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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Syatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syatt has chosen Tony Bennett - I wanna be around as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Syatt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Eliott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Eliott gets to mount! Syatt was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eliott prevents Syatt from getting the reversal.
Eliott lands a couple of good shots and Syatt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Syatt tries to escape the position.
Eliott throwing damaging strikes from the back! Syatt could be in trouble here!
Eliott looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eliott is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Syatt with him. Syatt is trying to defend but Eliott has an arm under the chin now! Syatt grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Eliott!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Byrne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Byrne scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrne at a distance.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Byrne is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Byrne's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is fighting to break Byrne's control of his arms but Byrne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Byrne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Byrne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Byrne keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz pushes down on Byrne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Byrne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Diaz 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.
Byrne is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Byrne tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works his way into full mount!
Diaz looking to control but Byrne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Byrne is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Byrne is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Diaz.
Nice cross by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Diaz 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.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byrne is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Byrne circles away and we're back to standing.
Byrne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrne.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Byrne counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Byrne.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Byrne down.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into Byrne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Byrne 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.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Byrne keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Byrne working a defensive guard but Diaz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Byrne is defending well.
Diaz is trying to move to mount but Byrne reverses beautifully and ends up in Diaz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Byrne in close.
Byrne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Byrne stands up from Diaz's guard - Byrne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Byrne throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Byrne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Byrne seems unphased.
No joy there for Byrne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Byrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Byrne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz swings for the body but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Byrne misses.
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byrne moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
A big left from Byrne misses.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz is looking to wear down Byrne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrne cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz cracks Byrne with a good jab.
Byrne misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrne is keeping the position for now.
Byrne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Byrne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrne throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Byrne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz slips a straight right by Byrne.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Byrne connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Byrne counters with a straight right hand.
David Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrne's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Byrne.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Byrne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Byrne manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Byrne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Byrne wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Byrne content to stall in guard here.
David Byrne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Matt Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byrne trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Byrne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Byrne content to stall in guard here.
Byrne tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Byrne defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Diaz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, 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 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arial Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arial Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones clinches.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones pulls guard.
Jones is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Jones is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Jones wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Silva working Jones over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones can't escape the position.
Silva wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jones!
Silva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jones up.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jones breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reginaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Jones jabs at Silva's body.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Silva throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones avoids the body shot from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Jones scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva controlling the position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Silva has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Jones 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.
Silva pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arial Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Silva. Oh but Jones has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Silva goes limp - he's gone! Jones jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arial Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubao Alcaraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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201 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubao Alcaraz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alcaraz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alcaraz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Snow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow has a takedown stuffed.
Snow has his takedown stuffed
letting Alcaraz counter with a right hand.
Alcaraz throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Snow with a poor takedown
letting Alcaraz counter with a right hand.
Alcaraz looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
Alcaraz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snow.
The fighters circling - Alcaraz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snow misses with a takedown
and Alcaraz counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcaraz throws a series of punches but Snow avoids them all with ease.
Snow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snow misses with a takedown attempt - Alcaraz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alcaraz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Bubao Alcaraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow dives in for a single leg takedown but Alcaraz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Snow tries to pull guard but Alcaraz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alcaraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alcaraz looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Snow fails with the takedown
and Alcaraz counters with a three punch combo that has Snow backing up. Snow nods at Alcaraz to acknowledge the strikes.
Alcaraz tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Alcaraz misses its intended target.
Alcaraz with a hook.
Snow tries for a takedown but Alcaraz circles away easily
letting Alcaraz counter with a right hand.
Snow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alcaraz cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Snow tries for a takedown but Alcaraz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alcaraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcaraz slaps away a takedown attempt from Snow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alcaraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcaraz 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.
Alcaraz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snow with a poor takedown
and Alcaraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snow is rocked!
Alcaraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Snow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alcaraz steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Snow is out on his feet! Alcaraz sets himself and nearly takes Snow's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bubao Alcaraz!
Our winner, Bubao Alcaraz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Milowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kolloo (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Milowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolloo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Milowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Milowski works the jab nicely.
Kolloo misses with a low kick as Milowski jumps back.
Kolloo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kolloo moves forwards but Milowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kolloo misses with an uppercut.
Milowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kolloo jabs at Milowski's body.
Milowski throws a head kick but Kolloo moves out of range.
Milowski throws a sloppy head kick and Kolloo moves out of range easily.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milowski manages to avoid it.
Milowski scores with a head kick.
Milowski misses the jab.
Milowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kolloo scores with a nice head shot.
Kolloo lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo slips under a jab from Milowski.
Kolloo scores with a decent looking hook.
Milowski needs to keep his hands up - Kolloo had a free shot at his head there.
Milowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolloo throws out the jab.
Milowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolloo throws out the jab.
Milowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Milowski avoids the body shot from Kolloo.
Kolloo moves out of range as Milowski strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Milowski.
Milowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kolloo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Milowski loads up on a big right hand but Kolloo slips the punch.
Milowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kolloo misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kolloo. That's going to slow Milowski down.
Kolloo walks into a stiff left hand from Milowski.
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!
Kolloo connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Kolloo counters with a low kick, right behind Milowski 's knee.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Milowski's head backwards.
Milowski connects with a jab.
Milowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Milowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolloo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kolloo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milowski. Milowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Milowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Milowski staying out of range there.
Kolloo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Milowski.
Milowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milowski blocks a leg kick.
Kolloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milowski.
Milowski throws a sloppy head kick and Kolloo moves out of range easily.
A jab from Milowski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kolloo.
A good leg kick by Milowski.
Kolloo misses with a looping right.
Milowski slips a jab and a cross from Kolloo.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Milowski's head backwards.
Kolloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milowski.
Milowski works over Kolloo's head and body with a nice combination.
Milowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Milowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kolloo throws a body kick that misses.
Milowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kolloo can pounce on him.
Milowski wants to land a leg kick but Kolloo is out of range.
Milowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Kolloo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Kolloo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kolloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kolloo blocks the low kick.
Milowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Milowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kolloo misses with a lunging right hand
and Milowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kolloo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Milowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kolloo misses with a hook.
Milowski misses with a looping left.
Kolloo throws a leg kick which misses Milowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Milowski tries to avoid it.
Kolloo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kolloo misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kolloo.
Milowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolloo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milowski avoids the body shot from Kolloo.
Kolloo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kolloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milowski manages to avoid it.
Milowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kolloo on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kolloo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Milowski 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.
Milowski moves out of range of the body kick from Kolloo.
Milowski throws out a loose jab but Kolloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kolloo throws a jab but it's blocked by Milowski.
Milowski misses with a straight right.
Kolloo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kolloo misses with a leg kick.
Kolloo throws out a loose jab but Milowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kolloo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milowski.
Milowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Milowski slips under a jab.
Milowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kolloo.
Milowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kolloo misses its intended target.
Jacek Milowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolloo is looking to land body kicks.
Kolloo ducks right into an uppercut from Milowski.
Milowski scores with a body shot.
Milowski slips under a jab from Kolloo.
Milowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Milowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kolloo connects with a leg kick. Milowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kolloo misses with a body kick.
Kolloo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milowski.
Milowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a hook but Milowski avoids it easily.
Milowski slips under a jab.
Milowski throws a head kick but Kolloo moves out of range.
Milowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Milowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kolloo thumps Milowski with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolloo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Milowski scores with a shot to the body.
Kolloo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Milowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kolloo.
Milowski misses with a looping left.
Milowski motions for Kolloo to come forward. Milowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milowski.
A head kick from Milowski lands but Kolloo takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Kolloo.
Milowski checks a low kick from Kolloo.
Milowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Kolloo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milowski misses with an uppercut. Kolloo saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milowski looks to throw the jab but Kolloo is out of range.
Jaakko Kolloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Milowski misses.
Kolloo scores with a nice head shot.
Kolloo moves out of range of the body kick from Milowski.
Kolloo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kolloo misses with an uppercut. Milowski saw that one coming.
Milowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kolloo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kolloo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kolloo misses with a looping left.
Milowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Kolloo lands a body shot.
Milowski throws a jab when Kolloo was well out of range.
Kolloo looks to land a left hand but Milowski moved out of range nicely.
Milowski lands with a hook. Kolloo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kolloo throws a hook to the side of Milowski's head but Milowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kolloo tries to bum rush Milowski with a series of wild strikes but Milowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolloo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Milowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Milowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolloo.
Milowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kolloo connects with a knee to the head.
Milowski misses with a punch to the body.
Kolloo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Milowski lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kolloo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo can't find room to land a body shot as Milowski controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Milowski leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaakko Kolloo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Milowski looks to land a combination but Kolloo avoids it well.
Milowski throws a hook to the side of Kolloo's head but Kolloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milowski pushes Kolloo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kolloo is trying to push Milowski away but Milowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kolloo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Milowski. That snapped Kolloo's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Milowski. That snapped Kolloo's head back.
Milowski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kolloo.
Milowski takes one on the button.
Milowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kolloo.
Milowski looks to throw the jab but Kolloo is out of range.
Kolloo walks into a stiff left hand from Milowski.
Nice straight punches there by Kolloo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kolloo.
Milowski lands a body shot.
Milowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kolloo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Milowski as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Milowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kolloo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Kolloo misses.
Milowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Kolloo. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Kolloo slips under a jab.
Kolloo lands with a cross.
Milowski lunges at Kolloo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kolloo's hand.
Kolloo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Milowski. Milowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kolloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kolloo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kolloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolloo looks to land a right hand but Milowski moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kolloo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kolloo scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kolloo.
Kolloo missing with a left hand there. Milowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolloo ducks under a wild hook from Milowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milowski. Kolloo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacek Milowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolloo avoids the body shot from Milowski.
Milowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Milowski misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kolloo.
Milowski defending well as Kolloo loads up on a big left hand.
Milowski tries to clinch but Kolloo moves out of range.
Milowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolloo's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kolloo misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Milowski blocks the leg kick.
Kolloo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kolloo misses with a left hand
letting Milowski counter with a right hand.
Milowski misses with a right hand
and Kolloo counters with a nice leg kick.
Milowski scores with a nice head shot.
Kolloo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Milowski. That did some damage!
Kolloo staying out of range there.
Milowski throws a right hand that misses
and Kolloo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kolloo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolloo scores with a leg kick.
Kolloo scores with a hook.
Milowski is rocked!
Kolloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kolloo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milowski misses with a few strikes there.
Kolloo connects with the punch.
Oh Milowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kolloo with a nice cross.
Milowski lands a right hook to the body.
Milowski throws a wild body kick that Kolloo sees coming a mile off.
Jaakko Kolloo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Milowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kolloo, right into the meat.
Milowski checks a low kick from Kolloo.
Kolloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milowski.
Kolloo lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milowski at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Milowski misses.
Milowski misses the shot to the body.
Milowski misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Kolloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kolloo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Kolloo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jaakko Kolloo waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reva's choice of entrance music: Hopeless Wanderer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Engle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Reva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engle has managed to clinch.
Engle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reva has Engle pressed against the cage, preventing Engle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Engle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Engle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Engle walks away with a smile on his face. Reva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Engle tries to clinch
and Reva counters with a nice body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Engle. No joy for Reva on that attempt.
Joey Engle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Reva.
Engle instigates a clinch.
Reva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Engle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Engle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reva counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Joey Engle has been cut.
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!
Engle wants to clinch but Reva slips to the side
and Reva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reva counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle looks to clinch
and Reva counters with a left hand that sends Engle to the canvas!
Engle is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reva pushes down on Engle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oh Engle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Reva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Engle seems to have got his legs back now.
Reva wants to take his opponent's back but Engle doesn't allow it.
Engle is squirming around, avoiding Reva's attempts to control the action.
Reva controlling from mount.
Engle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Reva looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reva wants to control the pace but Engle is squirming around nicely.
Engle is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Engle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Engle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Reva avoids the attempt from Engle to control.
Reva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Engle to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Engle shrugs it off.
Engle tries to buck Reva off but he can't manage it.
Reva controlling his opponent.
Engle tries to hold on but Reva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Engle is trying desperately to improve position.
Reva is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Engle is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Reva!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Reva waved his t-shirt featuring Tokyo United Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Parks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Parks coming out on top.
Yuen shoots in and drives through. Parks sprawls well.
Parks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yuen lands a head shot.
Yuen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parks tries to bum rush Yuen with a series of wild strikes but Yuen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuen.
Yuen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuen.
Parks throws a left that rocks Yuen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Parks dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Yuen regain composure!
It looks like Sean Yuen 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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parks lands a few punches from side control.
Yuen is rocked!
Yuen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Yuen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yuen struggling a bit here.
Yuen seems to have got his legs back now.
The ground and pound from Parks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen struggling a bit here.
Parks is chipping away with strikes.
Yuen wants to control but Parks postures up.
Parks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Parks lands some shots froms side control.
Parks trying to control the position but Yuen is working away.
Yuen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Yuen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parks landing a few strikes.
Yuen is trying to control Parks's posture but Parks avoids it.
Yuen is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parks landing a few strikes.
Parks cracks Yuen with a big right hand but Yuen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Parks landing strikes.
Yuen can't do much from the bottom here.
Parks working the head with strikes.
Parks landing strikes.
Parks trying to control the action but Yuen is working from the bottom.
Parks cracks Yuen with a big right hand but Yuen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yuen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sean Yuen's cut is getting worse.
Parks working the ground and pound but Yuen is defending the strikes.
Parks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yuen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parks looks up at the clock and then as Yuen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Parks smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sean Yuen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks working the ground and pound.
Parks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Parks lands a few punches from side control.
Parks cracks Yuen with a big right hand but Yuen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yuen is looking to regain half guard here but Parks keeps moving and retains side control.
Parks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks trying to control the action but Yuen is working from the bottom.
Parks lands a nice forearm strike.
Parks working the ground and pound but Yuen is defending the strikes.
Parks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yuen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yuen is looking for a sweep.
Parks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yuen down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Parks lands a few punches from side control.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sean Yuen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyoto Parks!
Lyoto Parks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phooey's choice of entrance music: Hong Kong Phooey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs jabs at Phooey's body.
Riggs cracks a nice hook into Phooey's ribs.
Phooey slips under a jab from Riggs.
Phooey connects with a leg kick. Riggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Phooey slips the punch.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phooey.
Phooey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Riggs connects with a looping right hand.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Riggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phooey. Phooey obviously looking to wear him down.
Phooey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phooey slips under a jab from Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey thows a leg kick but Riggs checks it
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
Riggs throws a head kick but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey scores with a hook to the body. Riggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phooey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong Kong Phooey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phooey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phooey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phooey!
Riggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phooey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Phooey misses with a low kick.
Phooey scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Phooey tried to score with a low kick but Riggs checks it.
Phooey throws a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Riggs needs to keep his hands up - Phooey had a free shot at his head there.
Phooey defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Phooey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Phooey counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Phooey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs misses with the combination.
Riggs scores with a shot to the body.
Phooey stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phooey.
Good exchange - Phooey coming out on top.
Riggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Phooey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riggs.
Phooey is looking to score with low kicks.
Riggs swings for the body but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phooey throws a right hand that Riggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggs also avoids with ease.
Phooey clinches up against the cage.
Riggs lands a left hand.
Phooey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riggs is defending well for now.
Riggs lands a nice uppercut.
Phooey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is looking to slow Phooey down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phooey tries a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Phooey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Phooey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phooey has Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Phooey.
Phooey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phooey tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing Phooey back against the cage.
Riggs keeps control of Phooey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riggs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phooey tries to work over Riggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riggs works on Phooey's body with a couple of short punches.
Riggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phooey is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong Phooey 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.
Nice defenses there by Phooey.
Riggs takes a swing at Phooey's ribcage but misses.
Phooey lands a jab to Riggs's midsection.
Phooey thuds a left hand into Riggs's body.
Horrible takedown by Riggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Phooey which made him look bad.
Hong Kong Phooey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt - Phooey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phooey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Phooey misses.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Phooey's shoulder, as Phooey tries to avoid the shot.
Phooey throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Phooey's corner calls for a 1-2. Phooey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phooey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phooey slips a straight right by Riggs.
Phooey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phooey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Phooey.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Riggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Phooey which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phooey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riggs, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phooey under the eye.
Phooey throws a leg kick but Riggs checks it.
Phooey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Nice body kick there by Phooey.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phooey can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Riggs scores with a nice head shot.
Riggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Phooey scores with a spinning back kick!
Riggs throws a hook but Phooey blocks it.
Phooey moves away from the strike by Riggs.
Riggs digs a good body shot into Phooey's ribs.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phooey tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phooey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riggs. Riggs obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Riggs.
Phooey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phooey on the side of the head.
Phooey ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Phooey looks to land a combination. Riggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phooey throws a leg kick but Riggs checks it.
Phooey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phooey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riggs.
Phooey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggs. That did some damage!
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phooey lands with a cross.
Phooey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phooey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong Phooey 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! And we move into the final round!
Phooey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.
Riggs jabs at Phooey's body.
Phooey drives through and clinches with Riggs against the cage.
A short right from Riggs.
Phooey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phooey working Riggs over with knees to the body.
Phooey scores with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phooey backwards.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phooey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phooey lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs tries to throw a body punch but Phooey avoids it by throwing Riggs back against the cage.
Phooey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phooey as Riggs tries to tie him up.
Phooey blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing Phooey back against the cage.
Phooey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phooey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick from Phooey.
Riggs misses with a low kick.
Phooey moves into the clinch successfully.
Phooey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Phooey on the inside.
Phooey lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Riggs.
Riggs avoiding damage as Phooey throws knees to the body.
Phooey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Phooey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phooey prevents the takedown attempt.
Phooey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Riggs as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Riggs to work.
Derek Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hong Kong Phooey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phooey misses with a knee strike.
Phooey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phooey digs a right hand into Riggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riggs's gas tank.
Riggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phooey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phooey lands a knee to the head.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Phooey.
Riggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phooey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phooey throws a leg kick which misses Riggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Riggs tries to avoid it.
Riggs looking to score a takedown here. Phooey is defending well but Riggs drives through and ends up in Phooey's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggs working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Phooey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Phooey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Riggs manages to get himself to full guard.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Phooey controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phooey stands and steps away. Riggs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Phooey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hong Kong Phooey.
I've got Phooey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Kong Phooey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze Christianson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Estiarte, right into the meat.
Estiarte slips under a jab from Christianson.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estiarte misses the body punch
and Christianson counters with a right hand to the body.
Christianson motions for Estiarte to come forward. Christianson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estiarte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christianson.
Estiarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christianson.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Estiarte takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte has been cut.
Christianson misses with a leg kick
and Estiarte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Estiarte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christianson walks into a straight right hand from Estiarte.
Estiarte takes one to the side of the head.
Estiarte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christianson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Estiarte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christianson lands a nice hook to Estiarte's body. Estiarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Christianson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Estiarte throws a leg kick but Christianson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Estiarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Estiarte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Estiarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christianson throws out a powerful jab.
Christianson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christianson misses with a looping left.
Estiarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christianson.
Christianson drops his hands momentarily and Estiarte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Estiarte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christianson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Estiarte loads up on a big right hand but Christianson slips the punch.
Christianson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Estiarte throws a hook but Christianson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estiarte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Estiarte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christianson scores with a nice head shot.
Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte's cut is getting worse.
Christianson throws a jab but it's blocked by Estiarte.
Christianson slips under a jab.
Estiarte throws a lazy uppercut
and Christianson counters with a stiff right hand.
Estiarte is rocked!
Christianson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Estiarte out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blaze Christianson!
Blaze Christianson 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 Elvis Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Krook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪. Krook comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Courage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvis Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kalle Krook!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krook blocks a jab.
Krook tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Krook moves out of range as Frost strikes.
Krook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Krook.
Krook scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Krook controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Krook.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Frost.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Krook blocks a body shot from Frost.
Good body shot from Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Krook is blocking nicely.
Krook is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frost is keeping busy.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krook's elbow.
Frost working aggressively here.
Krook lands a body shot.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krook has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krook.
Krook scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Krook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost working Krook over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Krook scores with a shoulder strike.
Krook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krook blocks an uppercut.
Krook swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krook tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Krook back against the cage.
Krook is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krook backwards.
Nice body punch from Krook - that landed with a thud.
Frost works on Krook's body with a couple of short punches.
Krook looking for a takedown.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Krook is blocking nicely.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost lands a left hand.
Krook is looking to control Frost's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krook has his back to the cage.
Frost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a left hand.
Krook struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Krook controls the action.
Krook is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krook working aggressively here.
Krook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Krook is blocking nicely.
Frost pushes Krook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krook looks winded!
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!
Frost misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krook.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
Krook managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost has Krook pressed against the cage.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krook uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krook keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frost's head.
Krook advances position into side control!
Frost is trying to improve his position.
Frost struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krook cracks Frost with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Frost dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krook slips a jab from Frost.
Krook ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Frost scores with a nice body kick.
Krook avoids the body shot from Frost.
Krook avoids the body shot from Frost.
Krook wants to land a leg kick but Frost is out of range.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Frost misses the jab.
Frost thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Krook if he has to take too many more of those.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Krook slips under a jab from Frost.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Elvis Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Frost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick and Krook moves out of range easily.
Krook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frost cracks a nice hook into Krook's ribs.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krook was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Frost enables Krook to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frost manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krook throws a big elbow that misses.
Krook content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krook is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control.
Krook stands and throws Frost's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Krook tries to score with some ground and pound. Frost controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krook looks up at the clock and then as Frost takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krook smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krook fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Krook in side control, throwing shots but Frost defends.
Frost tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krook wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Frost manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Frost wants to advance to full mount but Krook doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Frost wants to control from the top but Krook keeps moving.
Frost looking to sit in guard and control but Krook gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krook is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frost trying to control the position here.
Krook content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Krook postures up.
Frost has Krook pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Elvis Frost just wasn't active enough.
Frost tries to land a front kick but Krook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elvis Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krook misses with a low kick.
Krook plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Frost misses with a straight right.
Krook throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost misses with a looping right.
Frost just misses with a punch 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!
Frost moves out of range as Krook throws a body kick.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krook was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Frost clobbers Krook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frost throws a wild body kick that Krook sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Frost dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krook circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looks like Kalle Krook has been cut.
Krook paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frost lands with a shot to the body.
Frost throws out a leg kick but Krook moves out of range and Frost only half commits.
Frost fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krook on the side of the head.
Krook misses the shot to the body.
Frost 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frost lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Krook has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krook and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frost tries to score with a low kick but Krook moves his leg out of the way.
Frost looks to land a combination. Krook sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Krook is just out of range.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Krook lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Krook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elvis Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Frost finds it's way through Krook's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krook connects with a solid leg kick.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Krook off balance momentarily.
A cross from Krook lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Frost - that will leave a mark!
Krook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost misses with a body kick.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick.
Frost lands the left hand.
Frost takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krook's sensitive parts.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krook manages to avoid it.
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krook. That's going to slow Frost down.
Krook checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Krook moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Krook blocks the low kick.
Frost tried to score with a low kick but Krook checks it.
Krook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krook.
Frost looks for the body kick but Krook saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Frost.
Frost swings for the body but Krook moves out of range.
Krook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frost's sensitive parts.
Frost wants to slow Krook down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a solid leg kick but Krook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frost.
Krook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frost tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krook is able to avoid easily.
Krook lands with a slapping head kick.
A shot to the liver by Krook. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Krook.
Krook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frost.
Krook tries to clinch
and Frost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krook tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Krook has Frost pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Krook pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Frost tumbling to the mat - Krook dives into Frost's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krook trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Krook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Frost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krook is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kalle Krook hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krook. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Elvis Frost did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kalle Krook's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frost.
Frost is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krook.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Krook.
Frost throws a shot to the body.
Frost wants to clinch up but Krook keeps it at a distance.
Frost connects with an inside leg kick.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Krook moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krook. That's going to slow Frost down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Krook down.
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krook tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Krook's shoulder, as Krook tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krook misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Frost blocks the leg kick.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krook.
Frost misses with a hook. Krook ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Frost.
That kick from Frost tenderised Krook's leg. Krook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krook bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krook.
Frost takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krook.
Frost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Frost sizes up Krook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krook walks into a jab.
Krook checks a low kick from Frost.
Krook slips under a jab.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krook counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Krook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frost's guard.
Krook lands strikes from half guard.
Frost wants to get back to full guard.
Krook is pressing down on Frost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frost is holding on for now.
Krook lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krook thows a huge punch but Frost dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krook lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krook not doing much here.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krook trying to mount his opponent but Frost defends it.
Krook throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
Frost wants to control but Krook is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krook is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Frost tries to roll over but Krook keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Frost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Frost connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krook misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost stuffs the takedown attempt from Krook. Krook gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kalle Krook will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kalle Krook's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Krook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost leaves Krook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krook throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost tries to work over Krook's front leg with a kick but Krook checks it.
Krook slips under a jab.
Krook throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Frost as Krook shoots in.
Krook clinches.
Krook tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Krook back against the cage.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krook throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Krook is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost blocks a body shot from Krook.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Krook is looking to take this one to the mat.
Elvis Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Krook.
Frost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krook.
Krook is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Frost scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Krook throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krook avoids it.
Krook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Krook blocks with his arms.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krook swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krook stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Krook.
Krook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Krook's head.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Kalle Krook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krook.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krook tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frost stalling against the cage.
Krook blocks a body shot from Frost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Krook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost decides to pull guard.
Frost has his hands on Krook's head, controlling the position.
Krook trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krook drops back looking for a leg! Frost is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Frost manages to kick Krook off! Krook jumps back into Frost's guard.
Kalle Krook has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frost 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Frost!
Elvis Frost is the new light heavyweight champion!
Elvis Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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