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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Young Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocket Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Young Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocket Moon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moon is looking for a sweep.
Gun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moon on the ground.
Moon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gun's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gun.
Moon is pressing down on Gun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gun tries to free his leg and advance position but Moon is retaining full guard.
Moon has his feet on Gun's thighs here. He's pushed Gun off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gun screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocket Moon!
A very excited looking Rocket Moon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Newman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Silva lands but Newman takes it in his stride.
It looks like Eddie Newman has been cut.
Newman misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Newman off balance momentarily.
Silva slips a jab from Newman.
A jab from Newman does it's job there.
It looks like Charles Silva has been cut.
Newman blocks the body kick.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Newman tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Newman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Newman is rocked!
Newman misses with the combination.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva slips a jab from Newman.
Newman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva moves away from the strike by Newman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newman. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newman avoids the body shot from Silva.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newman swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A slow jab from Newman misses its intended target.
Silva blocks a head kick by Newman.
Newman swinging wildly here.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newman with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva has Newman pressed against the cage, preventing Newman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Newman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Newman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Newman tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Newman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Newman looks winded!
Silva working Newman over with knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Newman is blocking nicely.
Newman can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Newman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Newman is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newman's face.
Newman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Newman takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Newman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Newman is blocking nicely.
Newman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva catches Newman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Newman.
Newman lands a body shot.
Newman tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newman throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newman.
Newman misses with a hook.
Newman throws a head kick that misses.
Newman is breathing heavily.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Newman throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Newman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newman throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Newman.
Silva instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Newman has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newman's face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva lands a nice knee 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!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newman's face.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Newman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Newman is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Newman has his back to the cage.
Newman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Newman tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Newman.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newman lands with a left to the head.
Newman can't break the clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Newman.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Newman's efforts to push away.
Newman working hard to break the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Newman's efforts to push away.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Newman is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Newman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva cracks Newman with an open hand slap.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newman in his tracks.
Newman throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newman looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newman.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Newman.
Newman tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newman lands with an overhand left.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Newman up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newman takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva gets through Newman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Newman wants to break free but Silva has control.
Newman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Charles Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Newman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newmans head.
Newman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Newman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Newman wants to break free but Silva has control.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Newman - that landed with a thud.
Newman wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva prevents Newman from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Newman lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Newman scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Newman tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Newman won't want to take too many of those.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Newman is blocking nicely.
Eddie Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newman tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Newman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Newman blocking some punches.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newman lands with a light punch inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Newman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Newman avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newman.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Newman wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newman lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Newman blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newman tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Newman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Charles Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Newman lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Silva.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Silva!
A very excited looking Charles Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zam Bam will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zam Bam!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bam moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Bam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bam shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bam's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos stuns Bam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bam gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bam trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bam happy to just control the position for now.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet here but Bam is keeping cool and he's managed to take Santos's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Santos is in real trouble here. Bam gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Santos is tapping out! Bam wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zam Bam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Takeya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Takeya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Baumgartner!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgartner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeya as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takeya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baumgartner's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baumgartner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baumgartner wants to hit a switch here but Takeya passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Baumgartner there!
Takeya avoids the attempt from Baumgartner to control.
Baumgartner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Takeya has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Baumgartner trying to control from the bottom.
Baumgartner controlling the position for now.
Baumgartner actively working from the bottom here.
Baumgartner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takeya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takeya's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner is looking for the choke from the back position but Takeya is controlling his hands well.
Baumgartner is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Takeya defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Baumgartner has the hooks in. Takeya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Takeya is working hard here to advance position.
Our spies down at at Nexus Fight Factory inform us that Baumgartner has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Baumgartner trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Takeya doesn't escape.
Takeya tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartner looking for the choke but no joy.
Baumgartner biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Baumgartner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Takeya staying busy and making it hard for Baumgartner to control.
Baumgartner has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Takeya has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Baumgartner lands punches and elbows.
Baumgartner tightening his grip on Takeya, looking for the choke.
Baumgartner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeya is in bad spot here.
Baumgartner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Takeya is defending well though. Baumgartner let's go of the attempt for now.
Takeya turns into Baumgartner and is now in his guard.
Takeya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takeya throwing strikes but missing.
Baumgartner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Takeya moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeya looking for a sweep. Not yet Takeya, not yet.
Baumgartner trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeya keeping full guard, as Baumgartner tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takeya's guard.
Baumgartner seems to be looking for submissions.
Takeya wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baumgartner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takeya sees it coming and defends easily.
Baumgartner seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Baumgartner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Takeya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baumgartner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baumgartner can't do much from the bottom here.
Baumgartner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baumgartner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Takeya's best efforts.
Baumgartner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Takeya.
Baumgartner trying to hold on to Takeya's head to control him but Takeya postures up.
Baumgartner is pressing down on Takeya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takeya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baumgartner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baumgartner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baumgartner seems keen to control Takeya's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Takeya defends well.
Takeya throws an elbow that misses. Baumgartner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takeya's guard. Nice move by Baumgartner!
Baumgartner is pushing down on Takeya's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takeya is fighting to maintain full guard but Baumgartner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Takeya is trying to get back to full guard.
Baumgartner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takeya is controlling an arm, preventing Baumgartner from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Baumgartner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Takeya is now in Baumgartner's guard. A big mistake from Baumgartner there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner trying to keep a closed guard but Takeya is proving a slippery customer.
Baumgartner is pulling down on Takeya's head. It's preventing any offense from Takeya, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baumgartner is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baumgartner trying to control but Takeya is working from the bottom.
Baumgartner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Takeya haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takeya thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner won't allow Takeya to sweep him here.
Takeya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baumgartner is trying to escape the mount.
Baumgartner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Takeya throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takeya prevents Baumgartner from getting the reversal.
Takeya landing shots from mount.
Baumgartner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner trying to control from the bottom.
Baumgartner gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeya is posturing up here but Baumgartner has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Takeya tries to roll out but it's too tight and Takeya has to tap! Slick submission there by Baumgartner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Baumgartner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mochi Takeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Snabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutger Snabel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mochi Takeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutger Snabel!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeru misses with a right hand
and Snabel counters with a stiff right hand.
Takeru blocks a jab.
Takeru misses with a left hand
and Snabel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takeru thinking.
Snabel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takeru swings widly with a right hand
and Snabel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snabel ducks under a wild hook from Takeru.
Takeru misses with a left hand
enabling Snabel to counter with a crisp jab.
Snabel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takeru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takeru. Snabel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeru lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Snabel backs up against the cage.
It looks like Rutger Snabel has been cut.
Snabel throws a low kick but Takeru avoids it.
Takeru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snabel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Snabel is taking a breather. Takeru says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Takeru is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snabel pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snabel wants to pass the guard but Takeru is defending well.
Takeru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takeru looking for submissions off his back.
Snabel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Takeru has a hand on Snabel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Snabel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeru bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snabel wants to stand and escape but Takeru is having none of it.
Snabel has control of Takeru's left arm, preventing Takeru from doing any damage.
Takeru pushing down on Snabel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Takeru wants to work for an arm triangle but Snabel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Takeru tries to pass to full mount but Snabel defends it.
Takeru prevents Snabel from improving his position.
Takeru is looking for a kimura but Snabel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Takeru to get the leverage.
Snabel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takeru. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeru 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.
Takeru is looking for a kimura here.
Takeru is working for a submission of some sort.
Takeru seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snabel wants to improve his position but Takeru is controlling well.
Snabel is holding on to half guard well.
Takeru is looking for a kimura but Snabel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Takeru to get the leverage.
Takeru looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snabel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Snabel is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snabel moves into full guard.
Takeru advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mochi Takeru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rutger Snabel'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.
A big left from Takeru misses.
The fighters circling - Takeru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takeru misses with an uppercut
enabling Snabel to counter with a crisp jab.
Takeru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snabel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snabel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeru.
Takeru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takeru throws a lazy uppercut
and Snabel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takeru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snabel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snabel throws a hook but Takeru blocks it.
Takeru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Snabel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Takeru.
A big right from Takeru misses.
Snabel darts in and clinches Takeru up against the cage.
Takeru tries to throw a body punch but Snabel avoids it by throwing Takeru back against the cage.
Snabel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snabel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takeru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takeru checks a leg kick.
Takeru thows a body shot but no joy.
Snabel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takeru's head backwards.
A jab from Snabel finds it's way through Takeru's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Snabel.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Snabel.
The ground and pound from Snabel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Takeru is trying to get back to half guard.
Mochi Takeru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takeru is working hard here to advance position.
Takeru manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Takeru is looking to improve his position.
Snabel wants to stand but Takeru has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snabel stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Takeru is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeru throws a lazy right hand but Snabel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takeru lands a jab to the nose.
Mochi Takeru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snabel slips a jab from Takeru.
Snabel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Takeru misses the target.
Snabel has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snabel.
Snabel digs a right hand into Takeru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takeru's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takeru tries to circle away but Snabel has him pinned against the cage.
Snabel blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Snabel.
Snabel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Mochi Takeru has been cut.
Snabel breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snabel lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeru throws a poor cross that misses
and Snabel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snabel scores with a jab to the body.
Snabel closes the distance and pushes Takeru back into the cage.
Snabel lands a nice uppercut.
Snabel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snabel manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snabel prevents Takeru from breaking the clinch.
Takeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeru lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snabel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snabel gets a takedown into half guard.
Snabel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snabel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snabel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snabel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Takeru!
Takeru is trying desperately to improve position.
Snabel controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeru really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Snabel ducks under a wild hook from Takeru.
Mochi Takeru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snabel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snabel throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snabel, as that shot connected.
Snabel darts in and clinches Takeru up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snabel.
Snabel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snabel doesn't seem bothered though.
Snabel moves into the clinch.
Snabel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeru misses with a straight left.
Takeru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snabel moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Snabel catches Takeru right on the button with a cross.
Takeru misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snabel has Takeru up against the cage in a clinch.
Snabel blocking some punches.
Takeru can't find room to land a body shot as Snabel controls the action.
Snabel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeru scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Snabel misses with a looping left.
Snabel lands a nice shot that snaps Takeru's head back.
Snabel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeru.
Takeru misses with a hook
and Snabel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snabel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeru looks to throw the jab but Snabel is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takeru, as that shot connected.
Snabel punishes Takeru's body with a nice straight punch.
Snabel darts in and clinches Takeru up against the cage.
Rutger Snabel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snabel breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeru throws a hook but Snabel avoids it easily.
Takeru ducks under a wild hook from Snabel.
Takeru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snabel closes the distance and clinches.
Takeru working aggressively here.
Snabel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snabel scores with a decent looking hook.
Takeru misses with a looping right.
Takeru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snabel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Takeru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snabel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snabel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeru has his foot on Snabel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snabel works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snabel throwing strikes from guard but Takeru blocks nicely.
Snabel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snabel throwing strikes but missing.
Snabel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takeru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snabel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snabel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snabel throwing strikes but missing.
Snabel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Takeru, up you get!
Rutger Snabel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Takeru misses
and Snabel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takeru lands a body shot.
Takeru bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snabel's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeru throws an off balance right hand
and Snabel counters with a stiff right hand.
Snabel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takeru on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Takeru misses
and Snabel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takeru scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Snabel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takeru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snabel closes the distance and clinches.
Snabel breaks from the clinch.
Snabel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takeru ducks under a wild hook from Snabel.
Snabel moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeru misses with a punch to the body.
Takeru is trying to break free.
Takeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snabel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger Snabel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snabel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger Snabel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Thump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Superior Emong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Very quick |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Thump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Superior Emong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thump fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thump seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Emong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Emong looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thump throws a powerful right kick. Emong tried to block low but the kick was high! Emong was taken right off of his feet! Thump jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Big Thump!
In his post fight interview, Big Thump started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kulot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Sera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Kulot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Sera!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulot misses with a hook.
Kulot scoring well with a low kick there.
Kulot has Sera up against the cage in a clinch.
Sera lands an uppercut.
Kulot looking to throw knees to the head but Sera is blocking nicely.
Kulot landing knees to the head.
Sera throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulot.
Sera misses with a punch to the body.
Kulot looking to throw knees to the head but Sera is blocking nicely.
Sera lands a left hand.
Kulot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulot tries a knee to the head but Sera blocks it.
Sera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sera blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulot working aggressively here.
Sera tries to break free but Kulot pushes him back against the cage.
Sera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sera blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulot prevents a body shot from Sera.
Kulot connects with a knee to the head.
Kulot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kulot backwards.
A short right from Sera.
Sera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulot tries a knee to the head but Sera blocks it.
Kulot is leaning against Sera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kulot misses with a knee strike.
Sera is trying to force a seperation but Kulot has the dominant position.
Kulot keeps control of Sera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kulot trying to land knees to the body.
Kulot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kulot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulot is breathing heavily.
Sera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kulot lands a knee to the head.
Kulot landing knees to the head.
Kulot tries a knee to the head but Sera blocks it.
Sera working hard to break the clinch.
Kulot tries a knee to the head but Sera blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulot.
Kulot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sera is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulot blocking some punches.
Kulot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sera is looking to break free of the clinch but Kulot has double underhooks.
Sera blocking some punches.
Sera misses with the head strike.
Sera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kulot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulot working Sera over with knees to the body.
Kulot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sera blocks it with crossed arms.
Sera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Sera fails to land.
Kulot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sera misses with a body punch.
Kulot lands an uppercut.
Sera can't find room to land a body shot as Kulot controls the action.
Sera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulot misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sera gets through Kulot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sera swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kulot backwards.
Kulot takes a shot to the head.
Sera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sera scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Kulot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sera.
Kulot misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Sera.
Kulot connects with a knee to the head.
Sera wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulot won't allow it.
Sera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sera misses with a punch to the body.
Kulot looking to throw knees to the head but Sera is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulot lands a knee to the head.
Kulot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sera's efforts to push away.
Kulot tries to land knees in the clinch but Sera avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sera.
Kulot looking to throw knees to the head but Sera is blocking nicely.
Sera managing to block the knees to the body from Kulot.
Sera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sera lands an uppercut.
Sera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kulot backwards.
Kulot misses with a knee to the head.
Kulot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sera's efforts to push away.
Kulot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulot prevents a body shot from Sera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sera misses with a punch to the body.
Sera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulot takes a shot to the head.
Kulot working Sera over with knees 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 Ron Kulot will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kulot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kulot throws a sloppy head kick and Sera moves out of range easily.
Kulot throws a sloppy head kick and Sera moves out of range easily.
Kulot closes the distance and pushes Sera back into the cage.
Kulot tries to throw a body punch but Sera avoids it by throwing Kulot back against the cage.
Kulot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sera's efforts to push away.
Sera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulot with a knee to the head.
Sera can't find room to land a body shot as Kulot controls the action.
Kulot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sera's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulot prevents a body shot from Sera.
Knees to the body from Kulot.
Still in the clinch, Sera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kulot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sera lands with a light punch inside.
Kulot tries a knee to the head but Sera blocks it.
Kulot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sera has a couple of punches blocked by Kulot.
Sera lands with a light punch inside.
Kulot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulot with a knee to the head.
Sera throws a head punch that misses.
Kulot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sera blocks it with crossed arms.
Sera misses with a punch to the body.
Kulot lands a knee to the body.
Kulot blocks a body shot from Sera.
Sera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulot looking to throw knees to the head but Sera is blocking nicely.
Sera lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulot.
Kulot looking to throw knees to the head but Sera is blocking nicely.
Sera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulot's elbow.
Kulot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulot looking to throw knees to the head but Sera is blocking nicely.
Sera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kulot at a distance.
A cross from Sera lands.
Kulot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kulot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sera jabs Kulot right on the nose. Kulot blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sera.
Kulot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sera looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulot is just out of range.
Sera throws the left hand but Kulot avoids the punch easily.
Sera connects with a single shot there.
Kulot is rocked!
Sera steps in with a hook that catches Kulot right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sera follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kulot looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Sera!
Our winner, Miles Sera, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Elephant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cassius Hunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eugene Elephant 's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cassius Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Elephant !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter avoids the head kick by Elephant .
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Cassius Hunter has been cut.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Elephant misses.
A left lands for Elephant .
Elephant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Hunter with that takedown attempt.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hunter showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Elephant gets back to full guard.
Elephant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Elephant looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Elephant looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Elephant !
Elephant working the head with strikes.
Elephant in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hunter is not content to let Elephant control the position.
Elephant looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunter is avoiding damage well.
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elephant is staying tight to Hunter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Elephant trying to control the position but Hunter is working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Elephant working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hunter taking a bit of punishment here - Elephant scoring with strikes.
Cassius Hunter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Hunter can't do much from the bottom here.
Hunter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jeez, Cassius Hunter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cassius Hunter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eugene Elephant !
In his post fight interview, Eugene Elephant gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks for a fine fight'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slatko Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slatko Matic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matic lands with a nice body punch.
Olah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Olah cracks Matic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Slatko Matic has been cut.
Olah working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olah cracks Matic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Olah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Matic is trying to get back to half guard.
Olah scores with punches from side control.
Matic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Matic dodges the ground and pound from Olah.
Matic is looking for a sweep.
Olah swings around for an armbar but Matic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Olah's guard.
Olah pulls Matic in close to prevent any damage.
Matic wants to stand but Olah is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic is in close to Olah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olah seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matic wants to control from the top but Olah keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Slatko Matic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Matic throws a hook to the side of Olah's head but Olah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Olah is in Matic's guard.
Matic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olah stays in close to Matic's body and controls the position.
Olah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matic keeping moving, preventing Olah from controlling successfully.
Olah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olah is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Halo Olah.
Olah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olah fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Matic to the ground. Olah is now in Matic's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic is trying to keep Olah in close.
Olah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olah advances to half guard.
Olah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matic punching from the bottom.
Olah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Olah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Olah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matic missing with punches from the bottom.
Olah is taking a breather. Matic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Olah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic wants to get back to full guard.
Olah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matic wants to improve his position but Olah is controlling well.
Matic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olah slows the pace down in half guard.
Olah working Matic over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slatko Matic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olah doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Matic misses.
Slatko Matic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Olah.
Matic avoids the body shot from Olah.
Olah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matic throws a jab when Olah was well out of range.
Matic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olah doesn't seem bothered though.
Olah avoids the body shot from Matic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matic throws a hook but Olah blocks it.
Matic feints a jab promting Olah to slip. Matic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Olah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matic blocks the body kick.
Matic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olah manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matic checks it well.
Olah connects with an inside leg kick.
Slatko Matic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Olah catches Matic right on the button with a cross.
Matic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matic throws a hook to the side of Olah's head but Olah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Olah rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matic. Olah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matic lands a nice hook to Olah's body. Olah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Matic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matic.
Olah throws a leg kick but Matic checks it.
Matic with a nice cross.
Olah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slatko Matic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olah slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olah tries to work over Matic's front leg with a kick but Matic checks it.
The crowd cheers as Olah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matic doesn't seem phased though.
Matic looks to throw the jab but Olah is out of range.
Olah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matic counters with a nice uppercut.
Matic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olah moves out of range as Matic strikes.
Olah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olah.
Matic throws a jab but it's blocked by Olah.
Matic misses the shot to the body.
Olah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matic manages to avoid it.
Olah takes a swing at Matic's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olah.
Matic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olah was well out of range. Poor timing from Matic.
Olah darts in looking for a takedown but Matic gets double underhooks and turns Olah into the cage.
Olah tries a body shot but Matic blocks it.
Matic is trying to break free.
Olah lands a right hand.
Matic is trying to pull guard but Olah has him pressed against the cage.
Matic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Olah is defending well.
Olah has a couple of punches blocked by Matic.
Matic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olah walks away with a smile on his face. Matic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Halo Olah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slatko Matic.
The fighters circling - Olah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic throws a series of strikes that have Olah backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Olah is in close to Matic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Matic wants to stand up but Olah is controlling him.
Olah is pushing down on Matic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matic is fighting to maintain full guard but Olah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Matic is looking to improve his position.
Olah working Matic over with strikes.
Matic is breathing heavily.
Olah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Matic is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, Olah seems content to control.
Olah working Matic over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slatko Matic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slatko Matic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olah misses with a hook
and Matic counters with a nice body shot.
Olah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matic connects with a crisp jab.
Olah cracks Matic with an open hand slap.
Matic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olah swinging wildly here.
Olah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matic misses with a two punch combination.
Olah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Olah trying to control the position from guard on top but Matic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matic looking to control.
Olah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matic trying to keep a closed guard but Olah is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah slips nicely into half guard.
Olah is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matic is trying to get back to full guard.
Olah perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Matic is refusing to be controlled, as Olah sits in half guard.
Olah working the head and body with strikes.
Halo Olah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic tries to roll over but Olah keeps him under control.
Olah working over Matic with some ground and pound. Matic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olah controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Olah there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matic missing with punches from the bottom.
Matic is pressing down on Olah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Matic working a defensive guard here.
Olah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Olah forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Olah trying to control the action but Matic is working from the bottom.
Olah slows the pace down in half guard.
Matic is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Halo Olah just wasn't active enough.
Olah dodges the punch combination from Matic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matic lands a nice hook to Olah's body. Olah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Matic misses the target.
Matic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matic jabs Olah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Olah fails with the takedown.
Matic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olah manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olah throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Slatko Matic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olah on the side of the head.
Matic loads up on a big right hand but Olah slips the punch.
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch but Olah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Matic.
Olah swinging wildly here.
Olah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Olah.
A combination from Matic does no damage.
Matic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Olah back to the cage. Matic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matic blocks a leg kick.
Olah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matic misses with a hook. Olah ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic swings for the body but Olah moves out of range.
Olah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olah looks to score with a jab to the body but Matic is just out of range.
Olah misses with a wild body shot.
Matic staying out of range there.
Olah lands with a nice combination. Matic backs away looking to recover.
Matic lands with an uppercut that bounces Olah off the cage and back into range.
Matic thows a body shot but no joy.
Matic sizes up Olah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matic wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olah. That's going to slow Matic down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matic throws a hook but Olah blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olah is defended easily by Matic.
Matic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matic misses with an uppercut. Olah saw that one coming.
Matic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Olah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matic lands a nice shot to the body.
Olah connects with a solid leg kick.
Olah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Matic.
Olah looking to score a takedown here. Matic is defending well but Olah drives through and ends up in Matic's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matic wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matic's head.
Olah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matic trying to control the position.
Olah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matic keeps working.
Matic defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Olah's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Matic manages to get to full guard.
Olah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Olah is pushing down on Matic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matic is fighting to maintain full guard but Olah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Olah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Olah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matic defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matic is looking for a sweep. Olah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Olah working over Matic with some ground and pound. Matic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah had his way with Slatko Matic in that round.
The cut man is working on Slatko Matic's cut.
That's time! Olah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Olah just misses with a punch to the body.
Olah shoots in for a takedown but Matic shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as Matic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matic misses with a wild body shot.
Olah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matic as he jumps to the side.
Matic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matic throws a shot to the body.
Matic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matic just misses with a punch to the body.
Olah connects with a body shot that sends Matic's belly button to the back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Olah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matic on the side of the head.
Olah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah slips a jab from Matic.
Matic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olah was well out of range. Poor timing from Matic.
Matic checks a leg kick.
Olah throws a big shot that misses.
Olah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matic scores with a nice right hand.
Matic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matic throws a leg kick which misses Olah's front leg but catches the back leg as Olah tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Matic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olah.
Matic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olah.
Matic connects with a jab.
Matic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olah wants to control but Matic is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Matic is looking to reverse the position.
Olah has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Olah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matic is looking to escape.
Matic wants to control but Olah is having none of it.
Olah controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Matic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Olah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Matic tries to lock up and control but Olah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matic taking shots to the head.
Olah working Matic over with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Olah lands a couple of good shots and Matic has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Matic is rocked!
That has opened up Slatko Matic's cut even more.
Olah scoring with big shots to the body. Matic is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Matic was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah retains his heavyweight title!
Halo Olah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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