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EVO 62: Stehling vs Machida 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's entrance music is London Calling. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Svensson's choice of entrance music: Muay Thai. Sven S Svensson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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154 lbs
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160 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Silik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svensson.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Svensson feints a jab promting Hunt to slip. Svensson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hunt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Svensson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Svensson is out of range.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Svensson moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Svensson misses with an uppercut.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Svensson's head back.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Svensson misses.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Svensson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Svensson scores with a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt cracks the inside of Svensson's front leg.
Svensson swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Svensson moves out of range.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Svensson misses with a body kick.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Svensson staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svensson.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt connects with a jab.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Svensson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Hunt blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Svensson takes one on the button.
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt lunges at Svensson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svensson's hand.
Svensson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Svensson's belly button to the back.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throws a leg kick but Svensson moved away.
Svensson 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.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silik Hunt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Svensson works the jab nicely.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Svensson's hands.
Hunt throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Svensson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Svensson misses with a two punch combination.
Svensson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Svensson walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Hunt misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt moves away from the strike by Svensson.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt slips a straight right by Svensson.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Svensson should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Svensson. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Svensson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Svensson's belly button to the back.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Svensson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hunt has got the better of the exchanges.
Svensson misses the jab.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Silik Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Svensson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svensson has time to react.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Svensson's head back.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silik Hunt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Svensson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hunt works Svensson's body with a nice hook.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Svensson checks it
and Svensson counters with a two punch combo.
Hunt is rocked!
Svensson lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Hunt falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sven S Svensson!
Our winner, Sven S Svensson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo-Landi Vi$$er (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vi$$er has chosen Enter The Ninja as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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167 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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165 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo-Landi Vi$$er!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vi$$er scores with a nice body kick.
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vi$$er lands a nice shot that snaps Reyes's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vi$$er is defended easily by Reyes.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vi$$er.
Decent striking displayed by Reyes there.
Vi$$er ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Vi$$er is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vi$$er fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Vi$$er lands with a cross.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes lands with a right hand.
Vi$$er cracks Reyes with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Vi$$er.
Reyes checks a low kick from Vi$$er.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Vi$$er ducks down to avoid it.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vi$$er dives in and grabs Reyes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reyes pushes down on Vi$$er's head and hops out.
Vi$$er looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vi$$er misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulo Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yo-Landi Vi$$er.
Vi$$er rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
Vi$$er misses with the head strike.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Vi$$er.
Vi$$er keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vi$$er feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reyess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reyes misses with a right hand
and Vi$$er counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reyes's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
Vi$$er told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Reyes is working hard here to advance position.
Vi$$er seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Vi$$er from controlling successfully.
Vi$$er missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vi$$er prevents Reyes from getting back to his feet.
Reyes wants to sweep here but Vi$$er controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vi$$er chips away with some ground and pound.
Vi$$er throws a big elbow that misses.
Reyes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vi$$er sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vi$$er.
Vi$$er shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vi$$er.
Vi$$er throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Reyes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vi$$er misses with a head kick.
Vi$$er is looking to chop away at Reyes's legs.
Vi$$er keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vi$$er tries to score with a low kick but Reyes moves his leg out of the way.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Vi$$er tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reyes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vi$$er somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vi$$er.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vi$$er tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vi$$er misses the target.
Paulo Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vi$$er scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes tries to clinch but Vi$$er moves out of range.
Vi$$er motions for Reyes to come forward. Vi$$er throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paulo Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vi$$er connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vi$$er throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Vi$$er avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vi$$er throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vi$$er.
Vi$$er is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
Vi$$er fails with a takedown attempt.
Reyes tries to clinch up but Vi$$er circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo-Landi Vi$$er dominated that round.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand
and Vi$$er counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reyes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vi$$er lands a couple of digs.
Vi$$er trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Vi$$er is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Vi$$er trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Vi$$er is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Vi$$er postures up.
Vi$$er throws a big elbow that misses.
Vi$$er missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vi$$er with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vi$$er won't allow Reyes to get back to his feet.
Vi$$er throwing strikes but missing.
Vi$$er distracts Reyes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vi$$er with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vi$$er stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Vi$$er postures up.
Reyes wants to stand up but Vi$$er is controlling him.
Vi$$er trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vi$$er controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vi$$er loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yo-Landi Vi$$er has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Vi$$er from controlling successfully.
Vi$$er is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vi$$er postures up in Reyes's guard and throws a big left but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Vi$$er from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vi$$er won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Vi$$er tries to pass.
Vi$$er landing with the ground and pound.
Vi$$er postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reyes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vi$$er throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vi$$er throwing strikes but missing.
Vi$$er is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Vi$$er missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reyes wants to stand up but Vi$$er is controlling him.
Vi$$er trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Vi$$er postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vi$$er lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vi$$er presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Vi$$er lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Vi$$er gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Vi$$er, against the cage.
Vi$$er throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Vi$$er controls his hands.
Vi$$er has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Vi$$er lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Vi$$er throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Vi$$er on the inside.
Reyes tries a body shot but Vi$$er blocks it.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Vi$$er misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reyes throws an elbow but misses.
Vi$$er lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vi$$er tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vi$$er blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Vi$$er controlling the action here for a moment.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Vi$$er tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vi$$er throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Yo-Landi Vi$$er seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vi$$er fails with a takedown attempt.
Reyes thumps Vi$$er with a low kick.
Vi$$er shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Vi$$er tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reyes lands with a nice combination. Vi$$er backs away looking to recover.
Nice body kick from Vi$$er.
Reyes checks a low kick from Vi$$er.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo-Landi Vi$$er showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vi$$er with a nice cross.
Vi$$er throws a hook but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vi$$er manages to avoid it.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vi$$er looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reyes throws a right hand that Vi$$er ducks under and follows up with a left that Vi$$er also avoids with ease.
Vi$$er shoots in but no luck this time.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vi$$er.
Vi$$er scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reyes doesn't seem bothered though.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reyes lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Vi$$er misses
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Vi$$er will be more careful next time no doubt.
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
Vi$$er instigates a clinch.
Reyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Vi$$er backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vi$$er fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vi$$er lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vi$$er fails to land.
Vi$$er pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vi$$er dodges an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vi$$er tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
A jab from Vi$$er misses.
Vi$$er feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
Vi$$er throws a low kick, looking for Reyes's leg but Reyes calmly moves out of range.
Paulo Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Reyes misses
and Vi$$er decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reyes's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vi$$er trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes wants to sweep but no luck.
Paulo Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes has momentary wrist control but Vi$$er slips an elbow through the middle.
Vi$$er in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vi$$er sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reyes pulls Vi$$er in to control the position.
Vi$$er trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vi$$er trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yo-Landi Vi$$er hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice uppercut lands for Vi$$er. That snapped Reyes's head back.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vi$$er.
Vi$$er connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looks to land a combination. Vi$$er sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Vi$$er.
Vi$$er fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vi$$er lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reyes lands with a right hand.
Reyes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vi$$er to score with a decent uppercut.
Vi$$er comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reyes throws a hook but Vi$$er blocks it.
Vi$$er slips under a jab from Reyes.
Vi$$er feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reyess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reyes throws a combination that misses
and Vi$$er counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vi$$er.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vi$$er tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.
Vi$$er working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vi$$er wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to stand up but Vi$$er is controlling him.
Vi$$er with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vi$$er controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vi$$er has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reyes is trying to keep Vi$$er in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Vi$$er from controlling successfully.
Yo-Landi Vi$$er has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Vi$$er.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vi$$er tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Vi$$er.
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vi$$er counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reyes has his foot on Vi$$er's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vi$$er works his way back into a safe position though.
Vi$$er working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yo-Landi Vi$$er comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vi$$er has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo-Landi Vi$$er!
In his post fight interview, Yo-Landi Vi$$er 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beswicke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kick in the teeth. Gracie has chosen Metallica Enter Sandman as his entrance music. 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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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braylon Beswicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beswicke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Beswicke.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Beswicke moved out of range nicely.
Beswicke tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie slips a straight right by Beswicke.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Gracie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beswicke misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beswicke misses with a body kick.
Beswicke misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Beswicke misses its intended target.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gracie misses with a hook. Beswicke ducked under it nicely.
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.
Beswicke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beswicke throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beswicke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beswicke cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beswicke takes a step back to recover.
Beswicke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beswicke tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Beswicke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie works Beswicke's body with a nice hook.
Beswicke throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Beswicke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie stuns Beswicke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beswicke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beswicke.
Beswicke avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Beswicke misses with a wild body shot.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beswicke throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beswicke throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beswicke misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Beswicke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beswicke scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Beswicke throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beswicke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beswicke misses with a looping right.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Beswicke swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beswicke working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beswicke.
Gracie tries to work over Beswicke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beswicke tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie is looking to control Beswicke's arms but Beswicke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Beswicke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Beswicke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie wants to break free but Beswicke has control.
Beswicke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beswicke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Beswicke avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Beswicke swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beswicke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Beswicke.
Beswicke lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Beswicke throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Beswicke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beswicke tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Beswicke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Beswicke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beswicke rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beswicke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beswicke throws a body kick that misses.
Beswicke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Gracie lands.
Beswicke moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beswicke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab 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 Braylon Beswicke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie'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.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beswicke.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Beswicke.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Beswicke takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Beswicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Beswicke scoring well with a low kick there.
Beswicke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beswicke is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beswicke. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beswicke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beswicke on the side of the head.
Jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Beswicke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Braylon Beswicke is winning the standup battle so far.
Beswicke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beswicke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beswicke throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beswicke lands a nice looking body shot.
Beswicke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie throws a head kick that Beswicke semi-blocks.
Beswicke takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Beswicke misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Beswicke.
Beswicke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beswicke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Beswicke knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Beswicke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Beswicke throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Beswicke moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
A jab from Beswicke does it's job there.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beswicke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beswicke if he has to take too many more of those.
Beswicke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Beswicke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beswicke scores with a punch to the head.
Beswicke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Beswicke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beswicke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beswicke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beswicke.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie 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.
Beswicke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Beswicke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beswicke misses with a body shot.
Beswicke tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Beswicke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beswicke throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beswicke misses with a low kick.
Beswicke throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Beswicke scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Beswicke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beswicke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Beswicke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beswicke.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beswicke as Gracie tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beswicke stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beswicke throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Beswicke.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beswickes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beswicke tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Beswicke struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Beswicke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beswicke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Beswicke controls his hands.
Beswicke'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.
Beswicke misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Holden Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beswicke's elbow.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beswicke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beswicke gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beswicke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Beswicke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Beswicke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beswicke.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beswicke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Beswicke has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Beswicke gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Beswicke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Beswicke.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Beswicke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beswicke.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beswicke is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Beswicke controls the action.
Gracie tries to stall but Beswicke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beswicke's elbow.
Beswicke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beswicke taking a breather.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beswicke tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Beswicke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beswicke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beswicke's efforts to push away.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beswicke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beswicke blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Beswicke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Beswicke misses with a hook.
Beswicke throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Beswicke throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Beswicke.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Beswicke throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Beswicke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beswicke throws a leg kick that misses.
Beswicke misses with a straight left.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Beswicke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Holden Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
A victorious Holden Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 3, fighting out of London, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with the body kick
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.
Ryan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Ryan coming out on top.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ryan.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good leg kick by Ryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Lee punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Ryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Ryan needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee clobbers Ryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ryan pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryan, right into the meat.
Ryan throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Lee stalls.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Ryan tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Ryan scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Ryan only half commits.
Ryan lands an overhand right.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ryan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Tom Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan digs a good hook to Lee's body.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ryan 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan scores with a nice body kick.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryan, right into the meat.
Lee avoids the body shot from Ryan.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ryan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Ryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ryan throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryan.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Ryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan slips under a jab from Lee.
Ryan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan slips a jab from Lee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Ryan moves away
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ryan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryan. Ryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryan throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan scores with a nice right hand.
Lee avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryan. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Lee.
Ryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan connects with the punch.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ryan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee 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.
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Ryan!
A relieved looking Tom Ryan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ashantie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Congo Ashanti. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
234 lbs
35 - 13 - 1 |
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36
235 lbs
40 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This moves out of range as Ashantie strikes.
Ashantie jabs at This's body.
Ashantie swings for the body but This moves out of range.
Ashantie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ashantie misses with a low kick.
Ashantie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Congo Ashantie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This throws a head kick that misses.
Ashantie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but This moves away.
This takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ashantie slips under a jab.
Ashantie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Ashantie misses with a body shot.
Ashantie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashantie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ashantie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashantie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ashantie blocks the leg kick.
Ashantie tries to clinch up
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
This fails to land with a series of punches.
Ashantie throws out a leg kick but This moves out of range and Ashantie only half commits.
Ashantie throws the kick towards the body but This avoids it.
This throws a sloppy head kick and Ashantie moves out of range easily.
Ashantie throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashantie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ashantie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ashantie throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashantie is just out of range.
Ashantie misses with a straight right.
This lands a nice hook to Ashantie's body. Ashantie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ashantie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashantie tries to clinch but This is having none of it.
Ashantie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ashantie.
Nice defenses there by This.
Ashantie blocks a head kick by This.
An inside leg kick from This misses.
This on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This throws a head kick but Ashantie moves out of range.
This misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashantie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from This lands.
Ashantie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from This.
This tries to land a front kick but Ashantie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This wants to clinch.
Ashantie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ashantie is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A low kick from Ashantie is predictable there
and This counters with a straight right hand.
Ashantie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashantie throws a solid leg kick but This takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ashantie.
Ashantie is looking to score with low kicks.
Ashantie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from This.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ashantie is predictable there
and This counters with a nice uppercut.
This rushes Ashantie and presses him up against the cage.
Ashantie tries to throw a body punch but This avoids it by throwing Ashantie back against the cage.
This has a couple of punches blocked by Ashantie.
Ashantie misses with a short punch on the inside.
This pushes Ashantie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This pushes Ashantie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ashantie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ashantie tries to stall but This uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ashantie's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashantie pushes This back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from This.
Ashantie is breathing heavily.
This misses with a punch to the body.
This throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ashanties head.
A nice right hand lands inside from This.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conquer This will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Congo Ashantie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ashantie checks a leg kick.
This throws a nice outside leg kick.
This uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashantie.
This throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ashantie counters with a solid body kick.
Ashantie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This blocks the body kick.
This connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by This.
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!
Ashantie throws a leg kick but This sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This blocks a head kick by Ashantie.
Ashantie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on This. That did some damage!
Ashantie tries to work over This's front leg with a kick but This checks it.
Congo Ashantie is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashantie throws a shot from downtown. This moves away and avoids it.
Ashantie misses with a hook to the body
and This connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ashantie, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ashantie.
This works Ashantie's body with a nice hook.
This takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashantie moves away.
This looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for This.
This takes a swing at Ashantie's ribcage but misses.
This stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ashantie.
Ashantie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses
and This counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This takes a swing at Ashantie's ribcage but misses.
Ashantie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by This.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This tries to clinch but Ashantie moves out of range.
This fails in his attempt to clinch.
This takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This scores with a head kick.
Ashantie loads up on a big right hand but This slips the punch.
Ashantie connects with a looping right hand.
This throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Ashantie misses the target.
This scores with a shot to the body.
Ashantie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ashantie clinches.
Ashantie blocking some punches.
Ashantie controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This struggles to land a body shot inside as Ashantie controls his hands.
Ashantie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. This is defending well for now.
This lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ashantie throws a punch but it's blocked by This.
This misses with some punches.
A short left from This.
A head punch blocked on the inside by This.
Ashantie misses with a body punch.
Ashantie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This managing to block the knees to the body from Ashantie.
This scores with a shot to the side of Ashantie's head.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but This blocks it.
This tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing This back against the cage.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but This blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by This.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, This scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashantie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie working aggressively here.
This throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashantie.
Ashantie can't find room to land a body shot as This controls the action.
Ashantie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but This is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from This.
A shot in the inside from This.
This lands with a short shot to the head.
This misses with a body punch.
This tries a body shot but Ashantie blocks it.
This misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashantie has a couple of punches blocked by This.
This scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, This scores with a nice short uppercut.
This lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This lands a shoulder strike.
Ashantie takes a shot to the head.
Ashantie is rocked!
This lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Ashantie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ashantie blocking some punches.
This dips a shoulder and cracks Ashantie with a mighty uppercut! Ashantie falls back against the cage and This unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ashantie is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - This screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conquer This!
Conquer This decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is yes. Fukuzawa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Flames - Colony kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuzawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fukuzawa.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Assassin.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Fukuzawa keeps it at a distance.
Fukuzawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assassin shoots in but Fukuzawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Assassin shoots for a double leg takedown but Fukuzawa sprawls well. He's pushed Assassin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Assassin.
Fukuzawa regains half guard.
Fukuzawa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fukuzawa trying to control the position.
Fukuzawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Assassin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuzawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin wants to sweep here but Fukuzawa controlling him for the moment.
Fukuzawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Assassin's head.
Fukuzawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fukuzawa wants to pass the guard but Assassin is keeping the position.
Fukuzawa trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Assassin wants to stand up but Fukuzawa is controlling him.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Fukuzawa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Itagaki Fukuzawa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Assassin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fukuzawa did well to prevent Assassin getting side control.
Fukuzawa tries to get to full guard but Assassin has control of the leg.
Fukuzawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fukuzawa.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Fukuzawa.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukuzawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assassin preventing the sweep.
Assassin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Fukuzawa is retaining full guard.
Fukuzawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Fukuzawa has his hands on Assassin's head, controlling the position.
Fukuzawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Assassin postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fukuzawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fukuzawa has Assassin pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Itagaki Fukuzawa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fukuzawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Assassin.
Fukuzawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assassin.
Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukuzawa.
Assassin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assassin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assassin misses with a wild body shot.
Fukuzawa cracks Assassin with an open hand slap.
Assassin is looking to clinch but Fukuzawa is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assassin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin cracks Fukuzawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukuzawa moves out of range as Assassin strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukuzawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin throws a hook but Fukuzawa blocks it.
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 Lager Assassin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt.
Assassin misses the jab.
Fukuzawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assassin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Fukuzawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fukuzawa sprawls well. Fukuzawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Assassin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assassin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Assassin lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Itagaki Fukuzawa has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa sizes up Assassin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Assassin tries to clinch up.
Itagaki Fukuzawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assassin fails with the takedown.
Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fukuzawa throws out the jab.
Assassin tries to clinch but Fukuzawa is having none of it.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Fukuzawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fukuzawa looks for the body kick but Assassin saw that one coming.
Fukuzawa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fukuzawa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fukuzawa ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
Assassin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukuzawa misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fukuzawa checks a leg kick.
Fukuzawa cracks Assassin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fukuzawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Fukuzawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assassin has Fukuzawa up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assassin is trying to push Fukuzawa away but Fukuzawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Assassin tries a body shot but Fukuzawa blocks it.
A short right from Assassin on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Assassin has had enough of the clinch but Fukuzawa keeps him there for the moment.
Assassin blocks a body shot from Fukuzawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Assassin's efforts to push away.
Fukuzawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assassins head.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fukuzawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Assassin controls his hands.
Assassin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fukuzawa backwards.
Assassin breaks the clinch.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fukuzawa misses with a hook
and Assassin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fukuzawa's guard now.
Fukuzawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Assassin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuzawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fukuzawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Assassin looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is bucking up trying to escape but Fukuzawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Assassin is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin tries to hold on but Fukuzawa pushes him away.
Fukuzawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assassin is looking to escape.
Assassin really wants to buck Fukuzawa off and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukuzawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Assassin looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Itagaki Fukuzawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fukuzawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fukuzawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fukuzawa staying out of range there.
Assassin misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Assassin misses the target.
Fukuzawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fukuzawa tries to land a leg kick but Assassin saw it coming and moves away.
Assassin scores with a hook.
Fukuzawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assassin. Fukuzawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fukuzawa cracks Assassin with a good jab.
Fukuzawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assassin throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Fukuzawa - just one landing.
Assassin swings for the body but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Fukuzawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin is looking to clinch.
Fukuzawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assassin's hands.
Assassin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fukuzawa circles away.
Lager Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.
Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assassin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fukuzawa is fending him off so far but Assassin persists. Nope, Fukuzawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Fukuzawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fukuzawa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Assassin misses with a shot to the body
and Fukuzawa counters with a nice body shot.
Assassin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fukuzawa on his heels. He'll look to pass Fukuzawa's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukuzawa keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Assassin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Fukuzawa.
Assassin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukuzawa trying to keep a closed guard but Assassin is proving a slippery customer.
Fukuzawa wants to improve his position but instead Assassin has moved into half guard.
Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fukuzawa's head.
Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fukuzawa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa is looking to control Assassin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fukuzawa avoid being mounted?
Assassin passes into side control, despite Fukuzawa's attempt to control the position.
Assassin lands a nice forearm strike.
Assassin is putting a hurting on Fukuzawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Assassin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Assassin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lager Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin looks up at the clock and then as Fukuzawa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Assassin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Fukuzawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Assassin looks up at the clock and then as Fukuzawa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Assassin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fukuzawa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fukuzawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Assassin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa dodges the ground and pound from Assassin.
Assassin working away.
Assassin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Assassin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Assassin lands a nice forearm strike.
Assassin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fukuzawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Assassin tries to score with some ground and pound. Fukuzawa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assassin working away.
Assassin in side control, throwing shots but Fukuzawa defends.
Fukuzawa can't do much from the bottom here.
Assassin working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lager Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assassin 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lager Assassin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lager Assassin waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindel comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best . York comes into a darkened arena with his song building. British Grenadiers Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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20 - 12 - 0 |
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285 lbs
29 - 22 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel York!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from York enables Lindel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. York manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindel looking to pass the guard.
Lindel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lindel trying to control but York is working from the bottom.
Lindel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindel looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lindel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lindel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
York has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lindel trying to control but York is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
York getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Mikael Lindel has been cut.
Lindel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lindel checks a leg kick nicely.
Nigel York is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel is looking to clinch but York is avoiding it.
Lindel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but York defends well and Lindel ends up having to push York into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lindel looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindel throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. York fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from York misses the target.
No joy there for York, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lindel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. York defends it nicely.
Lindel darts in looking for a takedown but York gets double underhooks and turns Lindel into the cage.
York stops a takedown attempt from Lindel.
Lindel tries to stall but York uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindel shoots in looking for a takedown. York tries to sprawl out of it but Lindel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. York manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lindel clinches.
Lindel wants to take the fight to the mat but York manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lindel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. York is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lindel misses with the head strike.
York prevents the takedown attempt.
Lindel misses with some punches.
York misses with a shot to the kidneys.
York misses with a shot to the kidneys.
York looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindel.
York misses with a body punch.
Lindel wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York misses with a punch to the body.
Lindel is trying to drag York to the mat but York just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
York tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindel has a couple of punches blocked by York.
Lindel has York pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lindel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending York tumbling to the mat - Lindel dives into York's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindel wants to control from the top but York keeps moving.
York looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lindel is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
York clobbers Lindel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lindel tries to pass to full mount but York defends it.
Lindel trying to control from half guard but York is working away.
Lindel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lindel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindel controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindel tries to pass the half guard into mount. York knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel with the ground and pound but York uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lindel throwing strikes but missing.
Lindel wants to control from the top but York keeps moving.
Lindel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
York tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lindel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lindel throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
Lindel stopping the sweep attempt from York.
Lindel postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lindel fails with a takedown attempt.
York walks into a jab.
York attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but York avoids it really well and circles away.
Lindel doesn't manage to clinch there - York circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lindel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lindel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lindel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Lindel misses.
York throws a body punch but Lindel moves out of range.
Lindel has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York blocks a jab.
York thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindel looks to throw the jab but York is out of range.
York keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
York looks to land a right hand but Lindel moved out of range.
Mikael Lindel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from York.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York misses with a kick to the body.
York thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lindel if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York looks to throw the jab but Lindel is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by York!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Lindel misses its intended target.
Lindel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. York defends it nicely.
York lands with a shot to the body.
York stuffs the takedown.
York scoring well with a low kick there.
Lindel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindel looks up at the clock. Bad move! York lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lindel. York pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel York!
A very excited looking Nigel York 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (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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175 lbs
32 - 10 - 0 |
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186 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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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
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg misses the body punch
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Soderberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevens walks into a stiff left hand from Soderberg.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
Soderberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soderberg digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Soderberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stevens can pounce on him.
Soderberg blocks the body kick.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Stevens throws a head kick but Soderberg moves out of range.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soderberg manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Soderberg. That snapped Stevens's head back.
Soderberg avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Soderberg swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soderberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soderberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Soderberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soderberg throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Soderberg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Soderberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens takes one to the chin there.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soderberg. That did some damage!
Soderberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevens.
Soderberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Stevens with a hook.
Soderberg lands with an overhand left.
Soderberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soderberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soderberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soderberg. Soderberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soderberg misses the shot to the body.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Soderberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Soderberg.
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soderberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevens momentarily.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Soderberg.
Nice body kick from Stevens.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soderberg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevens controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is looking for a triangle but Stevens pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stevens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stevens is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing that Stevens has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Soderberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dean Stevens just wasn't active enough.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Soderberg's ribs.
Soderberg punishes Stevens's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soderberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soderberg throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens wants to control from the top but Soderberg keeps moving.
Stevens's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Stevens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soderberg takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Soderberg lands a head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soderberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soderberg.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Soderberg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soderberg cracks a nice hook into Stevens's ribs.
Soderberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soderberg swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Soderberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Soderberg.
Soderberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soderberg connects with a jab.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Soderberg is just out of range.
Rufus Soderberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soderberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soderberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Soderberg cracks Stevens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stevens misses with a leg kick.
Soderberg swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Soderberg catches Stevens right on the button with a cross.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens throws a hook but Soderberg avoids it easily.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Stevens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body kick from Stevens.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Soderberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soderberg misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soderberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Soderberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevens.
Nice jab there from Soderberg.
Stevens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soderberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soderberg wants to take a breather but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens is looking to improve his position.
Stevens trying to control but Soderberg postures up.
Soderberg trying to control from Stevens's half guard. Stevens has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg stopping the sweep attempt from Stevens.
Soderberg throwing strikes but missing.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soderberg postures up in Stevens's guard and throws a big left but Stevens blocks it.
Dean Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soderberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Soderberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soderberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg throwing strikes from guard but Stevens blocks nicely.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Soderberg sees coming a mile off.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Soderberg moves away and avoids it.
Stevens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stevens swings for the body but Soderberg moves out of range.
Stevens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soderberg is out of range and Stevens settles back down.
Soderberg throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Soderberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
Soderberg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stevens haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rufus Soderberg wasn't active enough on the ground.
No joy there for Soderberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Soderberg throws a shot to the body.
Soderberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stevens is looking to land body kicks.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body. Soderberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Soderberg's head but Soderberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soderberg at a distance.
Soderberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Soderberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Soderberg persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Soderberg.
Stevens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soderberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Soderberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevens takes a swing at Soderberg's ribcage but misses.
Stevens takes a swing at Soderberg's ribcage but misses.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens is looking to wear down Soderberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens takes a swing at Soderberg's ribcage but misses.
Soderberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stevens.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Soderberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Soderberg.
Soderberg avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Soderberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens digs a good hook to Soderberg's body.
Soderberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stevens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soderberg checks it well.
Stevens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soderberg has time to react.
Stevens digs a good hook to Soderberg's body.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soderberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stevens throws the left hand but Soderberg avoids the punch easily.
Stevens punishes Soderberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg checks a leg kick.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soderberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soderberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stevens jabs Soderberg right on the nose. Soderberg blinks but takes it well.
Stevens misses with a body kick.
Stevens swings for the body but Soderberg moves out of range.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Soderberg shakes it off.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soderberg.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Soderberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stevens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Stevens!
Dean Stevens very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Rufus Soderberg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not done. I'm not done. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin'. Oath has chosen Fuck your guts out as his entrance music. Ken Oath 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
47 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Breaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oath scores with a hook.
Breaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Oath bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Breaker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Breaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Breaker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oath.
Oath throws a low kick, looking for Breaker's leg but Breaker calmly moves out of range.
Oath drives through with a 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!
Oath controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Oath has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oath working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breaker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Breaker is trying to control the position but Oath postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Breaker holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up. J Breaker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oath.
Breaker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oath misses with a head kick.
Oath throws a head kick but Breaker moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath throws out a leg kick but Breaker moves out of range and Oath only half commits.
Oath shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Breaker defends it nicely.
Oath blocks the body kick.
Oath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Breaker counters with an outside leg kick.
Breaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oath moves away from the strike by Breaker.
Oath swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Breaker lands a body shot.
Oath on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oath ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker connects with a looping right hand.
Breaker throws a wild body kick that Oath sees coming a mile off.
Breaker wants to clinch up but Oath keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Oath finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Breaker throws out a leg kick but Oath moves out of range and Breaker only half commits.
Oath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breaker moves away.
Breaker scores with a hook to the body. Oath takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oath misses with a straight right.
Breaker misses with a low kick as Oath jumps back.
Oath lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oath moves away.
J Breaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breaker tries to clinch up but Oath circles away and keeps his distance.
Oath throws a wild body kick that Breaker sees coming a mile off.
Breaker tries to score with a low kick but Oath moves his leg out of the way.
Breaker looks to clinch
and Oath counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Breaker's guard now.
Breaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oath's guard.
Breaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Oath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breaker wants to control from the top but Oath 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 J Breaker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oath slips a straight right by Breaker.
Breaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oath wants to clinch but Breaker slips to the side
and Breaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Breaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Breaker. That's going to slow Oath down.
Breaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Breaker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oath delivers a nice body kick.
Breaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Oath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Breaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Breaker sprawls well initially but Oath persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oath is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oath scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Breaker?
Oath throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oath tries to control but Breaker wriggling away.
Oath has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Breaker's face.
Breaker gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaker is refusing to be controlled, as Oath sits in half guard.
Oath thows a huge punch but Breaker dodges it nicely.
Well, if Oath is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oath is thwarting Breaker's attempts to control the position.
Oath winds up and cracks Breaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oath content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Breaker is staying active underneath Oath, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Breaker controlling the position well.
Breaker is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Breaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breaker.
A jab from Breaker finds it's way through Oath's defenses.
Breaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Breaker lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oath goes for a double leg but Breaker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Breaker continues to drive forward.
Oath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Breaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Breaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oath gets through Breaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oath wants to get back to striking at distance but Breaker won't allow it.
Oath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Breaker working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Breaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Oath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oath throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oath pushes Breaker away with a front kick.
Oath throws an overhand right that lands on Breaker's shoulder, as Breaker tries to avoid the shot.
Oath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Breaker checks the leg kick.
Jab by Oath.
Breaker throws a leg kick
and Oath counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Breaker's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Breaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oath postures up and lands a big shot to Breaker's brow.
Oath working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath throwing strikes from guard but Breaker blocks nicely.
Oath missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oath with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oath accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oath looking to sit in guard and control but Breaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oath looking for a sweep. Not yet Oath, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oath is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up. J Breaker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oath scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Breaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oath throws a body punch but Breaker moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a hook to the side of Oath's head but Oath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oath slips a jab from Breaker.
Oath throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oath moves forwards but Breaker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oath misses with a low kick.
Oath misses the jab.
Oath throws a jab when Breaker was well out of range.
A low kick from Oath misses
and Breaker counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Breaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Oath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Breaker. That one must have hurt.
Breaker looks for the body kick but Oath saw that one coming.
Breaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oath.
Oath changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Breaker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Breaker tries to bench press Oath off him but Oath keeps the position.
Breaker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oath is keen to just control but Breaker is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Oath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oath has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Oath!
Ken Oath seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stehling lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling throws a big shot that misses.
Machida checks the leg kick.
Machida tries to sprawl but Stehling drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stehling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stehling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stehling trying to control from half guard but Machida is working away.
Stehling prevents Machida from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stehling thows a huge punch but Machida dodges it nicely.
Stehling trying to control from Machida's half guard. Machida has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stehling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stehling controls the pace.
Machida trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stehling throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.
Stehling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stehling wants to clinch.
Stehling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renzo Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stehling is out of range and Machida settles back down.
Machida throws out a leg kick but Stehling moves out of range and Machida only half commits.
Stehling takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stehling moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Stehling looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Machida checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling blocks a jab.
Machida misses with a leg kick.
Stehling tries to clinch up.
Machida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stehling. That's going to slow Machida down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stehling tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Machida throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stehling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stehling takes one to the side of the head.
Whack! Machida lands a heavy head kick that drops Stehling. The ref tackles Machida to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Stehling was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Renzo Machida!
Renzo Machida decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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