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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis- Fuckin' In The Bushes. Iverson has chosen Through the pain as his entrance music. Mickey O Neill is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill looks to land a combination but Iverson avoids it well.
O Neill instigates a clinch.
A short right from Iverson on the inside.
O Neill prevents Iverson from breaking the clinch.
O Neill tries to break the clinch but Iverson is controlling the position.
O Neill is looking to break free of the clinch but Iverson has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Iverson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from O Neill.
Iverson breaks the clinch.
O Neill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iverson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iverson manages to avoid it.
O Neill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Iverson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Neill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iverson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Neill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iverson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iverson keeps the fight on the outside.
O Neill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neill. Iverson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iverson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Neill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Iverson counters with a three punch combo that has O Neill backing up. O Neill nods at Iverson to acknowledge the strikes.
Iverson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neill. Iverson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Iverson counters with a right hand to the body.
O Neill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iverson fails to land with a series of punches.
Iverson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Neill circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iverson.
O Neill rushes Iverson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iverson jumps guard but O Neill stands there with Iverson around his waist. Iverson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iverson wants to break free but O Neill has control.
Iverson has had enough of the clinch but O Neill keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from O Neill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson jumps guard but O Neill turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Iverson decides to pull guard.
Iverson pushes a forearm under O Neill's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, O Neill is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Iverson!
A victorious Joe Iverson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Skrzypczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nero comes into the arena with Lava Lava blaring out of the sound system. Skrzypczak has chosen Kasabian - Goodbye Kiss as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Skrzypczak!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skrzypczak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nero defends it nicely.
Nice cross by Nero.
Skrzypczak dives in and grabs Nero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nero pushes down on Skrzypczak's head and hops out.
Nero throws a sloppy head kick and Skrzypczak moves out of range easily.
Nero looks for a takedown but Skrzypczak sprawls well.
Nero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrzypczak circles away quickly and effectively.
Nero misses with a head kick.
Nero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skrzypczak tries to avoid it but Nero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skrzypczak to the ground. Skrzypczak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Nero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrzypczak drives through with a takedown into Nero's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nero trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skrzypczak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skrzypczak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skrzypczak prevents Nero from getting back to his feet.
Skrzypczak scoring with some ground and pound.
Skrzypczak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nero keeping full guard, as Skrzypczak tries to pass.
Skrzypczak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skrzypczak is one step ahead there.
Nero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skrzypczak stands up over Nero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrzypczak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Skrzypczak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nero looking to control.
Nero has momentary wrist control but Skrzypczak slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nero controls Skrzypczak momentarily but Skrzypczak frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skrzypczak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skrzypczak lands a couple of digs.
Skrzypczak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nero tries to get out of the position.
Skrzypczak is looking to work some ground and pound but Nero has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero wants to control the position but Skrzypczak says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skrzypczak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skrzypczak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nero taking some punishment here, with Skrzypczak in his half guard.
Skrzypczak passes to full mount!
Nero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skrzypczak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skrzypczak working Nero over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrzypczak postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nero in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nero to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Skrzypczak!
Krzysztof Skrzypczak made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd like to thank everyone at Tycoon Gym and especially my cousin Kyle and manager Patrick Juskowiack. Hopefully I can make a living out of this sport and put on a great show for the fans every time I perform aswell.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Khalidov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayweather tries to pull guard but Khalidov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khalidov prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Khalidov breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
Khalidov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Khalidov avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khalidov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Khalidov has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khalidov successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mayweather got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khalidov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mayweather has managed to get both his arms back between Khalidov's legs - danger averted.
Mayweather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalidov on the ground.
Khalidov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayweather doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayweather manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khalidov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Khalidov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather digs a good body shot into Khalidov's ribs.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Khalidov avoids them all with ease.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
No luck for Khalidov with that takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Khalidov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mayweather lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidov at a distance.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mayweather gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khalidov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khalidov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khalidov wants to stand but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Khalidov is working an open guard so Mayweather takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalidov counters with a big head kick but Mayweather shrugs it off.
Khalidov closes the distance and clinches.
Mayweather is trying to push Khalidov away but Khalidov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to pull guard but Khalidov has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather stalls.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Khalidov is controlling him.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Mayweather lands.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Khalidov throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidov wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Khalidov or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Khalidov shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mamed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalidov.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khalidov shoots in but Mayweather avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khalidov clinches up with Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage.
Khalidov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mayweather uses from the top position.
Khalidov keeping moving, preventing Mayweather from controlling successfully.
Mayweather would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khalidov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayweather's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalidov controlling from the top position.
Mayweather bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalidov's guard.
Mayweather wants to get up but he can't break Khalidov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khalidov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mayweather gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khalidov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khalidov has a closed guard, preventing Mayweather from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather stands up from Khalidov's guard - Mayweather perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Khalidov counters with a nice uppercut.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalidov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather pulls Khalidov in close to his closed guard and prevents Khalidov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khalidov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mamed Khalidov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khalidov landing some decent shots from guard.
Khalidov throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Mayweather can't keep his opponent in guard - Khalidov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking for a kimura but Mayweather is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khalidov to get the leverage.
Khalidov stalling.
Khalidov stands up out of the half guard.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Khalidov moves out of range.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalidov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khalidov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov stands and steps away. Mayweather gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Mayweather slaps away a takedown attempt from Khalidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayweather lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayweather.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Khalidov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
Khalidov fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khalidov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khalidov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khalidov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mayweather looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidov 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. This is the final round!
Khalidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayweather throws a combination. Khalidov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well.
Mayweather connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khalidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Khalidov throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalidov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidov.
Khalidov clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather lands a right hook to the body.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Khalidov shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Khalidov fails to land the takedown.
Khalidov looks to clinch
and Mayweather counters with a nice body shot.
Khalidov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov has a takedown stuffed.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalidov slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khalidov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Khalidov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Khalidov or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Mayweather stalks Khalidov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khalidov's face. Khalidov staggers backwards, shaken.
Khalidov defending well as Mayweather loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalidov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khalidov takes one on the button.
Khalidov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayweather lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khalidov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather defends it nicely.
Floyd Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalidov thows a body shot but no joy.
Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamed Khalidov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khalidov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimboso Akamawah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Kuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimboso Akamawah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lu Kuan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akamawah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick by Akamawah misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akamawah lands an overhand right.
Kuan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akamawah. That did some damage!
Akamawah tries to land a body kick
and Kuan counters with a body kick that stops Akamawah in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akamawah is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Akamawah.
Kuan thuds his shin into the meat of Akamawah's side.
Kuan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kimboso Akamawah has been cut.
Kuan connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuan thuds his shin into the meat of Akamawah's side.
That kick from Kuan tenderised Akamawah's leg. Akamawah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuan pushes Akamawah away with a front kick.
Kuan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akamawah's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akamawah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuan throws a leg kick which misses Akamawah's front leg but catches the back leg as Akamawah tries to avoid it.
Kuan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akamawah's head.
Akamawah is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Kuan - that's a beauty! Akamawah is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kuan can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lu Kuan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thane Krios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thane Krios has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thane Krios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Michalski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krios scores with a hook.
Michalski circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Krios. Michalski falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Krios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thane Krios!
After the fight, Thane Krios 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badonkadonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis De Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rocha has chosen Mama Said Knock you out as his entrance music. Billy Badonkadonk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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23
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Badonkadonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis De Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badonkadonk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Rocha did well to prevent Badonkadonk getting side control.
De Rocha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Badonkadonk pulls his head out easily.
Badonkadonk is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Badonkadonk stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Billy Badonkadonk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badonkadonk scores a takedown into full mount!
Badonkadonk gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badonkadonk drives through with a takedown into De Rocha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Badonkadonk won't allow De Rocha to sweep him here.
De Rocha is working an open guard so Badonkadonk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Rocha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badonkadonk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for De Rocha!
Badonkadonk wants to stand but De Rocha is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Badonkadonk is breathing heavily.
De Rocha is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badonkadonk stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badonkadonk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Badonkadonk.
De Rocha working hard to break the clinch.
De Rocha struggles to land a body shot inside as Badonkadonk controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Badonkadonk just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Rocha's brow.
Nice elbow from Badonkadonk.
Badonkadonk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Rocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Badonkadonk has double underhooks.
Badonkadonk misses with an elbow strike.
Badonkadonk throws an elbow but it misses.
De Rocha blocks the elbow strike.
Badonkadonk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Rocha tries to pull guard but Badonkadonk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Rocha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badonkadonk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Badonkadonk lands an elbow that stopped De Rocha in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Luis De Rocha has been cut.
De Rocha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badonkadonk walks away with a smile on his face. De Rocha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Billy Badonkadonk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis De Rocha.
Badonkadonk rushes De Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badonkadonk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Rocha's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badonkadonk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Rocha's defenses.
Badonkadonk lands an elbow inside.
Badonkadonk lands a damaging elbow.
Badonkadonk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Badonkadonk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Badonkadonk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Badonkadonk.
Badonkadonk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Rocha's defenses.
Badonkadonk lands an elbow inside.
De Rocha tries to pull guard but Badonkadonk holds him up against the cage and eventually De Rocha drops back down to his feet.
Badonkadonk lands a damaging elbow.
De Rocha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Badonkadonk.
De Rocha takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Rocha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Badonkadonk lands a nice elbow.
Badonkadonk lands an elbow inside that De Rocha shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Badonkadonk.
Badonkadonk lands an elbow just above De Rocha 's eye.
Badonkadonk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Rocha is rocked!
Badonkadonk lands an elbow that stopped De Rocha in his tracks for a moment.
De Rocha is still on wobbly legs! Can Badonkadonk finish him?
Badonkadonk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Badonkadonk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Badonkadonk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Badonkadonk has De Rocha pressed against the cage. He pushes De Rocha back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Badonkadonk throws a beautiful elbow that sends De Rocha crashing to the floor! Badonkadonk piles on the pressure with more strikes! De Rocha is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Badonkadonk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Zawistowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toriyama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. 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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21
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Zawistowski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zawistowski walks into a straight right hand from Toriyama.
Zawistowski tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zawistowski, right into the meat.
Toriyama scores with a leg kick.
Zawistowski throws out a loose jab but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toriyama looks for the body kick but Zawistowski saw that one coming.
Toriyama throws an overhand right that lands on Zawistowski's shoulder, as Zawistowski tries to avoid the shot.
Zawistowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama 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.
Zawistowski tries to keep at a distance but Toriyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toriyama lands a good knee to the midsection. Zawistowski won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Zawistowski fails to land.
Toriyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Toriyama trying to control the position but instead, Zawistowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toriyama into the cage.
A short right from Zawistowski on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Toriyama throws an elbow but misses.
Zawistowski has a couple of punches blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zawistowski.
Toriyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zawistowski is trying to force a seperation but Toriyama has the dominant position.
Zawistowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zawistowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zawistowski tries a body shot but Toriyama blocks it.
Zawistowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Zawistowski has a couple of punches blocked by Toriyama.
Zawistowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toriyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zawistowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Toriyama taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toriyama.
Zawistowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Toriyama trying to control the position but instead, Zawistowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toriyama into the cage.
Zawistowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zawistowski throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Toriyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Zawistowski.
Still in the clinch, Zawistowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zawistowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zawistowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toriyama stalling in the clinch but Zawistowski improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
A shot in the inside from Zawistowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zawistowski tries to break the clinch but Toriyama is controlling the position.
Toriyama lands an elbow inside that Zawistowski shrugs off.
It looks like Jan Zawistowski has been cut.
Toriyama lands a nice uppercut.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Zawistowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zawistowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Zawistowski controls the action.
Zawistowski avoiding damage as Toriyama throws knees to the body.
Zawistowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toriyama lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Zawistowski fails to land.
Zawistowski effectively controlling the action here.
Zawistowski trying to control the position but instead, Toriyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zawistowski into the cage.
Toriyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zawistowski.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Toriyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zawistowski lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zawistowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Zawistowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zawistowski.
Toriyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zawistowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zawistowski fails to land.
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Zawistowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toriyama lands with a left to the head.
Zawistowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zawistowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Zawistowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Toriyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toriyama trying to control the position but instead, Zawistowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toriyama into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zawistowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Akira Toriyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Zawistowski's cut.
That's time! Toriyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toriyama.
Toriyama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toriyama throws a low kick but Zawistowski moves out of range easily.
Zawistowski connects with a jab.
Jab by Zawistowski.
Toriyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zawistowski.
Jab from Zawistowski.
Toriyama slips under a jab from Zawistowski.
Toriyama fakes the leg kick and cracks Zawistowski in the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toriyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zawistowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zawistowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zawistowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zawistowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zawistowski wants to slow Toriyama down by chopping away at his legs.
Zawistowski tried to score with a low kick but Toriyama checks it.
Toriyama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zawistowski is out of range.
Toriyama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick from Zawistowski.
Toriyama cracks Zawistowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Toriyama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zawistowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zawistowski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Toriyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Toriyama misses with a low kick as Zawistowski jumps back.
Zawistowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toriyama takes a step back to recover.
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!
Zawistowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zawistowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zawistowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Toriyama is looking to clinch.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Toriyama checks a low kick from Zawistowski.
Toriyama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akira Toriyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Toriyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toriyama feints and then cracks Zawistowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zawistowski down.
Toriyama loads up on a big right hand but Zawistowski slips the punch.
Toriyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zawistowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toriyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zawistowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zawistowski blocking some punches.
Zawistowski managing to block the knees to the body from Toriyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zawistowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Jan Zawistowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Zawistowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toriyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toriyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zawistowski manages to avoid it.
Toriyama takes a swing at Zawistowski's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Toriyama misses
and Zawistowski counters with a straight right hand.
Toriyama throws the kick towards the body but Zawistowski avoids it.
Toriyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Zawistowski's front leg.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zawistowski checks a leg kick.
Toriyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toriyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toriyama throws a hook but Zawistowski blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama moves out of range of the body kick from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toriyama. That did some damage!
Zawistowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zawistowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toriyama tries to work over Zawistowski's front leg with a kick but Zawistowski checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zawistowski throws a front kick that sends Toriyama stumbling back into the cage.
Zawistowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toriyama tries to clinch but Zawistowski moves out of range.
Toriyama connects with a jab.
Toriyama throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama throws out a leg kick but Zawistowski moves out of range and Toriyama only half commits.
Zawistowski stuns Toriyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toriyama staying out of range there.
Toriyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Zawistowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toriyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zawistowski.
Some bone on bone action there as Toriyama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toriyama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zawistowski.
Zawistowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Toriyama.
Zawistowski scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Toriyama.
Zawistowski lands with a straight right. Toriyama didn't see that one coming.
Zawistowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Toriyama.
Toriyama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toriyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Zawistowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toriyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zawistowski checks it well.
Toriyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zawistowski connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses.
Toriyama throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Toriyama misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toriyama 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 Zawistowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zawistowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toriyama dips to his left and cracks Zawistowski with an uppercut!
Zawistowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zawistowski.
Toriyama moves away from the strike by Zawistowski.
Zawistowski misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Zawistowski misses.
Zawistowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Toriyama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toriyama throws a chopping leg kick but Zawistowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zawistowski delivers a nice body kick.
Zawistowski tries to land a leg kick but Toriyama saw it coming and moves away.
Zawistowski avoids a kick to the body.
Zawistowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toriyama is out of range.
Zawistowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Toriyama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zawistowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toriyama throws a front kick aimed at Zawistowski's knee but Zawistowski avoids it well.
Zawistowski lands with a cross.
Toriyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toriyama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toriyama walks into a straight right hand from Zawistowski.
Nice shot by Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama is looking to score with low kicks.
Zawistowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zawistowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toriyama.
A good leg kick by Toriyama.
Zawistowski looks to land a body kick but Toriyama moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Zawistowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toriyama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toriyama is looking to land body kicks.
Zawistowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toriyama moves out of range of the body kick.
Toriyama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toriyama wants to clinch up but Zawistowski keeps it at a distance.
Toriyama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zawistowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Toriyama throws a push kick but Zawistowski slaps the foot to one side.
Toriyama throws a sloppy head kick and Zawistowski moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama thows a leg kick but Zawistowski checks it
and Zawistowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toriyama thows a leg kick but Zawistowski checks it
and Zawistowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toriyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zawistowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zawistowski checks the leg kick.
Zawistowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zawistowski throws a nice head kick!
Toriyama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zawistowski feints and then cracks Toriyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toriyama down.
Toriyama throws a leg kick
and Zawistowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Zawistowski misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zawistowski with a hook.
Zawistowski tries to move into range but Toriyama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toriyama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Zawistowski'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.
Zawistowski throws a leg kick but Toriyama checks it.
Toriyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Toriyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zawistowski. Toriyama shrugs it off though.
Zawistowski thuds his shin into the meat of Toriyama's side.
Toriyama moves in looking to clinch but Zawistowski pushes him off.
Toriyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zawistowski throws a leg kick which misses Toriyama's front leg but catches the back leg as Toriyama tries to avoid it.
Zawistowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Toriyama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zawistowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toriyama can pounce on him.
Toriyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zawistowski throws a head kick that misses
and Toriyama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Toriyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zawistowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Toriyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toriyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Toriyama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zawistowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toriyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zawistowski's sensitive parts.
Toriyama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zawistowski throws out a powerful jab.
Toriyama misses with an uppercut.
Zawistowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Zawistowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zawistowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Zawistowski tries to clinch but Toriyama moves out of range.
Zawistowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toriyama.
Zawistowski tries to clinch but Toriyama moves out of range.
Toriyama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zawistowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Zawistowski closes the distance and pushes Toriyama back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Zawistowski fails to land.
Zawistowski breaks the clinch.
Toriyama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toriyama avoids a kick to the body.
Toriyama walks into a stiff left hand from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zawistowski.
Zawistowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toriyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zawistowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toriyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Toriyama.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zawistowski blocks the body kick.
Zawistowski clobbers Toriyama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Zawistowski checks it.
Zawistowski walks into a straight right hand from Toriyama.
Toriyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zawistowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Toriyama.
Toriyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toriyama connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Toriyama misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zawistowski moves in looking to clinch but Toriyama pushes him off.
Toriyama with a hook.
Good work by Toriyama as he checks the leg kick.
Toriyama throws a low kick, looking for Zawistowski's leg but Zawistowski calmly moves out of range.
Zawistowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zawistowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toriyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zawistowski has a couple of punches blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Toriyama throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toriyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Akira Toriyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Zawistowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zawistowski.
Toriyama throws a low kick but Zawistowski avoids it.
Toriyama tries to land a front kick but Zawistowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Toriyama feints and then cracks Zawistowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zawistowski down.
Toriyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zawistowski with a hook.
Toriyama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zawistowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toriyama blocks a head kick by Zawistowski.
Toriyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toriyama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zawistowski's head.
Toriyama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zawistowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toriyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zawistowski's calf.
Zawistowski connects with a body shot that sends Toriyama's belly button to the back.
Toriyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zawistowski is looking to slow Toriyama down with leg kicks.
Zawistowski misses with a low kick.
Toriyama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toriyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zawistowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toriyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zawistowski looks to land a combination but Toriyama avoids it well.
Good shot there by Zawistowski.
Toriyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Zawistowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Zawistowski scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zawistowski checks a low kick from Toriyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zawistowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toriyama.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Zawistowski's front leg.
Zawistowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Zawistowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Toriyama thows a leg kick but Zawistowski checks it
and Zawistowski counters with a good low kick that Toriyama was not able to check.
Zawistowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toriyama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toriyama throws a solid leg kick but Zawistowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toriyama.
Toriyama checks a low kick from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski wants to clinch up but Toriyama keeps it at a distance.
Toriyama looks to land a body kick but Zawistowski moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Toriyama lands a jab to Zawistowski's midsection.
Zawistowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toriyama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jan Zawistowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Zawistowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zawistowski checks a leg kick.
Zawistowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toriyama.
Zawistowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zawistowski throws a front kick aimed at Toriyama's knee but Toriyama avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toriyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toriyama scores with a nice right hand.
Zawistowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toriyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toriyama is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama clinches.
Zawistowski trying to control the position but instead, Toriyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zawistowski into the cage.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zawistowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toriyama lands a damaging elbow.
Zawistowski lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Zawistowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Toriyama has double underhooks.
Zawistowski'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.
Zawistowski throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toriyama scores with a shot to the side of Zawistowski's head.
Toriyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toriyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Akira Toriyama.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toriyama, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Toriyama!
Akira Toriyama retains his lightweight title!
Akira Toriyama 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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