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CFL 10: PRIDE FC RULES 1! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace comes into the arena with Outside by Staind blaring out of the sound system. Melartin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pennywise- Homesick . Ronan Hollace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Melartin's chin.
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melartin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Melartin misses.
Melartin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melartin throws a shot from downtown. Hollace moves away and avoids it.
Melartin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Melartin needs to keep his hands up - Hollace had a free shot at his head there.
Hollace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melartin's sensitive parts.
Hollace's corner calls for a 1-2. Hollace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hollace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melartin.
Hollace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hollace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Melartin.
Melartin looks to land a left hand but Hollace moved out of range nicely.
Hollace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melartin.
Hollace missing with a left hand there. Melartin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melartin throws a hook to the side of Hollace's head but Hollace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollace lands a nice looking body shot.
Melartin throws a hook but Hollace blocks it.
Hollace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melartin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Melartin back to the ropes. Hollace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hollace feints a jab promting Melartin to slip. Hollace then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Melartin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace misses with a looping left.
Melartin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melartin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollace takes the fight into the clinch.
Hollace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Melartin after a bit of a struggle.
Hollace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melartin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Hollace is controlling him.
Hollace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melartin is keeping busy.
Hollace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Melartin is trying to push Hollace away but Hollace has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hollace breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hollace there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Melartin checks a leg kick.
Melartin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rafael Melartin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Melartin misses the target.
Melartin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hollace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melartin.
Hollace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollace connects with a right hand. Melartin shakes it off.
Melartin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollace.
Melartin misses with a straight right.
Hollace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melartin throws out the jab.
Melartin lands a really nice looking cross but Hollace seems unphased.
Melartin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollace thuds a left hand into Melartin's body.
Hollace wants to slow Melartin down by chopping away at his legs.
Hollace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hollace connects with a single shot there.
Hollace swings for the body but Melartin moves out of range.
Melartin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace connects with a nice looking jab.
Hollace thuds a left hand into Melartin's body.
Hollace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hollace lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hollace scores with a jab.
Hollace displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hollace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melartin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melartin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melartin stalks Hollace and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hollace's face. Hollace staggers backwards, shaken.
Melartin jabs Hollace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hollace connects with a body shot that sends Melartin's belly button to the back.
Melartin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melartin looks to land a right hand but Hollace moved out of range.
Melartin throws a jab when Hollace was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollace lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melartin misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Melartin.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Melartin lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollace. That's going to slow Melartin down.
Melartin takes one to the chin there.
Hollace staying out of range there.
Melartin misses with a lunging right hand
and Hollace counters with a nice kick to the body.
Melartin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollace.
Hollace scores with a nice right hand.
Melartin looks to throw the jab but Hollace is out of range.
Hollace gets the takedown into side control.
Hollace throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Melartin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hollace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Melartin's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hollace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hollace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hollace wants to pass the guard but Melartin is defending well.
Hollace works his way into side control.
Hollace tries to score with some ground and pound. Melartin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is putting a hurting on Melartin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Melartin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hollace.
An elbow from Hollace crashes against the mat.
Hollace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melartin keeps working.
Melartin dodges the ground and pound from Hollace.
Hollace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Melartin is not content to let Hollace control the position.
Hollace looking to control but instead Melartin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hollace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hollace is just content to waste time from the top position. Melartin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hollace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melartin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hollace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melartin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hollace throws a strike but Melartin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hollace working a defensive guard but Melartin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hollace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Melartin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Melartin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hollace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hollace lands a nice looking body shot.
Hollace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melartin defends it nicely.
Hollace throws out a loose jab but Melartin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollace staying out of range there.
Hollace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melartin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Melartin fails to land with a series of punches.
Melartin lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melartin throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Melartin misses its intended target.
Hollace throws a head kick that misses.
Melartin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Melartin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollace holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hollace cracks Melartin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hollace fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollace throws a body punch but Melartin moves out of range.
Melartin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hollace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melartin throws a body punch but Hollace moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Melartin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollace was well out of range. Poor timing from Melartin.
Melartin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollace pushes Melartin up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hollace.
Hollace gets control of Melartin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hollace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hollace is looking to stand up but Melartin isn't so interested in that idea.
Melartin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Melartin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hollace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melartin connects with a body shot that sends Hollace's belly button to the back.
Hollace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Melartin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hollace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hollace motions for Melartin to come forward. Hollace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hollace 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.
Hollace lands with a right hand.
Hollace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melartin.
Hollace lands a head shot.
Hollace takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Melartin connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melartin.
Hollace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melartin's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hollace misses with a leg kick.
Hollace cracks a nice hook into Melartin's ribs.
Hollace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hollace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hollace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Melartin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hollace is in Melartin's guard.
Ronan Hollace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Melartin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Melartin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hollace controls his leg.
Hollace is staying active underneath Melartin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace tries to roll over but Melartin keeps him under control.
Hollace makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hollace.
Melartin stays in close to Hollace's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rafael Melartin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hollace lands with a kick to the temple. Melartin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice takedown defense from Melartin. No joy for Hollace on that attempt.
Melartin ducks under a wild hook from Hollace.
Hollace is looking to slow Melartin down with leg kicks.
Hollace throws a leg kick which misses Melartin's front leg but catches the back leg as Melartin tries to avoid it.
Melartin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollace wants to clinch.
Melartin misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollace. Melartin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollace dives in and scores a takedown into Melartin's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melartin is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hollace trying to move into half guard but instead Melartin has managed to sweep!
Hollace wants to improve his position but instead Melartin has moved into half guard.
Melartin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Melartin wants to control but Hollace is keeping him busy.
Melartin wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is looking for a sweep. Melartin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hollace has one foot on Melartin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hollace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Hollace coming out on top.
Hollace clinches up against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hollace lands a hook that snaps the head of Melartin backwards.
Hollace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hollace.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Hollace is controlling him.
Hollace wants a takedown but no success here.
Hollace landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Hollace is controlling him.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Hollace is controlling him.
Melartin tries to circle away but Hollace has him pinned against the ropes.
Hollace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melartin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hollace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hollace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Melartin lands a slapping body shot.
Ronan Hollace is winning the standup battle so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hollace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melartin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollace misses with the combination.
Hollace throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollace slips under a jab from Melartin.
Donk. Hollace catches Melartin right on the button with a cross.
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melartin misses with a hook. Hollace ducked under it nicely.
Melartin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollace.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollace. That's going to slow Melartin down.
Hollace lands with an uppercut that bounces Melartin off the ropes and back into range.
Melartin moves out of range of the body kick from Hollace.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hollace.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollace connects with a leg kick. Melartin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Melartin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Melartin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melartin wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melartin just misses with a punch to the body.
Melartin swings for the body but Hollace moves out of range.
Hollace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hollace.
Melartin jabs Hollace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hollace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melartin but Melartin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hollace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hollace ducks under a wild hook from Melartin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Hollace.
Hollace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melartin throws out the jab.
Hollace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Melartin lands a nice hook to Hollace's body. Hollace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Melartin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Melartin. Those never looked like landing.
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melartin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollace moves away.
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hollace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Melartin is out of range and Hollace settles back down.
Melartin sizes up Hollace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Melartin blocks the leg kick.
Hollace throws a solid leg kick but Melartin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hollace.
Hollace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melartin just misses with a punch to the body.
Melartin lands a right hook to the body.
Hollace blocks a jab.
Hollace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melartin manages to avoid it.
Melartin swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollace.
Melartin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin misses with a straight left.
Melartin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hollace moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hollace connects with the punch.
Hollace fails with a takedown attempt.
Hollace shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Melartin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hollace trying to control but Melartin is working from the bottom.
Hollace 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.
Melartin keeping full guard, as Hollace tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace trying to control but Melartin is working from the bottom.
Hollace chips away with some ground and pound.
Hollace wants to control from the top but Melartin keeps moving.
Hollace is looking to work some ground and pound but Melartin has wrist control.
Melartin keeping moving, preventing Hollace from controlling successfully.
Hollace is really struggling to control Melartin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ronan Hollace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hollace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melartin. That did some damage!
Hollace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melartin looks to land a right hand but Hollace moved out of range.
Hollace lands a two punch combo.
Melartin lands with a good body shot.
Hollace misses with a wild body shot.
Hollace stalks Melartin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Melartin's face. Melartin staggers backwards, shaken.
Melartin drops his hands momentarily and Hollace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hollace darts in and clinches Melartin up against the ropes.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
Hollace lands an elbow that stopped Melartin in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin tries to circle away but Hollace has him pinned against the ropes.
Hollace manages to break the clinch.
Hollace blocks a jab.
A cross from Hollace lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Melartin.
Hollace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melartin can do to turn this around?
Hollace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hollace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Melartin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hollace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Melartin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Melartin keeping his opponent close.
Melartin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hollace.
Hollace working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Hollace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Melartin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hollace working away.
Hollace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melartin keeps working.
Hollace scoring with punches and elbows.
Hollace moves into full mount!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hollace controlling the position easily from mount.
Hollace throws some wild stikes that Melartin manages to avoid easily.
Rafael Melartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melartin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hollace. What's that going to do exactly?
Hollace with a couple of short strikes.
Hollace looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Melartin is rocked!
Melartin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hollace.
Melartin is still in real trouble! Can Hollace finish him?
Hollace controlling the pace for now.
Melartin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hollace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melartin is looking to escape.
Hollace scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollace unloads with some shots from mount but Melartin bucks and avoids them well.
Melartin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hollace.
Hollace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melartin is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hollace unloading with bombs!
Hollace unloads with some shots from mount but Melartin bucks and avoids them well.
Hollace with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hollace throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hollace punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Hollace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hollace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Ronan Hollace wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Ronan Hollace made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch has chosen Get Knocked Out as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Punch!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gahan avoids the body shot from Punch.
Gahan drives through and clinches with Punch against the ropes.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Gahan has him pressed against the ropes.
Gahan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gahan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gahan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Punch is defending well.
Gahan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Punch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punch shoots in for a takedown but Gahan shows good takedown defense.
Gahan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gahan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Punch counters with a right hand to the body.
Gahan slips a jab from Punch.
Gahan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Punch lands a jab to Gahan's midsection.
Punch moves away from the strike by Gahan.
Gahan moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punch lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gahan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gahan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gahan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punch pinned against the ropes. Punch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Punch. Beautiful body shot.
Gahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punch lands a jab to Gahan's midsection.
Gahan wants to clinch up but Punch keeps it at a distance.
Punch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gahan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Punch.
Punch misses with an uppercut. Gahan saw that one coming.
Punch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gahan rather than just go for the knockout.
Gahan doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
Gahan tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gahan wants to clinch
and Punch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gahan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punch fails to land with a series of punches.
Gahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punch thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
Punch throws a hook but Gahan blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gahan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Punch to score with a decent uppercut.
Punch misses with a double jab.
Gahan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punch.
Gahan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Punch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Punch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gahan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Punch is trying to escape the position but Gahan is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan in side control, throwing shots but Punch defends.
Gahan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Punch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gahan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punch keeps working.
Gahan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Punch struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gahan is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Gahan crashes against the mat.
Gahan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Punch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gahan did well to prevent Punch getting side control.
Gahan 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Punch wants to stand up but Gahan is controlling the position.
Punch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gahan blocking the ground and pound.
Punch trying to control but Gahan is having none of it.
Punch looking to ground and pound but Gahan is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws some wild stikes that Gahan manages to avoid easily.
Punch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Punch lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gahan hang on?
Punch throws some wild stikes that Gahan manages to avoid easily.
Punch throwing strikes but Gahan recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Gahan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws an elbow that misses. Gahan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Punch's guard. Nice move by Gahan!
Punch working a defensive guard but Gahan passes into half guard.
Gahan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gahan wants to free his trapped foot but Punch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Punch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gahan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Punch wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Punch wants to get back to his feet.
Gahan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Punch to regain full guard.
Gahan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gahan slips nicely into half guard.
Gahan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Punch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gahan throwing shots but Punch is blocking nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gahan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Punch to regain full guard.
Gahan is working Punch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gahan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gahan chips away with some ground and pound.
Gahan postures up.
Gahan wants to pass the guard but Punch is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gahan prevents Punch from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Punch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gahan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gahan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Punch - just one landing.
Dave Gahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Punch.
Gahan tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punch. Gahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Punch counter with a right hand.
Gahan slips a jab from Punch.
Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
Punch throws a one two combo.
Gahan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gahan's knee momentarily.
Punch throws a leg kick which misses Gahan's front leg but catches the back leg as Gahan tries to avoid it.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Punch swings for the body but Gahan moves out of range.
Gahan doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan tries to close the distance and clinch but Punch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Punch throws a body punch but Gahan moves out of range.
Gahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gahan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gahan shoots in looking for a takedown but Punch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gahan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Punch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Gahan misses.
Gahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punch.
Gahan drops his hands momentarily and Punch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gahan tries to clinch but Punch moves out of range.
Punch shoots in for a takedown but Gahan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gahan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Punch. That snapped Gahan's head back.
Punch lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gahan clinches with his opponent.
Gahan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gahan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punch backwards.
Gahan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Punch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gahan breaks from the clinch.
Gahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gahan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dave Gahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Gahan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Punch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan dives in and grabs Punch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Punch pushes down on Gahan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gahan eats them both and turns towards Punch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Punch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gahan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Punch counters with a nice body shot.
Punch delivers a nice body kick.
Punch lands a glancing blow to the side of Gahan's head.
Punch connects with a body shot that sends Gahan's belly button to the back.
Punch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gahan is looking to clinch.
Punch tries for a takedown but Gahan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Punch counters with a shoot takedown. Gahan fights it but they end up in guard.
Gahan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gahan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Punch.
Punch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gahan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ray Punch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Punch is trying to control but can't.
Punch taking some punishment here, with Gahan in his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gahan working the head and body with strikes.
Gahan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Punch!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gahan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gahan looking to control but Punch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gahan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Punch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gahan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gahan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Punch is desperately trying to improve his position but Gahan has a good base and remains in mount.
Gahan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gahan controlling the position easily from mount.
Gahan trying to control but Punch is having none of it.
Gahan thowing shots but they're missing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Punch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Punch trying to control the position from guard on top but Gahan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punch looking to sit in guard and control but Gahan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gahan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Punch looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray Punch.
Gahan shoots in for a takedown but Punch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Punch connects with a leg kick. Gahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gahan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Punch lands with a right hand.
Punch lands a jab to the head.
Gahan tries to clinch up but Punch circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Dave Gahan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
Punch throws a nice looking combination but Gahan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gahan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Punch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gahan looks to clinch
and Punch counters with a straight right hand.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gahan manages to avoid it.
Punch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gahan on the side of the head.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Punch counters with a takedown into side control.
Punch working the head with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gahan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch grinds an elbow into Gahan's temple.
Punch throws a strike aimed at the side of Gahan's head but Gahan avoids it well.
Punch is working Gahan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Punch.
Gahan sneaks out the side door and pushes Punch away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sloppy strikes from Gahan. Those never looked like landing.
Gahan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punch tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gahan trying to control the position but Punch is working away.
Punch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gahan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gahan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Punch some visible discomfort.
Gahan just content to control the position.
Punch is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gahan connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan is staying tight to Punch's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gahan trying to control the action but Punch is working from the bottom.
Gahan is trying to move to mount but Punch reverses beautifully and ends up in Gahan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gahan keeping moving, preventing Punch from controlling successfully.
Gahan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Punch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gahan is looking to stand up but Punch isn't so interested in that idea.
Punch postures up in Gahan's guard and throws a big left but Gahan blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Punch controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray Punch.
Punch throws a hook to the side of Gahan's head but Gahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gahan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gahan distracts Punch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Punch keeping moving, preventing Gahan from controlling successfully.
Gahan wants to pass the guard but Punch is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gahan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gahan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punch keeps working.
Punch parries the strikes from Gahan easily there. Gahan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Punch to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gahan wants to control but Punch is keeping him busy.
Gahan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Punch's legs.
Punch gets back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gahan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Punch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gahan trying to control the action but Punch is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dave Gahan just wasn't active enough.
Gahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punch throws out the jab.
Punch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gahan under the eye.
Punch throws a jab when Gahan was well out of range.
Punch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gahan at a distance.
Gahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Punch scores with a shot to the body.
Gahan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gahan avoids the body shot from Punch.
Punch digs a good hook to Gahan's body.
Gahan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Punch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Punch scores with a shot to the body.
Punch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gahan tries to clinch but Punch moves away
and Punch counters with a stiff right hand.
Gahan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punch counters with a leg kick.
Punch scores with a nice strike.
Punch scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Punch.
I think Punch 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 James Glass scores the fight for Ray Punch!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magus Arbenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes to the ring accompanied by Because I Got High by Afroman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Magus Arbenson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arbenson sprawls well. Arbenson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsden gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsden dodges the punch combination from Arbenson.
Arbenson tries to clinch there but Marsden circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Arbenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arbenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arbenson to the mat! Arbenson manages to get full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arbenson is adopting a defensive guard.
Marsden looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arbenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsden 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.
Marsden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Arbenson gets tackled into the ropes by Marsden. Marsden maintains the clinch.
Arbenson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marsden has hold of one of Arbenson's legs. Arbenson is fighting the takedown attempt but Marsden gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Marsden tries to stand but Arbenson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arbenson is keeping the position for now.
Arbenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marsden defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden wants to get up but he can't break Arbenson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Arbenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arbenson working a defensive guard here.
Marsden wanted to stand there but Arbenson had control of the position.
Arbenson is trying to control the position but Marsden postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arbenson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Marsden is now in half guard.
Marsden tries to pass to full mount but Arbenson defends it.
Marsden wants to stand but Arbenson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Marsden thows a huge punch but Arbenson dodges it nicely.
Marsden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arbenson trying to control but Marsden postures up.
Marsden decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marsden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marsden looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arbenson working a defensive guard here.
Arbenson is pulling down on Marsden's head. It's preventing any offense from Marsden, at least for the moment.
Arbenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arbenson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Marsden wants to stand but Arbenson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arbenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsden shoots in but Arbenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arbenson sprawls well. Arbenson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsden gets slowly back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsden moves into range and clinches up with Arbenson.
Marsden managing to block the knees to the body from Arbenson.
Marsden tries to score a body lock takedown but Arbenson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arbenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Brandon Marsden has been cut.
Marsden avoids a wild elbow strike from Arbenson.
Arbenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arbenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsden.
Marsden wants to stall.
Marsden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arbenson is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden takes an elbow to the temple.
Arbenson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marsden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arbenson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arbenson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsden blocks it with crossed arms.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arbenson gets underhooks to prevent Marsden's takedown attempt.
Arbenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arbenson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arbenson crunches a lovely knee into Marsden's ribcage.
Arbenson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marsden is breathing heavily.
Marsden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arbenson stops a takedown attempt from Marsden.
Arbenson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marsden's defenses.
Arbenson manages to break the clinch.
Arbenson is looking to clinch.
Magus Arbenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arbenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arbenson darts in and clinches Marsden up against the ropes.
Marsden is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arbenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arbenson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marsden's defenses.
Arbenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arbenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arbenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marsden won't want to take too many of those.
Arbenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arbenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marsden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arbenson.
Marsden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marsden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arbenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arbenson lands an elbow that stopped Marsden in his tracks for a moment.
Arbenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marsden tries to stall but Arbenson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arbenson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsden blocks it with crossed arms.
Marsden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arbenson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marsden is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Arbenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arbenson with a knee to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson tries to land a knee to the head but Marsden blocks with his arms.
Arbenson scores a nice knee to the body.
Arbenson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arbenson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marsden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden wants the takedown. Arbenson is fighting it off but Marsden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Arbenson's guard against the ropes.
Marsden tries to stand but Arbenson is controlling from the bottom.
Arbenson keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
Arbenson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magus Arbenson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsden keeps the fight on the outside.
Magus Arbenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arbenson wants to clinch up but Marsden keeps it at a distance.
Arbenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsden.
Arbenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marsden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arbenson is trying to maintain the position but Marsden is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden prevents Arbenson from improving his position.
Arbenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marsden decides to stand up.
Arbenson wants to clinch.
Arbenson closes the distance but Marsden moves to the side
and Marsden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries to stand but can't do so whilst Arbenson controls his leg.
Arbenson gets back to full guard.
Arbenson has a closed guard, preventing Marsden from standing up.
Marsden wants to stand and escape but instead Arbenson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arbenson preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arbenson!
Marsden avoids the attempt from Arbenson to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Arbenson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Arbenson shrugs it off.
Marsden avoids the attempt from Arbenson to control.
Arbenson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marsden landing strikes from the mount.
Arbenson tries to hold on but Marsden pushes him away.
Marsden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marsden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marsden looking to secure an arm triangle but Arbenson defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden avoids the attempt from Arbenson to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marsden lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marsden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arbenson hang on?
Marsden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marsden working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marsden is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arbenson is surviving well by controlling Marsden's body position as best he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Arbenson because Marsden loaded up on that one.
Marsden scoring with strikes but Arbenson is staying in there.
Arbenson wants to hold on but Marsden pushes him away.
Arbenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arbenson regains half guard.
Arbenson won't allow Marsden to pass to mount.
Arbenson is trying to control but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsden works his foot free and advances to mount.
Arbenson is looking to get to half guard.
Marsden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Marsden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marsden avoids the attempt from Arbenson to control.
Marsden lands with some strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson tries to hold on but Marsden pushes him away.
Arbenson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Marsden is staying active.
Marsden with good strikes from the mount here!
Arbenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arbenson is bucking up trying to escape but Marsden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arbenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brandon Marsden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arbenson is trying desperately to improve position.
Marsden with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Marsden is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Arbenson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Arbenson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Arbenson wants to control but Marsden postures up.
Marsden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arbenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arbenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arbenson prevents Marsden from moving into mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Arbenson defending against the ground and pound.
Marsden has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Arbenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbenson looks to clinch
and Marsden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arbenson's guard now.
Marsden wanted to stand there but Arbenson had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arbenson closes the distance and clinches.
Arbenson lands an elbow inside that Marsden shrugs off.
Marsden tries to score a body lock takedown but Arbenson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arbenson missing with knees to the body.
Arbenson breaks the clinch.
Arbenson tries to clinch there but Marsden circles away.
Arbenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marsden counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marsden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marsden's guard.
Marsden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arbenson is aware though and is defending well.
Marsden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arbenson is looking to stand up but Marsden won't let him.
Arbenson won't allow Marsden to sweep him here.
Marsden wants to hit a switch here but Arbenson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marsden there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marsden is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson unloading with bombs!
Marsden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marsden tries to improve his position but instead Arbenson has taken his back!
Marsden is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
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!
Marsden prevents Arbenson from getting a body triangle.
Marsden turns into Arbenson and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arbenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marsden's guard.
Marsden looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsden, not yet.
Marsden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arbenson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marsden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arbenson has managed to get both his arms back between Marsden's legs - danger averted.
Arbenson tries to stand but Marsden is controlling from the bottom.
Marsden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arbenson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marsden's guard.
Marsden wants to sweep here but Arbenson controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsden is on top in guard.
Marsden stands up from Arbenson's guard - Marsden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Arbenson closes the distance and pushes Marsden back into the ropes.
Arbenson lands an elbow inside.
Marsden has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arbenson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Arbenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson lands an elbow inside that Marsden shrugs off.
Marsden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arbenson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arbenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden avoids the damage to the body.
Arbenson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arbenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arbenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marsden dodges an elbow strike from Arbenson.
Arbenson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsden is defending well for now.
Marsden wants the takedown. Arbenson is fighting it off but Marsden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Arbenson's guard against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arbenson looking to control.
Marsden decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Arbenson, up you get!
Arbenson is looking to clinch but Marsden is avoiding it.
Magus Arbenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arbenson's waist but Arbenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marsden off to one side.
Arbenson clinches up against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsden works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marsden gets to his feet. Arbenson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Arbenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsden shoots for a double leg takedown but Arbenson sprawls well. He's pushed Marsden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arbenson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marsden's head.
Arbenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marsden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arbenson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arbenson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marsden decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arbenson darts in trying to clinch
and Marsden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Magus Arbenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Arbenson.
Marsden lands a hook that snaps the head of Arbenson backwards.
Marsden is looking for a takedown.
Magus Arbenson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Arbenson.
Arbenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson is pressed up against the ropes. Marsden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arbenson down to the mat. Arbenson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arbenson tries to clinch but Marsden moves away
and Marsden moves into the clinch.
Arbenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arbenson landing knees to the body.
Arbenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arbenson lands a nice elbow.
Arbenson blocks an uppercut.
Arbenson scores with a knee to the head.
Arbenson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsden's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arbenson with a knee to the head.
Arbenson breaks the clinch.
Arbenson wants to clinch
and Marsden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbenson is trying to keep Marsden in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Marsden.
I think Marsden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Brandon Marsden!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Brandon Marsden!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Brandon Marsden!
Brandon Marsden wins by unanimous decision!
Brandon Marsden looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'A weakling like you doesn't deserve fists to fight with, now go fade to nothingness!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miggery Sow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sow comes to the ring accompanied by Master P . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miggery Sow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sow thows a body shot but no joy.
Spar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sow but Sow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sow checks the leg kick.
Sow misses with a takedown attempt
and Spar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sow's guard now.
Spar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sow controls Spar momentarily but Spar frees himself.
Sow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spar!
Spar tries to hold on but Sow pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sow unloading with bombs!
Sow controlling the position easily from mount.
Spar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spar wants to control but Sow is having none of it.
Sow dominating with strikes here.
Sow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Spar tries to hold on but Sow postures up.
Sow cracks Spar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Spar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sow 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.
Spar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spar is looking to improve his position but Sow isn't that keen on the idea.
Spar is in a horrible position here. Sow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Spar is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar wants to hold on but Sow pushes him away.
Sow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spar is looking to escape.
Spar can't escape the position.
Sow goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Spar is on top in guard.
Spar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spar wants to control from the top but Sow keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sow is on top in guard.
Sow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sow trying to control the position from guard on top but Spar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spar trying to control the position.
Sow preventing the sweep.
Spar is trying to keep Sow in close.
Sow is looking to work some ground and pound but Spar has wrist control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sow landing with the ground and pound.
Sow throws a big elbow that misses.
Spar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sow defends well.
Spar working a defensive guard here.
Sow throws a big right hand that misses.
Spar looking for a sweep. Not yet Spar, not yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sow throws a big right hand that misses.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Sow from controlling successfully.
Spar is trying to control the position but Sow postures up.
Spar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sow defends well.
Spar is trying to keep Sow in close.
Sow tries to free his leg and advance position but Spar is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sow wants to control from the top but Spar keeps moving.
Sow being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spar.
Spar lands a two punch combo.
A cross from Spar lands.
Sow throws a lazy head kick
and Spar counters with a stiff right hand.
Spar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Sow misses its intended target.
Sow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Spar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spar lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spar trying to control but Sow is working from the bottom.
Sow has his foot on Spar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spar works his way back into a safe position though.
Sow working a defensive guard but Spar passes into half guard.
Spar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sow keeps working.
Sow looking for submissions off his back.
Spar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spar is trying to control. Sow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sow wants to control but Spar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sow gets full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Spar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spar has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sow to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Spar is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sow pulls down on the head and he's put Spar to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miggery Sow!
An out of breath Miggery Sow 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 Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bratts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rozemblit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pain. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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193 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bratts!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bratts throws a lazy right hand but Rozemblit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jose Rozemblit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozemblit lands a jab to the nose.
Bratts forces Rozemblit back against the ropes and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rozemblit.
Rozemblit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rozemblit jumps into guard, dragging Bratts to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bratts wants to control from the top but Rozemblit keeps moving.
Bratts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bratts is in close to Rozemblit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rozemblit keeping moving, preventing Bratts from controlling successfully.
Rozemblit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bratts passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bratts wants to pass to mount but Rozemblit is defending the position.
Bratts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rozemblit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bratts is trying to work for a kimura but Rozemblit is defending well.
Rozemblit is trying to control but can't.
Rozemblit looking for submissions off his back.
Rozemblit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rozemblit won't allow Bratts to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rozemblit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bratts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bratts forces his way into half guard.
Rozemblit moves into full guard.
Bratts wants to pass the guard but Rozemblit is keeping the position.
Bratts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bratts passes Rozemblit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rozemblit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bratts pulls his head out easily.
Bratts is looking to advance position but Rozemblit won't allow it.
Bratts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rozemblit wants to control but Bratts is having none of it.
Rozemblit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rozemblit tries to hold on but Bratts pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bratts is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bratts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozemblit working to try and regain half guard.
Bratts lands a big elbow.
Rozemblit tries to hold on but Bratts postures up.
Rozemblit is looking to get to half guard.
Rozemblit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rozemblit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit keeping full guard, as Bratts tries to pass.
Bratts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rozemblit trying to keep a closed guard but Bratts is proving a slippery customer.
Bratts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rozemblit's head.
Bratts wants to control from the top but Rozemblit keeps moving.
Rozemblit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bratts!
Bratts regains half guard.
Bratts won't allow Rozemblit to pass to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is looking to stall here but Bratts recovers full guard.
Rozemblit trying to control the position from guard on top but Bratts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bratts trying to control the position.
Rozemblit wants to pass the guard but Bratts is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit wanted to stand there but Bratts had control of the position.
Rozemblit preventing the sweep.
Bratts keeping moving, preventing Rozemblit from controlling successfully.
Rozemblit tries to free his leg and advance position but Bratts is retaining full guard.
Rozemblit 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bratts takes one to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bratts misses.
Nice body kick there by Rozemblit.
Rozemblit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rozemblit misses the jab.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses.
Rozemblit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rozemblit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rozemblit misses with a double jab.
Rozemblit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bratts quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rozemblit is trying to control. Bratts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bratts wants to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rozemblit seems content to control.
Rozemblit seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bratts for as long as he can get away with.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Rozemblit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rozemblit connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rozemblit.
Bratts clinches.
Bratts tries to land knees in the clinch but Rozemblit avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bratts tries a body shot but Rozemblit blocks it.
Rozemblit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bratts backwards.
Rozemblit lands a shot to the body.
Rozemblit lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rozemblit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rozemblit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bratts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rozemblit checks the leg kick.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that half lands.
Rozemblit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rozemblit takes a swing at Bratts's ribcage but misses.
Rozemblit misses with an uppercut.
Bratts closes the distance and clinches up with Rozemblit, looking for a takedown. Bratts pushes Rozemblit against the ropes but Rozemblit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rozemblit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bratts has time to react.
Bratts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rozemblit defends it nicely.
Bratts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rozemblit connects with a leg kick. Bratts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rozemblit shoots in looking for a takedown but Bratts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rozemblit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rozemblit. Rozemblit obviously looking to wear him down.
Bratts clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rozemblit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bratts blocks a body shot from Rozemblit.
Bratts wants to get back to striking at distance but Rozemblit won't allow it.
Bratts looking to throw knees to the head but Rozemblit is blocking nicely.
Rozemblit blocks a body shot from Bratts.
Rozemblit manages to break the clinch.
Rozemblit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rozemblit feints and then cracks Bratts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bratts down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rozemblit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bratts. Rozemblit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rozemblit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bratts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rozemblit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rozemblit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit connects with a crisp jab.
Rozemblit scores with a head kick. Bratts tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rozemblit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bratts checks a leg kick.
Bratts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bratts looks for a takedown but Rozemblit sprawls well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rozemblit.
Rozemblit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rozemblit works Bratts's body with a nice hook.
Bratts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rozemblit connects with a high kick.
Jack Bratts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick but Bratts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rozemblit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bratts.
Bratts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bratts tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rozemblit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bratts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rozemblit moves away.
Rozemblit scores with a jab.
Rozemblit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jose Rozemblit is winning the standup battle so far.
Rozemblit shoots in but Bratts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rozemblit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rozemblit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bratts. Bratts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rozemblit connects with a leg kick. Bratts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bratts misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit shoots in for a takedown but Bratts shows good takedown defense.
Bratts blocks a jab.
Bratts fails to land the takedown.
Rozemblit avoids the body shot from Bratts.
Bratts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rozemblit throws a sloppy head kick and Bratts moves out of range easily.
Bratts blocks a jab.
Rozemblit slips a jab and a cross from Bratts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozemblit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rozemblit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bratts avoids a kick to the body.
Bratts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rozemblit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bratts avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rozemblit connects with an inside leg kick.
Bratts tries to bum rush Rozemblit with a series of wild strikes but Rozemblit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bratts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rozemblit working for a triangle but Bratts defends it easily.
Rozemblit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bratts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bratts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rozemblit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bratts 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 Rozemblit.
Rozemblit is trying to get back to half guard.
Bratts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rozemblit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bratts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit stops Bratts from passing to mount.
Bratts working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bratts scores with punches from side control.
Rozemblit manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rozemblit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bratts is just riding it out for now. Rozemblit eventually gives up the hold.
Rozemblit tries to pass to full mount but Bratts defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bratts trying to control but Rozemblit postures up.
Rozemblit is trying to control. Bratts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bratts is trying to get back to full guard.
Bratts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rozemblit not doing much here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bratts misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bratts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rozemblit lands a right hook to the body.
Bratts looks for a takedown but Rozemblit sprawls well.
Rozemblit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bratts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice cross by Rozemblit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rozemblit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Bratts. Those never looked like landing.
Rozemblit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rozemblit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rozemblit looking to pass the guard.
Bratts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit 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.
Rozemblit tries to free his leg and advance position but Bratts is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rozemblit trying to control the position from guard on top but Bratts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozemblit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jose Rozemblit has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bratts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rozemblit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rozemblit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big right from Rozemblit misses.
A lazy left from Rozemblit finds it's target.
Rozemblit fails with a takedown attempt.
Rozemblit feints and then cracks Bratts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bratts down.
Bratts takes one on the button.
Rozemblit stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bratts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bratts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bratts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rozemblit rather than just go for the knockout.
Bratts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bratts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rozemblit.
Bratts blocks a head kick by Rozemblit.
Rozemblit misses with a head kick.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick but Bratts checks it.
Rozemblit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bratts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rozemblit leaves Bratts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rozemblit.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozemblit misses the target.
Bratts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick from Rozemblit misses.
Bratts throws a lazy head kick
and Rozemblit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rozemblit tries to land a leg kick but Bratts saw it coming and moves away.
Rozemblit throws a jab but it's blocked by Bratts.
Rozemblit jabs at Bratts's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozemblit cracks a nice hook into Bratts's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bratts checks a leg kick.
Bratts throws a head kick but Rozemblit moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rozemblit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rozemblit is looking to control Bratts's arms but Bratts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rozemblit has his back to the ropes.
Bratts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rozemblit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bratts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bratts has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rozemblit to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bratts is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rozemblit pulls down on the head and he's put Bratts to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Rozemblit!
Jose Rozemblit retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Jose Rozemblit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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285 lbs
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228 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, David Kappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Mullard!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullard throws a series of punches but Kappa avoids them all with ease.
Kappa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mullard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kappa tries to bench press Mullard off him but Mullard keeps the position.
Kappa stops Mullard from passing to mount.
Mullard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kappa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kappa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kappa is working hard here to advance position.
Kappa is not content to let Mullard control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kappa gets back to half guard.
Mullard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kappa defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappa is staying active underneath Mullard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kappa is trying to control but can't.
Mullard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kappa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mullard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mullard working the ground and pound.
Kappa wants to control but Mullard postures up.
Mullard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mullard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kappa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kappa tries to buck Mullard off but Mullard is having none of it.
Kappa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kappa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mullard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mullard's back!
Kappa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mullard rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mullard is looking to improve his position.
Kappa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kappa trying to mount his opponent but Mullard defends it.
Kappa is trying to control the action in half guard but Mullard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mullard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kappa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kappa wants to control from the top but Mullard keeps moving.
Kappa stopping the sweep attempt from Mullard.
Mullard looking to control.
Kappa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mullard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mullard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappa looking to sit in guard and control but Mullard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mullard won't allow Kappa to sweep him here.
Kappa looking for a guillotine here but Mullard defends easily.
Mullard wants to control from the top but Kappa keeps moving.
Kappa 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.
Kappa keeping full guard, as Mullard tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mullard passes Kappa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mullard works his way into side control.
Mullard in side control, throwing shots but Kappa defends.
Kappa prevents Mullard from improving position.
Mullard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kappa keeps working.
Mullard passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kappa!
Mullard with shots to the head and body - Kappa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mullard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kappa is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mullard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Mullard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mullard wants to control the pace but Kappa is squirming around nicely.
Mullard with good strikes from the mount here!
Kappa is rocked!
Mullard loads up with a big shot that hurts Kappa! He's pulled Mullard in close but Mullard has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kappa survive? More strikes from Mullard and Kappa is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andre Mullard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andre Mullard made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes to the ring accompanied by Drop the world. Ky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TIAMAT - Gaia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy misses with a looping left.
Worthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worthy throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Ky.
Ky misses with a wild body shot.
Ky throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
Worthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ky.
Ky has closed the distance and engaged Worthy in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Worthy.
A body shot lands from Ky.
Worthy scores with a shot to the side of Ky's head.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthy's elbow.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ky misses with some punches.
Worthy tries to work over Ky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Ky.
Worthy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ky is keeping busy.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
Worthy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Ky controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky blocks a body shot from Worthy.
Ky throws a punch but it's blocked by Worthy.
Ky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Ky.
Good body shot from Ky.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Worthy tries to throw a body punch but Ky avoids it by throwing Worthy back against the ropes.
Ky misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ky.
Ky lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ky cracks Worthy with a nice body shot.
Worthy is breathing heavily.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthy's elbow.
Worthy stalling in the clinch but Ky improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
Ky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Worthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Worthy tries to throw a body punch but Ky avoids it by throwing Worthy back against the ropes.
Ky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Ky misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky cracks Worthy with a nice body shot.
Ky tries a body shot but Worthy blocks it.
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Ky - that landed with a thud.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Ky throws a punch but it's blocked by Worthy.
Good body shot from Ky.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Worthy controls his hands.
Ky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ky misses with a body punch.
Ky misses with some punches.
Worthy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ky controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worthy.
Ky lands a nice shot to the body.
Ky misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Worthy blocks an uppercut.
Ky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ky backwards.
Ky presses Worthy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Worthy blocking some punches.
Worthy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worthy presses Ky against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Worthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Ky controls the action.
Worthy works on Ky's body with a couple of short punches.
Worthy tries to work over Ky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Ky.
A short right from Ky on the inside.
Worthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Worthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Worthy.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthy's elbow.
Worthy blocks an uppercut.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ky.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
Ky tries to work over Worthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Worthy.
Ky blocks a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ky pushes Worthy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ky takes a shot to the head.
Worthy trying to control the position but instead, Ky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Worthy into the ropes.
Worthy manages to break the clinch.
Ky scores with a sloppy right hand. Worthy should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Ky.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Worthy misses with a shot to the body
and Ky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Ky defending well as Worthy loads up on a big left hand.
Worthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ky takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Ky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ky throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
Ky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Worthy walks into a stiff left hand from Ky.
A big right from Worthy misses.
Ky lands a nice looking body shot.
Ky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ky.
Worthy swings for the body but Ky moves out of range.
Ky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Worthy throws the kick towards the body but Ky avoids it.
Ky wants to clinch.
Ky blocks a head kick by Worthy.
Worthy throws a big shot that misses.
Worthy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ky throws a series of punches but Worthy avoids them all with ease.
Ky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Worthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ky tries to clinch up but Worthy circles away and keeps his distance.
Worthy stuffs the takedown.
Worthy swinging wildly here.
Ky throws a big shot that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Worthy at a distance.
Worthy lands a two punch combo.
Gaia Ky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worthy lands a nice shot that snaps Ky's head back.
Ky looks to land a left hand but Worthy moved out of range nicely.
Worthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ky misses with a shot to the body
and Worthy counters with a head kick. That will keep Ky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ky throws a looping overhand right but Worthy ducks down to avoid it.
Worthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ky is just out of range.
Worthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ky closes the distance and clinches.
Worthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
Worthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ky lands a shoulder strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Ky.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worthy.
Worthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Worthy blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ky throws a punch but it's blocked by Worthy.
Ky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Worthy as the two fighters clinch.
Worthy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Worthy digs a right hand into Ky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ky's gas tank.
Worthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worthy throws a big shot that misses.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.
Ky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Worthy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worthy connects with the punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worthy manages to avoid it.
Ky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ky misses the jab.
Ky moves out of range as Worthy strikes.
Ky misses with a right hand
and Worthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Worthy slips a jab and a cross from Ky.
A jab from Ky misses.
A shot to the liver by Worthy. Beautiful body shot.
Worthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worthy lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Ky as he connects with a hook.
Worthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worthy fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ky misses with a two punch combination.
Worthy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ky misses with a body kick.
Ky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Worthy is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ky.
Ky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worthy manages to avoid it.
Worthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Ky has Worthy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Worthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
Worthy tries a body shot but Ky blocks it.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ky.
Worthy trying to control the position but instead, Ky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Worthy into the ropes.
Ky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy is trying to maintain a safe position but Ky gets an underhook and turns Worthy into the ropes.
Ky blocking some punches.
Ky misses with a punch on the inside.
Worthy throws a head punch that misses.
Worthy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthy's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ky fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Worthy.
Ky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worthy misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ky.
Worthy breaks from the clinch.
Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ky.
Ky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ky swats away the attempt to clinch by Worthy.
Jab, jab by Ky - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky throws a nice looking combination but Worthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Ky.
Ky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worthy throws out the jab.
Worthy blocks a leg kick.
Ky throws an overhand right that lands on Worthy's shoulder, as Worthy tries to avoid the shot.
Gaia Ky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worthy tries to move into range but Ky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy moves out of range of the body kick from Ky.
Worthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ky is just out of range.
Ky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worthy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ky, as that shot connected.
Ky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Worthy throws an overhand right that lands on Ky's shoulder, as Ky tries to avoid the shot.
Worthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Worthy misses with a jab to the body
and Ky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy lands with a hook. Ky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ky is defended easily by Worthy.
Worthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ky.
Worthy rushes Ky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Worthy.
Worthy blocks an uppercut.
Ky takes a shot to the head.
Worthy is trying to break the clinch but Ky has him pressed against the ropes.
Ky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
Ky blocking some punches.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
A short uppercut from Ky.
Ky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ky misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky blocks an uppercut.
Worthy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Ky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Ky controls the action.
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Ky.
Ky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worthy takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ky misses with some punches.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Ky lands with a right to the head.
Worthy lands with a right to the head.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Ky.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
Ky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Worthy blocking some punches.
Ky lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
Ky prevents a body shot from Worthy.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Ky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worthy tries to work over Ky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Worthy throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ky.
Ky blocks a body shot from Worthy.
Ky keeps control of Worthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Ky.
Ky scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ky fails to land.
Ky lands a nice uppercut.
Ky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Worthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ky misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Ky scores with a hook to the body.
Ky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Worthys head.
Worthy blocking some punches.
Worthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Worthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ky.
Worthy is rocked!
Gaia Ky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ky lands a right hand.
Oh Worthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Ky on the inside.
Ky creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Worthy with a big uppercut! Worthy tries to clinch up but Ky pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Worthy to the mat! Worthy covers up and Ky unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gaia Ky!
Gaia Ky is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Gaia Ky 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Hawking has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher misses with a right hand
and Hawking counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fletcher is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hawking winds up and cracks Fletcher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hawking works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Fletcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher tries to reverse the position but Hawking maintains control.
Hawking lands a big shot to the head and Fletcher winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
Post fight, an emotional Stephen Hawking said 'I am the best lookin, smartest and baddest man on this planet !!! NO ONE CAN DEFEAT ME !!! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaely Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the ring accompanied by The Ultimatum. Kaely Cullen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rip James's chin.
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304 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaely Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen cracks the inside of James's front leg.
Cullen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cullen gets a double leg takedown into James's guard.
Cullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cullen wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cullen trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Cullen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
James has momentary wrist control but Cullen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James keeping moving, preventing Cullen from controlling successfully.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cullen defends well.
Cullen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cullen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cullen's guard. Nice move by James!
James advances position into side control!
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cullen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James grinds an elbow into Cullen's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control the position but Cullen is working away.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cullen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from James are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cullen is not content to let James control the position.
James tries to advance to mount but Cullen instead regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
Cullen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cullen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cullen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
James is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Cullen as he works his way to full guard.
James won't allow Cullen to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James won't allow Cullen to sweep him here.
James looking to pass the guard.
Cullen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
Cullen is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James being controlled here, momentarily.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cullen defends it easily.
Cullen preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a triangle but Cullen pushes his legs off easily.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cullen is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
James throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cullen uses it to pass to side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cullen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cullen looking to finish James with some ground and pound. This is bad for James!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! James is out cold - huge knockout for Cullen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kaely Cullen! Kaely Cullen retains his super heavyweight title!
Kaely Cullen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Recovery (160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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