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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Fantana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zack Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Muller!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Muller with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muller.
Muller shoots in looking for a takedown but Fantana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zack Fantana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Muller.
Muller has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Fantana as Muller shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muller lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Muller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantana is trying to get back to his feet.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Fantana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Muller asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Muller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantana is not content to let Muller control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is pushing Muller's head away, looking to escape. Muller manages to hold on to the position though.
Fantana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muller on the ground.
Muller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fantana is avoiding damage well.
Muller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Muller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantana is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fantana trying to remain calm as Muller controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fantana has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muller trying to control the action but Fantana is working from the bottom.
Muller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fantana has escaped the position, nice work there.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Fantana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller tries for a kimura but Fantana is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Muller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Muller keeps the fight on the outside.
Muller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fantana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Muller somewhat.
Zack Fantana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Muller.
Muller shoots in looking for a takedown. Fantana tries to sprawl out of it but Muller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fantana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muller has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Muller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller is looking for a takedown.
Fantana prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller pulls guard successfully.
Muller has his foot on Fantana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fantana works his way back into a safe position though.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Fantana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fantana defends well.
Fantana wanted to stand there but Muller had control of the position.
Muller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana wants to stand but Muller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Fantana is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muller is proving hard to escape from.
Muller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fantana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantana wants to get up but he can't break Muller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muller.
Fantana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Muller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantana is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Muller wants to control the pace but Fantana is squirming around nicely.
Muller content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to finish this one by submission but Fantana is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Muller.
Fantana is trying to stand up.
Muller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fantana is looking to escape.
Fantana's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Muller is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fantana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fantana shrugs it off.
Muller trying to control but Fantana is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Muller tries to control but Fantana wriggling away.
Muller is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Fantana is in real trouble.
Fantana prevents Muller from getting a body triangle.
Muller working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Muller is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Fantana won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Muller off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lars Muller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Clifton Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
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235 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined |
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ruben Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Ruben Yvel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yvel.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Yvel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes pushes Yvel up against the cage in a clinch.
Yvel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yvel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes swings for the body but Yvel moves out of range.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Ruben Yvel has been cut.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Yvel.
Yvel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Yvel avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yvel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yvel shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clifton Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yvel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben Yvel.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yvel.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yvel has a takedown stuffed.
Yvel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel shoots and misses
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yvel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yvel trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Yvel controls the action.
Yvel crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yvel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yvel tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Yvel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes throws a right hand that Yvel ducks under and follows up with a left that Yvel also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yvel. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yvel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yvel circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes drives through and clinches with Yvel against the cage.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Yvel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Yvel misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Yvel has double underhooks.
Yvel tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Yvel.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Yvel backwards.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Yvel has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yvel lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Yvel avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
Yvel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
No joy there for Yvel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yvel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Yvel is just out of range.
Yvel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barnes punching from the bottom.
Yvel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yvel escapes and gets back to his feet.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Yvel closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Yvel pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Yvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yvel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a combination. Yvel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yvel shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yvel has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben Yvel.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yvel blocks an uppercut.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Yvel looking to stall.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yvel is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Yvel's head.
That has opened up Ruben Yvel's cut even more.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Yvel avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes crunches a lovely knee into Yvel's ribcage.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Clifton Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Yvel prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Yvel takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Yvel avoids the damage to the body.
Yvel tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yvel backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Yvel's head.
The cut above Ruben Yvel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yvel is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Yvel is rocked!
Ruben Yvel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yvel blocks an uppercut.
Yvel is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Yvel seems to have recovered his senses.
Yvel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes stalling against the cage.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yvel or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruben Yvel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clifton Barnes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Barrowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jerunkel (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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138 lbs
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138 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Barrowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Jerunkel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrowman darts in and clinches Jerunkel up against the cage.
Barrowman gets underhooks to prevent Jerunkel's takedown attempt.
Jerunkel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barrowman has him pressed against the cage.
Jerunkel takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bob Jerunkel has been cut.
Barrowman breaks the clinch.
Barrowman pushes Jerunkel up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Barrowman - that landed with a thud.
Barrowman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Barrowman.
Barrowman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barrowman prevents the takedown attempt.
Barrowman prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace Barrowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Jerunkel.
Barrowman breaks from the clinch.
Barrowman has managed to 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!
Knees to the body from Barrowman.
Jerunkel wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrowman.
Barrowman lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barrowman throws an elbow that misses.
Barrowman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barrowman lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Barrowman.
Barrowman crunches a lovely knee into Jerunkel's ribcage.
Jerunkel looks gassed!
Jerunkel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barrowman leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrowman.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jerunkel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Barrowman.
A short body shot lands from Barrowman as the two fighters clinch.
Barrowman lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jerunkel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barrowman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jerunkel.
Barrowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrowman moves into the clinch.
Barrowman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barrowman crunches a lovely knee into Jerunkel's ribcage.
Jerunkel takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barrowman.
Still in the clinch, Barrowman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Barrowman.
Barrowman struggles to land a body shot inside as Jerunkel controls his hands.
Jerunkel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barrowman prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman breaks the clinch.
Barrowman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrowman closes the distance and clinches.
Barrowman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jerunkel.
Barrowman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jerunkel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barrowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrowman works Jerunkel's body with a nice hook.
Jerunkel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barrowman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barrowman breaks the clinch.
Barrowman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jerunkel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace Barrowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barrowman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jerunkel, pushing him back against the cage.
Jerunkel blocks an elbow strike.
Barrowman breaks from the clinch.
Barrowman moves into range and clinches up with Jerunkel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrowman stops a takedown attempt from Jerunkel.
Barrowman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barrowman lands a nice knee to the body.
Jerunkel wants to get back to striking at distance but Barrowman won't allow it.
Barrowman lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrowman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrowman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barrowman landing knees to the body.
Barrowman manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Barrowman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Jerunkel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barrowman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrowman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jerunkel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrowman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barrowman pushes Jerunkel up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrowman pushes Jerunkel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jerunkel takes a shot to the head.
Barrowman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barrowman lands a body punch.
Barrowman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jerunkel can't get the takedown.
Barrowman throws an elbow that misses.
Barrowman landing knees to the body.
Jerunkel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barrowman lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jerunkel blocks an elbow strike.
Barrowman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barrowman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jerunkel's brow.
Barrowman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barrowman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Barrowman.
Wallace Barrowman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Barrowman.
Barrowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrowman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jerunkel, pushing him back against the cage.
Barrowman lands a shoulder strike.
Jerunkel prevents a body shot from Barrowman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrowman.
Barrowman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jerunkel takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerunkel avoids a wild elbow strike from Barrowman.
Jerunkel prevents a body shot from Barrowman.
A hook to the body from Barrowman.
Jerunkel is working for takedown but Barrowman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wallace Barrowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Jerunkel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrowman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jerunkel goes for a takedown attempt but Barrowman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barrowman throws a head kick that misses.
Barrowman instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barrowman.
Barrowman lands a nice knee to the body.
Jerunkel is breathing heavily.
Jerunkel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barrowman prevents it.
Barrowman lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman scores with a hook to the body.
Barrowman lands a knee to the body.
Barrowman lands an elbow inside that Jerunkel shrugs off.
Barrowman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barrowman scores with a shoulder strike.
Barrowman lands with a left to the head.
Barrowman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrowman landing knees to the body.
Barrowman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jerunkel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barrowman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Barrowman.
Jerunkel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barrowman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrowman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrowman breaks from the clinch.
Barrowman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barrowman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barrowman lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Barrowman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barrowman throws an elbow but misses.
Barrowman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrowman lands a nice uppercut.
Barrowman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jerunkel can do to turn this around?
Jerunkel is trying to drag Barrowman to the mat but Barrowman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barrowman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrowman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jerunkel.
Barrowman stops a takedown attempt from Jerunkel.
Barrowman lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Barrowman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Jerunkel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barrowman tries to clinch but Jerunkel moves out of range.
Barrowman clinches up with Jerunkel and pushes him back against the cage.
Barrowman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jerunkel blocks it with crossed arms.
Barrowman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Barrowman.
Jerunkel looking to throw knees to the head but Barrowman is blocking nicely.
Barrowman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jerunkel takes a shot to the head.
Barrowman can't find room to land a body shot as Jerunkel controls the action.
Jerunkel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barrowman digs a right hand into Jerunkel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jerunkel's gas tank.
Barrowman stops a takedown attempt from Jerunkel.
Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barrowman clinches up with Jerunkel and pushes him back against the cage.
Barrowman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jerunkel backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman gets underhooks to prevent Jerunkel's takedown attempt.
Barrowman is working Jerunkel over against the cage.
Barrowman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Barrowman.
Barrowman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barrowman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barrowman.
Barrowman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Barrowman on the inside.
Barrowman pushes Jerunkel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrowman lands a nice uppercut.
Jerunkel is looking for a takedown.
Wallace Barrowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Jerunkel.
Barrowman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barrowman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jerunkel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barrowman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob Jerunkel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrowman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barrowman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrowman throws an elbow that misses.
Barrowman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrowman lands with a left to the head.
Jerunkel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barrowman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrowman.
Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerunkel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barrowman wants to clinch.
Barrowman tries to clinch but Jerunkel is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman closes the distance and clinches.
Barrowman lands a nice uppercut.
Barrowman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barrowman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jerunkel's face.
Barrowman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barrowman scores with a hook to the body.
Barrowman prevents the takedown attempt.
Barrowman with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Barrowman.
Barrowman presses Jerunkel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barrowman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jerunkel tries to keep at a distance but Barrowman has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barrowman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jerunkel wants to take the fight to the mat but Barrowman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barrowman obliges.
Barrowman lands a good knee to the midsection. Jerunkel won't want to take too many of those.
Barrowman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barrowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jerunkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jerunkel wants to clinch but Barrowman slips to the side
and Barrowman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrowman swinging wildly here.
Barrowman has Jerunkel up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wallace Barrowman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrowman 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wallace Barrowman!
In his post fight interview, Wallace Barrowman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylar Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray has chosen Saving me as his entrance music. Sylar Gray is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylar Gray!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway lands with a cross.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Hathaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hathaway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hathaway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gray stalks Hathaway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hathaway's face. Hathaway staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway with a jab.
Hathaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gray momentarily.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Hathaway's shoulder, as Hathaway tries to avoid the shot.
Hathaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Hathaway misses.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray throws a right hand that Hathaway ducks under and follows up with a left that Hathaway also avoids with ease.
Gray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray missing with a left hand there. Hathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Gray scores with a jab. Hathaway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hathaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Hathaway connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Hathaway lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Hathaway walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Hathaway lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray with a jab.
Hathaway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hathaway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gray stalks Hathaway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hathaway's face. Hathaway staggers backwards, shaken.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Hathaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hathaway is able to avoid easily.
Hathaway scores with a nice strike.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray throws a right and a left that Hathaway avoids nicely.
Hathaway jabs Gray right on the nose. Gray blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Gray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Hathaway slips a jab from Gray.
Gray lands with a straight right. Hathaway didn't see that one coming.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Gray.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylar Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gray thuds his right hand into Hathaway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniel Hathaway's cut is getting worse.
Hathaway blocks a leg kick.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray misses with a hook. Hathaway ducked under it nicely.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Sylar Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gray throws a leg kick but Hathaway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Gray avoids it well.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Hathaway moves out of range easily.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Hathaway moved away.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gray, as that shot connected.
Hathaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hathaway works over Gray's head and body with a nice combination.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Gray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws a hook but Hathaway blocks it.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway avoids a kick to the body.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Hathaway with a hook.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway lands with a nice body punch.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hathaway defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a hook but Hathaway avoids it easily.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gray throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway throws a combination. Gray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gray works over Hathaway's head and body with a nice combination.
Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gray misses the jab.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Hathaway counters with a two punch combo.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Gray.
Gray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylar Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hathaway slips under a jab from Gray.
A bone on bone clash there as Hathaway blocks the leg kick.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Hathaway slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hathaway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hathaway takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Hathaway looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
A big left from Gray misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hathaway, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Gray thows a body shot but no joy.
Gray lands with a straight right. Hathaway didn't see that one coming.
Daniel Hathaway's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hathaway clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hathaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Hathaway scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hathaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sylar Gray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gray on the side of the head.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Hathaway moved away.
Hathaway takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray cracks Hathaway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hathaway throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hathaway throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hathaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Gray misses.
Gray slips a jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway slips a jab and a cross from Gray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a left to the body.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Nice shot by Hathaway.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Hathaway moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway moves out of range as Gray strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gray.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gray drops his hands momentarily and Hathaway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gray cracks Hathaway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Daniel Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Hathaway blocks the leg kick.
Gray throws a series of strikes that have Hathaway backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway moves forwards but Gray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sylar Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylar Gray!
A very excited looking Sylar Gray 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rover Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Desperado by Los Lobos. Rover Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rover Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bowser Stormcrow!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormcrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice takedown defense from Stormcrow. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stormcrow's waist but Stormcrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rover Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stormcrow cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Stormcrow throws a head kick that misses.
Stormcrow throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Stormcrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stormcrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Stormcrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stormcrow gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie tries to move into range but Stormcrow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Stormcrow.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stormcrow is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Stormcrow circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Stormcrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stormcrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Bowser Stormcrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stormcrow.
Stormcrow lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stormcrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Whack! Stormcrow lands a heavy head kick that drops Gracie. The ref tackles Stormcrow to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gracie was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bowser Stormcrow!
After the fight, Bowser Stormcrow 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 Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
Simpson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Simpson ducks down to avoid it.
Simpson punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simpson slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Simpson 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.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith stalks Simpson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Simpson's face. Simpson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simpson misses the jab.
Smith defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a leg kick but Simpson moved away.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Simpson.
Simpson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Bart Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Smith.
Simpson rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Dante Smith has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Still in the clinch, Simpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simpson being controlled against the cage.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simpson lands a body punch.
Smith looks gassed!
A short left from Simpson.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Dante Smith's cut even more.
Smith blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simpson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Simpson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Simpson misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simpson.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Simpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Simpson tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Dante Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Simpson's ribcage.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Simpson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simpsons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Smith.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simpson swivels and escapes.
Simpson lands the left hand.
Simpson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simpson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Dante Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Simpson wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith wants to control but Simpson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith prevents Simpson from getting back to his feet.
Simpson wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Simpson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet Simpson, not yet.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith distracts Simpson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Simpson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simpson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Simpson controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Simpson misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Simpson throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
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!
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bart Simpson's cut is getting worse.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bart Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simpson works Smith's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Simpson lands an overhand right.
Simpson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Simpson with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Simpson moved away.
Simpson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Simpson throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Simpson scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dante Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson.
Simpson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson's corner calls for a 1-2. Simpson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Simpson cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bart Simpson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Simpson misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Simpson.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Simpson is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simpson has his back to the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Simpson.
Smith is trying to stall.
Simpson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
Simpson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dante Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson made sure to mention his sponsor, Hilo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonka's entrance music is Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse. A fine choice. Hernandez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by What's the Difference. Willy Wonka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Hernandez's chin.
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22
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Wonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wonka throws a poor cross that misses
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wonka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wonka tries to keep at a distance but Hernandez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wonka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hernandez misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hernandez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez misses with a punch to the body.
Wonka takes a shot to the head.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wonka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wonka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hernandez as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wonka shoots in and gets a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wonka's guard.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wonka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Wonka's legs - danger averted.
Hernandez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hernandez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Wonka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wonka!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonka tries to hold on but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez goes for an armbar but Wonka turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wonka.
Hernandez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wonka!
Hernandez wants to control the pace but Wonka is squirming around nicely.
Wonka wants to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Wonka is squirming around, avoiding Hernandez's attempts to control the action.
Hernandez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wonka is on top in guard.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hernandez scores with a body shot.
Wonka misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez is looking to slow Wonka down with leg kicks.
Wonka cracks a nice hook into Hernandez's ribs.
A jab from Wonka misses.
Wonka closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Wonka pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wonka.
A swing and a miss from Wonka.
Nice cross by Hernandez.
An inside leg kick lands from Hernandez.
A swing and a miss from Wonka.
Wonka throws a sloppy body shot
and Hernandez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonka throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez cracks Wonka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wonka misses with a straight left.
Hernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wonka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernandez.
Wonka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Wonka's head.
It looks like Willy Wonka has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
Wonka looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Wonka shoots in.
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Wonka's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wonka throws a right hand that misses
and Hernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wonka throws a right hand that misses
and Hernandez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wonka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Wonka misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hernandez.
Wonka throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hernandez lands with a good body shot.
Hernandez digs a good hook to Wonka's body.
Hernandez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wonka rather than just go for the knockout.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Wonka throws a head punch that misses.
Wonka lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hernandez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Hernandez on the inside.
Hernandez tries to work over Wonka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wonka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wonka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hernandez tests Wonka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wonka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Willy Wonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wonka punishes Hernandez's body with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Wonka misses with a hook
and Hernandez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wonka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wonka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wonka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wonka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Wonka misses.
Wonka misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Wonka needs to keep his hands up - Hernandez had a free shot at his head there.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Wonka circles away.
Wonka shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hector Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez connects with an inside leg kick.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Wonka moves out of range.
Wonka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Wonka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez digs a good hook to Wonka's body.
Wonka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Wonka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez connects with a nice looking jab.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wonka walks into a jab.
Hernandez sizes up Wonka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wonka misses with a hook
and Hernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Hernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wonka is rocked!
Wonka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hernandez throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Wonka stumbling backwards into the cage! Wonka bounces back off the cage towards Hernandez, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Hernandez lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Hernandez celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hector Hernandez!
A relieved looking Hector Hernandez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutz Kilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilian has chosen Post Break-up Sex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lutz Kilian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
195 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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28
194 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Kilian!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kilian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kilian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Kilian stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilian circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilian closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Kilian.
Kilian tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Kilian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Kilian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kilian missing with knees to the body.
Kilian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilian tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kilian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kilian regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Kilian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harrison drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kilian dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kilian preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrison, not yet.
Harrison has his foot on Kilian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilian works his way back into a safe position though.
Harrison 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.
Harrison trying to keep a closed guard but Kilian is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Kilian controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrison looking for a guillotine here but Kilian defends easily.
Kilian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kilian misses with a low kick.
Harrison shoots in and bounces Kilian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harrison drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kilian dives on top into guard.
Harrison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harrison has control of Kilian's left arm, preventing Kilian from doing any damage.
Harrison trying to keep a closed guard but Kilian is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kilian has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
William Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harrison has an active guard here but Kilian has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to roll over but Kilian keeps him under control.
Harrison trying to control here.
Kilian wants to stand up but Harrison is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to hold on to Kilian's head to control him but Kilian postures up.
Harrison manages to get to full guard.
Kilian wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison controls Kilian momentarily but Kilian frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kilian doesn't defend quickly enough and Harrison has managed to lock this one up! Can Kilian escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Harrison on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Harrison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone's entrance music is Gimme Shelter. A fine choice. Donowitz has chosen The Bear Jew as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Donowitz throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
A cross from Donowitz lands.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a nice body kick.
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz dodges the punch combination from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Donowitz moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Stone cracks Donowitz with a good jab.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Donowitz's belly button to the back.
Stone throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Donowitz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Donowitz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donowitz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Stone coming out on top.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone looks for the body kick but Donowitz saw that one coming.
Donowitz scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone motions for Donowitz to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Stone down.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone lands a nice hook to Donowitz's body. Donowitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone misses with a leg kick
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Donowitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donowitz throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Donowitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz cracks Stone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Donowitz is looking to land body kicks.
Stone 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.
Stone throws a head kick but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donowitz misses with a combination
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donowitz in his tracks.
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!
Stone throws a leg kick but Donowitz moved away.
Donny Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone scores with a jab. Donowitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donowitz throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone walks into a jab.
A low kick from Donowitz is predictable there
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone with a jab.
Donowitz jabs at Stone's body.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Donowitz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Stone.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Donowitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donowitz 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.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone is looking to slow Donowitz down with leg kicks.
Stone slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Donowitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone throws a right and a left that Donowitz avoids nicely.
Donowitz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donowitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Donowitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Stone moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Donowitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donowitz throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donowitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Donowitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donowitz on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone lands a really nice looking cross but Donowitz seems unphased.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Donowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Donowitz's knee but Donowitz avoids it well.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Donowitz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Donowitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Donowitz misses
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Stone misses.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Donowitz.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Donowitz moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donowitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
Stone tries to score with a low kick but Donowitz moves his leg out of the way.
Stone connects with a right hand. Donowitz shakes it off.
Stone slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Stone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donowitz if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Donowitz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donowitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Stone.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Donowitz.
Donowitz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Stone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stone lands with a hook. Donowitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone walks into a left hand.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Stone feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Donowitz blocks a leg kick.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Stone throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Stone clobbers Donowitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Stone lands.
Stone avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stone moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Stone.
Donowitz takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Donowitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Donowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Donowitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
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 Knuckle Stone will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donowitz, as that shot connected.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Stone.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone misses with a hook.
Donowitz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz connects with a looping right hand.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Stone fakes the leg kick and cracks Donowitz in the body.
Stone feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
Donowitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donowitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
Stone misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Donowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Donowitz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckle Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donowitz tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donowitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donowitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Donowitz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stone finds it's way round the side to connect with Donowitz's head.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donowitz with a jab.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Stone down.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stone scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Stone.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donny Donowitz.
Well Donowitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donny Donowitz! Donny Donowitz retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Donny Donowitz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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