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Eminence 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malham has chosen Jesse Kaikuranta - Vie mut kotiin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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206 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Casper Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orion shoots in for a takedown but Malham shows good takedown defense.
Orion tries to clinch up but Malham circles away and keeps his distance.
Malham loads up on a big right hand but Orion slips the punch.
Malham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orion.
Malham misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malham. That's going to slow Orion down.
Malham moves away from the strike by Orion.
Malham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Orion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orion.
Orion wants to clinch
and Malham counters with a big head kick but Orion shrugs it off.
Malham throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
Orion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malham misses with an uppercut.
Malham throws a leg kick
and Orion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malham is working an open guard so Orion takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham throws a solid leg kick but Orion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malham.
Nice body kick from Malham.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Malham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Malham wants to sweep but no luck.
Malham trying to keep a closed guard but Orion is proving a slippery customer.
Orion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Malham is looking for a triangle but Orion pushes his legs off easily.
Orion passes Malham's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham is trying to get back to full guard.
Orion in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Malham tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Orion!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Casper Orion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bod Zio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Zio has chosen Old Mcdonald had a farm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roy Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Bod Zio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zio manages to avoid it.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Zio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull avoids the head kick by Zio.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Zio sees coming a mile off.
Zio blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zio as he jumps to the side.
Zio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bull.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Zio.
Nice shot lands for Bull.
Zio throws a solid leg kick but Bull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zio.
Bull swings for the body but Zio moves out of range.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Bull misses
and Zio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zio lands a jab to the nose.
Zio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Zio.
Zio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Zio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull digs a good body shot into Zio's ribs.
Zio scores with a punch to the head.
Bull tries to clinch but Zio is having none of it.
Bull tries to clinch up but Zio circles away and keeps his distance.
Zio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zio scores with a jab.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zio.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zio moves out of range of the strikes.
Zio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zio leaves Bull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
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!
Zio throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Zio throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it.
Zio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zio.
Zio thumps Bull with a low kick.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zio, right into the meat.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull digs a good hook to Zio's body.
Zio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Bull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zio slips under a jab.
Zio blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Bull shoots in but Zio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Zio moved out of range.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Zio moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Zio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zio connects with a single shot there.
Zio connects with a solid leg kick.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zio.
Bull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bod Zio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zio is trying to defend but Bull finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Bull not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bull.
Zio gets back to full guard.
Bull throws a strike but Zio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bull is keeping the position for now.
Zio is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zio manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bod Zio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Zio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Zio pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Zio lands a nice hook to Bull's body. Bull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zio avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull misses the jab.
Zio moves out of range of the strikes.
Zio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bull. That one must have hurt.
Zio lands a nice shot to the body.
Zio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Bull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio moves away from the strike by Bull.
Zio misses with a straight right.
Zio scores with a jab. Bull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Zio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Bull does it's job there.
Zio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Zio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bull's calf.
Zio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Zio.
Zio avoids the head kick by Bull.
An inside leg kick lands from Zio.
Zio tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Zio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zio duly obliges.
Bod Zio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bull.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Zio moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Zio misses with a wild body shot.
Zio thuds a left hand into Bull's body.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bull digs a good body shot into Zio's ribs.
Zio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zio throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Bull connects with a body shot that sends Zio's belly button to the back.
Bull scores with a jab.
Zio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bull misses with a two punch combination.
Zio scoring well with a low kick there.
Bull throws a low kick but Zio avoids it.
Bull throws a series of punches but Zio moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Zio there.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Zio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Zio blocks the leg kick.
Zio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zio wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Zio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.
Zio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zio connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zio scores with a head kick. Bull tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bull is rocked!
Zio scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bull.
Bull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zio misses with a body kick.
Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Zio throws a leg kick but Bull checks it.
Zio misses with a low kick.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zio throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull swings for the body but Zio moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zio, right into the meat.
Bull seems to have got his legs back now.
Bull tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zio ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bod Zio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zio blocks a leg kick.
Zio slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zio as he avoids it easily.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Bull throws a shot to the body.
Zio scores with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Zio.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Zio ducks down to avoid it.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zio. Zio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zio looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Bull shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bull was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bull tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Zio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zio tries to hold on but Bull postures up.
Zio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zio tries to reverse the position but Bull maintains control.
Bull throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zio because Bull loaded up on that one.
Bull avoids the attempt from Zio to control.
Zio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to finish this one by submission but Zio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull unloads with some shots from mount but Zio bucks and avoids them well.
Bull punching from mount but Zio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bull landing strikes from the mount.
Bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bull sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roy Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bull.
Bull prevents Zio from getting the reversal.
Bull unloads with some shots from mount but Zio bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Bull.
Bull avoids the attempt from Zio to control.
Bull jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Zio is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Zio and Bull has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bull tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bull has control of an arm but Zio manages to advance to Bull's back!
You can see the frustration on Bull's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bull takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zio is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Zio gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Zio gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Zio apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Zio misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Zio throws out a leg kick but Bull moves out of range and Zio only half commits.
Zio has closed the distance and engaged Bull in a clinch.
Bull misses with some punches.
Zio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zio lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Zio.
Bull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zio.
Bod Zio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab from Zio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bod Zio!
Bod Zio managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic comes to the cage accompanied by More then a Feeling. Power has chosen Trick Daddy- Let's Go as his entrance music. Ivan Tunjic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power misses with a hook.
Tunjic looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Tunjic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tunjic throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tunjic moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Danny Power has been cut.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tunjic manages to avoid it.
Tunjic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Tunjic stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power misses with an uppercut. Tunjic saw that one coming.
Tunjic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Danny Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Tunjic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic misses with a hook
and Power counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tunjic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tunjics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Tunjic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tunjic scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Power.
Power throws a body punch but Tunjic moves out of range.
Tunjic rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power blocks a body shot from Tunjic.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Power.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Tunjic.
Tunjic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Tunjic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power goes for a takedown attempt but Tunjic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tunjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tunjic blocks a jab.
Power keeps Tunjic at a distance using the push kick.
A jab lands there for Power.
Power throws a body punch but Tunjic moves out of range.
Tunjic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power throws a leg kick
and Tunjic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power digs a good body shot into Tunjic's ribs.
Power scores with a punch to the head.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Tunjic.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power lands with a slapping head kick.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Tunjic misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a takedown into side control.
Tunjic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunjic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Power connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Tunjic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tunjic seems to have got his legs back now.
Power misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic prevents Power from improving position.
Tunjic gets back to half guard.
Power wants to control but Tunjic is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Power throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Power's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tunjic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danny Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tunjic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Tunjic scores with a body shot.
Power connects with a nice looking jab.
Power scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tunjic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Power manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tunjic manages to get himself to full guard.
Tunjic is looking to sweep but instead, Power has passed into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Tunjic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Power trying to control but Tunjic is working from the bottom.
Tunjic is looking to sweep but instead, Power has passed into half guard.
Power tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tunjic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Power trying to control from half guard but Tunjic is working away.
Tunjic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tunjic.
Tunjic managing to control the position.
Tunjic wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Power is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tunjic trying to hold on to Power's head to control him but Power postures up.
Tunjic is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic looking for submissions off his back.
Tunjic tries to get to full guard but Power has control of the leg.
Power trying to control the action but Tunjic is working from the bottom.
Power is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic is trying to get back to full guard.
Power seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tunjic is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Ivan Tunjic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Power's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Tunjic's head back.
Tunjic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Tunjic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tunjic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tunjic manages to avoid it.
Power throws out a loose jab but Tunjic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tunjic tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tunjic tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Tunjic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Tunjic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power lands a slapping body shot.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tunjic.
Tunjic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tunjic clobbers Power with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tunjic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Tunjic shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Power.
Power throws a wild body kick that Tunjic sees coming a mile off.
Tunjic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power scores with a jab. Tunjic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power scores with a hook to the body. Tunjic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunjic gets caught napping as Power dives in and scores a takedown. Tunjic manages to retain guard.
Tunjic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tunjic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tunjic looking to control.
Power throws a big right hand that misses.
Tunjic is trying to keep Power in close.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Tunjic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic wants to sweep but no luck.
Power throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tunjic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tunjic looking to control.
Power preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tunjic takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Power.
Power swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tunjic counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to score with a low kick but Tunjic moves his leg out of the way.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Tunjic is just out of range.
Tunjic has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Tunjic gets underhooks to prevent Power's takedown attempt.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Power's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Power digs a right hand into Tunjic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tunjic's gas tank.
Tunjic tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Power!
Danny Power really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Ivey has chosen Friday as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
215 lbs
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31
215 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue scores with a jab. Ivey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ivey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivey lands with a kick to the temple. Inoue shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Ivey tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivey.
Ivey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inoue chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inoue throws out a leg kick but Ivey moves out of range and Inoue only half commits.
Ivey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ivey moves out of range of the leg kick from Inoue.
Yuya Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue tries to score with a low kick but Ivey moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue throws a hook but Ivey avoids it easily.
Ivey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue misses with a left hand
and Ivey counters with a good, hard body kick but Inoue shrugs it off.
Inoue is breathing heavily.
Ivey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inoue's head backwards.
Ivey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Ivey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivey.
Ivey throws a low kick, looking for Inoue's leg but Inoue calmly moves out of range.
Inoue throws a body punch but Ivey moves out of range.
Inoue gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inoue circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Ivey.
Ivey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivey swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivey throws out the jab.
Ivey connects with a crisp jab.
Ivey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inoue slips a jab from Ivey.
Ivey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoue.
Inoue throws a right hand that misses
and Ivey counters with a nice body kick.
Inoue staying out of range there.
Ivey misses with a lunging right hand
and Inoue counters with a slapping leg kick.
Inoue walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Inoue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inoue takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inoue fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Ivey.
Ivey slips under a jab from Inoue.
Inoue throws a good cross that connects.
Ivey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivey tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inoue doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivey circles away.
Ivey thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ivey.
Ivey throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Ivey.
Yuya Inoue's cut is getting worse.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Ivey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue defending well as Ivey loads up on a big left hand.
Inoue swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ivey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivey misses with an uppercut.
Ivey thuds a left hand into Inoue's body.
Inoue throws a jab when Ivey was well out of range.
Ivey misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Inoue misses the target.
Ivey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Ivey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivey blocks a jab.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ivey looks to land a body kick but Inoue moved away.
Ivey is looking to land body kicks.
Ivey swinging wildly here.
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivey lands a leg kick that knocks Inoue off balance momentarily.
Phil Ivey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inoue throws a right and a left that Ivey avoids nicely.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Inoue might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ivey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inoue's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivey. That's going to slow Inoue down.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Ivey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivey throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inoue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ivey checks it well.
Phil Ivey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but Ivey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inoue dives in and scores a takedown into Ivey's guard.
Ivey looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivey, not yet.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivey wants to sweep here but Inoue controlling him for the moment.
Ivey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Inoueis looking to pass into half guard but Ivey pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ivey is in guard.
Inoue 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.
Inoue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue 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.
Ivey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Inoue preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Inoue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ivey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ivey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Inoue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ivey pushing down on Inoue's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ivey in particular looking to stall.
Ivey is looking to advance position but Inoue won't allow it.
Inoue is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ivey pulls his head out easily.
Inoue is not content to let Ivey control the position.
Ivey might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Inoue kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue is looking to improve his position.
Ivey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
That's time! Inoue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ivey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ivey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Inoue looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivey is just out of range.
Ivey misses the shot to the body.
Inoue throws a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a nice leg kick.
Ivey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoue.
Inoue lands with a straight right. Ivey didn't see that one coming.
Inoue checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivey.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inoue is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A lazy left from Ivey finds it's target.
A big right from Ivey misses.
Ivey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Inoue scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ivey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivey doesn't manage to clinch there - Inoue circles away.
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivey misses with a looping left.
Inoue lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Ivey.
Ivey blocks a low kick nicely.
Inoue takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Inoue blocks a head kick by Ivey.
Ivey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ivey throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot.
Inoue throws a jab when Ivey was well out of range.
Ivey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inoue counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Inoue throws a chopping leg kick but Ivey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Inoue lands with a cross.
Yuya Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Inoue scores with a body shot.
Ivey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phil Ivey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ivey punishes Inoue's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Inoue checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ivey lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivey.
Ivey moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivey misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey tries to work over Inoue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey missing with knees to the body.
Ivey presses Inoue against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ivey lands a body punch.
Inoue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivey lands with a left to the head.
Ivey tries to work over Inoue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivey.
A short right from Ivey.
Inoue prevents a body shot from Ivey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inoue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Ivey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Ivey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ivey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Ivey!
Phil Ivey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Giljotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Richthofen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Theme tune to islam. The crowd seem to be enjoying Giljotin's choice of entrance music: Ticon - Miss 11 PM (DJ CHILLER REMIX 2011) . This should be fireworks!
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28
184 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, David Giljotin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giljotin.
Giljotin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giljotin looks for a takedown but von Richthofen sprawls well.
Giljotin dives in and scores a takedown into von Richthofen's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Giljotin stops von Richthofen from standing up.
Giljotin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Richthofen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
von Richthofen looking for a sweep. Not yet von Richthofen, not yet.
Giljotin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
von Richthofen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giljotin throws a big right hand that misses.
Giljotin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Giljotin stopping the sweep attempt from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen seems keen to control Giljotin's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Richthofen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giljotin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
von Richthofen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Giljotin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Giljotin prevents von Richthofen from getting back to his feet.
Giljotin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Richthofen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Richthofen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Giljotin throwing strikes but missing.
Giljotin trying to control but von Richthofen is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now von Richthofen is on top in guard.
Giljotin trying to control the position.
von Richthofen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Giljotin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
von Richthofen wants to stand and escape but Giljotin is having none of it.
Giljotin drops back looking for a leg! von Richthofen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and von Richthofen manages to kick Giljotin off! Giljotin jumps back into von Richthofen's guard.
Giljotin wants to pass the guard but von Richthofen is keeping the position.
von Richthofen is pulling down on Giljotin's head to control his posture.
von Richthofen wants to stand up but Giljotin is controlling him.
von Richthofen pulls Giljotin in close to his closed guard and prevents Giljotin from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giljotin trying to control the position from guard on top but von Richthofen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin drops back looking for a leg! von Richthofen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and von Richthofen manages to kick Giljotin off! Giljotin jumps back into von Richthofen's guard.
Giljotin trying to control the position from guard on top but von Richthofen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
von Richthofen is adopting a defensive guard.
Giljotin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Richthofen keeping full guard, as Giljotin tries to pass.
von Richthofen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Manfred von Richthofen just wasn't active enough.
Some bone on bone action there as Giljotin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Richthofen connects with a body shot.
von Richthofen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giljotin was well out of range. Poor timing from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Giljotin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
von Richthofen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Giljotin is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
von Richthofen wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen pulls Giljotin in to control the position.
von Richthofen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giljotin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. von Richthofen is keeping the position for now.
Giljotin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Giljotin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giljotin clinches up with von Richthofen and pushes him back against the cage.
von Richthofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Giljotin.
Giljotin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by von Richthofen after a bit of a struggle.
Giljotin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by von Richthofen after a bit of a struggle.
von Richthofen misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen is leaning against Giljotin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Giljotin tries to pull guard but von Richthofen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manfred von Richthofen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Giljotin.
von Richthofen manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen throws a big shot that misses.
Giljotin tries to clinch but von Richthofen moves out of range.
A shot to the body from von Richthofen misses
and Giljotin counters with a left and a right that stings von Richthofen.
von Richthofen tries a low kick but Giljotin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen scores with a jab to the body.
von Richthofen misses the shot to the body.
Giljotin tries for a takedown but von Richthofen circles away easily
and von Richthofen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
von Richthofen closes the distance and clinches.
von Richthofen stalling.
Giljotin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
von Richthofen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
von Richthofen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
von Richthofen has a couple of punches blocked by Giljotin.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
von Richthofen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giljotin drops down looking for an ankle pick but von Richthofen pulls his leg out and moves away.
von Richthofen stuffs the takedown.
David Giljotin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen misses with a low kick.
Giljotin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
von Richthofen is looking to wear down Giljotin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Richthofen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Richthofen gets caught napping as Giljotin dives in and scores a takedown. von Richthofen manages to retain guard.
von Richthofen keeping moving, preventing Giljotin from controlling successfully.
David Giljotin has got the better of the ground game so far.
von Richthofen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
von Richthofen controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manfred von Richthofen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
von Richthofen misses with a body shot.
von Richthofen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin fails with the takedown
and von Richthofen counters with a left to the body.
von Richthofen has managed to clinch.
Giljotin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics von Richthofen uses from the top position.
von Richthofen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
von Richthofen working some strikes from top position.
Giljotin keeping moving, preventing von Richthofen from controlling successfully.
von Richthofen throws a big right hand that misses.
von Richthofen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
von Richthofen connects with a couple of short punches.
von Richthofen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giljotin's head.
Giljotin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giljotin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Giljotin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but von Richthofen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Giljotin 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.
von Richthofen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Richthofen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
von Richthofen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Giljotin keeping moving, preventing von Richthofen from controlling successfully.
von Richthofen lands a couple of elbows.
von Richthofen landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Richthofen with a nice head shot there.
Giljotin keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
von Richthofen trying to control but Giljotin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that second round.
That's time! von Richthofen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
von Richthofen misses with a jab to the body
and Giljotin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
von Richthofen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for von Richthofen.
von Richthofen pushes Giljotin off and gets back to his feet.
von Richthofen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
von Richthofen thows a body shot but no joy.
Giljotin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen throws a low kick but Giljotin avoids it.
Giljotin tries for a takedown but von Richthofen circles away easily
and von Richthofen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Richthofen. Giljotin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
von Richthofen misses with a hook to the body
so Giljotin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Giljotin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! von Richthofen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Giljotin, into his guard.
von Richthofen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Giljotin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but von Richthofen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Giljotin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giljotin keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
von Richthofen distracts Giljotin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Giljotin keeps moving.
Giljotin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
von Richthofen misses with a jab to the body
and Giljotin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
von Richthofen pulls Giljotin in close to his closed guard and prevents Giljotin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Giljotin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. von Richthofen is keeping the position for now.
von Richthofen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Manfred von Richthofen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
von Richthofen throws a front kick aimed at Giljotin's knee but Giljotin avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen misses with a jab to the body
and Giljotin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for von Richthofen!
von Richthofen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Giljotin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
von Richthofen controls the position.
von Richthofen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
von Richthofen really wants to buck Giljotin off and get back to his feet.
Giljotin controlling from mount.
Giljotin throwing strikes here but von Richthofen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Giljotin thowing shots but they're missing.
Giljotin landing punches.
Giljotin tries to control but von Richthofen wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giljotin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, von Richthofen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen really wants to buck Giljotin off and get back to his feet.
Giljotin wants to control the pace but von Richthofen is squirming around nicely.
Giljotin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
von Richthofen is wriggling around trying to escape.
von Richthofen wants to hold on but Giljotin pushes him away.
Giljotin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Giljotin looking to ground and pound but von Richthofen is blocking nicely.
Giljotin stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Richthofen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giljotin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Richthofen.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Richthofen. Giljotin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Giljotin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giljotin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Giljotin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, David Giljotin made sure he mentioned Bushido Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Miragliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Filippo Miragliani!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Miragliani misses
and Britt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Britt slips under a jab.
Britt throws a jab when Miragliani was well out of range.
Donk. Britt catches Miragliani right on the button with a cross.
Britt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miragliani scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Britt.
Jab from Miragliani.
Britt tests Miragliani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Britt lands a left and a right that send Miragliani crashing to the mat, dazed. Britt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britt throws a combination. Miragliani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miragliani throws a sloppy head kick and Britt moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Britt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miragliani fails to land with a series of punches.
Britt connects with a body shot.
Britt blocks a head kick by Miragliani.
Britt misses with a body punch
enabling Miragliani to counter with a crisp jab.
Britt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Britt has Miragliani up against the cage in a clinch.
Miragliani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Miragliani got wobbled bad by a big combination! Britt presses forward with punches and knees until Miragliani stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Miragliani closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Britt!
Eric Britt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colt Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley slips a jab from Turner.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley looks for a takedown but Turner sprawls well.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riley as he jumps to the side.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner clinches up with Riley and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
Riley lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Riley.
Riley is trying to trip Turner. He has hold of a leg but Turner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Riley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Turner looking to control.
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
Riley passes into half guard.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riley.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Riley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riley throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
Riley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley with the ground and pound but Turner uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner wriggles free and stands up.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
A jab from Riley misses.
Riley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riley tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riley on the side of the head.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner misses with a hook. Riley ducked under it nicely.
Riley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riley throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turner cracks Riley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Riley or perhaps it was just good defense by Turner which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Turner throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Vernon Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Turner takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Riley is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley fails with the takedown.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Riley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turner quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner is trying to stand up here but Riley is controlling him well.
Riley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riley stalling away here and it's allowed Turner to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Riley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turner misses with an uppercut
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Colt Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner digs a good hook to Riley's body.
Riley is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turner to the ground. Riley is now in Turner's guard.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Riley is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Riley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turner wants to stand up but Riley is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Turner throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riley momentarily.
Riley works Turner's body with a nice hook.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Riley thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Turner is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
Riley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley stops Turner from getting back to his feet.
Riley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riley controlling the action here.
Turner is defending against the submission attempts here by Riley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley stalling away here and it's allowed Turner to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Riley dominated that second 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.
Riley scores with a one two! Turner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riley as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Riley sprawls well.
Turner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riley's half guard.
Turner winds up and cracks Riley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Riley's head.
Colt Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riley is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Riley throws a couple of heel strikes.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
Turner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riley's guard.
Riley moves into full guard.
Turner won't allow Riley to sweep him here.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
Riley looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riley keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley pushes Turner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Riley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Turner clobbers Riley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley scores with a sloppy right hand. Turner should have avoided that one.
Turner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riley to the mat! Riley manages to get full guard.
Riley working a defensive guard here.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Turner lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner!
Riley looking to finish Turner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turner!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner is in a horrible position here. Riley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riley trying to control but Turner is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Colt Riley did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Riley quickly recovers to half guard.
Riley gets back to full guard.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riley wants to hit a switch here but Turner passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Riley there!
Riley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Riley gets back to full guard.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turner because Riley loaded up on that one.
Riley punching from mount but Turner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Riley thowing shots but they're missing.
Riley punching from mount but Turner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Riley trying to control but Turner is having none of it.
Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riley looking to ground and pound but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Turner is trying to stand.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley with the ground and pound but Turner uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Riley wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Riley had his way with Vernon Turner in that round.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Riley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riley moves into the clinch.
Riley letting Turner take a breather here.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Nice body punch from Riley.
Turner prevents the takedown attempt.
Riley is looking for a takedown.
Riley prevents a body shot from Turner.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riley scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Turner tries a body shot but Riley blocks it.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner is trying to break free.
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Turner trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
Riley lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Riley.
Turner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to drag Riley to the mat but Riley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Riley prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Riley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
Good body shot from Riley.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vernon Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riley presses Turner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Colt Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Riley scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riley finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Riley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turner was covering up waiting for the punch and Riley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Colt Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 short uppercut from Turner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Turner lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Turner misses with some punches.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vernon Turner.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Riley!
Colt Riley is the new lightweight champion!
Colt Riley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni - . White has chosen yes as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr White!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Sonni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sonni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sonni tries to clinch up.
Sonni lands with a nice body punch.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
Sonni blocks the body kick.
Sonni throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White cracks Sonni with a right hand to the side of the head.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonni slips under a jab.
Sonni closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Sonni is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White checks the leg kick.
Sonni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White 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.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sonni blocks a leg kick.
Sonni takes the fight into the clinch.
Sonni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Sonni tries a body shot but White blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is working White over against the cage.
White prevents a body shot from Sonni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White misses with some punches.
White blocking some punches.
Sonni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White breaks from the clinch.
White rushes Sonni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sonni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from White.
Sonni lands a right hand.
White pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sonni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sonni throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonni with a nice head shot there.
Sonni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni won't allow White to sweep him here.
Sonni postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sonni is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for White.
Sonni grinds an elbow into White's temple.
White is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
White is still in real trouble! Can Sonni finish him?
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sonni advances to full mount.
White tries to reverse the position but Sonni maintains control.
Sonni connects with a bit shot that sees White covering up! More strikes from Sonni and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sonni is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahti Sonni!
Mahti Sonni decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Colmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel has chosen Dreams - The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Colmen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Martel.
Colmen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martel.
Colmen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colmen moves out of range of the body kick from Martel.
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Martel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Colmen defending well as Martel loads up on a big left hand.
Colmen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Colmen throws a right hand that Martel ducks under and follows up with a left that Martel also avoids with ease.
Martel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colmen. Colmen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colmen. Colmen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Martel.
Colmen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Colmen.
Colmen throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with a nice leg kick.
Martel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colmen manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martel, right into the meat.
Martel misses with a left hand
and Colmen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colmen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel misses with a lunging right hand
and Colmen counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martel's corner calls for a 1-2. Martel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jay Colmen has been cut.
Martel misses with a lunging right hand
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel misses with a hook. Colmen ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Colmen does no damage.
Martel connects with a jab.
Martel blocks a leg kick.
Colmen moves into the clinch.
Martel presses Colmen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Colmen wants to sweep but no luck.
Colmen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Colmen 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.
Colmen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Martel is now in half guard.
Colmen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Martel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Colmen is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel trying to control but Colmen is having none of it.
Colmen tries to hold on but Martel pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Martel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Colmen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colmen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martel cracks a nice hook into Colmen's ribs.
Martel jabs Colmen right on the nose. Colmen blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Colmen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martel looks for the body kick but Colmen saw that one coming.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Martel throws a body punch but Colmen moves out of range.
Colmen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Colmen is just out of range.
Colmen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martel's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel checks a leg kick.
Colmen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colmen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colmen scores with a sloppy right hand. Martel should have avoided that one.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Colmen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martel misses with a low kick as Colmen jumps back.
Martel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colmen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martel checks a leg kick.
Colmen misses the shot to the body.
Martel swings for the body but Colmen moves out of range.
Colmen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martel is out of range.
Martel lands a nice hook to Colmen's body. Colmen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Martel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colmen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colmen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martel throws a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Martel blocks the leg kick.
Colmen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Colmen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Colmen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colmen lands a nice hook to Martel's body. Martel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Colmen throws a leg kick
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Martel misses with a hook. Colmen ducked under it nicely.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Colmen throws a chopping leg kick but Martel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Colmen slips under a jab from Martel.
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Colmen counters with a nice kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colmen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martel staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Colmen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Colmen is just out of range.
Martel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Colmen lands a leg kick that knocks Martel off balance momentarily.
Colmen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Martel connects with a body shot that sends Colmen's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Colmen.
Martel throws out a loose jab but Colmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colmen misses with a hook.
Colmen cracks Martel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Colmen.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Colmen is just out of range.
Martel connects with a single shot there.
Martel defending well as Colmen loads up on a big left hand.
Colmen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Colmen is just out of range.
Martel throws a right and a left that Colmen avoids nicely.
Martel throws a looping overhand right but Colmen ducks down to avoid it.
Martel scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws an off balance right hand
and Colmen counters with a nice body shot.
Colmen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martel throws a body punch but Colmen moves out of range.
Colmen misses with a hook. Martel ducked under it nicely.
Colmen ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Colmen gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel blocks a body shot from Colmen.
Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colmen pushes off an throws an elbow but Martel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Martel swings for the body but Colmen moves out of range.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
Martel keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Colmen.
Some bone on bone action there as Colmen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Colmen swings widly with a right hand
and Colmen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel takes one to the side of the head.
Colmen doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
Martel throws a shot from downtown. Colmen moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Colmen.
Colmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colmen ducks right into an uppercut from Martel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Charles Martel just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jay Colmen's cut.
That's time! Colmen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Colmen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Martel.
Martel misses with a low kick as Colmen jumps back.
Colmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colmen checks a low kick from Martel.
Colmen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martel moves away from the strike by Colmen.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Martel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colmen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colmen thuds his shin into the meat of Martel's side.
Colmen misses with a few strikes there.
Colmen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martel can pounce on him.
Colmen throws a front kick aimed at Martel's knee but Martel avoids it well.
A big left from Colmen misses.
Colmen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Colmen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Colmen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Colmen missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colmen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Colmen duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colmen.
Martel throws a jab but it's blocked by Colmen.
Martel needs to keep his hands up - Colmen had a free shot at his head there.
Colmen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel looks to land a combination but Colmen avoids it well.
Colmen slips a jab from Martel.
Colmen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Colmen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel moves in looking to clinch but Colmen pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Martel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel avoids the body shot from Colmen.
Colmen slips a straight right by Martel.
Colmen looks to land a left hand but Martel moved out of range nicely.
Martel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Martel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Colmen misses.
Colmen swings widly with a right hand
and Martel counters with a nice leg kick.
Colmen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martel connects with a solid leg kick.
Colmen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel blocks a jab.
Martel slips under a jab from Colmen.
Colmen misses with a low kick.
Colmen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colmen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Colmen misses with an uppercut
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jay Colmen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martel lands a glancing blow to the side of Colmen's head.
Martel slips a straight right by Colmen.
Martel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Colmen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Colmen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martel swings for the body but Colmen moves out of range.
Colmen ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Colmen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel missing with a left hand there. Colmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martel swings for the body but Colmen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel connects with a leg kick. Colmen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martel looks to land a right hand but Colmen moved out of range.
Martel misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Martel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Colmen scores with a jab to the head.
Martel throws a leg kick but Colmen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martel.
Colmen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Colmen blocks the body kick.
Colmen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Colmen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Colmen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen throws a right hand that Martel ducks under and follows up with a left that Martel also avoids with ease.
Colmen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martel throws a jab when Colmen was well out of range.
Colmen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martel.
Martel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
Colmen ducks right into an uppercut from Martel.
Martel misses with a looping right.
Martel jabs Colmen right on the nose. Colmen blinks but takes it well.
Jay Colmen's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Colmen.
Jay Colmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Colmen's calf.
Martel throws a right hand that Colmen ducks under and follows up with a left that Colmen also avoids with ease.
Colmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colmen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Colmen tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel! Charles Martel retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Charles Martel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinaski slips under a jab.
Tyminski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chinaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chinaski misses with a hook. Tyminski ducked under it nicely.
Chinaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyminski misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
Chinaski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chinaski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyminski.
Chinaski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tyminski is able to avoid easily.
Chinaski moves forwards but Tyminski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chinaski!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chinaski tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyminski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chinaski scores with a punch to the head.
Chinaski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chinaski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyminski, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyminski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chinaski.
Tyminski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chinaski connects with a jab.
Tyminski jabs at Chinaski's body.
Chinaski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyminski throws a hook to the side of Chinaski's head but Chinaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyminski. Chinaski shrugs it off though.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tyminski.
Lukasz Tyminski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski thuds his right hand into Tyminski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyminski misses with a leg kick.
Tyminski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
Tyminski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyminski tries to clinch but Chinaski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski throws a leg kick
and Chinaski counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Chinaski.
Nice body punch from Chinaski.
Nice cross by Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a body kick that misses.
Chinaski connects with a leg kick. Tyminski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chinaski misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyminski.
Chinaski thuds his right hand into Tyminski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyminski is rocked!
Tyminski is aggressively charging in as Chinaski backs up avoiding any damage. Chinaski tosses out a jab and Tyminski runs right into it face first! Tyminski is out cold! Chinaski dropped down on all fours and is barking in Tyminski's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Chinaski!
Henry Chinaski looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'All I want to do is get my check and get drunk.'.
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