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Galaxy 94: My God Is The Sun PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Higuita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uci Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higuita comes to the cage accompanied by Man with a harmonica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Higuita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Uci Hui!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuita feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hui's calf.
Higuita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Higuita.
Nice body kick from Higuita.
A head kick by Higuita misses
and Hui counters with a nice body shot.
Hui moves out of range of the body kick from Higuita.
We've been told by Higuita's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Higuita goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hui tries to clinch
and Higuita counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hui ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hui no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Higuita looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hui is looking to stand up but Higuita isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Higuita controls the pace.
Elvis Higuita has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hui goes for a double leg but Higuita avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Higuita continues to drive forward.
Higuita looking to stall.
Hui looking for a takedown.
Higuita lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Hui successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higuita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hui is proving hard to escape from.
Hui controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Higuita rushes Hui and presses him up against the cage.
Higuita prevents a takedown attempt there.
Elvis Higuita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uci Hui.
Hui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Higuita is looking to control Hui's arms but Hui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Higuita has his back to the cage.
Higuita throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hui dodges an elbow strike from Higuita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hui letting Higuita take a breather here.
Higuita trying to stall but Hui improves his position.
Hui struggles to land a body shot inside as Higuita controls his hands.
Hui blocks the elbow strike.
Higuita landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hui has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Higuita is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hui has hold of one of Higuita's legs. Higuita is fighting the takedown attempt but Hui gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hui engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hui working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hui wants to pass the guard but Higuita is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui trying to control but Higuita is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Higuita holds on and takes a little breather.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Uci Hui hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hui tries to clinch but Higuita moves out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hui moves in looking to clinch but Higuita pushes him off.
Higuita has closed the distance and engaged Hui in a clinch.
Higuita lands an elbow inside that Hui shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elvis Higuita will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hui swats away the attempt to clinch by Higuita.
Higuita swings for the body but Hui moves out of range.
Hui misses with a few strikes there.
A solid body kick from Higuita.
Hui blocks a head kick by Higuita.
Nice body kick from Higuita.
Hui takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hui closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Higuita gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higuita is refusing to be controlled, as Hui sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Higuita is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hui trying to control the action but Higuita is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Uci Hui was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Higuita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higuita misses with a head kick.
Higuita throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Higuita lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Higuita throws a combination that misses
and Hui counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hui.
Hui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Higuita.
Higuita dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higuita content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hui has Higuita pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hui pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Higuita tumbling to the mat - Hui dives into Higuita's guard.
Hui is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui trying to control but Higuita is working from the bottom.
Hui tries to free his leg and advance position but Higuita is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Higuita trying to control the position.
Hui wants to control from the top but Higuita keeps moving.
Uci Hui has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Higuita throws a series of punches but Hui avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui tries to close the distance and clinch but Higuita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Higuita throws a sloppy head kick
and Hui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Higuita misses with a head kick.
Higuita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Higuita fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hui checks it well.
Hui fails with a takedown attempt.
Elvis Higuita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Higuita lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higuita lands a nice looking body shot.
Higuita looks for the body kick but Hui saw that one coming.
Higuita scores with a hook.
Hui tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Higuita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Elvis Higuita will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hui shoots in and drives through. Higuita sprawls well.
Higuita delivers a nice body kick.
Higuita swats away the attempt to clinch by Hui.
Hui blocks a head kick by Higuita.
Higuita jabs Hui to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hui shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Higuita defends it nicely.
Higuita throws a leg kick but Hui sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Higuita throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elvis Higuita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Higuita takes a swing at Hui's ribcage but misses.
Higuita jabs Hui to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita throws a head kick that Hui semi-blocks.
Higuita connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Higuita swats away the attempt to clinch by Hui.
Higuita gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hui to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hui seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higuita looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hui puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Uci Hui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hui with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Higuita trying to hold on to Hui's head to control him but Hui postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hui looks to land a strike but Higuita avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hui wants to control from the top but Higuita keeps moving.
Higuita pulls Hui in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Uci Hui wasn't active enough on the ground.
Higuita lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hui's sensitive parts.
Higuita misses with a double jab.
Higuita lands with a hook. Hui tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Higuita throws a leg kick
and Hui counters with a takedown into side control.
Elvis Higuita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hui looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Higuita is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui tries to score with some ground and pound. Higuita controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higuita gets back to half guard.
Hui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hui works his way into side control.
Hui postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higuita tries to bench press Hui off him but Hui keeps the position.
Higuita parries the strikes from Hui easily there. Hui is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Higuita to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Uci Hui.
I think Higuita has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Elvis Higuita!
Our winner, Elvis Higuita, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. William Eriksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamal Jordan's chin.
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202 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, William Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
Eriksson avoids the elbow strike from Jordan, against the cage.
Eriksson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow.
Eriksson managing to block the knees to the body from Jordan.
Jordan dodges an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Jordan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jordan dodges an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Jordan lands a nice elbow.
Jordan pushes off an throws an elbow but Eriksson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eriksson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Jordan improves position.
Eriksson blocks an elbow strike from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eriksson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jordan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan lands with a light punch inside.
Eriksson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jordan being controlled against the cage.
Eriksson throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow.
Jordan throws an elbow but it misses.
Eriksson avoids the elbow strike from Jordan, against the cage.
Eriksson lands an elbow just above Jordan 's eye.
Eriksson managing to block the knees to the body from Jordan.
Eriksson stalling the fight.
Jordan misses with an elbow over the top.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Eriksson controls his hands.
Jordan avoids the elbow strike from Eriksson, against the cage.
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Jordan improves position.
Jordan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eriksson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eriksson throws an elbow but misses.
Eriksson misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan avoids the elbow strike from Eriksson, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eriksson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Jordan.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch.
Jordan lands an elbow just above Eriksson 's eye.
Jordan pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan blocks an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Eriksson blocks the elbow strike.
Eriksson blocks an elbow strike.
Eriksson dodges an elbow strike from Jordan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eriksson throws an elbow but misses.
Jordan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan lands with a right to the head.
Eriksson slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jordan.
Jordan lands an elbow inside that Eriksson shrugs off.
Eriksson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Eriksson into the cage.
Jordan landing knees to the body.
Eriksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Eriksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jordan.
Eriksson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jordan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eriksson is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jordan throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson looking to slow down the pace here.
Eriksson blocks the elbow strike.
Eriksson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Eriksson into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eriksson has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Eriksson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Eriksson into the cage.
Eriksson takes an elbow to the temple.
Eriksson dodges an elbow strike from Jordan.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
Jordan scores a nice knee to the body.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan working aggressively here.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow.
Jordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eriksson tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Jordan tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eriksson's head backwards.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eriksson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Eriksson.
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordan throws an elbow but it misses.
Eriksson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Eriksson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jordan scores with a knee to the head.
Eriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eriksson trying to land knees to the body.
Eriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
Jordan scores with a knee to the head.
Jordan lands an elbow that stopped Eriksson in his tracks for a moment.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jordan misses with an elbow over the top.
Eriksson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jamal Jordan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eriksson just leaning against Jordan, taking a breather.
Jordan pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan blocks an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Eriksson.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Jordan improves position.
Jordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head.
Eriksson slows down the pace here.
Eriksson throws an elbow that misses.
Eriksson tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Eriksson back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eriksson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a good knee to the midsection. Eriksson won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eriksson looking to stall.
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like William Eriksson has been cut.
Jordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksson's defenses.
A body shot lands from Jordan.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan scores a nice knee to the body.
Jordan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
Jordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Jordan.
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eriksson blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Eriksson - that landed with a thud.
Eriksson blocks an elbow strike from Jordan.
Jordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Eriksson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eriksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Eriksson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jordan blocks an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Jordan avoiding damage as Eriksson throws knees to the body.
Eriksson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eriksson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eriksson avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking to control Jordan's arms but Jordan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eriksson has his back to the cage.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jordan works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jordan lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eriksson looking to slow down the pace here.
Eriksson misses with the head strike.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jordan.
Jordan misses with an elbow over the top.
Jordan dodges an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Eriksson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eriksson throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Eriksson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eriksson misses with some punches.
Eriksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan is leaning against Eriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jordan dodges an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with an elbow strike.
Eriksson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eriksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
Eriksson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jordan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eriksson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Eriksson.
A knee to the head by Jordan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eriksson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jordan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow.
Eriksson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eriksson misses with an elbow strike.
Eriksson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Eriksson into the cage.
Eriksson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eriksson avoids it.
The referee calls for Eriksson to work.
Jordan lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Jordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Eriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow.
Jordan works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
Eriksson dodges an elbow strike from Jordan.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Jordan lands an elbow that stopped Eriksson in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Jordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eriksson is rocked!
Jordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Eriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jordan lands a nice elbow.
Eriksson is pressed against the cage. Jordan pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Eriksson! Two more big strikes from Jordan and Eriksson crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jamal Jordan!
An out of breath Jamal Jordan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Frazier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ozzie Castillo's chin.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jerome Frazier has been cut.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Castillo moved out of range nicely.
Castillo drops Frazier with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Frazier looks back up at him and smiles so Castillo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Frazier is rocked!
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!
Castillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Frazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a combination
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ozzie Castillo has been cut.
Frazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frazier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frazier seems to have got his legs back now.
Castillo looks winded!
Castillo takes one on the button.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Frazier's head but Frazier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frazier punishes Castillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Frazier.
Castillo defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Castillo swings widly with a right hand
and Frazier counters with a crisp right hand that drops Castillo! Frazier lets Castillo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Castillo is rocked!
Frazier dances in with a quick combination. Castillo is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Frazier snaps Castillo's head back. Castillo stumbles backwards against the cage. Frazier steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Castillo's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Castillo just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jerome Frazier!
A very excited looking Jerome Frazier rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Strikes 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
Koltun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koltun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koltun closes the distance and pushes Strikes back into the cage.
Koltun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strikes throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Strikes slips a jab from Koltun.
Strikes lands a leg kick that knocks Koltun off balance momentarily.
Koltun 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.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
Koltun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strikes moves forwards but Koltun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strikes clinches up with Koltun and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Koltun.
Nice body punch from Strikes - that landed with a thud.
Koltun is trying to break free.
Strikes can't break the clinch.
Koltun blocks the elbow strike.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strikes has closed the distance and engaged Koltun in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Koltun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Strikes prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strikes.
Strikes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strikes blocking some punches.
Koltun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Koltun has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strikes misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes looks to clinch
and Koltun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koltun.
Strikes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Strikes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koltun is controlling him.
Koltun stays in close to Strikes's body and controls the position.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Strikes is keeping the position.
Strikes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Strikes is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Strikes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Strikes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
Koltun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strikes circles away quickly and effectively.
Koltun rushes Strikes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Koltun.
A frustrated look appears on Strikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strikes is trying to maintain a safe position but Koltun gets an underhook and turns Strikes into the cage.
Strikes is trying to break the clinch but Koltun has him pressed against the cage.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Strikes throws a punch but it's blocked by Koltun.
Koltun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koltun looking to slow down the pace here.
Strikes pushes Koltun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strikess head.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick from Strikes.
Koltun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strikes misses with a lunging right hand
and Strikes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strikes closes the distance but Koltun moves to the side
and Koltun counters with a body kick that stops Strikes in his tracks momentarily.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koltun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koltun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koltun closes the distance and pushes Strikes back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strikes is looking to clinch.
Strikes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strikes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick by Strikes misses
and Koltun counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Strikes's guard now.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Strikes is retaining full guard.
Koltun being controlled here momentarily.
Strikes keeping full guard, as Koltun tries to pass.
Strikes is trying to keep Koltun in close.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Strikes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Carlos Strikes just wasn't active enough.
Strikes throws a head kick that misses.
Strikes staying out of range there.
Strikes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strikes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Koltun.
Sloppy strikes from Koltun. Those never looked like landing.
Strikes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries a head kick but it misses.
Strikes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses
and Strikes counters with a head kick that drops Koltun to the mat! Koltun scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Koltun is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koltun is still on wobbly legs! Can Strikes finish him?
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Strikes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koltun seems to have recovered his senses.
Koltun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strikes's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koltun misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koltun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koltun.
Koltun throws a head kick that half lands.
Koltun looks for the body kick but Strikes saw that one coming.
Strikes misses with a head kick.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koltun.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Koltun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes wants to clinch
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.
Koltun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strikes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koltun counters with an inside leg kick.
Koltun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strikes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koltun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Koltun there.
Koltun clinches up with Strikes and pushes him back against the cage.
Koltun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strikes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marek Koltun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Strikes throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Good shot there by Koltun.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strikes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koltun.
Strikes cracks Koltun with an open hand slap.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strikes tries to clinch up.
Koltun throws a body punch but Strikes moves out of range.
Koltun digs a good body shot into Strikes's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strikes gets a clinch.
Strikes prevents a body shot from Koltun.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
Strikes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koltun is trying to trip Strikes. He has hold of a leg but Strikes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Koltun persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Koltun trying to control but Strikes is working from the bottom.
Koltun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koltun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koltun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strikes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koltun throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Strikes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Strikes keeps moving.
Koltun throwing strikes from guard but Strikes blocks nicely.
Koltun drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koltun jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun wants to control from the top but Strikes keeps moving.
Koltun lands a couple of elbows.
Marek Koltun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koltun trying to control but Strikes is working from the bottom.
Koltun with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun trying to control but Strikes is working from the bottom.
Koltun is in close to Strikes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koltun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strikes is pulling down on Koltun's head. It's preventing any offense from Koltun, at least for the moment.
Strikes is trying to control the position but Koltun postures up.
Carlos Strikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koltun won't allow Strikes to sweep him here.
Koltun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koltun controls the position from side control.
Koltun lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koltun goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strikes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Koltun's guard! Nice work there by Strikes!
Koltun trying to keep a closed guard but Strikes is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strikes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Koltun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koltun 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Koltun!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Shot to the Double Glock by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. 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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26
170 lbs
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24
168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal lands with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Marshal.
Marsden misses with an uppercut
and Marshal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brandon Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marsden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marshal. Marshal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marsden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marsden misses with a left hand
enabling Marshal to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Brandon Marsden 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!
Nice straight punches there by Marsden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsden.
Marshal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshal, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marshal told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Marshal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden's elbow.
Marshal trying to control the position but instead, Marsden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marshal into the cage.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marsden.
Marshal misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal tries to work over Marsden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshal is pushing Marsden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marshal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Marshal misses.
Marsden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marsden is able to avoid easily.
Marshal instigates a clinch.
Come on Marshal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marsden is trying to break the clinch but Marshal is controlling him.
Marsden wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshal won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsden is trying to drag Marshal to the mat but Marshal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marsden prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Marsden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal prevents Marsden from breaking the clinch.
Marsden throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshal.
Marsden manages to break the clinch.
Marsden looking to score a takedown here. Marshal is defending well but Marsden drives through and ends up in Marshal's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marsden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Marsden is looking to work some ground and pound but Marshal has wrist control.
Marshal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marsden drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marshal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marshal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marshal!
Marsden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marshal presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Marsden 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marsden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshal moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marshal struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.
Marshal stops a takedown attempt from Marsden.
Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marsden.
Marshal throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshal blocks a jab.
Marshal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden throws out the jab.
Marsden shoots in for a double leg but Marshal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marshal connects with a body shot that sends Marsden's belly button to the back.
Marsden forces Marshal back against the cage and clinches.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marsden goes for a takedown attempt but Marshal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden circles away.
Marshal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden shoots for a double leg takedown but Marshal sprawls well. He's pushed Marsden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marsden misses with a body shot.
Eliah Marshal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsden looks to land a combination but Marshal avoids it well.
Marshal's corner calls for a 1-2. Marshal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marsden throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marshal is trying to stall.
Marsden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marshal keeps control of Marsden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshal has double underhooks.
Marsden is looking for a takedown.
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!
Marsden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden lands with an overhand left.
Marsden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal needs to keep his hands up - Marsden had a free shot at his head there.
Marshal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden throws a right hand that misses
and Marshal moves into the clinch.
Marsden breaks from the clinch.
Marsden rushes Marshal and presses him up against the cage.
Marshal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Marsden avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden.
Marshal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marsden wants to break free but Marshal has control.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Marsden shrugs off.
Marsden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marsden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marsden misses with the head strike.
Marshal cracks Marsden with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal leaning against his opponent.
Marshal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marsdens head.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden avoids it.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden is trying to push Marshal away but Marshal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marsden blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshal prevents Marsden from breaking the clinch.
Marsden wants to break free but Marshal has control.
Marsden takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal stalling against the cage.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of Marsden's head.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of Marsden's head.
Eliah Marshal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped Marsden in his tracks for a moment.
Marshal trying to control the position but instead, Marsden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marshal into the cage.
A short left from Marshal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marshal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Marsden does no damage.
Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marsden wants a takedown but no success here.
Marshal prevents Marsden from breaking the clinch.
Marsden tries a body shot but Marshal blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden.
Marsden misses with the head strike.
Marshal taking a breather.
Marshal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsden's face.
Marsden has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marshal regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshal 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden throws an elbow that misses. Marshal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marsden's guard. Nice move by Marshal!
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Marshal from controlling successfully.
Marshal won't allow Marsden to sweep him here.
Marshal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marsden looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marshal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is trying to control the action in half guard but Marsden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marsden with the active half guard here but Marshal passes nicely into side control.
Marshal controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is trying to get back to half guard.
Marsden is trying to work for a sweep but Marshal has mounted him!
Marsden is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
A lull in the action here.
Marshal is riding his opponent, not letting Marsden buck him off.
Brandon Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshal is looking to control Marsden but Marsden is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal doesn't have the hooks in and Marsden manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eliah Marshal.
I've got Marshal 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutch comes into the arena with feuer frei blaring out of the sound system. Kimble has chosen Ecstasy Of Gold as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, John Kimble!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Dutch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kimble has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dutch misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Kimble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kimble changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dutch tries to avoid it but Kimble manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dutch to the ground. Dutch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dutch tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimble avoids the head kick by Dutch.
Kimble keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimble fails to land the takedown.
Dutch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kimble is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kimble wants to control from the top but Dutch keeps moving.
Dutch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kimble on the ground.
Kimble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kimble trying to control the position from guard on top but Dutch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Kimble was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kimble throws a low kick, looking for Dutch's leg but Dutch calmly moves out of range.
Kimble misses with a body shot.
Dutch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble throws a leg kick but Dutch moved away.
Dutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimble circles away.
A low kick from Kimble is predictable there
and Dutch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dutch.
Dutch fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimble looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kimble throws a low kick, looking for Dutch's leg but Dutch calmly moves out of range.
Kimble shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dutch is on top in guard.
Dutch stays in close to Kimble's body and controls the position.
Dutch trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dutch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimble has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dutch has managed to get both his arms back between Kimble's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dutch preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dark Dutch.
Dutch misses with a kick to the body.
Dutch connects with an inside leg kick.
Kimble throws a hook but Dutch avoids it easily.
Kimble shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kimble showed some decent athleticism there.
Kimble thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble is looking to take a break and control but Dutch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dutch wants to improve his position but Kimble is controlling well.
Dutch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kimble.
Dutch is trying to maintain the position but Kimble is very close to passing his half guard.
Kimble seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutch tries to roll over but Kimble keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimble with the ground and pound but Dutch uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Kimble will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dutch tries to clinch up but Kimble circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimble swats away the attempt to clinch by Dutch.
A big left from Dutch misses.
Dutch wants to clinch up but Kimble keeps it at a distance.
Dutch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kimble throws a chopping leg kick but Dutch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kimble lunges at Dutch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dutch's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kimble misses the target.
Dutch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kimble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Kimble is predictable there
and Dutch counters with a head kick. That will keep Kimble thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dutch throws a combination. Kimble tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kimble is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Dutch throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kimble's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Dutch lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dark Dutch!
Dark Dutch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kingswood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingswood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amazing - Kanye West. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Tillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubba Kingswood!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingswood. Tillman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tillman scores with a nice head shot.
Tillman lands with a shot to the body.
Tillman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tillman lands a nice hook to Kingswood's body. Kingswood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Tillman.
Kingswood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Tillman.
Kingswood misses with a hook. Tillman ducked under it nicely.
Tillman connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingswood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kingswood.
Kyle Tillman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Kingswood.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tillman.
Tillman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tillman drops Kingswood with a left and a right! Oh, Kingswood is hurt - Tillman dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Bubba Kingswood has been cut.
Tillman working the ground and pound.
Tillman is putting a hurting on Kingswood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tillman lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tillman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kingswood down.
Tillman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kingswood is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kingswood is still in real trouble! Can Tillman finish him?
Tillman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kingswood is looking for a sweep.
Kingswood seems to have recovered his senses.
Tillman is putting a hurting on Kingswood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kingswood tries to bench press Tillman off him but Tillman keeps the position.
Kingswood is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tillman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kingswood wants to improve his position but Tillman is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Tillman there.
Kingswood is staying active underneath Tillman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tillman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kingswood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tillman.
Tillman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kingswood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kingswood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tillman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tillman lands a nice short elbow.
Tillman is looking for a kimura but Kingswood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tillman to get the leverage.
Tillman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tillman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tillman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingswood sees it coming and defends easily.
Tillman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kingswood defends it well.
Kingswood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kingswood.
Tillman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kingswood looking to control.
Kingswood working for a triangle but Tillman defends it easily.
Kingswood is looking for a triangle here but Tillman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingswood struggling a bit here.
Tillman scoring with punches and elbows.
Tillman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kingswood manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tillman's best efforts.
Kingswood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tillman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kingswood tries to get to full guard but Tillman has control of the leg.
Kingswood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tillman scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Tillman throwing shots but Kingswood is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tillman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kingswood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tillman.
Tillman lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingswood wants to improve his position but Tillman is controlling well.
Kingswood is still trying to improve position.
Tillman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kingswood tries to lock up and control but Tillman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kingswood's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingswood is squirming around, avoiding Tillman's attempts to control the action.
Kingswood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Tillman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Tillman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Kingswood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tillman.
Tillman dodges the punch combination from Kingswood.
Tillman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tillman.
Tillman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tillman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingswood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tillman defends it nicely.
Kingswood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tillman cracks Kingswood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kingswood fails with the takedown.
Tillman digs a good hook to Kingswood's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kingswood is defended easily by Tillman.
Kyle Tillman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Kingswood.
Kingswood is looking to clinch.
Tillman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tillman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kingswood is breathing heavily.
Tillman wants to control but Kingswood is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman working the ground and pound.
Tillman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingswood keeps working.
Kingswood tries to buck Tillman off but Tillman is having none of it.
Tillman grinds an elbow into Kingswood's temple.
Tillman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A big shot lands for Tillman! That's hurt Kingswood! Will he recover? Tillman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Tillman!
Our winner, Kyle Tillman, 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 Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Fergisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismael Gesta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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162 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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismael Gesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Turd Fergisson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gesta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gesta tries to work over Fergisson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gesta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gesta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fergisson tries to score a body lock takedown but Gesta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gesta prevents the takedown attempt.
Gesta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fergissons head.
Gesta stalling the fight.
Fergisson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gesta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ismael Gesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turd Fergisson.
Fergisson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gesta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gesta struggles to land a body shot inside as Fergisson controls his hands.
Fergisson is trying to trip Gesta. He has hold of a leg but Gesta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fergisson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fergisson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fergisson passes into half guard.
Gesta wants to improve his position but Fergisson is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergisson seems to be working for a kimura but Gesta defends the submission attempt.
Fergisson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gesta sees it coming and defends easily.
Fergisson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fergisson wants to work for an arm triangle but Gesta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gesta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fergisson is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesta is staying active underneath Fergisson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fergisson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fergisson 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.
Fergisson is trying for a kimura here. Gesta looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fergisson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Turd Fergisson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen God save the Queen as his entrance music. Bo Tyson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Brunch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Tyson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunch ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson moves out of range as Brunch strikes.
Bo Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brunch slips under a jab.
Brunch throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunch staying out of range there.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Brunch is out of range.
We've been informed that Tyson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Brunch throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Brunch's head coaches at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunch circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Brunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson tries to bum rush Brunch with a series of wild strikes but Brunch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brunch throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Brunch.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Brunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brunch staying out of range there.
Tyson tries to bum rush Brunch with a series of wild strikes but Brunch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Brunch counters with a nice uppercut.
Brunch ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brunch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Brunch avoids nicely.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson slips under a jab from Brunch.
Brunch 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.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Brunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brunch.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Brunch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Brunch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Brunch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Brunch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brunch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brunch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Brunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brunch lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brunch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brunch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brunch throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brunch misses with a series of wild punches.
Brunch cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brad Brunch will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Brunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson slips under a jab from Brunch.
Brad Brunch is winning the standup battle so far.
Brunch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brunch in his tracks.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brunch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brunch counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Brunch keeps it at a distance.
Brunch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brunch backwards.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Brunch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Brunch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws the left hand but Brunch avoids the punch easily.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Brunch avoids nicely.
Brunch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson throws a hook but Brunch blocks it.
Brunch swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Brunch catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyson moves out of range as Brunch strikes.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brunch to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Brunch missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson slips a straight right by Brunch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brunch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunch.
Nice jab there from Brunch.
Decent striking displayed by Brunch there.
A punch lands to the side of Brunch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brunch moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brunch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bo Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Brunch's shoulder, as Brunch tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws a body punch but Brunch moves out of range.
A jab from Brunch misses.
Brunch looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Brunch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brunch scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunch manages to avoid it.
Brunch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brunch!
Brunch throws out a powerful jab.
Brunch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brunch looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Brunch backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brunch's head backwards.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson rushes Brunch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brad Brunch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson looks to land a combination but Brunch avoids it well.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brunch throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brunch throws out the jab.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunch.
Brunch avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Brunch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Brunch slips a jab from Tyson.
Brunch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyson has time to react.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brunch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brunch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Brunch is avoiding it.
Brunch blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body punch
and Brunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Brunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brunch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunch digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Brunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson tries to clinch but Brunch is having none of it.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Brunch moved out of range.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brunch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brunch there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Brunch circles away.
Brunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson misses with a hook. Brunch ducked under it nicely.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Brunch.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brunch finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Brunch throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson throws the left hand but Brunch avoids the punch easily.
Tyson moves into range and clinches up with Brunch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunch loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brunch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Brunch misses with a straight left.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Brunch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Brunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Brunch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson throws the left hand but Brunch avoids the punch easily.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Brunch counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries to clinch but Brunch is having none of it.
Brunch throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Brunch pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a body punch but Brunch moves out of range.
Brunch staying out of range there.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Brunch circles away.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Brunch.
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!
Brunch looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Tyson pushes Brunch up against the cage in a clinch.
Brunch has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brunch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brunch keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunch has double underhooks.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Brunch had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bo Tyson just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brunch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brunch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brunch stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Brunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brunch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.
Brunch misses with a wild combination.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brunch 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.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brunch.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Brunch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brunch misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunch misses with a head kick.
Brunch throws a one two combo.
Brunch fails to land with a series of punches.
Brunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Brunch thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Brunch.
Tyson defending well as Brunch loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Brunch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brunch, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brunch looking to slow down the pace here.
Brunch is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Tyson has Brunch pressed against the cage, preventing Brunch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Tyson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunch.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brunch slips a jab from Tyson.
Nice defenses there by Brunch.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brunch counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brunch avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson swings for the body but Brunch moves out of range.
Tyson throws a sloppy body shot
and Brunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brunch throws out the jab.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Brunch jabs at Tyson's body.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brunch.
Tyson misses with a right hand
enabling Brunch to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunch misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Brunch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunch ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a combination
enabling Brunch to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brunch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunch counters with a straight right hand.
Brunch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson throws a jab when Brunch was well out of range.
Brunch scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brunch thuds his right hand into Tyson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyson misses with a hook. Brunch ducked under it nicely.
Brunch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Brunch had his way with Bo Tyson in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brunch throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Brunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Brunch ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Brunch avoids nicely.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Brunch misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brunch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Brunch misses with a looping left.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Brunch avoids nicely.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunch.
Brunch misses with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brunch, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brunch throws a one two combo.
Brunch moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Brunch saw that one coming.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Brunch connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Brunch's head but Brunch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunch scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Brunch misses the target.
Brunch throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Brunch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brunch misses with a straight right.
Brunch ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Brunch misses with a straight right.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brunch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Brunch counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunch connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brunch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Brunch walks into a straight right hand from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Brunch counters with a nice body shot.
Brunch misses with a hook.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brunch has time to react.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Brunch lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brunch misses with a straight right.
Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Bo Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Brunch throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brunch.
A swing and a miss from Brunch.
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!
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brunch has time to react.
Brunch ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
enabling Brunch to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brunch ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Brunch avoids nicely.
Tyson moves out of range as Brunch strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brunch 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 William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bo Tyson!
Bo Tyson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Bo Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Miller (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gardner moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller with a nice cross.
Gardner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gardner.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gardner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Gardner.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner has managed to clinch.
Gardner lands an elbow inside.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gardner!
Gardner instigates a clinch.
Gardner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Gardner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller avoiding damage as Gardner throws knees to the body.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Gardner, against the cage.
Gardner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gardner.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Gardner avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Gardner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gardner pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gardner lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gardner fails to land.
Gardner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Gardner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gardner being controlled against the cage.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardner keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gardner lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Good body shot from Gardner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gardners head.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Miller.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gardner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Gardner.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Miller.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Gardner.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Our sources have told us that Gardner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Neil Miller has been cut.
Gardner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller looks winded!
Gardner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Gardner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gardner lands with a light punch inside.
Gardner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gardner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gardner is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gardner lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller is rocked!
Gardner lands a left hand.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardner finish him?
Gardner lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miller to his knees! Gardner keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Gardner!
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