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Galaxy 18: Battle Tendency PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tandy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hysteria - Muse. Marcos Alejandro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Tandy's chin.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Tandy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tandy clinches up with Alejandro and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tandy.
Alejandro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tandy after a bit of a struggle.
Alejandro gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alejandro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tandy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alejandro has Tandy in his guard.
Tandy wants to pass the guard but Alejandro is keeping the position.
Tandy is posturing up here but Alejandro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tandy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tandy has to tap! Slick submission there by Alejandro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcos Alejandro!
An out of breath Marcos Alejandro 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mostavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hypocrisy - Warpath. Georgy Kuznetsov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Georgy Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Mostavo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mostavo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mostavo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Georgy Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mostavo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Mostavo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mostavo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Kuznetsov as Mostavo shoots in.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov gets a clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mostavo misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Mostavo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage as Mostavo throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mostavo backwards.
Mostavo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuznetsov is keeping busy.
Kuznetsov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mostavo backwards.
Kuznetsov leaning against his opponent.
Mostavo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuznetsov has double underhooks.
Mostavo prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mostavo backwards.
Kuznetsov is working Mostavo over against the cage.
Mostavo pulls guard effortlessly.
Mostavo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuznetsov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov postures up.
Kuznetsov content to stall in guard here.
Kuznetsov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mostavo on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Mostavo is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling him.
Mostavo tries for a takedown but Kuznetsov manages to get underhooks.
Georgy Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Mostavo.
Kuznetsov is working Mostavo over against the cage.
Mostavo looks winded!
Kuznetsov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Mostavo tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuznetsov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuznetsov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov has Mostavo pressed against the cage, preventing Mostavo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuznetsov stops a takedown attempt from Mostavo.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznetsov has Mostavo pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov is working Mostavo over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov - that landed with a thud.
Kuznetsov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuznetsov pushes Mostavo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuznetsov.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuznetsov.
A bit of stalling here from Kuznetsov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kuznetsov.
Still in the clinch, Kuznetsov scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Kuznetsov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and clinches.
Kuznetsov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Kuznetsov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mostavo jumps guard and drags Kuznetsov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mostavo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuznetsov is one step ahead there.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuznetsov is looking to stand up but Mostavo won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Mostavo keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Georgy Kuznetsov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mostavo gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostavo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuznetsov walks away with a smile on his face. Mostavo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuznetsov clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
Mostavo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a nice uppercut.
Mostavo is breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov works on Mostavo's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mostavo or not.
Georgy Kuznetsov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuznetsov cracks Mostavo with a nice body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuznetsov cracks Mostavo with a nice body shot.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mostavo backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov digs a right hand underneath Mostavo's ribcage. Mostavo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Kuznetsov gets through Mostavo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov is working Mostavo over against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mostavo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuznetsov presses Mostavo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuznetsov cracks Mostavo with a nice body shot.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mostavo can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov digs a right hand underneath Mostavo's ribcage. Mostavo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuznetsov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mostavo up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is leaning against Mostavo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuznetsov pushes Mostavo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mostavo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuznetsov pushes Mostavo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov - that landed with a thud.
Mostavo blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov slows down the pace here.
Kuznetsov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mostavo.
Mostavo being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuznetsov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuznetsov can't find room to land a body shot as Mostavo controls the action.
Mostavo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuznetsov stops a takedown attempt from Mostavo.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mostavo.
Mostavo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mostavo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuznetsov lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Mostavo takes a shot to the head.
Kuznetsov has Mostavo pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuznetsov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mostavo up against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mostavo can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is stalling here.
Kuznetsov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Georgy Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov forces Mostavo back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kuznetsov.
Mostavo blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Kuznetsov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike.
Mostavo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mostavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Mostavo letting Kuznetsov take a breather here.
Mostavo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kuznetsov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Georgy Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Mostavo.
Mostavo blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
A body shot lands from Kuznetsov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuznetsov.
Mostavo takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mostavo tries to circle away but Kuznetsov has him pinned against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mostavo backwards.
Kuznetsov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mostavo backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuznetsov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuznetsov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuznetsov stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Kuznetsov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mostavo.
Chris Mostavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georgy Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mostavo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgy Kuznetsov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuznetsov 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Kuznetsov!
In his post fight interview, Georgy Kuznetsov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Godley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Godley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Godley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fist tries to avoid it but Godley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fist to the ground. Fist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fist scores with a takedown into Godley's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Godley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Godley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fist passes into side control.
Fist wants to stand but Godley is controlling his arm.
Fist stands up.
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!
Godley has his takedown stuffed
and Fist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Godley thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Godley.
Jack Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Godley.
Fist throws the kick towards the body but Godley avoids it.
Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fist decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Godley's guard.
Godley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fist controls the pace.
Fist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godley has his foot on Fist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fist works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fist wants to pass the guard but Godley is keeping the position.
Godley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fist wanted to stand there but Godley had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Godley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Godley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fist has managed to get both his arms back between Godley's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Godley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Godley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fist passes into half guard.
Godley looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godley is looking for a sweep. Fist is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Godley actively working from the bottom here.
Fist content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Godley is looking for a sweep. Fist is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Godley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Godley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fist pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fist is trying to control. Godley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Godley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fist pulls his head out easily.
Godley actively working from the bottom here.
Fist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Godley keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godley actively working from the bottom here.
Godley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fist pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Godley dominated that round.
That's time! Fist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fist.
Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Godley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fist counters with a single leg into guard. Godley didn't expect that.
Fist wants to control from the top but Godley keeps moving.
Godley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Godley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fist is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godley working for a triangle but Fist defends it easily.
Godley has his foot on Fist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fist works his way back into a safe position though.
Godley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist stands up from Godley's guard - Fist perhaps looking for a knockout.
Godley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fist swinging wildly here.
Fist connects with a body shot that sends Godley's belly button to the back.
Fist lands a nice looking body shot.
Godley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fist.
Fist lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Chris Godley has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist misses with a double jab.
Fist moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Godley misses with a takedown attempt
and Fist counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fist feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fist defends well.
Godley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fist stacks Godley on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fist!
Fist is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Godley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Godley is not content to let Fist control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godley is looking to reverse the position.
Fist tries to stand but Godley is controlling his head.
Godley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fist wants to stand but Godley has his arm trapped.
Fist decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fist slaps away a takedown attempt from Godley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jack Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Godley.
Fist lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fist throws a series of punches but Godley avoids them all with ease.
Fist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fist looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Godley actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godley has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Fist escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fist tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Godley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fist forces Godley back against the cage and clinches.
Fist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fist looking to slow down the pace here.
Godley jumps guard.
Godley keeping moving, preventing Fist from controlling successfully.
Fist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godley on the ground.
Godley has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fist doesn't defend quickly enough and Godley has managed to lock this one up! Can Fist escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Godley on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Godley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Harvey - Get up and move. The crowd seem to be enjoying Grzesiuk's choice of entrance music: PSY - Gangnam Style. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andrzej Grzesiuk enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk fails with the takedown.
Kowalski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grzesiuk dives in and grabs Kowalski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kowalski pushes down on Grzesiuk's head and hops out.
Shawn Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Grzesiuk.
Kowalski gets caught flat footed, as Grzesiuk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grzesiuk postures up and lands a big shot to Kowalski's brow.
Kowalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kowalski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grzesiuk defends it easily.
Grzesiuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Kowalski has wrist control.
Grzesiuk lands a couple of elbows.
Grzesiuk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grzesiuk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grzesiuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzesiuk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grzesiuk throwing strikes but missing.
Grzesiuk postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grzesiuk won't allow Kowalski to get back to his feet.
Grzesiuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowalski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalski, not yet.
Grzesiuk gets to his feet - Kowalski follows without any prompting.
Grzesiuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kowalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grzesiuk shoots in for a double leg but Kowalski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kowalski is looking to clinch.
Grzesiuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski throws out a leg kick but Grzesiuk moves out of range and Kowalski only half commits.
Grzesiuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kowalski's waist but Kowalski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grzesiuk off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzesiuk tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kowalski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kowalski drives through and clinches with Grzesiuk against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grzesiuk is defending well.
Kowalski wants to get back to striking at distance but Grzesiuk won't allow it.
Grzesiuk keeps control of Kowalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grzesiuk has hold of one of Kowalski's legs. Kowalski is fighting the takedown attempt but Grzesiuk gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzesiuk stands up over Kowalski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grzesiuk postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Grzesiuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grzesiuk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grzesiuk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grzesiuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grzesiuk throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grzesiuk won't allow Kowalski to get back to his feet.
Grzesiuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grzesiuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grzesiuk landing with the ground and pound.
Kowalski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kowalski kicks Grzesiuk off and gets to his feet.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grzesiuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grzesiuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kowalski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grzesiuk looks for a takedown but Kowalski sprawls well.
Kowalski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski slaps away a takedown attempt from Grzesiuk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grzesiuk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grzesiuk showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grzesiuk is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kowalski is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrzej Grzesiuk!
After winning the bout, Andrzej Grzesiuk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaques Du Coudray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Burneika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaques Du Coudray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaques Du Coudray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Burneika!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Coudray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Du Coudray thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Burneika.
Du Coudray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burneika.
Burneika wants to clinch up but Du Coudray keeps it at a distance.
Robert Burneika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burneika avoids the head kick by Du Coudray.
Burneika looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burneika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burneika throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Coudray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Du Coudray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Du Coudray misses with a body kick.
Du Coudray swats away the attempt to clinch by Burneika.
Du Coudray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burneika tries to clinch but Du Coudray is having none of it.
Du Coudray thuds his shin into the meat of Burneika's side.
Burneika closes the distance but Du Coudray moves to the side
and Du Coudray counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du Coudray swats away the attempt to clinch by Burneika.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burneika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Coudray lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Burneika misses its intended target.
Burneika tries a head kick but it misses.
Du Coudray thuds a left hand into Burneika's body.
Du Coudray just misses with a punch to the body.
Burneika tries to clinch up.
Du Coudray misses with the combination.
Burneika pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burneika is looking to clinch.
Du Coudray is looking to wear down Burneika with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burneika fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Burneika does no damage.
Burneika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Coudray.
Du Coudray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burneika moves away.
Burneika throws a nice outside leg kick.
Du Coudray walks into a jab.
Burneika lands with a kick to the temple. Du Coudray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burneika pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burneika lands a two punch combo.
Du Coudray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burneika's hands.
Du Coudray thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Burneika.
Burneika throws a good cross that connects.
Burneika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Du Coudray throws a sloppy head kick and Burneika moves out of range easily.
Du Coudray lands a nice looking body shot.
Burneika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burneika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burneika moves in looking to clinch but Du Coudray pushes him off.
Du Coudray connects with a solid leg kick.
Burneika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burneika looks winded!
Burneika swats away the attempt to clinch by Du Coudray.
Du Coudray misses with a head kick.
Burneika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Du Coudray was well out of range. Poor timing from Burneika.
Burneika is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burneika.
Robert Burneika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burneika gets caught napping as Du Coudray dives in and scores a takedown. Burneika manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Du Coudray tries to free his leg and advance position but Burneika is retaining full guard.
Du Coudray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burneika looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burneika looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burneika!
Du Coudray is looking to reverse the position.
Du Coudray manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burneika's best efforts.
Du Coudray wants to control but Burneika passes into side.
Burneika tries to stand but Du Coudray is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Du Coudray is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Burneika wants to advance to full mount but Du Coudray doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Burneika stopping the sweep attempt from Du Coudray.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du Coudray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burneika manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Burneika will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Du Coudray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burneika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du Coudray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burneika lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Du Coudray misses.
Burneika displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Du Coudray.
Du Coudray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burneika misses with the combination.
Burneika is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Du Coudray shoots for a takedown but Burneika saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaques Du Coudray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burneika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Du Coudray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Du Coudray tries a head kick but it misses.
Du Coudray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Coudray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burneika works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burneika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Du Coudray.
Du Coudray slips nicely into half guard.
Burneika has hold of Du Coudray's hands but Du Coudray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Coudray tries to pass to full mount but Burneika defends it.
Burneika regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Du Coudray.
Du Coudray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Du Coudray advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Du Coudray.
Du Coudray throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Du Coudray is trying to ground and pound but Burneika uses the momentary lack of control by Du Coudray to regain half guard.
Burneika really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Du Coudray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Du Coudray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray thows a huge punch but Burneika dodges it nicely.
Burneika regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burneika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Du Coudray trying to control but Burneika is working from the bottom.
Burneika keeping full guard, as Du Coudray tries to pass.
Burneika wants to stand up but Du Coudray is controlling him.
Du Coudray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Du Coudray cracks Burneika with a solid left hand.
Du Coudray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Du Coudray pushing down on Burneika's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray is looking for a kimura here.
Du Coudray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Du Coudray seems to be working for a kimura but Burneika defends the submission attempt.
Du Coudray seems to be working for a kimura but Burneika defends the submission attempt.
Burneika trying to control from the bottom.
Du Coudray wants to pass to mount but Burneika is defending the position.
Burneika trying to control but Du Coudray postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray 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.
Burneika blocking the ground and pound attempt from Du Coudray.
Burneika is staying active underneath Du Coudray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burneika moves into full guard.
Burneika is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Du Coudray advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burneika is looking for a sweep. Du Coudray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Du Coudray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burneika defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burneika can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burneika is defending against the submission attempts here by Du Coudray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaques Du Coudray dominated that second round.
That's time! Du Coudray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burneika throws a half hearted mid kick.
Du Coudray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burneika is fending him off so far but Du Coudray persists. Nope, Burneika circles away and we're back to standing.
Burneika avoids the head kick by Du Coudray.
Burneika throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Du Coudray's head.
Burneika has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Du Coudray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burneika sprawls well initially but Du Coudray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Du Coudray wants to pass the guard but Burneika is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du Coudray is looking for a kimura but Burneika is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Du Coudray to get the leverage.
Burneika is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Du Coudray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Du Coudray's back!
Du Coudray trying to control the hands but Burneika breaks the grip.
Burneika throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burneika keeps control of the position easily here as Du Coudray tries to buck him off.
Burneika's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Burneika doesn't have the hooks in and Du Coudray manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray is working Burneika over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burneika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Du Coudray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burneika is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burneika manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Du Coudray manages to get himself to full guard.
Du Coudray wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Burneika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Du Coudray is pulling down on Burneika's head. It's preventing any offense from Burneika, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burneika wants to stand and escape but instead Du Coudray has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Du Coudray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Du Coudray throwing strikes but missing.
Du Coudray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Du Coudray lands a couple of elbows.
Burneika trying to keep a closed guard but Du Coudray is proving a slippery customer.
Du Coudray passes Burneika's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Du Coudray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burneika is trying to stand.
Burneika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Du Coudray is looking to advance position but Burneika won't allow it.
Du Coudray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Du Coudray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du Coudray seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Burneika is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jaques Du Coudray!
Jaques Du Coudray bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anucha Poopha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo comes into the arena with Cassidy - Rondo blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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20
135 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rondo misses.
Rondo swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondo. Poopha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poopha.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poopha.
Poopha wants to clinch.
Rondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rondo scores with a nice right hand.
Rondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poopha counters with a thumping low kick.
Poopha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rondo manages to avoid it.
Rondo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rondo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rondo misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rondo does it's job there.
Poopha staying out of range there.
Rondo cracks Poopha with a good jab.
Rondo misses with an uppercut. Poopha saw that one coming.
Poopha throws a head kick but Rondo moves out of range.
A jab from Rondo misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Rondo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poopha.
Nice body punch from Poopha.
Rondo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poopha at a distance.
Rondo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poopha.
Rondo misses with a double jab.
Poopha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo misses the jab.
Rondo lands with a shot to the body.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poopha.
Poopha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Rondo avoids the head kick by Poopha.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rondo does it's job there.
Rondo lands a jab.
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!
Poopha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rondo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poopha on the side of the head.
Rondo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poopha throws a sloppy head kick and Rondo moves out of range easily.
Poopha misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws a hook but Poopha blocks it.
A jab from Poopha finds it's way through Rondo's defenses.
Rondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poopha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poopha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.
Poopha throws a poor cross that misses
and Rondo counters with a nice uppercut.
Poopha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rondo throws a right hand that Poopha ducks under and follows up with a left that Poopha also avoids with ease.
Rondo ducks right into an uppercut from Poopha.
Poopha tries to clinch up.
Poopha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Poopha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rondo takes a swing at Poopha's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rondo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rondo dips to his left and cracks Poopha with an uppercut!
Rondo throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
Rondo throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
Poopha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rondo misses with a series of wild punches.
Poopha ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poopha was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poopha.
A head kick misses from Poopha.
Jab, jab by Rondo - just one landing.
Rondo blocks a head kick by Poopha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anucha Poopha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poopha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rondo misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Rondo.
Poopha ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo tries to keep at a distance but Poopha has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Poopha fails to land.
Poopha working aggressively here.
Rondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poopha breaks from the clinch.
Rondo cracks Poopha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rondo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poopha circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Rondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo checks a leg kick.
Poopha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poopha moves out of range of the strikes.
Rondo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rondo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poopha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rondo connects with a leg kick. Poopha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rondo avoids the body shot from Poopha.
Rondo misses with a looping left.
Rondo throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
Poopha avoids the body shot from Rondo.
Rondo throws a lazy right hand but Poopha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rondo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Poopha slips under a jab.
Rondo slips a jab from Poopha.
Poopha walks into a straight right hand from Rondo.
Rondo walks into a left hand.
Rajon Rondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rondo misses with a left hand
enabling Poopha to counter with a crisp jab.
Poopha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rondo avoids the head kick by Poopha.
Rondo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poopha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rondo.
Rondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poopha manages to avoid it.
Rondo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poopha at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha needs to keep his hands up - Rondo had a free shot at his head there.
Poopha throws a leg kick which misses Rondo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rondo tries to avoid it.
Poopha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poopha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rondo's calf.
Poopha misses with a leg kick
and Rondo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Poopha lands a nice shot that snaps Rondo's head back.
Poopha tries to score with a low kick but Rondo moves his leg out of the way.
Rondo misses with the combination.
Rondo sizes up Poopha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Poopha tries to clinch up but Rondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Poopha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rondo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo scores with a nice right hand.
Rondo takes one to the chin there.
Poopha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rondo has time to react.
Poopha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rondo.
Poopha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rondo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poopha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rondo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poopha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rondo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poopha's knee momentarily.
Poopha slips under a jab.
Rondo avoids the head kick by Poopha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo throws out a powerful jab.
Rondo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poopha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Rajon Rondo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poopha throws a low kick, looking for Rondo's leg but Rondo calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Poopha misses
and Rondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Rondo finds it's way through Poopha's defenses.
Poopha misses with a two punch combination.
Poopha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rondo.
Rondo checks the leg kick.
Rondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poopha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poopha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poopha misses with a wild body shot.
Rondo throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
Poopha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Rondo.
Poopha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Rondo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poopha doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poopha thows a body shot but no joy.
Rondo thows a body shot but no joy.
Poopha connects with the punch.
Rondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poopha was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondo.
Rondo scores with a nice head shot.
Poopha lands with a hook. Rondo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poopha moves away.
Poopha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rondo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lands a lovely overhand right.
Poopha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poopha throws a nice looking combination but Rondo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poopha connects with a high kick.
Rondo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poopha tried to score with a low kick but Rondo checks it.
Poopha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rondo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poopha needs to keep his hands up - Rondo had a free shot at his head there.
Poopha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rondo scores with a hook to the body. Poopha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rondo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo misses with a looping right.
Rondo throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rondo checks a leg kick.
Rondo misses with an uppercut. Poopha saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses.
Rondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poopha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rondo throws a series of punches but Poopha moves out of range.
Rondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Rondo as he connects with a hook.
Rondo missing with a left hand there. Poopha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo swings widly with a right hand
and Poopha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poopha connects with a leg kick. Rondo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Poopha ducks down to avoid it.
Rondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poopha was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondo.
Poopha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poopha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rondo.
Rondo slips under a jab from Poopha.
Rondo misses with a hook.
Rondo blocks a head kick by Poopha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopha dodges the punch combination from Rondo.
Rondo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rajon Rondo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rondo misses with a hook.
Rondo throws a hook to the side of Poopha's head but Poopha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rondo misses with a straight left.
Poopha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poopha manages to avoid it.
Poopha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rondo misses with a looping right.
Rondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rondo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poopha moves out of range of the strikes.
Poopha tries a head kick but it misses.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.
Rondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rondo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rondo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poopha - the referee stops the clock and Rondo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poopha. Rondo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rondo misses with an uppercut. Poopha saw that one coming.
Poopha slips a straight right by Rondo.
Rondo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poopha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rondo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rondo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poopha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poopha scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo jabs Poopha right on the nose. Poopha blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondo. Poopha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poopha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rondo dodges the punch combination from Poopha.
Rondo scores with a decent looking hook.
Poopha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Rondo misses.
Poopha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rondo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rondo loads up on a big right hand but Poopha slips the punch.
Rondo looks to land a combination but Poopha avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rondo moves away.
Rondo scores with a decent looking hook.
Rondo punishes Poopha's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poopha.
A lazy left from Rondo finds it's target.
Poopha looks to score with a jab to the body but Rondo is just out of range.
Rondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poopha.
Poopha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rondo manages to avoid it.
A big left from Rondo misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poopha.
Rondo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopha pushes Rondo away with a front kick.
Poopha throws a solid leg kick but Rondo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poopha.
Poopha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poopha throws a low kick but Rondo moves out of range easily.
Poopha throws a sloppy head kick and Rondo moves out of range easily.
Poopha clinches up with Rondo and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poopha lands a nice elbow.
Poopha blocking some punches.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the head but Rondo blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poopha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rondo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poopha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rondo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rondo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anucha Poopha dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Rondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poopha.
Poopha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Rondo.
Poopha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rondo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rondo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses.
Poopha misses the jab.
Poopha moves out of range of the strikes.
Rondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondo. Poopha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poopha defending well as Rondo loads up on a big left hand.
Poopha throws a leg kick which misses Rondo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rondo tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rondo misses
and Poopha counters with a low kick, right behind Rondo 's knee.
Rondo defending well as Poopha loads up on a big left hand.
Rondo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poophas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Rondo misses.
Rondo lands a jab to the nose.
Poopha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rondo 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.
Poopha takes a swing at Rondo's ribcage but misses.
Rondo misses with an uppercut
and Poopha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poopha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Poopha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rondo lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha tries to land a leg kick but Rondo saw it coming and moves away.
Rondo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poopha is looking to clinch but Rondo is avoiding it.
Poopha tries to close the distance and clinch but Rondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rondo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poopha is looking to land body kicks.
Poopha takes one on the button.
Poopha throws out a loose jab but Rondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rondo misses the shot to the body.
Rondo scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poopha connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poopha.
Poopha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rondo is looking to score with low kicks.
Poopha is looking to chop away at Rondo's legs.
Poopha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rondo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rondo misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Poopha.
Rondo throws a nice looking combination but Poopha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rondo throws a low kick, looking for Poopha's leg but Poopha calmly moves out of range.
Rondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poopha's sensitive parts.
Rondo lunges at Poopha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poopha's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rondo.
Rondo misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Poopha.
Poopha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poopha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Rondo misses.
A big right from Rondo misses.
Poopha avoids the body shot from Rondo.
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rondo swings for the body but Poopha moves out of range.
Poopha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poopha. Rondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajon Rondo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rondo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajon Rondo!
Rajon Rondo is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Rajon Rondo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliah Marshal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lee Wilson's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson lands a front kick.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshal off the cage and back into range.
Wilson gets a clinch.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshal is trying to stall.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
Marshal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson tries a body shot but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Marshal in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshal.
A knee to the head by Marshal.
Marshal is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marshal is trying to stall.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshal lands a body punch.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshal digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marshal lands a right hand.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Marshal has Wilson pushed against the cage.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Wilson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Wilson tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Wilson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marshal tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Marshal controls the action.
Wilson being controlled against the cage.
Marshal lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson stalling the fight.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Marshal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshal is looking to control Wilson's arms but Wilson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marshal has his back to the cage.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a right hand.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from Wilson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lee Wilson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilson digs a good hook to Marshal's body.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Wilson punishes Marshal's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Wilson rushes Marshal and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshal won't want to take too many of those.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal wants to stall.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshal avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshal tries to stall but Wilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Marshal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marshal avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Marshal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Marshal avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal wants to stall.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilson won't want to take too many of those.
Marshal blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Wilson.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Marshal is breathing heavily.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marshal is trying to stall.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilson won't want to take too many of those.
Marshal blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshal takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Marshal avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshal won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Marshal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshal.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wilson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Marshal's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshal tries to avoid it.
Marshal lands with a cross.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Marshal avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marshal up against the cage.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Marshal controls the action.
Wilson tries a body shot but Marshal blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Lee Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshal's elbow.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilson is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Marshal shrugs off.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Marshal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marshal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Marshal tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
Wilson avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshal.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Marshal takes a shot to the head.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
A short left from Marshal.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Marshal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wilson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Marshal's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marshal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Marshal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Marshal tries to tie him up.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Marshal looking to stall.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Marshal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marshal into the cage.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshal's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into Marshal's ribcage.
Marshal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshal or not.
Wilson wants to stall.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Marshal takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Wilson.
Wilson wants to stall.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Wilson avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Marshal 's eye.
Marshal throws an elbow but it misses.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Marshal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshal cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilson just leaning against Marshal, taking a breather.
Marshal stalling in the clinch but Wilson improves position.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Marshal controls the action.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wilson had his way with Eliah Marshal in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marshal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilson forces Marshal back against the cage and clinches.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson taking a breather.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Marshal avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Marshal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Marshal.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Marshal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson tries to stall but Marshal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Marshal into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Marshal struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.
Eliah Marshal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Marshal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshal can do to turn this around?
Wilson tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson working Marshal over with knees to the body.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Wilson stalling the fight.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilson is looking to control Marshal's arms but Marshal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Marshal 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshal.
Marshal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshal's brow.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Marshal's ribcage. Marshal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshal prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marshal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshal is keeping busy.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Wilson!
Lee Wilson retains his lightweight title!
Lee Wilson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milano Mazric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Downstait - This Is My Life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Milano Mazric!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazric gets caught flat footed, as Martin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martin content to stall in guard here.
Mazric escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mazric keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Mazric looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Mazric looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Martin is defending well. Mazric quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Martin has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mazric celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milano Mazric!
Milano Mazric is the new heavyweight champion!
Milano Mazric was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyprian Warga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyprian Warga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakkar tries to clinch but Warga moves out of range.
Warga slips under a jab from Drakkar.
Warga misses with a low kick.
Warga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drakkar blocks a head kick by Warga.
Drakkar wants to clinch but Warga slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drakkar clinches up against the cage.
Drakkar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warga.
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warga has had enough of the clinch but Drakkar keeps him there for the moment.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drakkar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warga blocks the elbow strike.
Warga throws a punch but it's blocked by Drakkar.
Warga misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warga managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warga avoids it.
Drakkar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it misses.
Warga managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Warga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drakkar has him pressed against the cage.
Drakkar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warga throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Warga blocks with his arms.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warga avoids it.
Warga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warga lands with a light punch inside.
Drakkar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warga's elbow.
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Warga.
Drakkar struggles to land a body shot inside as Warga controls his hands.
Warga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Cyprian Warga has been cut.
Warga breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar tries to clinch there but Warga circles away.
Drakkar throws a right hand that Warga ducks under and follows up with a left that Warga also avoids with ease.
Drakkar blocks the body kick.
Warga misses with a low kick.
Drakkar gets a clinch.
Drakkar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drakkar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warga's defenses.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Warga blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Warga to work.
Drakkar pushes off an throws an elbow but Warga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Warga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warga avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Warga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drakkar blocks an uppercut.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warga avoids it.
Warga avoids a wild elbow strike from Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warga blocks the elbow strike.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warga blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyprian Warga's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Warga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warga. That's going to slow Drakkar down.
Warga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drakkar.
Warga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drakkar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drakkar throws an overhand right that lands on Warga's shoulder, as Warga tries to avoid the shot.
Drakkar moves into range and clinches up with Warga.
Drakkar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Warga.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
Warga managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Warga blocks with his arms.
Warga presses Drakkar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warga blocks an elbow strike from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warga backwards.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warga swings widly with a right hand
letting Drakkar counter with a right hand.
Drakkar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Warga misses with a wild body shot.
Warga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drakkar's sensitive parts.
Drakkar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Warga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Warga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drakkar connects with a body shot that sends Warga's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar is looking to score with low kicks.
Warga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drakkar wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drakkar!
Warga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drakkar manages to avoid it.
Warga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakkar.
Warga misses with the body kick
and Drakkar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warga punishes Drakkar's body with a nice straight punch.
Drakkar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warga is looking to wear down Drakkar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Warga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Warga throws out a loose jab but Drakkar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Drakkar finds it's target.
Drakkar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drakkar rushes Warga and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Warga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakkar's brow.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warga blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drakkar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warga blocks it with crossed arms.
Warga avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Drakkar letting Warga take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Warga is blocking nicely.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warga presses Drakkar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warga lands a body punch.
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!
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Warga is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warga tries to throw a body punch but Drakkar avoids it by throwing Warga back against the cage.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warga blocks it with crossed arms.
Warga blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cyprian Warga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Warga throws a low kick but Drakkar moves out of range easily.
Drakkar ducks under a wild hook from Warga.
Warga avoids the head kick by Drakkar.
Drakkar throws a chopping leg kick but Warga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Warga misses.
Warga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drakkar is looking to clinch but Warga is avoiding it.
Drakkar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warga staying out of range there.
Warga misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warga.
Drakkar wants to clinch up but Warga keeps it at a distance.
Drakkar scores with a jab.
Warga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drakkar throws a sloppy head kick and Warga moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakkar.
Drakkar rushes Warga and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Warga.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Warga blocks it.
Warga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Warga throws a punch but it's blocked by Drakkar.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warga prevents a body shot from Drakkar.
Drakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warga is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Warga - that landed with a thud.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Warga is blocking nicely.
Warga trying to stall but Drakkar improves his position.
Warga takes an elbow to the temple.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Warga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drakkar misses with an elbow strike.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Warga blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it misses.
Warga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warga throws a punch but it's blocked by Drakkar.
Warga is trying to stall.
Warga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drakkar walks into a jab.
Drakkar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drakkar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Warga connects with an inside leg kick.
Warga throws a head kick that misses.
Warga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drakkar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warga tries to score with a low kick but Drakkar moves his leg out of the way.
Drakkar tries to close the distance and clinch but Warga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Drakkar
and Warga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warga moves out of range of the body kick from Drakkar.
Warga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drakkar moves out of range of the body kick from Warga.
Drakkar throws a head kick that misses.
Drakkar slips under a jab from Warga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakkar tries to clinch but Warga is having none of it.
Warga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warga lands a nice hook to Drakkar's body. Drakkar 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.
That was a close round but Cyprian Warga did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Cyprian Warga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Warga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drakkar under the eye.
Drakkar throws a hook but Warga avoids it easily.
Drakkar lands with a cross.
Drakkar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drakkar moves out of range of the leg kick from Warga.
Warga lands a big head kick that sends Drakkar tumbling to the mat! Warga takes a step backwards and waves Drakkar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drakkar is rocked!
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Warga - that will leave a mark!
Drakkar is still on wobbly legs! Can Warga finish him?
Warga feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Drakkar crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cyprian Warga!
Cyprian Warga is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Cyprian Warga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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