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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krwawy Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen DJ Kronic feat. Bombs Away - Looking For Some Girls as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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180 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Krwawy Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Maeda stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maeda misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maeda really felt that one!
Maeda lands an overhand right.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Maeda ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez scores with a jab. Maeda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Maeda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maeda.
Maeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Maeda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Maeda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Maeda throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez works Maeda's body with a nice hook.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maeda ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Mitsuyo Maeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Maeda lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maeda throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Maeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Maeda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maeda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maeda scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez slips a straight right by Maeda.
A big right from Maeda misses.
Maeda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maeda ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Maeda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez connects with the punch.
Maeda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Maeda moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda connects with the punch.
Maeda digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maeda misses with a hook.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Maeda misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lopez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maeda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Lopez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working the body and head with strikes.
Maeda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maeda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lopez connects with a nice short shot to Maeda's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maeda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maeda misses with a wild combination.
Lopez misses the jab.
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Maeda misses with the combination.
Maeda misses with a hook.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Maeda didn't see that one coming.
Mitsuyo Maeda is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Maeda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Krwawy Lopez has been cut.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lopez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maeda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
Maeda is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez content to control rather than advance.
Maeda gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maeda's head.
Maeda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
Maeda working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lopez has passed into half guard!
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maeda's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez throwing shots but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Lopez slips a nice elbow through Maeda's hands, connecting with Maeda's forehead.
Lopez not doing much here.
Maeda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maeda.
Lopez 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez won't allow Maeda to sweep him here.
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Maeda blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maeda has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krwawy Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez 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.
Maeda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda advances to half guard.
Maeda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Maeda trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lopez to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mitsuyo Maeda just wasn't active enough.
Maeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Maeda misses.
Lopez stalks Maeda and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maeda's face. Maeda staggers backwards, shaken.
Maeda cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
Maeda works the jab nicely.
Maeda cracks Lopez with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Maeda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Maeda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez misses with a hook. Maeda ducked under it nicely.
Maeda connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Mitsuyo Maeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Maeda jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maeda to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maeda!
Lopez slips a jab from Maeda.
Maeda throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Maeda throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maeda.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Maeda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda misses with a looping left.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maeda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
An out of breath Mitsuyo Maeda 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Edwards has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Edwards seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aaron Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edwards finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edwards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edwards looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Edwards seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards motions for Barnes to come forward. Edwards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Edwards finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Edwards misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edwards takes a step back to recover.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Edwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes scores with a jab. Edwards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Edwards throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Edwards with an uppercut!
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Edwards drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards misses with a leg kick
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Donk. Barnes catches Edwards right on the button with a cross.
Barnes sizes up Edwards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edwards had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edwards checks a leg kick.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Edwards blocks a leg kick.
Edwards takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Edwards misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nate Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Edwards moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling the position.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Edwards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edwards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Edwards lands a shot to the body.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Edwards takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes taking a breather.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Edwards avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Edwards stalling.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Edwards takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Edwards's head.
Edwards defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
A jab from Edwards misses.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Edwards misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Edwards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edwards closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Edwards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edwards scrambles back to his feet.
Edwards takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edwards checks the leg kick.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edwards checks the leg kick.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Aaron Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edwards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Nate Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edwards's sensitive parts.
Edwards takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edwards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
Nate Barnes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott's entrance music is Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell. A fine choice. Yo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yö - Likaiset Legendat. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Yo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pott moves away.
Pott thows a body shot but no joy.
Pott scores with a jab. Yo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pott jabs at Yo's body.
Pott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yo.
Pott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice sprawl there from Pott as Yo shoots in.
Good shot there by Pott.
Pott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Pott does it's job there.
Pott tries to score with a low kick but Yo moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yo feints and as Pott raises his hands in defense, Yo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pott is keeping the position for now.
Pott looking for a sweep. Not yet Pott, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott has Yo pulled in close to control his posture.
Pott has momentary wrist control but Yo slips an elbow through the middle.
Yo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pott is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pott is adopting a defensive guard.
Yo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pott on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pott is trying to control Yo's posture but Yo avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pott is looking to regain half guard here but Yo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott wants to get back to his feet but Yo drags him back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pott takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pott to see if he's OK.
Yo cracks Pott with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pott is not content to let Yo control the position.
Yo throwing strikes but Pott manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Yo is trying to improve his position.
Pott working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pott wants to pass to mount but Yo is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo wants to get back to full guard.
Yo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yo defends it well.
Pott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pott wants to pass to mount but Yo is defending the position.
Yo wants to improve his position but Pott is controlling well.
Yo trying to get back to full guard but Pott takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo is looking to improve his position but Pott isn't that keen on the idea.
Yo is trying to reverse the position but instead Pott has taken his back - oops!
Yo turns into Pott and is now in his guard.
Pott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yo is desperately trying to improve his position but Pott has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yo tries to roll over but Pott keeps him under control.
Pott wants to pass to mount but Yo is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Yo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yo works Pott's body with a nice hook.
Yo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pott.
Yo connects with a looping right hand.
Pott throws a series of punches but Yo avoids them all with ease.
Pott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yo under the eye.
Yo walks into a straight right hand from Pott.
Yo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pott on his heels. He'll look to pass Pott's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Yo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yo preventing the sweep.
Yo postures up and lands a big shot to Pott's brow.
Yo distracts Pott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pott keeping moving, preventing Yo from controlling successfully.
Pott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timo Yo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pott is trying to control the position but Yo postures up.
Yo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yo tries to free his leg and advance position but Pott is retaining full guard.
Yo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pott's guard.
Pott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yo.
Yo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yo.
Yo working over Pott with some ground and pound. Pott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pott wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pott is rocked!
Yo is nestled in close to Pott, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Pott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yo is working away from the top position though.
Pott tries to roll over but Yo keeps him under control.
Yo scores with a big shot! Pott's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Pott! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Yo!
Timo Yo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka comes to the cage accompanied by Red Army March. Tatov has chosen Soundgarden - Superunknown as his entrance music. Igor Tatov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Stupka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tatov misses.
Tatov scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Stupka throws a hook but Tatov avoids it easily.
Stupka throws out a powerful jab.
Stupka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stupka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatov shoots in looking for a takedown but Stupka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tatov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stupka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stupka jabs Tatov right on the nose. Tatov blinks but takes it well.
Tatov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tatov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stupka.
Tatov jabs Stupka right on the nose. Stupka blinks but takes it well.
Stupka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Tatov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tatov.
Tatov checks a low kick from Stupka.
Tatov defending well as Stupka loads up on a big left hand.
Stupka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stupka misses with a hook. Tatov ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka works Tatov's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Stupka coming out on top.
Stupka looks to land a right hand but Tatov moved out of range.
Stupka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tatov lands a really nice looking cross but Stupka seems unphased.
Stupka throws a combination that misses
and Tatov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Stupka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stupka looking for a sweep. Not yet Stupka, not yet.
Tatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Stupka is retaining full guard.
Tatov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tatov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tatov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Tatov from controlling successfully.
Stupka working a defensive guard but Tatov passes into half guard.
Tatov trying to mount his opponent but Stupka defends it.
Tatov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stupka defending well though.
Tatov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stupka wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatov throwing shots but Stupka is blocking nicely.
Stupka won't allow Tatov to pass to mount.
Stupka trying to control here.
Stupka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stupka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tatov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tatov wants to pass the guard but Stupka is keeping the position.
Stupka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stupka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stupka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tatov trying to control but Stupka is working from the bottom.
Stupka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stupka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatov.
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Tatov from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stupka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tatov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Tatov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Stupka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stupka misses with a looping right.
Stupka throws a jab but it's blocked by Tatov.
Nice shot lands for Tatov.
Stupka misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stupka.
Stupka throws a shot from downtown. Tatov moves away and avoids it.
Stupka throws a jab when Tatov was well out of range.
Tatov throws a head kick that misses.
Tatov shoots in for a takedown but Stupka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stupka in his tracks.
Rocco Stupka's cut is getting worse.
Tatov ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
Good exchange - Stupka coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatov swings for the body but Stupka moves out of range.
Tatov moves away from the strike by Stupka.
Tatov is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatov moves away.
Tatov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stupka.
Tatov stuns Stupka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stupka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stupka on the side of the head.
Stupka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tatov cracks Stupka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tatov misses the jab.
Tatov throws a head kick that misses.
Tatov on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Stupka throws a body punch but Tatov moves out of range.
Stupka stalks Tatov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tatov's face. Tatov staggers backwards, shaken.
Stupka throws a hook to the side of Tatov's head but Tatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stupka misses with a looping right.
Tatov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stupka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka loads up on a big right hand but Tatov slips the punch.
Stupka ducks under a wild hook from Tatov.
Tatov defending well as Stupka loads up on a big left hand.
Stupka throws a right hand that Tatov ducks under and follows up with a left that Tatov also avoids with ease.
Tatov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatov checks a leg kick.
Stupka staying out of range there.
Tatov defending well as Stupka loads up on a big left hand.
Stupka moves out of range as Tatov strikes.
Stupka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tatov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tatov is looking to clinch but Stupka is avoiding it.
Stupka jabs Tatov right on the nose. Tatov blinks but takes it well.
Tatov ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatov blocks the leg kick.
Tatov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stupkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tatov pushes Stupka up against the cage in a clinch.
Stupka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatov's elbow.
Stupka avoids a wild elbow strike from Tatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka wants to get back to striking at distance but Tatov won't allow it.
Stupka is pressed up against the cage. Tatov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stupka down to the mat. Stupka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tatov closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stupka is defending well for now.
Stupka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stupka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatov is one step ahead there.
Stupka trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Stupka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stupka wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatov wants to control from the top but Stupka keeps moving.
Tatov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatov landing with the ground and pound.
Stupka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatov is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Igor Tatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rocco Stupka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stupka.
Stupka looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatov is just out of range.
Stupka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatov.
Tatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatov throws a looping overhand right but Stupka ducks down to avoid it.
Stupka misses with an uppercut
and Tatov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stupka!
Tatov controlling the position from side mount.
Stupka is trying to get back to half guard.
Tatov throws an elbow but Stupka slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stupka keeps working.
Tatov cracks Stupka with a big elbow.
Stupka is trying to control Tatov's posture but Tatov avoids it.
Stupka stops Tatov from passing to mount.
Stupka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tatov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stupka is trying to control Tatov's posture but Tatov avoids it.
Stupka tries to buck Tatov off but Tatov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatov moves into full mount!
Tatov punching from mount but Stupka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stupka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tatov landing punches.
Rocco Stupka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocco Stupka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Tatov!
A victorious Igor Tatov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Thor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lao avoids the body shot from al Thor.
al Thor misses with a wild combination.
Lao slips under a jab from al Thor.
al Thor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
al Thor throws a lazy head kick
and Lao counters with a nice body kick.
Lao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Thor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lao.
al Thor stalks Lao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lao's face. Lao staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
al Thor misses with a head kick.
Lao misses with a body kick.
Lao scores with a sloppy right hand. al Thor should have avoided that one.
al Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Rand al Thor has been cut.
Lao throws a shot from downtown. al Thor moves away and avoids it.
al Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Lao moves out of range easily.
al Thor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lao. Lao obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from al Thor. Those never looked like landing.
Lao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
al Thor looks to land a combination but Lao avoids it well.
al Thor takes one to the side of the head.
Rand al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al Thor.
al Thor throws a sloppy head kick
and Lao counters with a slapping leg kick.
al Thor tries to clinch but Lao is having none of it.
al Thor blocks a head kick by Lao.
Kung Lao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao misses with an uppercut. al Thor saw that one coming.
al Thor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Thor throws out the jab.
Lao misses with a straight right.
Lao tests al Thor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
al Thor lands a jab to Lao's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Lao.
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Thor.
Lao is looking to land body kicks.
al Thor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao takes a swing at al Thor's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lao.
Lao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from al Thor.
Lao moves away from the strike by al Thor.
al Thor blocks the body kick.
al Thor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lao is out of range and al Thor settles back down.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Lao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for al Thor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lao moves out of range as al Thor throws a body kick.
al Thor scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Thor scores with a jab to the body.
al Thor checks a leg kick.
al Thor misses with a head kick.
al Thor dives in and scores a takedown into Lao's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao looking to hit a scissor sweep but al Thor is one step ahead there.
Lao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lao looking for a sweep. Not yet Lao, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kung Lao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rand al Thor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
Lao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Thor.
Lao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Thor misses with a body punch
and Lao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lao connects with a body shot.
Lao misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from al Thor.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but al Thor ducks down to avoid it.
al Thor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lao's sensitive parts.
al Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lao misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lao walks forward, straight into a front kick from al Thor.
al Thor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
al Thor throws a push kick but Lao slaps the foot to one side.
al Thor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lao!
al Thor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al Thor.
Lao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces al Thor back to the cage. Lao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lao. al Thor does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Thor moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao pivots, looking for a leg kick but al Thor is out of range and Lao settles back down.
Lao misses with a straight right.
al Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lao.
al Thor misses with a low kick.
Lao connects with an inside leg kick.
al Thor swings for the body but Lao moves out of range.
al Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
al Thor avoids a kick to the body.
Lao misses with a series of wild punches.
al Thor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
al Thor is looking to wear down Lao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor throws a low kick but Lao avoids it.
al Thor throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lao lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lao throws a hook but al Thor blocks it.
al Thor misses with an attempted mid kick.
al Thor lands with a nice body kick.
al Thor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lao wants to land a leg kick but al Thor is out of range.
al Thor moves out of range of the leg kick from Lao.
al Thor staying out of range there.
Lao is looking to clinch but al Thor is avoiding it.
Lao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.
al Thor misses with a body shot.
Lao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Thor.
al Thor cracks a nice hook into Lao's ribs.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Lao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kung Lao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Thor looks to land a combination but Lao avoids it well.
Lao throws a jab but it's blocked by al Thor.
Lao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor shoots in looking for a takedown but Lao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing al Thor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from al Thor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rand al Thor'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. This is the final round!
Lao defending well as al Thor loads up on a big left hand.
al Thor scores with a jab to the body.
al Thor looks for a takedown but Lao sprawls well.
Lao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al Thor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
al Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
Lao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Lao as he checks the leg kick.
al Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lao avoids the body shot from al Thor.
Lao lands a leg kick that knocks al Thor off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of al Thor's head.
al Thor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lao connects with a looping right hand.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Lao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Thor is looking to land body kicks.
al Thor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lao lands a right hand from hell, dropping al Thor. Lao pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kung Lao!
During a confident post fight interview, Kung Lao 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo has chosen CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keijo rushes Dufva and presses him up against the cage.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keijo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dufva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keijo's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keijo.
Dufva lands with a right to the head.
Keijo scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Keijo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dufva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keijo blocking some punches.
Keijo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dufva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keijo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Keijo blocks it.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keijo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keijo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keijo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Keijo blocking some punches.
Keijo lands with a right to the head.
Dufva looking to throw knees to the head but Keijo is blocking nicely.
Dufva looking to throw knees to the head but Keijo is blocking nicely.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Keijo blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva looking to throw knees to the head but Keijo is blocking nicely.
Dufva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva prevents a body shot from Keijo.
Keijo blocks a body shot from Dufva.
Keijo throws a head punch that misses.
Dufva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keijo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keijo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dufva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dufva misses with a knee strike.
Keijo managing to block the knees to the body from Dufva.
Keijo is working Dufva over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Keijo.
Dufva is breathing heavily.
Dufva looking to throw knees to the head but Keijo is blocking nicely.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Keijo.
Keijo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dufva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keijo blocks it with crossed arms.
Keijo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dufva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keijo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keijo.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Keijo lands an uppercut.
Keijo is trying to pull guard but Dufva has him pressed against the cage.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keijo avoids it.
Keijo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keijo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dufva's elbow.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keijo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Keijo blocks with his arms.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Keijo blocks with his arms.
A short right from Keijo on the inside.
Keijo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dufva.
Dufva avoiding damage as Keijo throws knees to the body.
Keijo stalling in the clinch but Dufva improves position.
Dufva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keijo pulls guard successfully.
Dufva 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.
Dufva preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dufva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Keijo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Keijo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dufva trying to control but Keijo is working from the bottom.
Keijo working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sven Dufva.
Dufva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dufva lands with a nice body kick.
Keijo connects with a crisp jab.
Keijo scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufva tries to land a front kick but Keijo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keijo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keijo misses with a hook. Dufva ducked under it nicely.
Keijo checks a leg kick nicely.
Dufva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva looks to land a body kick but Keijo moved away.
Dufva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keijo loads up on a big right hand but Dufva slips the punch.
Dufva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Keijo dominated that round.
That's time! Dufva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Keijo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dufva counter with a right hand.
Dufva throws a leg kick that misses.
Dufva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keijo.
Keijo clobbers Dufva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dufva blocks a jab.
Dufva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keijo.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Dufva cracks Keijo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keijo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keijo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dufva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keijo working hard to break the clinch.
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keijo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keijo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dufva.
Keijo lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva scores with a knee to the head.
Dufva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keijo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dufva swings wildly with an uppercut but Keijo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufva throws a punch but it's blocked by Keijo.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dufva missing with knees to the body.
Keijo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brutaali Keijo has been cut.
Keijo lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dufva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keijo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dufva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dufva blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Dufva.
Keijo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Keijo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dufva smiles and moves away.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Keijo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keijo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keijo. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keijo lands a nice shot that snaps Dufva's head back.
Keijo is looking to land body kicks.
Keijo dives in and grabs Dufva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dufva pushes down on Keijo's head and hops out.
Keijo misses the jab.
Keijo misses the jab.
Dufva tries to clinch but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo throws a jab when Dufva was well out of range.
Dufva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keijo. Dufva shrugs it off though.
Dufva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keijo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keijo tries to land a front kick but Dufva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Keijo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dufva tests Keijo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keijo throws a leg kick which misses Dufva's front leg but catches the back leg as Dufva tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dufva 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 Keijo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keijo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dufva misses with a leg kick
and Keijo counters with a stiff right hand.
Keijo scores with a decent looking hook.
Keijo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Dufva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keijo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keijo presses Dufva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keijo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dufva tries a body shot but Keijo blocks it.
Dufva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keijo blocks it with crossed arms.
Keijo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keijo presses Dufva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keijo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keijo lands an uppercut.
Dufva trying to land knees to the body.
Dufva blocking some punches.
Keijo lands with a short shot to the head.
Keijo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dufva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Keijo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dufva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dufva obliges.
Dufva blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Dufva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keijo blocks it with crossed arms.
Keijo pushes Dufva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keijo jumps guard.
Keijo is trying to control the position but Dufva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Keijo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brutaali Keijo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keijo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dufva can pounce on him.
Keijo cracks Dufva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Keijo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keijo cracks Dufva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keijo throws a leg kick but Dufva checks it.
Keijo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keijo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
Dufva throws a jab but it's blocked by Keijo.
Dufva staying out of range there.
Dufva misses with a low kick as Keijo jumps back.
A combination from Keijo does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Keijo as he connects with a hook.
Keijo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keijo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keijo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufva avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dufva presses Keijo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keijo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keijo.
Keijo working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dufva obliges.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Keijo blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keijo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keijo is leaning against Dufva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dufva misses with a knee strike.
Keijo fails to pull guard.
Keijo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keijo lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keijo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keijo lands a hook that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Keijo lands a shoulder strike.
Dufva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keijo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo jumps guard.
Dufva stopping the sweep attempt from Keijo.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Keijo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dufva manages to get himself to full guard.
Keijo trying to control but Dufva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dufva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keijo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva looking for a sweep. Not yet Dufva, not yet.
Keijo trying to control but Dufva is working from the bottom.
Keijo wants to pass the guard but Dufva is keeping the position.
Keijo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brutaali Keijo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Keijo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Keijo throws a body kick that misses.
Dufva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keijo at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Keijo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dufva doesn't seem phased though.
Dufva moves out of range of the body kick from Keijo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dufva. That's going to slow Keijo down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva wants to clinch.
Keijo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Dufva lands with a straight right. Keijo didn't see that one coming.
Keijo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keijo scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keijo.
Dufva connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo lands a body shot.
Keijo scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but Keijo is just out of range.
Keijo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dufva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Keijo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutaali Keijo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keijo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dufva doesn't seem bothered though.
Keijo connects with an inside leg kick.
Keijo tests Dufva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keijo. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Keijo counters with a nice leg kick.
Keijo sizes up Dufva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keijo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Keijo.
Keijo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keijo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dufva.
Dufva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keijo checks it well.
Dufva swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Dufva is looking to slow Keijo down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keijo connects with a right hand. Dufva shakes it off.
Dufva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keijo throws a leg kick but Dufva checks it.
Dufva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keijo's head.
Keijo connects with a jab.
Keijo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dufva scores with the left hand. Keijo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dufva checks a low kick from Keijo.
Dufva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keijo.
Keijo connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Dufva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dufva wants to clinch but Keijo slips to the side
and Keijo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dufva connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Dufva misses
and Keijo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Keijo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dufva darts in and clinches Keijo up against the cage.
Dufva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Dufva.
Keijo misses with the head strike.
Keijo blocks a body shot from Dufva.
Keijo works on Dufva's body with a couple of short punches.
Dufva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keijo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Keijo.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keijo avoids it.
Keijo digs a right hand underneath Dufva's ribcage. Dufva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keijo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keijo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keijo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keijo avoids it.
Keijo lands an uppercut.
Keijo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keijo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keijo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dufva.
Keijo is working Dufva over against the cage.
Dufva misses with the head strike.
Keijo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Keijo pushes Dufva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keijo prevents a body shot from Dufva.
Keijo tries a body shot but Dufva blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Dufva fails to land.
Dufva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dufva blocking some punches.
Keijo misses with the head strike.
Keijo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keijo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dufva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keijo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Keijo.
It looks like Sven Dufva has been cut.
Keijo lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dufva is rocked!
Keijo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oh Dufva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keijo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keijo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keijo presses Dufva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keijo misses with the head strike.
Keijo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keijo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keijo managing to block the knees to the body from Dufva.
Dufva takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Keijo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keijo.
Keijo jumps guard and drags Dufva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Keijo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva is defending against the submission attempts here by Keijo.
Dufva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Keijo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Keijo's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Keijo dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dufva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keijo.
Dufva seems to have got his legs back now.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Dufva misses with an uppercut
and Keijo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Keijo throws a hook but Dufva blocks it.
Dufva moves out of range of the body kick from Keijo.
Dufva misses with a wild body shot.
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Keijo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dufva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dufva.
Keijo clinches up with Dufva and pushes him back against the cage.
Keijo lands a shoulder strike.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Dufva.
Dufva blocking some punches.
Keijo tries to throw a body punch but Dufva avoids it by throwing Keijo back against the cage.
Keijo jumps guard.
Keijo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dufva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keijo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Keijo is controlling Dufva's posture.
Dufva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dufva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Keijo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sven Dufva.
Dufva walks into a jab.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses.
Dufva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keijo lands a jab to the head.
Keijo lands a really nice looking cross but Dufva seems unphased.
Keijo scores with the left hand. Dufva knows he should have avoided that one.
Keijo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keijo clobbers Dufva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keijo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dufva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keijo to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Dufva misses.
Dufva lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keijo.
Keijo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dufva scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dufva. Dufva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Keijo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dufva doesn't seem phased though.
Keijo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dufva's calf.
Sven Dufva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dufva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dufva blocks a jab.
Dufva lands a slapping body shot.
Keijo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keijo closes the distance and pushes Dufva back into the cage.
Keijo is trying to pull guard but Dufva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dufva trying to land knees to the body.
Keijo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keijo.
Dufva scores with a knee to the head.
Dufva is leaning against Keijo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dufva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dufva scores a nice knee to the body.
Dufva misses with a knee strike.
Keijo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Keijo.
A short uppercut from Keijo.
Dufva has a couple of punches blocked by Keijo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keijo.
Keijo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dufva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo lands a body punch.
Keijo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Keijo.
Brutaali Keijo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Keijo fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keijo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutaali Keijo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keijo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutaali Keijo! Brutaali Keijo retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Brutaali Keijo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
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215 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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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
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pheu Pheu misses with a straight right.
Pheu Pheu looks to land a left hand but Trudeau moved out of range nicely.
Pheu Pheu closes the distance and clinches.
Pheu Pheu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pheu Pheu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Pheu Pheu misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trudeau.
A shot in the inside from Pheu Pheu.
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu tries to throw a body punch but Trudeau avoids it by throwing Pheu Pheu back against the cage.
Trudeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pheu Pheu or not.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pheu Pheu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pheu Pheu blocking some punches.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pheu Pheu backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pheu Pheu struggles to land a body shot inside as Trudeau controls his hands.
Pheu Pheu misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a nice shot to the body.
Pheu Pheu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trudeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trudeau is trying to force a seperation but Pheu Pheu has the dominant position.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trudeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau misses with a body punch.
Pheu Pheu lands a shot to the body.
Trudeau looks winded!
Pheu Pheu misses with a punch to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands a body punch.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike.
Pheu Pheu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trudeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pheu Pheu backwards.
Pheu Pheu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau blocking some punches.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trudeau tries to work over Pheu Pheu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trudeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pheu Pheu blocks a body shot from Trudeau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pheu Pheu.
Trudeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Trudeau.
It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trudeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu working aggressively here.
Trudeau tries to throw a body punch but Pheu Pheu avoids it by throwing Trudeau back against the cage.
Trudeau can't find room to land a body shot as Pheu Pheu controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trudeaus head.
Pheu Pheu prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
Pheu Pheu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pheu Pheu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pheu Pheu fails to land.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pheu Pheu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu working aggressively here.
Pheu Pheu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Trudeau tries to break free but Pheu Pheu pushes him back against the cage.
Pheu Pheu presses Trudeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau misses with the head strike.
Pheu Pheu lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu presses Trudeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pheu Pheu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trudeau's elbow.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Kaka Pheu Pheu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pheu Pheu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pheu Pheu misses with a wild body shot.
Pheu Pheu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trudeau moves away.
Pheu Pheu misses with an uppercut.
Pheu Pheu throws a poor cross that misses
and Pheu Pheu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trudeau throws a body punch but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Pheu Pheu circles away.
Trudeau slips a jab from Pheu Pheu.
Kaka Pheu Pheu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pheu Pheu misses with a left hand
and Trudeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trudeau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Pheu Pheu - just one landing.
Pheu Pheu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trudeau. Trudeau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trudeau is rocked!
Pheu Pheu finds Trudeau's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Trudeau flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Pheu Pheu lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Trudeau will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaka Pheu Pheu!
Kaka Pheu Pheu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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33
274 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
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259 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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freeman Blackford!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blackford misses with a body shot
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blackford throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackford connects with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Blackford coming out on top.
It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
Lawson misses with a leg kick.
Blackford lands a jab to the head.
Lawson missing with a left hand there. Blackford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawson loads up on a big right hand but Blackford slips the punch.
Lawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blackford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lawson if he has to take too many more of those.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blackford doesn't seem phased though.
Blackford fakes the leg kick and cracks Lawson in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
Blackford lands with a hook. Lawson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackford scores with a hook.
Blackford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Julius Lawson's cut is getting worse.
Blackford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackford throws a front kick that sends Lawson stumbling back into the cage.
Lawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
Blackford cracks Lawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blackford thumps Lawson with a low kick.
Lawson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackford to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawson is holding his hands too far apart here. Blackford throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Lawson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freeman Blackford!
A victorious Freeman Blackford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's entrance music is The Bear Jew . A fine choice. 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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30
160 lbs
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26
169 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
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donowitz keeps Helgi at a distance using the push kick.
Donowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helgi.
A leg kick checked by Helgi.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Helgi.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Donowitz blocks the low kick.
Helgi swats away the attempt to clinch by Donowitz.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Helgi's front leg.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helgi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Helgi misses the target.
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Helgi moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Helgi misses with a straight left.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Helgi's front leg but catches the back leg as Helgi tries to avoid it.
Helgi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donowitz rushes Helgi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donowitz taking a breather.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helgi as Donowitz tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Helgi.
Donowitz working aggressively here.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donowitz prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Helgi.
Helgi lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi is looking to control Donowitz's arms but Donowitz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helgi has his back to the cage.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donowitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Donowitz controls his hands.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz is trying to stall.
Donowitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Donowitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Donowitz's head.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.
Donowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Donowitz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helgi.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz breaks the clinch.
Helgi swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Helgi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Helgi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz tries to land a front kick but Helgi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donowitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Helgi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Helgi wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Helgi looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Helgi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Donowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Helgi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helgi misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Donowitz throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi lands a right hook to the body.
Helgi throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
Helgi scores with a jab.
Helgi lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz connects with a high kick.
No joy there for Helgi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz 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.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donowitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donowitz scores with a push kick.
Helgi scores with a jab to the head.
Donowitz throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
Donowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Helgi takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz closes the distance and clinches.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donowitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Donowitz throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Helgi or not.
Helgi gets through Donowitz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donowitz digs a right hand underneath Helgi's ribcage. Helgi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Helgi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donowitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helgis head.
Donowitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi working aggressively here.
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!
Donowitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Donowitz misses with a body punch.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz blocks a body shot from Helgi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a nice uppercut.
Donowitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donowitz's elbow.
Donowitz lands with a left to the head.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Donowitz controls his hands.
Helgi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Helgi.
Donowitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Helgi.
Donowitz is looking to control Helgi's arms but Helgi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donowitz has his back to the cage.
Donowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helgi.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donowitz breaks from the clinch.
Helgi throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Helgi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Helgi's belly button to the back.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch but Donowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helgi needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Donowitz blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Helgi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helgi drops his hands momentarily and Donowitz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Helgi keeps the fight on the outside.
Donowitz takes a swing at Helgi's ribcage but misses.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Helgi misses.
Helgi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Helgi's front leg but catches the back leg as Helgi tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Helgi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Donowitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helgi. Helgi obviously looking to wear him down.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Helgi's front leg.
Helgi scores with a hook.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Helgi checks a leg kick.
Helgi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helgi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Helgi saw that one coming.
Helgi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donowitz counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donowitz wants to land a leg kick but Helgi is out of range.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helgi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Helgi lands but Donowitz takes it in his stride.
Helgi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
Donny Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Helgi circles away.
Helgi lands a jab.
A head kick from Donowitz lands but Helgi takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Helgi avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Helgi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Helgi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a head kick.
Donowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helgi lunges at Donowitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donowitz's hand.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Helgi throws a good cross that connects.
Helgi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donowitz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz wants to clinch.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Donowitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Helgi clinches.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz taking a breather.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz looking to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Donowitz.
Donowitz just leaning against Helgi, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donowitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Donowitz is trying to force a seperation but Helgi has the dominant position.
Donowitz is trying to stall.
Donowitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donowitz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Helgi up against the cage.
Donowitz throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helgi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donowitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Helgi blocks a head kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Helgi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Helgi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Donowitz scores with a hook.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Helgi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helgi, right into the meat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi throws out a powerful jab.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Helgi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Helgi tests Donowitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helgi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donowitz is looking to score with low kicks.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick
and Helgi counters with a leg kick.
Donowitz scores with a shot to the body.
Helgi misses with a series of wild punches.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for Helgi's leg but Helgi calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a few strikes there.
Helgi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Helgi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donowitz slips a jab from Helgi.
Helgi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi has closed the distance and engaged Donowitz in a clinch.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donowitz.
Donowitz tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Donowitz gets through Helgi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
Donowitz blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Donny Donowitz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helgi.
Donowitz pushes Helgi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Donowitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a left to the head.
Donowitz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Donowitz's head.
Donowitz digs a right hand underneath Helgi's ribcage. Helgi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donowitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helgi takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Donowitz.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Helgi's calf.
Donowitz throws a body kick that misses.
Donowitz with a nice cross.
Helgi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Donowitz. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donowitz to score with a decent uppercut.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Helgi.
Helgi staying out of range there.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helgi. That did some damage!
Helgi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Donowitz slams his shin into Helgi's torso.
Donowitz lands with a nice body kick.
Donowitz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Helgi.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helgi scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz had his way with Bjorn Helgi in that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
Donowitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donowitz lands a lovely overhand right.
Donowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for Helgi's leg but Helgi calmly moves out of range.
Helgi blocks a head kick by Donowitz.
Helgi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helgi throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Helgi is looking to slow Donowitz down with leg kicks.
Helgi misses with a few strikes there.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Helgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Donowitz does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Donowitz slams his shin into Helgi's torso.
Helgi avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Helgi moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Helgi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helgi is rocked!
Helgi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helgi is still on wobbly legs! Can Donowitz finish him?
Helgi avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
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.
Helgi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Donowitz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Donowitz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Donowitz throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Helgi colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Donowitz as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Helgi is left battered and dazed whilst Donowitz and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Donny Donowitz 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 Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandrov comes into the arena with Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music) blaring out of the sound system. 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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208 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conteh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Alexandrov throws a hook but Conteh blocks it.
Alexandrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov shoots in for a double leg but Conteh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conteh closes the distance and pushes Alexandrov back into the cage.
Alexandrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Conteh.
Conteh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexandrov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Conteh to the mat. Conteh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Conteh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conteh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conteh wants to stand but Alexandrov is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a strike but Conteh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Conteh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alexandrov's guard.
Conteh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alexandrov has a closed guard, preventing Conteh from standing up.
Alexandrov looking for a guillotine here but Conteh defends easily.
Alexandrov has a closed guard, preventing Conteh from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh wants to stand and escape but instead Alexandrov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Alexandrov trying to control but Conteh is working from the bottom.
Alexandrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov postures up and lands a big shot to Conteh's brow.
Alexandrov passes into half guard.
Conteh pushes Alexandrov off looking to stand but Alexandrov dives back in and keeps control.
Alexandrov 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.
Alexandrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conteh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandrov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conteh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexandrov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conteh is trying to stand back up but Alexandrov is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Alexandrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alexandrov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Conteh to the ground. Alexandrov is now in Conteh's guard.
Alexandrov wants to pass the guard but Conteh is keeping the position.
Conteh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conteh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexandrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Conteh is looking to stand up but Alexandrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Conteh keeping full guard, as Alexandrov tries to pass.
Alexandrov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Alexandrov crashes against the mat.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Alexandrov crashes against the mat.
Conteh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alexandrov landing a few strikes.
Conteh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alexandrov is controlling him well.
Conteh is not content to let Alexandrov control the position.
Conteh is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alexandrov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conteh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Conteh taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alexandrov wants to control but Conteh is keeping him busy.
Conteh defending against the ground and pound.
Alexandrov is trying to ground and pound but Conteh uses the momentary lack of control by Alexandrov to regain half guard.
Alexandrov stops Conteh from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov working the head and body with strikes.
Conteh tries to kick Alexandrov off but Alexandrov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alexandrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conteh is looking to escape.
Alexandrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov wants to control but Conteh is keeping him busy.
Alexandrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conteh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexandrov thows a huge punch but Conteh dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandrov prevents Conteh from standing back up.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandrov wants to control but Conteh is keeping him busy.
Alexandrov winds up and cracks Conteh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conteh is trying to stand back up but Alexandrov is controlling him
Conteh is breathing heavily.
Alexandrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Alexandrov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Conteh gets caught napping as Alexandrov dives in and scores a takedown. Conteh manages to retain guard.
Alexandrov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexandrov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Conteh blocks nicely.
Alexandrov trying to control but Conteh is working from the bottom.
Conteh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov prevents Conteh from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Conteh has wrist control.
Alexandrov won't allow Conteh to get back to his feet.
Conteh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexandrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexandrov trying to move into half guard but instead Conteh has managed to sweep!
Alexandrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alexandrov has Conteh pulled in close to control his posture.
Alexandrov is trying to control the position but Conteh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh stopping the sweep attempt from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is working hard here to advance position.
Fedor Alexandrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alexandrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conteh pinned against the cage. Conteh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh misses with a straight right.
Alexandrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conteh can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov lands the left hand.
John Conteh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexandrov misses the shot to the body.
Conteh moves forwards but Alexandrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conteh throws a poor cross that misses
and Alexandrov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conteh's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conteh keeping full guard, as Alexandrov tries to pass.
Alexandrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alexandrov is working Conteh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexandrov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexandrov looking to sit in guard and control but Conteh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexandrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conteh is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Alexandrov clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alexandrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexandrov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conteh circles away.
Conteh loads up on a big right hand but Alexandrov slips the punch.
Fedor Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandrov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conteh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexandrov trying to control but Conteh is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov postures up and lands a big shot to Conteh's brow.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Conteh wants to stand and escape but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Conteh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conteh is looking to stand back up but Alexandrov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Conteh.
Alexandrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexandrov passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov raining down shots from the mount!
Alexandrov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Conteh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Alexandrov dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Conteh really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alexandrov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alexandrov lands with some strikes.
Conteh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alexandrov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Conteh?
Conteh is rocked!
Alexandrov connects with a bit shot that sees Conteh covering up! More strikes from Alexandrov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Alexandrov is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Alexandrov!
Fedor Alexandrov retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Fedor Alexandrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
99% |
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