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GCC: OWGP Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergai Poujanofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk Hogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergai Poujanofski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Hogan scores with a four punch combination!
Poujanofski looks for a takedown but Hogan sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poujanofski.
Poujanofski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hulk Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergai Poujanofski.
Poujanofski tries for a takedown but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poujanofski.
Hogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poujanofski.
Hogan throws a leg kick that misses.
Hogan moves into the clinch.
Hogan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hogan lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poujanofski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hogan walks away with a smile on his face. Poujanofski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Hogan.
Hogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Hogan moves into the clinch.
Poujanofski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hogan has Poujanofski pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A hook to the body from Hogan.
Hogan lands a right hand.
It looks like Sergai Poujanofski has been cut.
Poujanofski tries to pull guard but Hogan won't allow it.
Hogan cracks Poujanofski with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hogan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has hold of one of Poujanofski's legs. Poujanofski is fighting the takedown attempt but Hogan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Poujanofski has his foot on Hogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Hogan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hogan pushing down on Poujanofski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Poujanofski looks gassed!
Poujanofski wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hogan content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan prevents Poujanofski from improving his position.
Poujanofski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan wants to pass the guard but Poujanofski is defending well.
Hogan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hogan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Poujanofski for as long as he can get away with.
Poujanofski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hogan pulls his head out easily.
Hogan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergai Poujanofski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hogan is trying to trip Poujanofski. He has hold of a leg but Poujanofski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hogan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hogan wants to pass the guard but Poujanofski is keeping the position.
Poujanofski is looking for a triangle but Hogan pushes his legs off easily.
Hogan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Poujanofski is looking for a triangle but Hogan pushes his legs off easily.
Hogan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Poujanofski is breathing heavily.
Hogan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is working Poujanofski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poujanofski being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Danga de danga de dang - Hogan scores with a four punch combination!
Hogan clinches with his opponent.
Poujanofski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hogan smiles and moves away.
Hogan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Hogan.
Hogan cracks Poujanofski with a nice body shot.
Poujanofski tries to pull guard but Hogan won't allow it.
Hogan tightens his grip and picks Poujanofski up, before dumping him to the ground. Poujanofski manages to land in guard.
Hogan content to stall in guard here.
Hogan is working Poujanofski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Poujanofski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poujanofski is on top in guard.
Poujanofski has gone for a leg lock! Hogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Poujanofski's guard.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Poujanofski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hogan won't allow Poujanofski to sweep him here.
Hogan works over Poujanofski with some ground and pound from guard.
Hogan 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.
Poujanofski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hogan.
Hogan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hogan showed some decent athleticism there.
Poujanofski tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Hogan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hogan slips a nice elbow through Poujanofski's hands, connecting with Poujanofski's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergai Poujanofski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Poujanofski shoots and misses
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hogan dominating with strikes here.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hogan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hogan controlling from mount.
Poujanofski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hogan trying to control but Poujanofski is having none of it.
Poujanofski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hogan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poujanofski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the head.
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hogan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hogan looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Hogan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poujanofski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
Poujanofski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan controlling the pace for now.
Hogan prevents Poujanofski from getting the reversal.
Hogan controlling his opponent.
Poujanofski is looking to get to half guard.
Sergai Poujanofski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan content just to control the position here.
Poujanofski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Poujanofski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poujanofski is working to get back to half guard.
Hogan content just to control the position here.
Hogan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hogan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hogan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hogan is trying to control the action in half guard but Poujanofski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hogan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Poujanofski is trying to get back to full guard.
Hogan is controlling the pace.
Poujanofski tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Poujanofski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Poujanofski missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and uno dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uno dance has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, uno dance!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logan has dance up against the cage in a clinch.
dance dodges an elbow strike from Logan.
Logan lands an elbow that stopped dance in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like uno dance has been cut.
dance blocks an elbow strike from Logan.
dance manages to break the clinch.
Logan tried to score with a low kick but dance checks it.
Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with dance, pushing him back against the cage.
Logan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Logan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dance is trying to break free.
dance tries to break free but Logan pushes him back against the cage.
dance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Logan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
dance takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Logan.
dance takes an elbow to the forehead.
dance avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
Logan slows down the pace here.
dance tries to stall but Logan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Logan misses with an elbow over the top.
dance manages to break the clinch.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan lands a good knee to the midsection. dance won't want to take too many of those.
dance looks gassed!
Logan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up uno dance's cut even more.
Logan lands an elbow inside that dance shrugs off.
Logan lands an elbow just above dance 's eye.
The cut above uno dance's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Logan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
uno dance's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Logan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Logan lands an elbow that stopped dance in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at uno dance's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Logan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Touchin Bungholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutherford Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford Haze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Touchin Bungholz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutherford Haze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungholz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bungholz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haze sees it coming and defends easily.
Haze wants to control but Bungholz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haze has his hands clasped together around Bungholz's back. He's all about the action.
Bungholz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Haze defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bungholz.
Bungholz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungholz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bungholz is working for a guillotine from mount but Haze frees his head quite easily.
Bungholz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Haze tries to lock up and control but Bungholz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bungholz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Haze is surviving well by controlling Bungholz's body position as best he can.
Haze is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Haze is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bungholz is staying active.
Haze trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bungholz wants to finish this one by submission but Haze is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bungholz.
Haze defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bungholz.
Bungholz is breathing heavily.
Haze is desperately trying to improve his position but Bungholz has a good base and remains in mount.
Bungholz looking for a guillotine from mount but Haze is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz has hold of Haze's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Haze manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Haze tries to hold on but Bungholz pushes him away.
Haze is desperately trying to improve his position but Bungholz has a good base and remains in mount.
Bungholz takes Haze's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Haze is in trouble.
Bungholz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bungholz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Haze preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bungholz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to break free.
Haze fending off the submission attempt from Bungholz.
Bungholz is looking for a choke. Haze gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Haze manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Haze trying to control but Bungholz is working from the bottom.
Bungholz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haze puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Touchin Bungholz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bungholz dodges the punch combination from Haze.
Bungholz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Bungholz.
Rutherford Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze misses with a wild combination.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haze misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze misses with a double jab.
Bungholz misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Haze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bungholz doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Haze misses.
Haze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bungholz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bungholz.
Bungholz defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haze misses with a wild combination.
Bungholz avoids the body shot from Haze.
Bungholz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze swinging wildly here.
Rutherford Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bungholz slips a straight right by Haze.
Haze misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a hook.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Haze avoids the body shot from Bungholz.
Nice takedown defense from Haze. No joy for Bungholz on that attempt.
Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bungholz tries to score with a low kick but Haze moves his leg out of the way.
Haze misses with a low kick as Bungholz jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Bungholz fails with a takedown attempt.
Bungholz shoots in for a double leg but Haze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touchin Bungholz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze tried to score with a low kick but Bungholz checks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haze tries to bum rush Bungholz with a series of wild strikes but Bungholz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bungholz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutherford Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bungholz dodges the punch combination from Haze.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Bungholz moves away and avoids it.
Haze throws a combination. Bungholz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haze misses with a hook.
Haze misses with a hook. Bungholz ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Bungholz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bungholz checks a leg kick.
Bungholz dodges the punch combination from Haze.
Haze thuds a left hand into Bungholz's body.
Haze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haze lands a slapping body shot.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Bungholz moved out of range.
Bungholz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haze is trying to defend but Bungholz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bungholz is looking to advance position but Haze won't allow it.
Bungholz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bungholz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haze doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bungholz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz tries to pass to full mount but Haze defends it.
Bungholz is trying to work for a kimura but Haze is defending well.
Haze is looking to escape.
Haze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bungholz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haze trying to hold on to Bungholz's head to control him but Bungholz postures up.
Bungholz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haze is just riding it out for now. Bungholz eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Haze does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutherford Haze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutherford Haze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Vaulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero's entrance music is I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal. A fine choice. Vaulen has chosen I Love Norwegian Country as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannes Vaulen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaulen works over Guerrero's head and body with a nice combination.
Vaulen with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guerrero.
Guerrero takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Enrique Guerrero has been cut.
Vaulen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guerrero.
Guerrero has Vaulen up against the cage in a clinch.
Vaulen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaulen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guerrero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vaulen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vaulen works over Guerrero's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero works the jab nicely.
Vaulen lands with a shot to the body.
Guerrero sizes up Vaulen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guerrero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vaulen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaulen. That's going to slow Guerrero down.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but Vaulen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vaulen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaulen lands with a good body shot.
Vaulen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guerrero throws a hook to the side of Vaulen's head but Vaulen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vaulen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johannes Vaulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but Vaulen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vaulen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vaulen throws a right hand that Guerrero ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerrero also avoids with ease.
Vaulen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guerrero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Guerrero misses with a body shot.
Vaulen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guerrero looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaulen is just out of range.
Guerrero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vaulen trying to control here.
Vaulen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaulen is trying to control but can't.
Guerrero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vaulen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen wants to improve his position but Guerrero is controlling well.
Guerrero wants to take a breather but Vaulen is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaulen scores with the left hand. Guerrero knows he should have avoided that one.
Vaulen tries to bum rush Guerrero with a series of wild strikes but Guerrero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Vaulen moves out of range.
Guerrero looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaulen is just out of range.
Guerrero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vaulen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaulen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vaulen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guerrero looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaulen is just out of range.
Vaulen lands a jab to the nose.
Guerrero is looking to wear down Vaulen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaulen cracks Guerrero with a right hand to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guerrero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaulen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vaulen slips under a jab.
Vaulen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen scores with a hook.
Guerrero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Vaulen.
Vaulen digs a good body shot into Guerrero's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Vaulen.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Vaulen circles away.
Vaulen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guerrero momentarily.
A punch combination from Guerrero misses.
Nice straight punches there by Vaulen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vaulen.
A left lands for Vaulen.
A left and a right from Vaulen both land. Nice combination.
Guerrero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Vaulen throws a shot to the body.
Guerrero is breathing heavily.
Vaulen stalks Guerrero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guerrero's face. Guerrero staggers backwards, shaken.
Vaulen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vaulen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guerrero.
Vaulen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vaulen.
Guerrero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vaulen to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen staying out of range there.
Guerrero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vaulen jabs Guerrero right on the nose. Guerrero blinks but takes it well.
Vaulen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Vaulen.
Guerrero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaulen pinned against the cage. Vaulen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johannes Vaulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaulen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guerrero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vaulen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vaulen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vaulen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guerrero has time to react.
Guerrero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaulen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vaulen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Enrique Guerrero's cut is getting worse.
Guerrero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vaulen scores with a nice head shot.
Guerrero is rocked!
Guerrero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vaulen finds it's way round the side to connect with Guerrero's head.
Oh Guerrero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaulen connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Vaulen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Guerrero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vaulen lands a nice shot that snaps Guerrero's head back.
A right-left combo lands from Vaulen.
Johannes Vaulen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guerrero seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Vaulen shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Guerrero is backing up but Vaulen catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Guerrero covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Vaulen Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Vaulen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dax Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. The key to victory for Dax Hawkins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dax Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaari Kuukonen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Kuukonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuukonen throws a right hand that Hawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkins also avoids with ease.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head but Kuukonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Good shot there by Hawkins.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Kuukonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkins swivels and escapes.
Hawkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins cracks Kuukonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Some wild striking there from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen misses with a double jab
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hawkins duly obliges.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left and a right from Hawkins both land. Nice combination.
Kuukonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuukonen's head.
Hawkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuukonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukonen walks into a jab.
Kuukonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dax Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Kuukonen moved out of range.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuukonen's head backwards.
A jab from Hawkins does it's job there.
Hawkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuukonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Kuukonen is out of range.
Hawkins throws a shot to the body.
Hawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuukonen on the side of the head.
Kuukonen thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Kuukonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to de liver by Hawkins. Beautiful body shot.
Hawkins lands a jab to Kuukonen's midsection.
Kuukonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Kuukonen's head back.
A left lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuukonen on the side of the head.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands with a good body shot.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuukonen looks gassed!
Kuukonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head.
Hawkins sizes up Kuukonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Kuukonen misses with the combination.
Hawkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuukonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hawkins!
Hawkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawkins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hawkins is working to get back to half guard.
Kuukonen throwing strikes here but Hawkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kuukonen working for a guillotine from mount but Hawkins is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hawkins is squirming around, avoiding Kuukonen's attempts to control the action.
Hawkins prevents Kuukonen from taking his back.
Hawkins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kuukonen wants to pass the guard but Hawkins is defending well.
Hawkins is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kuukonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
Kuukonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Kuukonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen trying to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Hawkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuukonen in his tracks.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins lands with a straight right. Kuukonen didn't see that one coming.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head but Kuukonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuukonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuukonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawkins throws a hook but Kuukonen avoids it easily.
Hawkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuukonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuukonen.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Kuukonen ducked under it nicely.
Hawkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuukonen ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuukonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dax Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head.
Dax Hawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Hawkins lands.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Hawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Kuukonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins lands a jab to the nose.
Horrible takedown by Kuukonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkins which made him look bad.
Kuukonen is breathing heavily.
Hawkins connects with a jab.
Kuukonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuukonen.
Hawkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuukonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Kuukonen is out of range.
Hawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuukonen's hands.
Kuukonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuukonen slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Kuukonen moves away and avoids it.
Kuukonen dodges the punch combination from Hawkins.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Kuukonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Jaari Kuukonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuukonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuukonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Kuukonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuukonen's head.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Kuukonen takes one on the button.
Hawkins with a jab.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuukonen takes one to the chin there.
Hawkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkins as he avoids it easily.
Dax Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaari Kuukonen.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Kuukonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuukonen slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuukonen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kuukonen duly obliges.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuukonen.
Kuukonen lands with a nice combination. Hawkins backs away looking to recover.
Kuukonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Hawkins.
Kuukonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Kuukonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Kuukonen shakes it off.
Hawkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Hawkins.
A right-left combo lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuukonen should have avoided that one.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Kuukonen saw that one coming.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins digs a good hook to Kuukonen's body.
Kuukonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Hawkins - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins works over Kuukonen's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Hawkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Hawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kuukonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hawkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuukonen's hands.
Kuukonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Hawkins thuds his right hand into Kuukonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Kuukonen moved out of range.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins lands a slapping body shot.
Hawkins looks to land a combination. Kuukonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Kuukonen moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Kuukonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuukonen ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Kuukonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Kuukonen walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuukonen ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Kuukonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Hawkins lands.
Kuukonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Kuukonen.
Hawkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuukonen at a distance.
Kuukonen throws a combination. Hawkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hawkins stalks Kuukonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuukonen's face. Kuukonen staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Nice defenses there by Kuukonen.
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Kuukonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Kuukonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuukonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Kuukonen saw that one coming.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Kuukonen moved out of range.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kuukonen's shoulder, as Kuukonen tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Kuukonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukonen walks into a stiff left hand from Hawkins.
Kuukonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Kuukonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuukonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice straight punches there by Hawkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawkins.
Hawkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
A swing and a miss from Kuukonen.
Hawkins lands with a good body shot.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuukonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Kuukonen walks into a jab.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuukonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws out a loose jab but Kuukonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuukonen scores with a one two! Hawkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hawkins connects with a jab.
Hawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuukonen.
Dax Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuukonen looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kuukonen's shoulder, as Kuukonen tries to avoid the shot.
Hawkins works Kuukonen's body with a nice hook.
Hawkins cracks Kuukonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaari Kuukonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuukonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuukonen somewhat.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Kuukonen moved out of range nicely.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Kuukonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hawkins.
Hawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Hawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Hawkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Back Yard Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Black Flood Diesel - Lost Cause. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
277 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Back Yard Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Brawler sprawls well.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Brawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brawler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Brawler throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brawler's waist but Brawler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Brawler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brad Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brawler clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Brawler breaks from the clinch.
Brawler is looking to clinch.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brawler was covering up waiting for the punch and Nelson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brawler trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson prevents Brawler from getting back to his feet.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Brawler is retaining full guard.
Nelson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brawler keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brawler has Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brawler instigates a clinch.
Brawler manages to break the clinch.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brawler slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Brawler avoids them all with ease.
Nelson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brawler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brawler doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brawler is keeping the position for now.
Nelson won't allow Brawler to get back to his feet.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brawler's guard.
Brawler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brawler wants to get back to his feet.
Brawler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson prevents Brawler from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brawler was covering up waiting for the punch and Nelson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brawler is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brawler tries to kick Nelson off but Nelson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brawler throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brawler punching from the bottom.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brawler defends it well.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson is trying to work for a kimura but Brawler is defending well.
Brawler is trying to stand up here but Nelson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Nelson 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.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brawler moves away.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brawler tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Brawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brawler clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Brawler gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
Brawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawler tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Brawler closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
Brawler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brawler with a knee to the head.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brawler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brawler wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Brawler misses with a knee strike.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brawler's efforts to push away.
Brawler breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brawler as he jumps to the side.
Brawler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Brawler, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Brawler against the cage but Brawler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brawler as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Back Yard Brawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brawler tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson shoots in but Brawler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brawler slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson lands a jab.
Brawler is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brawler tries to kick Nelson off but Nelson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Nelson.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Brawler defends it.
Brawler wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Brawler defends it.
Brawler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Brawler is looking to escape.
Nelson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brawler is just riding it out for now. Nelson eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson prevents Brawler from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brawler is looking to clinch.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Nelson gets a takedown into half guard.
Nelson blocks the strikes from Brawler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Nelson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brawler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brawler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nelson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nelson tries for a kimura but Brawler is defending well.
Nelson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nelson tries for a kimura but Brawler is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but Brawler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nelson to get the leverage.
Brawler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nelson is working for a kimura but Brawler is defending it quite comfortably.
Brawler actively working from the bottom here.
Brawler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Brad Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brawler tries to kick Nelson off but Nelson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nelson is working for a kimura but Brawler is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brawler drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Brawler tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Brawler back against the cage.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Brawler won't allow it.
Brawler tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Brawler misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brawler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brawler tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
Brawler is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Brawler, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Brawler against the cage but Brawler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nelson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brawler swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Back Yard Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson wants to take Brawler's back but he can't do it this time.
Nelson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brawler has worked his arm free - good work by Brawler!
Nelson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Brawler.
Nelson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brawler has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nelson but great work by Brawler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brawler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Brad Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nelson!
Nelson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brawler tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Brawler walks into a straight right hand from Nelson.
Nelson takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Brawler tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Brawler avoids them all with ease.
Brawler leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Nelson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hane Goshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hane Goshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hane Goshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goshi tries to clinch up.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goshi.
Goshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shamrock.
Goshi looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Goshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shamrock doesn't seem phased though.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Goshi takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Goshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goshi breaks the clinch.
Goshi misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Hane Goshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Shamrock.
Goshi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Goshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Goshi connects with a body shot.
Goshi lands a really nice looking cross but Shamrock seems unphased.
Goshi misses with a two punch combination.
Goshi cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Goshi throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
Hane Goshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock defending well as Goshi loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shamrock somewhat.
Goshi scores with a nice strike.
Goshi throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
Goshi misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Goshi misses the target.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goshi lands a jab.
Goshi scores with a shot to the body.
Goshi with a hook.
Goshi tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock takes one to the side of the head.
Goshi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shamrock is defended easily by Goshi.
Goshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamrock should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Goshi is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goshi.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Goshi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shamrock backs up against the cage.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but Goshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Goshi tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Goshi is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Goshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Goshi's guard.
Shamrock prevents Goshi from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goshi can't keep his opponent in guard - Shamrock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Goshi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Goshi has one foot on Shamrock's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Goshi misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goshi throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Goshi.
Goshi misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hane Goshi 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.
Goshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goshi misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shamrock.
Goshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock shoots in but no luck this time.
Hane Goshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Shamrock.
Goshi wants to clinch.
Goshi lands with a nice body punch.
Goshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Goshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Goshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Goshi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goshi cracks Shamrock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Goshi works the jab nicely.
Goshi throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Goshi misses.
Goshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goshi misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Shamrock or perhaps it was just good defense by Goshi which made him look bad.
Goshi connects with the punch.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goshi sprawls well. Goshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Goshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Goshi.
Goshi gets a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but Goshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goshi tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Goshi digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
Goshi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
Nice cross by Goshi.
Shamrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goshi is fending him off so far but Shamrock persists. Nope, Goshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock walks into a straight right hand from Goshi.
Goshi lands a lovely overhand right.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goshi lands a jab.
Goshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Goshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Goshi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goshi with a nice cross.
Shamrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Goshi moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Goshi lands a really nice looking cross but Shamrock seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Goshi stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goshi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Goshi duly obliges.
Goshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Goshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goshi cracks Shamrock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goshi defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hane Goshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Goshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goshi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goshi throws out a powerful jab.
Goshi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Goshi lands a nice shot that snaps Shamrock's head back.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Goshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goshi breaks the clinch.
Shamrock moves out of range as Goshi strikes.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shamrock moves forwards but Goshi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hane Goshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Goshi darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the cage.
Goshi breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goshi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shamrock backs up against the cage.
Goshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goshi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
Goshi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Goshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goshi loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Goshi throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Goshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown but Goshi sprawls well. He's pushed Shamrock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hane Goshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Shamrock.
Shamrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goshi tries to avoid it but Shamrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goshi to the ground. Goshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock moves forwards but Goshi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goshi throws a combination. Shamrock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Goshi throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Goshi throws a combination. Shamrock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goshi connects with a right hand. Shamrock shakes it off.
Shamrock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shamrock shoots in but Goshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A cross from Goshi lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goshi throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shamrock moves out of range as Goshi strikes.
Goshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goshi wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Goshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Goshi cracks Shamrock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goshi cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Goshi throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Goshi both land. Nice combination.
Goshi stalks Shamrock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shamrock's face. Shamrock staggers backwards, shaken.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goshi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goshi throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Goshi connects with a body shot.
Goshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circling - Goshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goshi lands with a good body shot.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Goshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shamrock shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Goshi there.
Good exchange - Goshi coming out on top.
Tyler Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hane Goshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hane Goshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hane Goshi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abekula Malelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malelei comes to the cage accompanied by Broken, beat & scarred - Metallica. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lewis Harrington was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abekula Malelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Harrington!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malelei scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Malelei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malelei.
It looks like Lewis Harrington has been cut.
Malelei slips a jab and a cross from Harrington.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malelei pushes Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrington tightens his grip and picks Malelei up, before dumping him to the ground. Malelei manages to land in guard.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Malelei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington is standing up over Malelei. Malelei looks to escape but Harrington dives into side control.
Harrington controlling from side mount.
Harrington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Malelei throws Harrington to one side and escapes!
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malelei lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malelei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harrington to the mat! Harrington manages to get full guard.
Harrington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malelei has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malelei stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malelei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malelei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malelei circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malelei throws a right hand that Harrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrington also avoids with ease.
Malelei lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Harrington can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Malelei and Harrington drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Malelei.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abekula Malelei!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic's entrance music is Russian National Anthem. A fine choice. Stones has chosen I came to bring the pain! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steve Stones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Stones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stones as he jumps to the side.
Stones tries to bum rush Demikovic with a series of wild strikes but Demikovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Demikovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Demikovic wants to control the pace but Stones is squirming around nicely.
Demikovic lands a big shot there that rocks Stones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Steve Stones has been cut.
Stones is mounted but he's throwing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic breaks from Stones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Demikovic lands a nice shot to the head.
Steve Stones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Stones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolai Demikovic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between rocky marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marciano comes to the cage accompanied by would you still love me even with a spotty arse?. rocky marciano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Gonzalez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, rocky marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but marciano moves out of range.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
marciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from marciano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
marciano ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
marciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
A telegraphed right hand from marciano misses the target.
marciano throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from marciano.
Gonzalez throws a hook but marciano blocks it.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
marciano throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by marciano.
marciano throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
marciano lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez effectively controlling the action here.
marciano manages to pull guard.
marciano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzalez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
marciano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzalez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
marciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
marciano being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
marciano has his foot on Gonzalez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzalez works his way back into a safe position though.
marciano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzalez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gonzalez trying to control but marciano is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control marciano kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jesus Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez swings for the body but marciano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by marciano.
marciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
marciano lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
marciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez lands a jab to marciano's midsection.
marciano moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
marciano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as marciano tries to avoid it.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
marciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
marciano misses the jab.
marciano throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
marciano misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but marciano moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
marciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by marciano.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. marciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - marciano circles away.
marciano throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
marciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. marciano ducked under it nicely.
marciano lands with a nice body punch.
marciano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez is trying to defend but marciano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gonzalez gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzalez looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as marciano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
marciano advances to half guard.
Gonzalez trying to control here.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
marciano scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from marciano.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to marciano's calf.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. marciano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
marciano misses with a looping left.
marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and marciano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez is concentrating on defense, preventing marciano from advancing position.
marciano working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
marciano moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzalez tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzalez controlling the position well.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep. marciano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
marciano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Gonzalez is controlling marciano's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
marciano working the head and body with strikes.
Gonzalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez manages to get to full guard.
marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but marciano is proving a slippery customer.
marciano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
marciano passes into half guard.
Gonzalez wants to control but marciano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzalez controlling the position well.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain the position but marciano is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as marciano sits in half guard.
Gonzalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzalez trying to control from the bottom.
marciano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as marciano throws out the jab.
marciano shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from marciano.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky marciano dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but marciano is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
marciano throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and marciano counters with a right hand to the body.
marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but marciano pushes him off.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as marciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonzalez doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for marciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by marciano.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and marciano counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gonzalez!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez gets back to half guard.
Gonzalez is controlling marciano's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gonzalez trying to control here.
marciano wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is defending well.
Gonzalez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with marciano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalez regains full guard. Nicely done.
marciano won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Gonzalez looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as marciano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
marciano throws a big right hand that misses.
marciano is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
marciano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
rocky marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
marciano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez scores with the left hand. marciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez takes a swing at marciano's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to marciano's calf.
Gonzalez swings for the body but marciano moves out of range.
marciano checks the leg kick.
marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but marciano moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but marciano is having none of it.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but marciano is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for marciano. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for marciano. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick
and marciano counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - marciano scores with a four punch combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from marciano.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
marciano walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a swing at marciano's ribcage but misses.
marciano ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
marciano defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but marciano is just out of range.
marciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
marciano is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky marciano clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
marciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from marciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
marciano slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from marciano misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
marciano misses with a body shot.
marciano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
marciano controlling from mount.
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.
marciano prevents Gonzalez from getting the reversal.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Gonzalez missing with punches from the bottom.
Gonzalez wants to control but marciano is keeping busy.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from marciano.
Gonzalez is trying to control but can't.
Gonzalez has hold of marciano's hands but marciano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez taking some punishment here, with marciano in his half guard.
marciano 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.
Gonzalez has one foot on marciano's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but marciano moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but marciano is avoiding it.
marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
marciano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
marciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
marciano throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with marciano.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but marciano avoids the damage to the body.
marciano blocks the elbow strike.
marciano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez pushes off an throws an elbow but marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
marciano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gonzalez just misses with a elbow thrown towards marciano's brow.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
marciano blocks the elbow strike.
marciano blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but marciano moves away.
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
marciano blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
marciano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
marciano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
marciano shoots in but Gonzalez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the temple. marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and marciano moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but marciano moved away.
marciano stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. marciano saw that one coming.
marciano avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gonzalez swings for the body but marciano moves out of range.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. marciano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez throws and low kick but marciano moves out of range easily.
marciano lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez clinches up with marciano and pushes him back against the cage.
marciano tightens his grip and picks Gonzalez up, before dumping him to the ground. Gonzalez manages to land in guard.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but marciano controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position but marciano postures up.
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.
marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is adopting a defensive guard.
marciano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by marciano.
marciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and marciano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
marciano blocks a jab.
marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down marciano rather than just go for the knockout.
marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by marciano.
marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by marciano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
marciano throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but marciano is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez clinches up with marciano and pushes him back against the cage.
marciano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gonzalez is fighting to break marciano's control of his arms but marciano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gonzalez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
rocky marciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
marciano trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzalez is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
marciano is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
rocky marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think marciano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky marciano!
rocky marciano retains his bantamweight title!
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