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VERSUS VENDETTA 60 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt LeMae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curt LeMae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and LeMae counters with a thumping low kick.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jesus Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf misses with a wild body shot.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
LeMae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting LeMae counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jesus Smokeleaf has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf darts in trying to clinch
and LeMae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf moves to clinch but LeMae breaks away
and LeMae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and LeMae counters with a thumping low kick.
LeMae scores with a body shot.
Smokeleaf looks winded!
LeMae just misses with a punch to the body.
LeMae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
LeMae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LeMae misses with a low kick.
LeMae thows a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf moves to clinch but LeMae breaks away
and LeMae counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf throws a right and a left that both miss.
LeMae scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMae lands a big head kick that sends Smokeleaf tumbling to the mat! LeMae takes a step backwards and waves Smokeleaf back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smokeleaf is rocked!
Smokeleaf tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and LeMae counters with a nice body shot.
LeMae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smokeleaf manages to avoid it.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch but LeMae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Smokeleaf misses
and LeMae counters with a left to the body.
LeMae keeps the fight on the outside.
Smokeleaf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeMae.
A chopping leg kick lands by LeMae.
Smokeleaf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LeMae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LeMae lands a brutal head kick. Smokeleaf looks out on his feet and LeMae throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Curt LeMae!
A victorious Curt LeMae thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olbrzymi Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Olbrzymi Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall keeps the fight on the outside.
Vlad lands a jab to the nose.
Horrible takedown by Randall or perhaps it was just good defense by Vlad which made him look bad.
Randall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Randall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vlad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Randall is controlling him.
Randall trying to control but Vlad is working from the bottom.
Randall trying to move into half guard but instead Vlad has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall is looking for a triangle but Vlad pushes his legs off easily.
Vlad wants to get up but he can't break Randall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randall has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vlad has passed into side control.
Randall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlad trying to control the position but Randall is working away.
Vlad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Randall down.
Vlad landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randall is trying to get back to half guard.
Vlad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Randall some visible discomfort.
Randall taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vlad scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall is trying to get back to half guard.
Vlad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Randall to his feet.
A head kick misses from Vlad.
Randall connects with a jab.
Randall scores with a jab to the head.
Randall scores with a takedown into Vlad's guard.
Randall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vlad is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vlad has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vlad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vlad throws a big right hand that misses.
Vlad throws a big elbow that misses.
Vlad is sitting in close to Randall's body. Randall has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vlad is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vlad is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Randall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randy Randall!
An out of breath Randy Randall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Laroux!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Laroux manages to get to full guard.
Laroux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nowak manages to get himself to full guard.
Nowak wants to stand and escape but Laroux is having none of it.
Nowak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laroux throwing strikes but missing.
Laroux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laroux throws a big right hand that misses.
Laroux postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nowak is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Laroux, into his guard.
Laroux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laroux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nowak defends it easily.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laroux's head.
Laroux looking for a guillotine here but Nowak defends easily.
Laroux looking for a triangle here. Nowak is fighting it but it looks tight! Laroux pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nowak is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Laroux!
David Laroux took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skyshriek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moonlight Sonata. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tunjic's choice of entrance music: More then a Feeling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Zack Skyshriek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunjic lands with a good body shot.
Tunjic moves forwards but Skyshriek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Skyshriek.
Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Tunjic
and Skyshriek counters with a nice body kick.
Tunjic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Tunjic.
Skyshriek scores with a leg kick.
Skyshriek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skyshriek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunjic was well out of range. Poor timing from Skyshriek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skyshriek throws a shot from downtown. Tunjic moves away and avoids it.
Skyshriek shoots in looking for a takedown but Tunjic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skyshriek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zack Skyshriek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skyshriek connects with a looping right hand.
Skyshriek misses with a kick to the body
and Tunjic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic is trying to control. Skyshriek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skyshriek tries to get to full guard but Tunjic has control of the leg.
Tunjic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skyshriek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tunjic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic wants to pass the guard but Skyshriek is defending well.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Tunjic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skyshriek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tunjic. That's going to slow Skyshriek down.
Skyshriek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skyshriek moves out of range as Tunjic strikes.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skyshriek pushes Tunjic up against the cage in a clinch.
Tunjic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skyshriek's efforts to push away.
Tunjic is trying to maintain a safe position but Skyshriek gets an underhook and turns Tunjic into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skyshriek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skyshriek.
Tunjic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skyshriek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skyshriek blocks a body shot from Tunjic.
Tunjic working aggressively here.
Skyshriek misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic lands with a short shot to the head.
Skyshriek takes a shot to the head.
Tunjic is looking for a takedown.
Skyshriek tries to circle away but Tunjic has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Skyshriek can't break the clinch.
Tunjic lands a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skyshriek keeping full guard, as Tunjic tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Tunjic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tunjic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tunjic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tunjic misses with a straight right.
Tunjic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tunjic drops his hands momentarily and Skyshriek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skyshriek tries a head kick but it misses.
Skyshriek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skyshriek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tunjic's sensitive parts.
Skyshriek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skyshriek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Tunjic.
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!
Tunjic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek throws a head kick but Tunjic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic sizes up Skyshriek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tunjic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skyshriek is rocked!
Skyshriek misses with a low kick as Tunjic jumps back.
Oh Skyshriek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tunjic lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Skyshriek - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tunjic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Tunjic!
A very excited looking Ivan Tunjic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malcolm Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mancine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hopkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hopkins trying to control but Mancine is working from the bottom.
Hopkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hopkins prevents Mancine from improving his position.
Mancine is working hard here to advance position.
Hopkins is looking to advance position but Mancine won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hopkins in particular looking to stall.
Mancine tries to get to full guard but Hopkins has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mancine.
Mancine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mancine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hopkins won't allow Mancine to pass to mount.
Mancine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mancine frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mancine thowing shots but they're missing.
Mancine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mancine.
Hopkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopkins avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mancine.
Hopkins tries to hold on but Mancine pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins is bucking up trying to escape but Mancine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mancine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mancine lands a big elbow.
Hopkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mancine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mancine landing punches.
Hopkins is rocked!
Mancine lands a big shot to the head and Hopkins winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ray Mancine!
After the big win, Ray Mancine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Massive Attack - Angel. Johnson has chosen Voodoo People as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Victorio circles away easily
and Victorio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson checks a low kick from Victorio.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Victorio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jonny Victorio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Johnson.
Victorio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Victorio slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Victorio saw that one coming.
Jonny Victorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Victorio did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Victorio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson won't allow Victorio to sweep him here.
Victorio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Victorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Victorio working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Victorio working a defensive guard here.
Johnson trying to control but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Victorio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Victorio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Victorio is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johnson reverses the position - he's now on top in Victorio's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Victorio to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Victorio controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Victorio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Victorio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Victorio keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Victorio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Victorio.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson passes Victorio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Victorio is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Victorio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Victorio is working away.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Victorio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonny Victorio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Victorio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victorio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Victorio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Victorio throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Victorio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Victorio circles away quickly and effectively.
Victorio misses with a leg kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Victorio sprawls well. Victorio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Victorio lands.
It looks like Thomas Johnson has been cut.
Victorio looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victorio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Victorio tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Victorio to the ground. Victorio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jonny Victorio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Johnson.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victorio's waist but Victorio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Victorio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Victorio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Victorio has time to react.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Victorio, right into the meat.
Victorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Victorio closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Victorio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Victorio.
Victorio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Victorio walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victorio was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Victorio is out of range.
Victorio lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Victorio moves into the clinch.
Victorio works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Victorio.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Victorio can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Victorio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Victorio holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Victorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Victorio pinned against the cage. Victorio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Victorio lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Victorio closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Victorio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Victorio, as that shot connected.
Victorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victorio circles away.
Jonny Victorio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victorio lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Victorio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Victorio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Victorio lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Victorio.
Nice body punch from Victorio - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Victorio.
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!
Victorio lands a nice uppercut.
Victorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Victorio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Victorio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Victorio misses with a wild combination.
Victorio tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Victorio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Victorio works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Victorio on the inside.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Victorio holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Jonny Victorio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Victorio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Victorio controlling the action here for a moment.
Victorio lands a left hand.
Victorio lands with a light punch inside.
Victorio lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Victorio.
Jonny Victorio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Victorio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Victorio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Victorio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victorio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Victorio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victorio lands with an overhand left.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Victorio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victorio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Victorio.
Victorio avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Victorio lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Victorio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Victorio 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Victorio!
A less than humble Jonny Victorio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Mot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes into the arena with The Devil's Rejects blaring out of the sound system. Mot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Be Aggresive by Faith No More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Tom Mot!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mot throws a push kick but Grossman slaps the foot to one side.
Grossman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mot thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grossman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grossman missing with a left hand there. Mot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mot takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Karl Grossman has been cut.
Mot lands a nice shot to the body.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grossman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grossman misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman throws a hook but Mot avoids it easily.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Mot.
Mot ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Grossman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mot throws a leg kick which misses Grossman's front leg but catches the back leg as Grossman tries to avoid it.
Tom Mot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a sloppy right hand. Mot should have avoided that one.
Grossman is looking to clinch but Mot is avoiding it.
Mot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grossman.
Mot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grossman throws a right and a left that Mot avoids nicely.
Grossman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grossman throws out the jab.
Grossman slips under a jab.
Mot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Mot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grossman rather than just go for the knockout.
Mot misses with a low kick as Grossman jumps back.
Mot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mot throws a sloppy head kick and Grossman moves out of range easily.
Mot throws a sloppy body shot
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grossman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mot scores with a head kick.
Mot is looking to score with low kicks.
Mot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mot swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Mot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grossman has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mot blocks a body shot from Grossman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grossman.
A right hand to the body from Grossman.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Mot's head.
Grossman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mot blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Grossman to work.
Grossman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mot.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman blocking some punches.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Mot.
A right hand to the body from Grossman.
Mot misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grossman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grossman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mot blocks it with crossed arms.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mot manages to break the clinch.
Mot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mot swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Mot throws a head kick that misses
and Mot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grossman misses with a lunging right hand
and Mot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grossman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mot thows a body shot but no joy.
Mot scores with a hook to the body. Grossman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mot catches Grossman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mot thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
Mot is rocked!
Mot throws an off balance right hand
and Grossman counters with a huge left! Mot is in big trouble! He's backing up but Grossman isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mot from any more damage. A dominating finish by Grossman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Grossman!
Karl Grossman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettersson has chosen Fear Factiry - Zero Signal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Tatum.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Pettersson does it's job there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tatum crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pettersson - the referee stops the clock and Tatum gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pettersson. Tatum manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pettersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tatum is able to avoid easily.
Tatum lands with a nice combination. Pettersson backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettersson throws a leg kick
and Tatum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pettersson thinking.
A punch combination from Tatum misses.
Tatum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pettersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pettersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Pettersson.
Pettersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
Pettersson scores with a hook to the body. Tatum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Pettersson there.
Tatum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tatum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum lands with a right hand.
Pettersson motions for Tatum to come forward. Pettersson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a left hand
and Pettersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pettersson blocks a head kick by Tatum.
Pettersson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tatum.
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettersson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatum counters with an outside leg kick.
Pettersson throws a wild body kick that Tatum sees coming a mile off.
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Pettersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Pettersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab from Tatum.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pettersson.
Pettersson misses with a body kick.
Pettersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pettersson with a jab.
Pettersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tatum throws a body punch but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson blocks a jab.
Pettersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatum.
Pettersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Pettersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
Pettersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tatum momentarily.
A head kick by Tatum misses
and Pettersson counters with a solid body kick.
Pettersson scores with a head kick.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum throws the left hand but Pettersson avoids the punch easily.
Pettersson jabs Tatum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Pettersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum jabs Pettersson right on the nose. Pettersson blinks but takes it well.
Tatum jabs Pettersson right on the nose. Pettersson blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a body punch but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pettersson lands a nice hook to Tatum's body. Tatum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pettersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettersson throws a leg kick but Tatum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pettersson scores with a head kick.
Pettersson lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettersson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pettersson.
Pettersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pettersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Pettersson works Tatum's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tatum will feel that in the morning.
Pettersson tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Good shot there by Pettersson.
Pettersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pettersson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tatum's head backwards.
Pettersson keeps Tatum at a distance using the push kick.
Pettersson scores with a punch to the head.
Pettersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Pettersson.
Pettersson clobbers Tatum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tatum lands a slapping body shot.
Pettersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tatums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettersson throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Jab from Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christer Pettersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pettersson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Pettersson.
Tatum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pettersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pettersson cracks Tatum with an open hand slap.
Christer Pettersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pettersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Tatum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tatum is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Tatum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum seems to have got his legs back now.
Pettersson slips a jab from Tatum.
Pettersson throws a front kick that sends Tatum stumbling back into the cage.
Tatum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tatum checks a low kick from Pettersson.
Pettersson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pettersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pettersson.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tatum might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson lands a nice shot that snaps Tatum's head back.
Pettersson throws a one two combo.
Pettersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettersson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tatum.
Tatum connects with a body shot that sends Pettersson's belly button to the back.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Pettersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettersson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pettersson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tatum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson scores with a jab to the head.
Pettersson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pettersson avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pettersson.
Pettersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pettersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatum moves out of range as Pettersson throws a body kick.
Pettersson is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Pettersson connects with a right hand. Tatum shakes it off.
Pettersson scores with a jab.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Pettersson saw that one coming.
Pettersson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Pettersson saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Tatum.
Pettersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatum's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson lands a big head kick that sends Tatum tumbling to the mat! Pettersson takes a step backwards and waves Tatum back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whack! Pettersson lands a heavy head kick that drops Tatum. The ref tackles Pettersson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Tatum was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Christer Pettersson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters checks a low kick from Thunder.
Thunder looks to land a body kick but Masters moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Thunder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder lands with an uppercut that bounces Masters off the cage and back into range.
Thunder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters misses with a leg kick.
Masters lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Masters.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thunder is out of range and Masters settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masters misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Thunder misses.
Masters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thunder's head.
Masters looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.
Masters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
Masters throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masters - that will leave a mark!
Masters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thunder tries to land a front kick but Masters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masters misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Masters.
Masters moves out of range of the body kick.
Masters misses with a body shot.
Thunder throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Thunder.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Masters moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder punishes Masters's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Thunder misses.
Masters cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder motions for Masters to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunder throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Denton Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters blocks the body kick.
Thunder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masters attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Thunder tenderised Masters's leg. Masters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masters with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A lazy left from Masters finds it's target.
Masters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunder.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Masters throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunder. Thunder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masters slips a straight right by Thunder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters throws a leg kick but Thunder moved away.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
A jab from Thunder does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters.
Thunder lands a really nice looking cross but Masters seems unphased.
Masters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Masters tried to score with a low kick but Thunder checks it.
Good leg kick by Thunder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masters takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Masters is looking to clinch.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thunder avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Masters saw it coming and moves away.
Thunder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder slips under a jab.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunder cracks Masters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masters avoids the head kick by Thunder.
Thunder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masters tries to clinch up
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masters.
Masters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters.
Masters slips under a jab.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masters throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Thunder tries to work over Masters's front leg with a kick but Masters checks it.
Tony Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder lands with a right hand.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Masters. Masters gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Masters. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder blocks the body kick.
Masters thuds his shin into the meat of Thunder's side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masters checks a leg kick.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Thunder.
Masters throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masters throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Masters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masters misses with a body shot.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Thunder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masters is out of range.
Masters throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Masters.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Masters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thunder scores with a jab.
Masters looks to throw a body kick
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Tony Masters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Masters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masters thumps Thunder with a low kick.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Masters saw that one coming.
Masters throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Thunder throws a front kick that sends Masters stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Masters. That snapped Thunder's head back.
Masters thows a leg kick but Thunder checks it
and Thunder counters with a low kick, right behind Masters 's knee.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masters.
Thunder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Thunder as he checks the leg kick.
Masters bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Masters misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters motions for Thunder to come forward. Masters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masters lunges at Thunder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thunder's hand.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masters tries to land a body kick
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Masters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters wants to slow Thunder down by chopping away at his legs.
Masters throws a body kick that misses
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder feints and then cracks Masters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masters down.
Masters moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
Masters takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Masters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder checks the leg kick.
Masters shoots in looking for a takedown. Thunder tries to sprawl out of it but Masters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thunder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Thunder dips to his left and cracks Masters with an uppercut!
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Tony Masters has been cut.
Thunder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masters tries to land a front kick but Thunder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masters can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Thunder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masters doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thunder defends it nicely.
Denton Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters tries to move into range but Thunder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Denton Thunder did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Masters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masters checks a leg kick.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Masters tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Thunder checks a low kick from Masters.
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Thunder blocks the body kick.
Masters checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Masters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thunder tries to avoid it but Masters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thunder to the ground. Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Masters saw it coming and moves away.
Masters throws a front kick aimed at Thunder's knee but Thunder avoids it well.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masters tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thunder.
Masters checks a leg kick nicely.
Masters connects with a solid leg kick.
Masters tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Masters blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masters.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters's corner calls for a 1-2. Masters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Masters.
Masters walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masters lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thunder takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunder.
Masters fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder cracks Masters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thunder clobbers Masters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunder. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thunder's head backwards.
Masters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Masters.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Masters checks it
and Masters counters with an inside leg kick.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
A big left from Masters misses.
Masters takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Masters.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder had his way with Tony Masters in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Masters takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Masters
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thunder slips a jab from Masters.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Masters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masters thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thunder if he has to take too many more of those.
Thunder scores with a nice head shot.
Masters tests Thunder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thunder lunges at Masters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masters's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters throws a front kick that sends Thunder stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masters finds it's way round the side to connect with Thunder's head.
Masters tries a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masters does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Masters checks the leg kick.
Thunder cracks Masters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thunder lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Masters's front leg but catches the back leg as Masters tries to avoid it.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masters.
Thunder checks a low kick from Masters.
Masters gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thunder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masters's knee momentarily.
Masters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Thunder lands with a nice body punch.
Thunder scores with a nice strike.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masters.
Thunder throws a low kick, looking for Masters's leg but Masters calmly moves out of range.
Thunder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Masters misses its intended target.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Masters - just one landing.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Thunder tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masters goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thunder throws a front kick that sends Masters stumbling back into the cage.
Masters swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masters loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Masters motions for Thunder to come forward. Masters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Masters has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thunder.
Masters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thunder checks it well.
Masters misses with a body kick.
A cross from Masters lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters misses with a kick to the body.
Masters throws a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Thunder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Masters.
Well Masters has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Masters!
A relieved looking Tony Masters thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings has chosen The Misfits - Die Die My Darling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tj Cummings!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings works Carter's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Cummings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cummings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter throws a right hand that Cummings ducks under and follows up with a left that Cummings also avoids with ease.
Cummings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cummings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cummings connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter wants to clinch up but Cummings keeps it at a distance.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Cummings lands a jab.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a body punch but Cummings moves out of range.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Cummings.
Cummings throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carter pushes Cummings up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cummings using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cummings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Cummings is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter trying to stall but Cummings improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Cummings with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cummings.
Carter cracks Cummings with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Cummings scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Cummings controls his hands.
Cummings trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cummings into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cummings tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter blocks a body shot from Cummings.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cummings avoids it.
Carter is looking to control Cummings's arms but Cummings gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cummings avoids it.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cummings misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cummings trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Cummings managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Cummings tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Cummings in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
A short right from Carter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cummings.
Cummings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Cummings.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cummings tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Cummings tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter prevents a body shot from Cummings.
Cummings looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cummings takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cummings looks winded!
Carter lands an elbow just above Cummings 's eye.
That has opened up Tj Cummings's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Cummings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cummings misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Llewelyn Carter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Cummings controls the action.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cummings tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Cummings back against the cage.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cummings in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cummings obliges.
A short uppercut from Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Llewelyn Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cummings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The cut above Tj Cummings's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cummings looking to stall.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Cummings controls his hands.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter stalling in the clinch but Cummings improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cummings.
Cummings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cummings misses with a body kick.
Carter thows a body kick. Cummings tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cummings is breathing heavily.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter looking to stall.
Cummings with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Cummings improves position.
Cummings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cummings dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Cummings lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cummings's elbow.
Cummings managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cummings tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Cummings back against the cage.
Cummings lands with a left to the head.
Cummings lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cummings misses with a punch on the inside.
Cummings trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cummings scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cummings lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cummings backwards.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter blocks a body shot from Cummings.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tj Cummings's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cummings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter tries a body shot but Cummings blocks it.
Cummings is trying to break free.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cummings's elbow.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cummings's brow.
Cummings presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Cummings.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tj Cummings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Llewelyn Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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