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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Wurds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Dodger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dodger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Wurds!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wurds scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dodger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dodger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dodger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wurds is controlling him well.
Wurds controls the position.
Dodger wants to get back to his feet but Wurds drags him back down.
Wurds in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wurds prevents Dodger from escaping the position.
Dodger is not content to let Wurds control the position.
Dodger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dodger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wurds asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wurds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dodger keeps working.
Dodger is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wurds connects with a decent elbow.
Dodger throws Wurds to one side and escapes!
Wurds shoots in for a double leg but Dodger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dodger catches Wurds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wurds.
Dodger cracks Wurds with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dodger just misses with a punch to the body.
Wurds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dodger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Dodger - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Dodger. No joy for Wurds on that attempt.
Roger Dodger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Wurds.
Dodger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dodger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wurds.
Wurds tries to bum rush Dodger with a series of wild strikes but Dodger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roger Dodger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dodger misses.
Dodger's corner calls for a 1-2. Dodger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dodger thows a body shot but no joy.
Roger Dodger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Dodger misses its intended target.
Wurds closes the distance and clinches up with Dodger, looking for a takedown. Wurds pushes Dodger against the cage but Dodger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dodger throws an overhand right that lands on Wurds's shoulder, as Wurds tries to avoid the shot.
Wurds shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wurds was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dodger prevents Wurds from improving position.
Dodger wants to get back to his feet but Wurds drags him back down.
Dodger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wurds is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wurds can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dodger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wurds doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dodger.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wurds won't allow Dodger to pass to mount.
Dodger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dodger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dodger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wurds keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wurds wants to get back to full guard.
Dodger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wurds wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dodger prevents Wurds from standing back up.
Dodger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dodger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dodger throwing shots but Wurds is blocking nicely.
Wurds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dodger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wurds is trying is best to control the position here.
Wurds tries to get to full guard but Dodger has control of the leg.
Dodger trying to mount his opponent but Wurds defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodger throwing shots but Wurds is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodger is thwarting Wurds's attempts to control the position.
Wurds is trying to stand back up but Dodger is controlling him
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 Roger Dodger will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dodger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wurds tries for a takedown but Dodger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dodger throws a hook but Wurds blocks it.
Wurds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wurds ducks under a wild hook from Dodger.
Dodger lands a nice shot to the body.
Wurds ducks under a wild hook from Dodger.
Wurds tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dodger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wurds somewhat.
No joy there for Dodger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dodger connects with a single shot there.
Wurds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dodger digs a good body shot into Wurds's ribs.
Dodger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wurds moves out of range as Dodger strikes.
Dodger takes a swing at Wurds's ribcage but misses.
Dodger throws a right hand that Wurds ducks under and follows up with a left that Wurds also avoids with ease.
Dodger slips a jab and a cross from Wurds.
Dodger takes a swing at Wurds's ribcage but misses.
Wurds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dodger is fending him off so far but Wurds persists. Nope, Dodger circles away and we're back to standing.
Roger Dodger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Wurds.
Dodger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wurds moves away.
A punch combination from Dodger misses.
Dodger throws a nice looking combination but Wurds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dodger throws the left hand but Wurds avoids the punch easily.
Dodger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wurds counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dodger tries to buck Wurds off but Wurds is having none of it.
Wurds is working Dodger over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wurds works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wurds lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dodger down.
Dodger tries to buck Wurds off but Wurds is having none of it.
Wurds taking a breather here.
Wurds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dodger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wurds asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wurds is looking to take a break and control but Dodger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dodger is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wurds has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alex Wurds has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wurds off and has taken his back!
Dodger gets his hands free as Wurds looks to control.
Dodger misses with an elbow to the head.
Wurds tries to escape the position.
Dodger is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wurds is defending well though. Dodger let's go of the attempt for now.
Wurds breaks Dodger's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wurds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wurds avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wurds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wurds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wurds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four 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!
Dodger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wurds defends well.
Wurds stays in close to Dodger's body and controls the position.
Wurds trying to control the position from guard on top but Dodger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wurds forces his way into half guard.
Wurds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wurds seems to be working for a kimura but Dodger defends the submission attempt.
Wurds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dodger's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wurds is trying to control the action in half guard but Dodger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Wurds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wurds shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dodger is looking to escape.
Dodger looking for submissions off his back.
Wurds is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wurds stops Dodger from getting back to his feet.
Wurds trying to control the action but Dodger is working from the bottom.
Dodger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dodger 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.
Dodger actively working from the bottom here.
Wurds drops an elbow to the side of Dodger's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodger looking for submissions off his back.
Wurds working the head and body with strikes.
Wurds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wurds prevents Dodger from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wurds lands a nice short elbow.
Wurds works his way into side control.
Wurds lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dodger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wurds lands a few punches from side control.
Wurds trying to control the action but Dodger is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wurds landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wurds landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dodger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wurds connects with a decent elbow.
Dodger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wurds working the head and body with strikes.
Wurds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dodger keeps working.
Wurds works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wurds taking a break here but Dodger is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wurds seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dodger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodger wants to get back to his feet.
Wurds wants to free his trapped foot but Dodger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wurds trying to control from half guard but Dodger is working away.
Wurds takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Wurds hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dodger misses with a wild body shot.
Dodger misses with a wild combination.
Wurds closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dodger's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wurds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dodger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wurds sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wurds chips away with some ground and pound.
Wurds throws an elbow that misses. Dodger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wurds's guard. Nice move by Dodger!
Wurds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodger prevents Wurds from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Wurds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wurds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Wurds!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belvedere IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere IV comes to the cage accompanied by Truth Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Augustus Belvedere IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere IV pushes Khoury away with a front kick.
Khoury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belvedere IV is looking to slow Khoury down with leg kicks.
Belvedere IV circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Khoury drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Belvedere IV follows Khoury to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Belvedere IV!
Augustus Belvedere IV looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Islam seeks to destroy each and every culture, this is what is does by design. 90% of pedophile convictions in the UK this year are muslim men against white girls.... NS'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maka Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maka Singh looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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174 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maka Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilbert Gold!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh misses with an uppercut
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
That kick from Gold tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Singh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Gold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold lands a jab.
It looks like Maka Singh has been cut.
Gold feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Singh sprawling to the canvas! Singh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gold finish him?!
Singh is rocked!
Gold is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Gold.
Singh is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Gold Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Singh is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gilbert Gold!
An out of breath Gilbert Gold 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Veli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli has chosen Deicide's Dead by Dawn as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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301 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, David Kappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pikku Veli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veli misses with a hook
and Kappa counters with a nice body shot.
Kappa slips under a jab.
Veli moves into the clinch.
Kappa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kappa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veli misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veli.
Kappa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kappa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Veli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veli lands an elbow that stopped Kappa in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like David Kappa has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veli.
Veli tries to break the clinch but Kappa is controlling the position.
Kappa lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veli loads up on a big right hand but Kappa slips the punch.
Kappa connects with a leg kick. Veli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Veli tries to close the distance and clinch but Kappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Veli.
Veli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veli fails to land with a series of punches.
Veli throws a hook but Kappa avoids it easily.
Veli wants to land a leg kick but Kappa is out of range.
Veli lands a jab to the head.
Veli throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kappa misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Veli misses
and Kappa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kappa throws a jab but it's blocked by Veli.
Kappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veli moves away.
Pikku Veli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veli looks to throw the jab but Kappa is out of range.
Kappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veli circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Kappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Veli misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kappa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Veli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kappa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veli scores with a nice head shot.
Veli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veli swinging wildly here.
Veli tries to close the distance and clinch but Kappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kappa blocks a jab.
Kappa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Veli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kappa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Veli looks to throw the jab but Kappa is out of range.
Kappa scores with a punch to the head.
Veli misses the shot to the body.
Veli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Veli misses.
Kappa scores with a takedown into Veli's guard.
Kappa preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kappa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kappa stopping the sweep attempt from Veli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veli is looking to stand up but Kappa isn't so interested in that idea.
Kappa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Veli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kappa defends it easily.
Veli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kappa 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.
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 David Kappa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Kappa'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.
Veli misses with an uppercut.
Veli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kappa counters with a single leg into guard. Veli didn't expect that.
Kappa stopping the sweep attempt from Veli.
Veli wants to stand and escape but Kappa is having none of it.
Veli pushes Kappa off and gets back to his feet.
Kappa cracks Veli with a good jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kappa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kappa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kappa moves out of range as Veli strikes.
Kappa takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veli moves into range and clinches up with Kappa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kappa.
Veli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Veli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kappa blocks an uppercut.
Kappa lands a shoulder strike.
Veli tries to work over Kappa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veli misses with some punches.
Veli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Veli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kappa backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kappa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kappa takes a shot to the head.
Kappa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Veli regains guard.
Veli looking for a sweep. Not yet Veli, not yet.
Kappa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kappa landing some decent shots from guard.
Veli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kappa trying to control the position from guard on top but Veli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Veli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kappa backwards.
Veli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kappa has a couple of punches blocked by Veli.
Veli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Veli lands with a left to the head.
Kappa avoids a wild elbow strike from Veli.
Kappa wants to break free but Veli has control.
A hook to the body from Kappa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kappa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kappa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kappa swats away the attempt to clinch by Veli.
Kappa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kappa counters with a leg kick.
Kappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veli moves away.
Kappa looks to land a combination. Veli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Pikku Veli has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappa throws a leg kick
and Veli counters with a left to the body.
Kappa walks into a straight right hand from Veli.
Kappa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kappa fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Kappa.
Veli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kappa has Veli up against the cage in a clinch.
Kappa takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kappa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kappa.
Veli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pikku Veli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kappa avoids the head kick by Veli.
Kappa digs a good body shot into Veli's ribs.
Veli misses with a hook
and Kappa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veli throws the kick towards the body but Kappa avoids it.
Veli throws a right and a left that Kappa avoids nicely.
Veli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veli misses with a lunging right hand
and Kappa counters with a nice uppercut.
Veli walks into a left hand.
Kappa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veli.
Kappa is looking to clinch.
Kappa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kappa throws an overhand right that lands on Veli's shoulder, as Veli tries to avoid the shot.
Veli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kappa finds it's way round the side to connect with Veli's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veli lands with an uppercut that bounces Kappa off the cage and back into range.
Veli tries a head kick but it misses.
Kappa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Veli backs up against the cage.
Veli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Kappa is predictable there
and Veli counters with a stiff right hand.
Veli stuffs the takedown.
Kappa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veli.
Veli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Veli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kappa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Veli misses.
Veli has closed the distance and engaged Kappa in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kappa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kappa misses with a punch to the body.
Kappa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Veli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kappa won't allow Veli to get back to his feet.
Veli is looking for a triangle but Kappa pushes his legs off easily.
Veli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Veli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kappa tries to roll over but Veli keeps him under control.
Kappa wants to control but Veli is keeping busy.
Veli stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappa misses with an uppercut.
David Kappa is winning the standup battle so far.
Veli tries to clinch but Kappa moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Veli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kappa doesn't seem phased though.
Kappa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kappa swats away the attempt to clinch by Veli.
Kappa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kappa slips a straight right by Veli.
Kappa gets a clinch.
Veli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kappa.
Veli gets through Kappa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Veli.
Kappa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kappa tries to circle away but Veli has him pinned against the cage.
Pikku Veli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Veli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veli pushes Kappa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kappa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Veli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kappa's brow.
Kappa blocks an elbow strike from Veli.
Kappa is trying to break the clinch but Veli is controlling him.
Kappa tries to stall but Veli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kappa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kappa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kappa is trying to break the clinch but Veli has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veli.
Kappa is leaning against Veli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kappa throws a punch but it's blocked by Veli.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pikku Veli.
I think Veli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Meat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haggen has chosen Don't You Worry Child as his entrance music. Chris Haggen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fat Meat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Haggen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Meat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haggen.
Haggen looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meat.
Haggen fails to land the takedown.
Meat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Meat.
It looks like Chris Haggen has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Meat throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Haggen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fat Meat!
During a confident post fight interview, Fat Meat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - German Kiss. Odin Fredriksson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy Wuzz's chin.
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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
36 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Odin Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wuzz is defended easily by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up but Wuzz circles away and keeps his distance.
Wuzz shoots and misses
and Fredriksson counters with a left to the body.
Wuzz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Wuzz shoots in and gets a takedown into Fredriksson's guard.
Fredriksson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wuzz's guard.
Wuzz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wuzz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredriksson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wuzz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wuzz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fredriksson is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Wuzz is looking for a triangle but Fredriksson pushes his legs off easily.
Fredriksson passes Wuzz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fredriksson is looking to advance position but Wuzz won't allow it.
Fredriksson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fredriksson with shots to the head and body - Wuzz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fredriksson trying to control but Wuzz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Fredriksson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wuzz is desperately trying to improve his position but Fredriksson has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wuzz's face.
Wuzz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wuzz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wuzz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fredriksson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wuzz, into his guard.
Wuzz keeping full guard, as Fredriksson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson won't allow Wuzz to get back to his feet.
Fredriksson passes Wuzz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fredriksson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wuzz's thigh. Wuzz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Wuzz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fredriksson is aware though and is defending well.
Fredriksson pushing down on Wuzz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wuzz is in trouble now - Fredriksson has advanced to mount!
Fredriksson scoring with strikes but Wuzz is staying in there.
Fredriksson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wuzz is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredriksson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wuzz scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fredriksson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fredriksson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Fredriksson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Odin Fredriksson waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Peterwhacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Why Cant we Be Friends! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Peterwhacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Peterwhacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterwhacker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jesus Gonzalez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterwhacker.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterwhacker.
Peterwhacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Peterwhacker throws an elbow but it misses.
Peterwhacker trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.
Nice elbow from Peterwhacker.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Peterwhacker pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterwhacker finish him?
Peterwhacker has Gonzalez pressed against the cage. He pushes Gonzalez back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Peterwhacker throws a beautiful elbow that sends Gonzalez crashing to the floor! Peterwhacker piles on the pressure with more strikes! Gonzalez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Peterwhacker!
Michael Peterwhacker gave a mention to Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas năo bate. Takashi Kadota is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadota shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kadota showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadota prevents Maier from improving his position.
Maier actively working from the bottom here.
Maier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maier is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kadota lands a nice short elbow.
Maier wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier is staying active underneath Kadota, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maier taking some punishment here, with Kadota in his half guard.
Kadota trying to control from half guard but Maier is working away.
Maier manages to get to full guard.
Maier wants to sweep here but Kadota controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota distracts Maier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maier throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kadota escapes and throws Maier's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Maier is looking for a sweep.
Kadota lands a nice forearm strike.
Maier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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!
Maier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
Kadota trying to mount his opponent but Maier defends it.
Maier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kadota lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota thows a huge punch but Maier dodges it nicely.
Maier missing with punches from the bottom.
Maier is trying to get back to full guard.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
Maier is defending against the submission attempts here by Kadota.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kadota prevents Maier from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kadota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maier.
Maier shoots in and gets a takedown into Kadota's guard.
Maier forces his way into half guard.
Takashi Kadota has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kadota's head.
Maier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maier seems to be looking for submissions.
Maier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kadota looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maier seems to be working for a kimura but Kadota defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maier pulls his head out easily.
Maier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kadota is pressing down on Maier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota working for a triangle but Maier defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kadota is keeping the position for now.
Kadota is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maier is aware though and is defending well.
Maier drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kadota manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maier has Kadota in his guard.
Maier trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota wants to control from the top but Maier keeps moving.
Maier is looking for a triangle but Kadota pushes his legs off easily.
Kadota is working Maier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maier wants to sweep but no luck.
Kadota with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kadota passes into half guard.
Maier gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota landing some decent shots from guard.
Kadota avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maier has his foot on Kadota's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kadota works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kadota can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maier is looking for a triangle here but Kadota uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepp Maier dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maier tries to clinch up
and Kadota makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maier tries to close the distance and clinch but Kadota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kadota.
Kadota slaps away a takedown attempt from Maier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sepp Maier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kadota misses the shot to the body.
Maier looks for a takedown but Kadota sprawls well.
Kadota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kadota's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maier under the eye.
Kadota scores with a nice strike.
Kadota takes a swing at Maier's ribcage but misses.
Kadota misses with a straight left.
Maier is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Kadota.
Maier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maier moves out of range of the strikes.
Kadota cracks a nice hook into Maier's ribs.
Kadota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota throws a jab but it's blocked by Maier.
Kadota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadota misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kadota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kadota throws an off balance right hand
and Maier counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kadota's guard now.
Maier throwing strikes but missing.
Maier drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kadota manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maier has Kadota in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier looking for subs off his back but Kadota has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kadota drops an elbow to the side of Maier's head.
Maier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota working the head and body with strikes.
Maier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kadota pulls his head out easily.
Kadota looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kadota is trying to control. Maier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kadota pulls his head out easily.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Kadota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kadota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maier was well out of range. Poor timing from Kadota.
A jab lands there for Kadota.
Takashi Kadota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kadota shoots in but no luck this time.
Kadota fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maier sprawls well initially but Kadota persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maier gets full guard.
Maier is looking for a triangle here but Kadota uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maier looking for a sweep but Kadota has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Maier is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota unloading with bombs!
Maier is looking to get to half guard.
Kadota can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maier is looking to escape.
Kadota raining down shots from the mount!
Maier regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kadota.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maier landing a few short strikes.
Kadota is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadota prevents Maier from improving his position.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier actively working from the bottom here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maier won't allow Kadota to pass to mount.
Maier wants to improve his position but Kadota is controlling well.
Kadota looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota working the head and body with strikes.
Maier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kadota working Maier over with strikes.
Kadota is trying to control. Maier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maier tries to roll over but Kadota keeps him under control.
Maier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kadota scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kadota connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maier. Maier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kadota swings for the body but Maier moves out of range.
Maier walks into a stiff left hand from Kadota.
Maier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maier dives in and grabs Kadota's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kadota pushes down on Maier's head and hops out.
Kadota throws a jab when Maier was well out of range.
Maier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kadota throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadota. Maier does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kadota misses the target.
Kadota looks to score with a jab to the body but Maier is just out of range.
Maier moves in looking to clinch but Kadota pushes him off.
A lazy left from Kadota finds it's target.
Maier is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota stuffs the takedown.
Kadota throws a hook but Maier avoids it easily.
Kadota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maier on the side of the head.
Oh Maier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kadota digs a good hook to Maier's body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kadota is fending him off so far but Maier persists. Nope, Kadota circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kadota! Maier is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Kadota!
Takashi Kadota is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Mendes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cottero but Cottero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cottero rushes Mendes and presses him up against the cage.
Cottero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cottero lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Cottero taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cottero.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cottero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cottero lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Cottero.
Cottero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendes's sensitive parts.
Mendes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cottero scores with a head kick. Mendes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Cottero.
Mendes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cottero.
Cottero lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cottero.
Mendes tries to move into range but Cottero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendes is rocked!
Mendes tries to clinch up but Cottero circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick.
Cottero lands a nice hook to Mendes's body. Mendes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendes seems to have got his legs back now.
Cottero leaves Mendes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendes throws a head kick but Cottero moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cottero, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cottero scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendes takes a step back to recover.
Mendes throws a head kick but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but Mendes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mendes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Cottero tenderised Mendes's leg. Mendes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cottero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mendes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Cottero.
Cottero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cottero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cottero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendes on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cottero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes tries to clinch but Cottero is having none of it.
Cottero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Cottero. That snapped Mendes's head back.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mendes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cottero gets caught flat footed, as Mendes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cottero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Cottero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cottero looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Cottero from controlling successfully.
Cottero is fighting to break Mendes's control of his arms but Mendes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes pulls Cottero in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendes working for a triangle but Cottero defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that 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.
Mendes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cottero.
Cottero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cottero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cottero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Cottero won't allow it.
Cottero looking to stall.
Cottero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cottero misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cottero is pushing Mendes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cottero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendess head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cottero pushes Mendes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mendes scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cottero just leaning against Mendes, taking a breather.
Mendes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendes misses with a knee strike.
Cottero looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cottero prevents it.
Cottero tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Cottero back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cottero.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Cottero.
Come on Cottero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mendes tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cottero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Cottero stalling the fight.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Cottero manages to get underhooks.
Cottero looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cottero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cottero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cottero scores with a head kick. Mendes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cottero scores with a hook to the body. Mendes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cottero avoids the head kick by Mendes.
Mendes walks into a stiff left hand from Cottero.
Nice cross by Cottero.
Cottero scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes avoids a kick to the body.
Mendes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cottero throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes throws a head kick but Cottero moves out of range.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cottero lands with a shot to the body.
Cottero lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Mendes crumples to the floor! Cottero milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Cottero!
Tommy Cottero is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Tommy Cottero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Concepcion comes into the arena with The Descent blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawking's choice of entrance music: One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Angel Concepcion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Concepcion.
It looks like Stephen Hawking has been cut.
Concepcion shoots and misses
and Hawking counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hawking looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concepcion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Concepcion working a defensive guard here.
Hawking prevents Concepcion from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Angel Concepcion wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hawking shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Concepcion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawking is working away from the top position though.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but Concepcion defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion wants to get back to his feet.
Concepcion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Angel Concepcion wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Concepcion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Concepcion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawking.
Hawking stuffs the takedown attempt from Concepcion. Concepcion gets slowly back to his feet.
Concepcion shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hawking is trying to defend but Concepcion finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Concepcion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hawking moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Concepcion passes Hawking's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawking blocking the ground and pound attempt from Concepcion.
Concepcion is nestled in close to Hawking, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hawking makes his way to full guard, as Concepcion worked for a kimura.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Concepcion manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking tries to pass the half guard into mount. Concepcion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Angel Concepcion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen Hawking's cut.
That's time! Concepcion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Concepcion misses with a combination
and Hawking counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Concepcion fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawking shoots for a double leg takedown but Concepcion sprawls well. He's pushed Hawking's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Concepcion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Concepcion misses with a double jab
and Hawking counters by clinching up.
Concepcion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawking stalling in the clinch but Concepcion improves position.
Hawking's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Concepcion's ribcage. Concepcion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Concepcion tries for a takedown but Hawking sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Concepcion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Concepcion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Concepcion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawking darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Concepcion is trying to control but can't.
Hawking slips a nice elbow through Concepcion's hands, connecting with Concepcion's forehead.
Concepcion wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Angel Concepcion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawking looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Concepcion is fending him off so far but Hawking persists. Nope, Concepcion circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawking blocks a leg kick.
A combination from Concepcion does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Concepcion misses.
Concepcion falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hawking counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Concepcion is defended easily by Hawking.
Hawking moves out of range of the body kick from Concepcion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion gets caught flat footed, as Hawking shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Concepcion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Concepcion is wriggling around but Hawking manages to pass to half guard.
Concepcion is trying to control but Hawking manages to pass to mount!
Concepcion is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawking has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hawking pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hawking looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Concepcion working to try and regain half guard.
Hawking landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concepcion tries to reverse the position but Hawking maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephen Hawking's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Concepcion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawking circles away quickly and effectively.
Concepcion wants to clinch.
Concepcion keeps the fight on the outside.
Concepcion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Concepcion falls off balance throwing a combination
so Hawking counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Concepcion wants to improve his position but instead Hawking has moved into half guard.
Hawking slips a nice elbow through Concepcion's hands, connecting with Concepcion's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking stops Concepcion from getting back to his feet.
Hawking uses his free foot to push down on Concepcion's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Concepcion.
Concepcion really wants to buck Hawking off and get back to his feet.
Hawking avoids the attempt from Concepcion to control.
You get the feeling that Concepcion really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lands a big shot there that rocks Concepcion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Concepcion is trying to escape the mount.
Hawking with a couple of short strikes.
Concepcion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hawking has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Concepcion's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion is bucking up trying to escape but Hawking cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Concepcion is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hawking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Concepcion is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hawking with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking cracks Concepcion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Concepcion is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Concepcion wants to control but Hawking is having none of it.
Concepcion is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Hawking's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Concepcion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
Hawking shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Concepcion is trying to defend but Hawking finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Concepcion regains full guard. Nicely done.
Concepcion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Concepcion is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hawking with a flurry of punches that miss.
We're going to have a standup here because Angel Concepcion wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hawking avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Concepcion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Concepcion shoots in and drives through. Hawking sprawls well.
Angel Concepcion is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawking is defended easily by Concepcion.
Hawking has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Concepcion.
Concepcion stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawking. Hawking gets slowly back to his feet.
Concepcion shoots in and drives through. Hawking sprawls well.
Hawking gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Concepcion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawking is on top in guard.
Stephen Hawking has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hawking passes into half guard.
Concepcion is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawking looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Concepcion trying to control from the bottom.
Concepcion is trying to stand.
Hawking passes the guard and advances to mount!
Concepcion can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Angel Concepcion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen Hawking's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Concepcion throws a combination that misses
and Hawking moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Concepcion throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hawking.
Hawking slowing the pace effectively.
Concepcion blocking some punches.
Hawking pushes Concepcion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawking is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawking lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Concepcion wants to stall.
Hawking lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawking dodges an elbow strike from Concepcion.
Concepcion misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawking managing to block the knees to the body from Concepcion.
Hawking lands with a light punch inside.
Concepcion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawking avoids it.
Hawking is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion has a couple of punches blocked by Hawking.
Hawking dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawking has Concepcion pressed against the cage, preventing Concepcion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Concepcion blocks a body shot from Hawking.
Hawking trying to stall but Concepcion improves his position.
Hawking is leaning against Concepcion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hawking manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Hawking scores with a nice short uppercut.
Concepcion pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawking leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Concepcion tries a body shot but Hawking blocks it.
Hawking lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Concepcion is leaning against Hawking and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawking blocking some punches.
Concepcion wants to break free but Hawking has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawking.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Concepcion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Hawking on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hawking scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawking lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawking wants to stall.
Hawking blocking some punches.
Hawking is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawking takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Concepcion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawking keeps control of Concepcion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Concepcion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawking fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Concepcion avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawking shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hawking was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking landing strikes.
Hawking throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Concepcion pushes Hawking away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hawking gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Concepcion is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawking connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion gets back to half guard.
Concepcion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Concepcion.
Hawking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Concepcion is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Concepcion looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawking has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
Stephen Hawking is the new featherweight champion!
Stephen Hawking looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the best lookin, smartest and baddest man on this planet !!! NO ONE CAN DEFEAT ME !!! '.
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