.
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 Russ Rutger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russ Rutger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
Quinn walks into a jab.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutger. That one must have hurt.
Rutger digs a good hook to Quinn's body.
Rutger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quinn at a distance.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Rutger moves away and avoids it.
Quinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutger counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutger lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn misses with a body shot
and Rutger counters with a solid body kick.
Rutger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rutger has closed the distance and engaged Quinn in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Quinn to keep the fight standing.
Rutger working hard to break the clinch.
Rutger blocks an uppercut.
Rutger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutger controls his hands.
Rutger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutger.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Quinn swings widly with a right hand
and Rutger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rutger is looking to wear down Quinn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rutger tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Rutger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutger takes one to the chin there.
Russ Rutger is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn cracks a nice hook into Rutger's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn throws a body punch but Rutger moves out of range.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quinn lands a jab to the head.
Rutger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
Rutger tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Rutger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Quinn's guard.
Quinn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quinn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rutger.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rutger throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rutger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rutger scores with a spinning back kick!
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Rutger sizes up Quinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rutger throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
Rutger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
Rutger pushes Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Quinn gets underhooks to prevent Rutger's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Quinn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rutger.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutger.
Rutger manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russ Rutger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quinn throws a body punch but Rutger moves out of range.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Rutger moved out of range.
Rutger tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutger throws a hook to the side of Quinn's head but Quinn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Quinn on his heels. He'll look to pass Quinn's guard now, I'm sure.
Rutger trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Rutger tries to pass.
Quinn can't keep his opponent in guard - Rutger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn tries to kick Rutger off but Rutger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Quinn is defending against the submission attempts here by Rutger.
Rutger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quinn is just riding it out for now. Rutger eventually gives up the hold.
Sean Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rutger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rutger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russ Rutger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quinn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rutger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rutger.
Rutger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rutger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rutger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russ Rutger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutger 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russ Rutger!
A very excited looking Russ Rutger 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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