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44 - The Return Of The King PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Weber!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambaleo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weber moves away from the strike by Bambaleo Jr.
We've been hearing reports that Bambaleo Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Weber jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weber. Bambaleo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bambaleo Jr!
Bambaleo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Bambaleo Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Bambaleo Jr moves forwards but Weber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Bambaleo Jr.
Weber missing with a left hand there. Bambaleo Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice strike.
Weber is rocked!
Weber moves away from the strike by Bambaleo Jr.
Weber is still on wobbly legs! Can Bambaleo Jr finish him?
Bambaleo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Weber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bambaleo Jr's head backwards.
Bambaleo Jr lunges at Weber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weber's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weber seems to have recovered his senses.
Bambaleo Jr looks to throw the jab but Weber is out of range.
Weber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bambaleo Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weber lands a slapping body shot.
Weber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bambaleo Jr on the side of the head.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr avoids the body shot from Weber.
Weber moves away from the strike by Bambaleo Jr.
A big left from Bambaleo Jr misses.
Weber lands a body shot.
Bambaleo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bambaleo Jr misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Weber or perhaps it was just good defense by Bambaleo Jr which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber shoots in but no luck this time.
Bambaleo Jr pushes Weber up against the cage in a clinch.
Weber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Weber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bambaleo Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr tries to stall but Weber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bambaleo Jr tries to work over Weber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Weber misses with some punches.
Weber leaning against his opponent.
Bambaleo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr working aggressively here.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr misses with some punches.
Bambaleo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bambaleo Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Weber.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bambaleo Jr is defending well for now.
Weber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weber tries a body shot but Bambaleo Jr blocks it.
A short right from Weber.
Weber throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bambaleo Jr.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bambaleo Jr tries to work over Weber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber has Bambaleo Jr pushed against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a body shot from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bambaleo Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weber slowing the pace effectively.
Bambaleo Jr lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weber missing with knees to the body.
Weber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weber looking to slow down the pace here.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bambaleo Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bambaleo Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bambaleo Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bambaleo Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Weber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bambaleo Jrs head.
Bambaleo Jr blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
Weber can't find room to land a body shot as Bambaleo Jr controls the action.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Weber misses with a punch to the body.
Weber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weber lands with a short shot to the head.
Bambaleo Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Weber.
Bambaleo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weber.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bambaleo Jr as Weber tries to tie him up.
A short left from Bambaleo Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is trying to stall.
Weber looking to throw knees to the head but Bambaleo Jr is blocking nicely.
Weber trying to control the position but instead, Bambaleo Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weber into the cage.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weber can't find room to land a body shot as Bambaleo Jr controls the action.
Weber misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Weber.
Weber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weber blocking some punches.
Bambaleo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weber misses with the head strike.
Bambaleo Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bambaleo Jr is defending well for now.
Weber misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weber throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
Weber blocks an uppercut.
Weber stalls.
Weber blocking some punches.
Weber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bambaleo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Weber.
A left hand lands to the body for Weber.
Bambaleo Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weber tries to throw a body punch but Bambaleo Jr avoids it by throwing Weber back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Weber has a couple of punches blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr working aggressively here.
Weber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bambaleo Jr avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weber's elbow.
Weber misses with a body punch.
Weber leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bambaleo Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bambaleo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weber struggles to land a body shot inside as Bambaleo Jr controls his hands.
Bambaleo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weber looking to slow down the pace here.
Bambaleo Jr takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
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!
Bambaleo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Weber fails to land.
Weber misses with a knee strike.
Weber blocks a body shot from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bambaleo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Weber controls his hands.
Weber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr misses with the head strike.
Bambaleo Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webers head.
Bambaleo Jr blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Bambaleo Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
Weber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weber has a couple of punches blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
A right hand to the body from Weber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Weber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Bambaleo Jr as he connects with a hook.
Weber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bambaleo Jr throws out the jab.
Bambaleo Jr connects with the punch.
Bambaleo Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Weber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bambaleo Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weber doesn't seem phased though.
Leo Bambaleo Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Bambaleo Jr lands an uppercut, right on the button! Weber tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Bambaleo Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McDunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDunn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lost In Forever-P.O.D. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Gates could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ian McDunn's 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian McDunn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDunn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gates scrambles back to his feet.
Gates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gates goes for a double leg but McDunn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McDunn continues to drive forward.
Gates is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gates has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDunn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDunn connects with a knee to the head.
Gates tries for a takedown but McDunn manages to get underhooks.
McDunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDunn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gates.
Gates tries to score a body lock takedown but McDunn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gates is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McDunn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McDunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatess head.
McDunn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gates is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McDunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McDunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for McDunn to work.
Gates has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDunn after a bit of a struggle.
Gates drops down looking for an ankle pick but McDunn pulls his leg out and moves away.
McDunn lands with a nice combination. Gates backs away looking to recover.
Gates throws a body punch but McDunn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDunn scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McDunn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gates is able to avoid easily.
McDunn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDunn duly obliges.
Gates fails with a takedown attempt.
Gates moves forwards but McDunn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDunn lands a big right hand that sends Gates crashing to the mat! McDunn stays standing though and waves Gates back to his feet!
Ian McDunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from McDunn lands.
Gates dives in for a single leg takedown but McDunn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gates takes a shot to the head.
Gates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gates wants to take the fight to the mat but McDunn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gates blocking some punches.
Gates has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McDunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McDunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gates backs away from a small jab... but McDunn lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Gates crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! McDunn with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ian McDunn!
Ian McDunn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Stanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Two Steps from Hell - Heart of Courage as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Stanton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark Stanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stanton is able to avoid easily.
Gustafsson's coach down at Allstars MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gustafsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gustafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanton scores with a body shot.
Stanton throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Stanton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stanton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stanton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanton circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Stanton.
Gustafsson lands a really nice looking cross but Stanton seems unphased.
A big left from Stanton misses.
Gustafsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Stanton avoids it well.
Stanton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stanton lands a nice hook to Gustafsson's body. Gustafsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Stanton.
Gustafsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanton misses with a body shot
and Gustafsson counters with a straight right hand.
Stanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton throws a right hand that misses
and Gustafsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stanton moves out of range of the body kick.
Gustafsson throws out a leg kick but Stanton moves out of range and Gustafsson only half commits.
Gustafsson dips to his left and cracks Stanton with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Gustafsson.
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!
Stanton avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gustafsson. That's going to slow Stanton down.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Stanton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gustafsson throws a body kick that misses.
Stanton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Stanton strikes.
Stanton misses with a head kick.
Stanton throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Stanton.
Gustafsson cracks the inside of Stanton's front leg.
Stanton looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Stanton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Stanton should have avoided that one.
Gustafsson feints and then cracks Stanton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stanton down.
Stanton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Stanton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gustafsson. Stanton shrugs it off though.
Gustafsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stanton checks the leg kick.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Stanton.
Stanton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustafsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gustafsson misses with a kick to the body.
Gustafsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustafsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stanton is out of range.
Gustafsson looks for the body kick but Stanton saw that one coming.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but Stanton moves out of range easily.
Stanton checks a leg kick nicely.
Gustafsson lands a head kick!
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown.
Stanton misses with a wild body shot.
Stanton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson throws a leg kick which misses Stanton's front leg but catches the back leg as Stanton tries to avoid it.
Stanton misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Stanton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Gustafsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gustafsson.
Stanton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Stanton scores with a nice head shot.
Gustafsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stanton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanton misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Gustafsson.
Stanton misses the shot to the body.
Gustafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanton was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stanton takes a step back to recover.
Stanton just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Gustafsson.
Stanton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Stanton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stanton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emil Gustafsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanton.
Stanton throws a right hand that misses
and Gustafsson counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Stanton.
Stanton swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gustafsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Stanton off the cage and back into range.
Gustafsson lands a slapping body shot.
Gustafsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stanton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stanton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gustafsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustafsson thuds his shin into the meat of Stanton's side.
Gustafsson slips a jab from Stanton.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick that knocks Stanton off balance momentarily.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but Stanton moves out of range easily.
Stanton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a slapping body shot.
Stanton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stanton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanton.
Gustafsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands with a good body shot.
Stanton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Stanton moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gustafsson.
Stanton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustafsson tries to land a front kick but Stanton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stanton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Stanton needs to keep his hands up - Gustafsson had a free shot at his head there.
Stanton throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a body kick that stops Stanton in his tracks momentarily.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Stanton moves out of range.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Stanton.
Stanton connects with a body shot that sends Gustafsson's belly button to the back.
Stanton takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustafsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson scores with a push kick.
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!
Gustafsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gustafsson scores with a nice body kick.
Gustafsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Stanton moves out of range.
Gustafsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gustafsson lands with an overhand left.
Gustafsson scores with a nice right hand.
Stanton looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanton looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but Stanton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Gustafsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Gustafsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gustafsson scores with a nice body kick.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustafsson throws the kick towards the body but Stanton avoids it.
Stanton throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanton throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Stanton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gustafsson throws a shot to the body.
Gustafsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stanton thuds a left hand into Gustafsson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafsson thumps Stanton with a low kick.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanton throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gustafsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gustafsson lands a jab.
Stanton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gustafsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stanton counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson cracks a nice hook into Stanton's ribs.
Gustafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanton.
Gustafsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustafsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Gustafsson catches Stanton right on the button with a cross.
Stanton is rocked!
Stanton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Stanton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stanton's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gustafsson. That's going to slow Stanton down.
Stanton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gustafsson can pounce on him.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Stanton throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stanton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Stanton blocks it.
Gustafsson lands a slapping body shot.
Gustafsson lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Mark Stanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gustafsson.
Oh Stanton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Stanton.
Stanton seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustafsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Gustafsson tenderised Stanton's leg. Stanton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Stanton moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stanton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Gustafsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Stanton.
Gustafsson scores with a leg kick.
Stanton just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gustafsson.
Stanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
A big right from Stanton misses.
Stanton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gustafsson. Gustafsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Stanton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Gustafsson lands with a hook. Stanton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Gustafsson.
Stanton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gustafsson thumps Stanton with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Gustafsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gustafsson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Gustafsson!
Emil Gustafsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aster Roid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samppa Linna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aster Roid!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roid misses with a head kick.
A big left from Linna misses.
Roid just misses with a punch to the body.
Roid has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Linna is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Roid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Linna cracks Roid with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Linna has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Roid to stand back up!
Roid is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linna looks to land a left hand but Roid moved out of range nicely.
Roid is still on wobbly legs! Can Linna finish him?
Roid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linna throws out the jab.
Linna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linna misses with a looping left.
Linna throws a jab but it's blocked by Roid.
Roid slips under a jab.
No joy there for Linna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linna misses with an uppercut. Roid saw that one coming.
Roid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linna.
A slow jab from Linna misses its intended target.
Roid slips a straight right by Linna.
Linna misses with a looping right.
Linna misses with a hook. Roid ducked under it nicely.
Linna misses with a hook.
Linna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aster Roid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roid avoids the head kick by Linna.
Linna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Linna does no damage.
A punch combination from Linna misses.
Linna misses with a straight right.
Linna throws a sloppy head kick
and Roid counters with a nice body shot.
Linna is breathing heavily.
Linna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roid.
Roid tries to land a leg kick but Linna saw it coming and moves away.
Roid staying out of range there.
Linna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Linna throws a jab but it's blocked by Roid.
Linna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linna.
Linna tries to bum rush Roid with a series of wild strikes but Roid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Linna misses.
Roid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linna throws a jab but it's blocked by Roid.
Roid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Linna does no damage.
Samppa Linna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna throws out a loose jab but Roid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roid ducks under a wild hook from Linna.
Linna avoids the body shot from Roid.
Roid slips a jab from Linna.
Linna throws a sloppy head kick and Roid moves out of range easily.
Roid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roid slips a straight right by Linna.
Linna loads up on a big right hand but Roid slips the punch.
Linna missing with a left hand there. Roid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linna moves out of range as Roid throws a body kick.
Linna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roid ducks under a wild hook from Linna.
Roid swings for the body but Linna moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linna checks a leg kick.
Linna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linna misses with an uppercut.
Linna looks to land a left hand but Roid moved out of range nicely.
Linna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roid ducks under a wild hook from Linna.
Nice defenses there by Linna.
Roid is looking to chop away at Linna's legs.
Linna misses with a head kick.
Linna misses with a series of wild punches.
Linna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roid throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Linna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linna misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Roid or perhaps it was just good defense by Linna which made him look bad.
Samppa Linna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aster Roid.
Linna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roid.
A combination from Linna does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linna throws a shot from downtown. Roid moves away and avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roid.
Linna looks to land a left hand but Roid moved out of range nicely.
Linna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linna throws a looping overhand right but Roid ducks down to avoid it.
Roid misses with a hook. Linna ducked under it nicely.
Roid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Linna.
Roid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linna looks to land a left hand but Roid moved out of range nicely.
Roid ducks under a wild hook from Linna.
Roid throws a hook but Linna blocks it.
Linna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roid.
Roid misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Linna. Those never looked like landing.
Linna throws a hook to the side of Roid's head but Roid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linna misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roid misses the jab.
Roid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linna throws out the jab.
Roid is trying desperately to land a takedown but Linna is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roid.
Linna throws an overhand right that lands on Roid's shoulder, as Roid tries to avoid the shot.
Roid seems to have recovered his senses.
Roid lands with an overhand left.
Roid manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Linna on his heels. He'll look to pass Linna's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Linna's head.
Roid trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roid throwing strikes but missing.
Roid landing with the ground and pound.
Roid is looking to work some ground and pound but Linna has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roid controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roid stands up over Linna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roid trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roid controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roid postures up in Linna's guard and throws a big left but Linna blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roid is looking to work some ground and pound but Linna has wrist control.
Roid is stalling in the full guard.
Roid postures up in Linna's guard and throws a big left but Linna blocks it.
Roid wants to control from the top but Linna keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Roid wants to control from the top but Linna keeps moving.
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 Samppa Linna will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Linna lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Roid falls backwards - clearly groggy! Linna dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samppa Linna!
After winning the bout, Samppa Linna thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Zoidberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Zoidberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zoidberg connects with a looping right hand.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg swings widly with a right hand
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zoidberg, as that shot connected.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Zoidberg.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Zoidberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall pulls Zoidberg in close to prevent any damage.
Zoidberg looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall is pulling down on Zoidberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Zoidberg, at least for the moment.
Zoidberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Zoidberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zoidberg looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall postures up.
Zoidberg seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zoidberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Zoidberg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
Zoidberg wants to get back to his feet.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zoidberg keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!
Zoidberg cracks Hall with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hall from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hall prevents Zoidberg from getting a body triangle.
Zoidberg is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hall defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Zoidberg throwing sloppy strikes.
Zoidberg controlling well, preventing Hall from escaping the position.
Zoidberg connects with a big shot to the side of Hall's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg looking for the choke from the back.
Zoidberg missing with strikes.
Zoidberg looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg scores with punches and elbows.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr John Zoidberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Zoidberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zoidberg has his takedown stuffed
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Zoidberg didn't expect that.
Zoidberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Dr John Zoidberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hall passes Zoidberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoidberg is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zoidberg avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zoidberg keeps working.
Zoidberg wants to get back to full guard.
Zoidberg wants to get back to full guard but Hall has passed into side control.
Zoidberg tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Zoidberg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hall content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zoidberg wants to control but Hall postures up.
Zoidberg tries to improve position but can't.
Hall content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Zoidberg is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working the body and head with strikes.
Hall trying to control the action but Zoidberg is working from the bottom.
Zoidberg is trying to improve his position.
Hall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but Zoidberg is keeping him busy.
Hall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zoidberg sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zoidberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall slips under a jab.
Zoidberg misses with a looping left.
Zoidberg throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall slips a jab from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg slips a jab from Hall.
Zoidberg missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Zoidberg's head and hops out.
Hall moves out of range as Zoidberg strikes.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zoidberg throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Zoidberg scores with a nice head shot.
Hall gets a double leg takedown into Zoidberg's guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoidberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoidberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Hall slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoidberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zoidberg is trying to keep Hall in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoidberg controlling Hall's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hall passes into side control.
Zoidberg is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
Hall goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zoidberg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hall but great work by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hall defending against the ground and pound.
Zoidberg working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zoidberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from Zoidberg crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoidberg misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr John Zoidberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zoidberg 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr John Zoidberg!
Dr John Zoidberg took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Su Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dae Su Oh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boulks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boulks scores with a sloppy right hand. Oh should have avoided that one.
Oh with a nice cross.
Boulks lands an overhand right.
Boulks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh pushes Boulks up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boulks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boulks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oh lands with a short shot to the head.
Boulks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Boulks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boulks backwards.
Oh swings wildly with an uppercut but Boulks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oh misses with the head strike.
Boulks throws an elbow that misses.
Oh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulks wants to stall.
Oh lands an uppercut.
Oh is pressed up against the cage. Boulks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oh down to the mat. Oh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boulks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oh.
Oh wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Oh.
Will Boulks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oh to score with a decent uppercut.
Boulks is rocked!
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from Oh.
Oh Boulks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boulks gets caught flat footed, as Oh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boulks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boulks keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
Oh has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Castordam. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Oh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Boulks covers up, he's hurt! Oh keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Oh and the ref steps in to end the fight! Oh can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dae Su Oh!
Dae Su Oh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaru comes to the cage accompanied by The Naked And Famous - Young Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masaru throws a lazy right hand but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koistinen lands a nice hook to Masaru's body. Masaru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Masaru has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Allstars MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Masaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Koistinen swings for the body but Masaru moves out of range.
Masaru blocks a low kick nicely.
Masaru darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Koistinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Koistinen is looking to control Masaru's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koistinen avoid being mounted?
Koistinen gets back to full guard.
Masaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Koistinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masaru advances to half guard.
Koistinen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen is looking to improve his position.
Koistinen is controlling Masaru's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Masaru is taking a breather. Koistinen 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.
Koistinen gets full guard.
Masaru stays in close to Koistinen's body and controls the position.
Masaru has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Takeru Masaru wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Koistinen misses with a leg kick
and Masaru counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koistinen's guard now.
Koistinen is looking for a triangle but Masaru pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Koistinen trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru pushes down on Koistinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Masaru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koistinen keeps working.
Masaru looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masaru is trying for a kimura here. Koistinen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Masaru wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takeru Masaru!
Takeru Masaru was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doofenshmirtz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaji 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doofenshmirtz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamaji.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a wild body shot.
Doofenshmirtz misses with an uppercut.
Doofenshmirtz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamaji. Yamaji obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doofenshmirtz. That did some damage!
Yamaji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Yamaji. No joy for Doofenshmirtz on that attempt.
Yamaji thows a body kick. Doofenshmirtz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doofenshmirtz looks winded!
Yamaji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamaji scores with a leg kick.
Yamaji scores with a shot to the body.
Doofenshmirtz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamaji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji scoring well with a low kick there.
Doofenshmirtz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Heinz Doofenshmirtz has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Yamaji there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaji steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Doofenshmirtz is out on his feet! Yamaji sets himself and nearly takes Doofenshmirtz's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Masamichi Yamaji!
Masamichi Yamaji made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaston comes to the cage accompanied by Ko time. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston misses with a hook. Meikalainen ducked under it nicely.
Meikalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Meikalainen.
It looks like James Gaston has been cut.
Meikalainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meikalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaston.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaston misses with a body shot.
Meikalainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaston is out of range and Meikalainen settles back down.
Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Gaston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meikalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaston.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Gaston moves out of range.
Meikalainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meikalainen.
Gaston lands with an overhand left.
Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Meikalainen tenderised Gaston's leg. Gaston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Meikalainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Meikalainen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston fails to land with a series of punches.
Meikalainen looks to throw the jab but Gaston is out of range.
Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaston.
Meikalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaston's calf.
Gaston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meikalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up but Gaston circles away and keeps his distance.
Meikalainen moves out of range as Gaston strikes.
Meikalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meikalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meikalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meikalainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaston throws a lazy right hand but Meikalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaston misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Gaston catches Meikalainen right on the button with a cross.
Meikalainen lunges at Gaston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaston's hand.
James Gaston's cut is getting worse.
Meikalainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meikalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Meikalainen looks to land a left hand but Gaston moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaston's sensitive parts.
Meikalainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaston. That did some damage!
Gaston is breathing heavily.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up.
Meikalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meikalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaston's sensitive parts.
Meikalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaston's sensitive parts.
Gaston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meikalainen.
Gaston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Gaston moves out of range.
Meikalainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meikalainen thumps Gaston with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meikalainen.
Gaston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gaston keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaston misses with a looping right.
Gaston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meikalainen. Meikalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meikalainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meikalainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meikalainen thumps Gaston with a low kick.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Meikalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meikalainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meikalainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Meikalainen misses with some punches.
Meikalainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaston backwards.
Meikalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meikalainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaston gets an underhook and turns Meikalainen into the cage.
Meikalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meikalainen.
Gaston wants to get back to striking at distance but Meikalainen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meikalainen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gaston's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gaston drops to his knees and Meikalainen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dennis Page enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Page dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Page's head and hops out.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Page shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Page gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Page tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Page tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Page ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Page tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Page goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Page fails to pull guard.
Page looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly is working Page over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page is rocked!
Page jumps guard but Kelly stands there with Page around his waist. Page gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Page is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Page is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Page is trying to pull guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page breaks from the clinch.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Page shoots and misses
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is leaning against Page and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Page gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
Page blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Page blocks it.
Page stalling in the clinch but Kelly improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Page.
Good body shot from Kelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Page misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Page looks winded!
Page checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Page misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Page shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Page's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Page has his takedown stuffed
so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Kelly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because George Kelly wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Page ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
Page looking for a takedown.
Page is breathing heavily.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Donk. Kelly catches Page right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Page off balance momentarily.
Page tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Page will feel that in the morning.
No luck for Page with that takedown attempt.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly lands a head kick!
Donk. Kelly catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
It looks like Kelly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Page has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Page looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
George Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Page shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Page was not able to check.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelly digs a good hook to Page's body.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Page on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly lands a big head kick that sends Page tumbling to the mat! Kelly takes a step backwards and waves Page back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Page. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly feints and then cracks Page's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Page down.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Kelly catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Page misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kelly is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Page.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Kelly lands a big head kick that sends Page tumbling to the mat! Kelly takes a step backwards and waves Page back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Page shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Page is out of range.
Page tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Page jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
George Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Page avoids it.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a spinning back kick!
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly throws a low kick but Page moves out of range easily.
Page tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page fails with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Page jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Page drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kelly circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Page drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kelly follows Page to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Kelly!
George Kelly is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious George Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dennis Page spoke after the fight, saying 'I felt I chased this fight to soon in my career but I was confident my coaches and alliance told me I'm crazy. But there's no shame in loading to George he's a warrior and a true champion thank you for coming back to fight me! I'm.sure we ll meet again'.
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