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65 - Rockefeller vs Kelly II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Mstislav Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Potapoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilya Mstislav Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Potapoff!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Potapoff. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin scores with a jab to the body.
Potapoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Potapoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Putin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Putin works Potapoff's body with a nice hook.
Potapoff thumps Putin with a low kick.
Potapoff lands a lovely overhand right.
Potapoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Potapoff with a hook.
Potapoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potapoff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Potapoff looks for the body kick but Putin saw that one coming.
Potapoff lands with a good body shot.
Putin lands a leg kick that knocks Potapoff off balance momentarily.
Putin avoids the head kick by Potapoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin jabs Potapoff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Putin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potapoff.
Putin throws a hook but Potapoff avoids it easily.
Putin avoids the head kick by Potapoff.
Putin throws a looping overhand right but Potapoff ducks down to avoid it.
Putin slips a straight right by Potapoff.
Potapoff throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Potapoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
Potapoff misses with a head kick.
Putin lands a nice hook to Potapoff's body. Potapoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Potapoff throws a looping overhand right but Putin ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin avoids the head kick by Potapoff.
Putin walks into a jab.
Putin drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potapoff keeping full guard, as Putin tries to pass.
Potapoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Putin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potapoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Putin is looking to work some ground and pound but Potapoff has wrist control.
Potapoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin preventing the sweep.
Putin is pushing down on Potapoff's leg trying to pass to half guard. Potapoff is fighting to maintain full guard but Putin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Potapoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Potapoff taking some punishment here, with Putin in his half guard.
Putin 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.
Putin slips a nice elbow through Potapoff's hands, connecting with Potapoff's forehead.
Putin trying to control the action but Potapoff is working from the bottom.
Putin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Putin working Potapoff over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Potapoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potapoff wants to control the position but Putin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potapoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Putin misses with a head shot. Potapoff uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Potapoff working a defensive guard here.
Putin working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin controlling from the top position.
Potapoff looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Putin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Putin lands with a good body shot.
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on Potapoff's shoulder, as Potapoff tries to avoid the shot.
Potapoff delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potapoff. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potapoff.
Potapoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potapoff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Putin is out of range and Potapoff settles back down.
Potapoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Putin throws out the jab.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Potapoff is out of range.
Potapoff ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Potapoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Putin throws a series of punches but Potapoff moves out of range.
Potapoff connects with a leg kick. Putin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potapoff moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Putin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin lands with a cross.
Potapoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Potapoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
and Potapoff counters with a good, hard body kick but Putin shrugs it off.
Putin throws a right hand that Potapoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Potapoff also avoids with ease.
Potapoff scores with a jab to the body.
Potapoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potapoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin motions for Potapoff to come forward. Putin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potapoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potapoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Potapoff lands but Putin takes it in his stride.
Putin scores with a jab to the body.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin looks to throw a body kick
and Potapoff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Putin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Potapoff's head backwards.
Putin throws a jab when Potapoff was well out of range.
Jab by Putin.
A head kick misses from Potapoff.
Potapoff lands a head kick. Putin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Putin connects with a leg kick. Potapoff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potapoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Putin tried to score with a low kick but Potapoff checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potapoff throws a low kick, looking for Putin's leg but Putin calmly moves out of range.
Potapoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potapoff throws a head kick that misses.
Dimitri Potapoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin misses with a kick to the body.
Putin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potapoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Potapoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potapoff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Potapoff keeps Putin at a distance using the push kick.
Putin throws a right and a left that Potapoff avoids nicely.
Potapoff connects with a looping right hand.
Putin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Potapoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin moves out of range of the leg kick from Potapoff.
Potapoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Putin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin throws the left hand but Potapoff avoids the punch easily.
Putin misses with a hook.
Potapoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Putin misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Putin.
A swing and a miss from Putin.
Putin throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin swings for the body but Potapoff moves out of range.
Putin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Potapoff counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin throws a hook but Potapoff avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Potapoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Putin checks a leg kick.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potapoff clinches.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putin blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Potapoff.
Potapoff is working Putin over against the cage.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Potapoff avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Potapoff controls his hands.
Putin blocks a body shot from Potapoff.
Potapoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potapoff manages to break the clinch.
Potapoff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Putin.
Potapoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin avoids the head kick by Potapoff.
Potapoff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimitri Potapoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potapoff keeps Putin at a distance using the push kick.
Putin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Potapoff is trying to defend but Putin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Potapoff is looking for a sweep. Putin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Potapoff trying to control from the bottom.
Potapoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Potapoff.
Putin controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throwing strikes from guard but Potapoff blocks nicely.
Potapoff working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Putin trying to control but Potapoff is working from the bottom.
Putin throws an elbow that misses. Potapoff uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Putin's guard. Nice move by Potapoff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin wants to hit a switch here but Potapoff passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Putin there!
Potapoff wants to control the action but instead Putin gets a body lock and reverses into Potapoff's guard! Nice work!
Potapoff trying to keep a closed guard but Putin is proving a slippery customer.
Putin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Putin throws a big right hand that misses.
Potapoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Putin landing with the ground and pound.
Potapoff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Putin defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potapoff 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Potapoff really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Potapoff misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Potapoff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Potapoff throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Putin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Potapoff.
Potapoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Putin.
Potapoff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Putin blocks a head kick by Potapoff.
Putin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Putin moves out of range as Potapoff strikes.
Putin shoots in looking for a takedown but Potapoff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Putin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Putin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potapoff slips under a jab from Putin.
Putin drops his hands momentarily and Potapoff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Potapoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin takes a swing at Potapoff's ribcage but misses.
Putin lands a nice shot to the body.
Putin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Potapoff's guard.
Potapoff trying to control the position.
Putin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Putin trying to control the action but Potapoff is working from the bottom.
Potapoff tries to buck Putin off but Putin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Potapoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Potapoff tries to buck Putin off but Putin is having none of it.
Putin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Putin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Potapoff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Putin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Putin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin is working Potapoff over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Putin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Potapoff sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ilya Mstislav Putin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Potapoff wants to control but Putin postures up.
Putin landing a few strikes.
Putin trying to control the action but Potapoff is working from the bottom.
Potapoff is trying to get back to half guard.
Putin looks up at the clock and then as Potapoff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Putin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Potapoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potapoff taking punishment in the form of punches.
Potapoff is rocked!
Putin scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Potapoff is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Putin can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Mstislav Putin!
Post fight, Ilya Mstislav Putin stared into the camera and said 'Welcome to the big leagues, _boy_.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Twellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Twellman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twellman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Twellman scores with a hook.
Leo Bambaleo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twellman takes one to the chin there.
We've been hearing reports that Bambaleo Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Twellman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambaleo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Twellman throws a hook but Bambaleo Jr avoids it easily.
Bambaleo Jr moves away from the strike by Twellman.
Twellman connects with a crisp jab.
Bambaleo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twellman takes one to the side of the head.
Twellman looks to land a right hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Twellman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Twellman misses.
Bambaleo Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twellman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twellman moves away.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Twellman lands a leg kick that knocks Bambaleo Jr off balance momentarily.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twellman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bambaleo Jr is rocked!
A combination from Twellman does no damage.
Oh Bambaleo Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Twellman.
Twellman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Twellman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bambaleo Jr manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bambaleo Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Twellman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bambaleo Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Twellman just misses with a punch to the body.
Twellman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bambaleo Jr throws a jab when Twellman was well out of range.
Twellman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Twellman defending well as Bambaleo Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Twellman misses with a right hand
and Bambaleo Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twellman misses with a punch on the inside.
Twellman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bambaleo Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Twellmans head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twellman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bambaleo Jr working aggressively here.
Twellman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr has Twellman pushed against the cage.
Twellman tries to throw a body punch but Bambaleo Jr avoids it by throwing Twellman back against the cage.
Twellman misses with a punch to the body.
Twellman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a body shot from Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Twellman misses with some punches.
Twellman tries a body shot but Bambaleo Jr blocks it.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Twellman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twellman lands a hook that snaps the head of Bambaleo Jr backwards.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Twellman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Twellman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twellman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr tries to work over Twellman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bambaleo Jr is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Twellman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Bambaleo Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bambaleo Jr blocking some punches.
Twellman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twellman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twellman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Twellman lands a jab to Bambaleo Jr's midsection.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Twellman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bambaleo Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twellman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambaleo Jr. Twellman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr slips under a jab.
Bambaleo Jr slips under a jab.
Twellman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twellman throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twellman looks to land a right hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a leg kick.
Bambaleo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Twellman is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Twellman dominated that round.
That's time! Bambaleo Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Twellman misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambaleo Jr. Twellman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambaleo Jr. Twellman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bambaleo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr slips a jab from Twellman.
Scott Twellman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bambaleo Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twellman manages to avoid it.
Bambaleo Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr tries to bum rush Twellman with a series of wild strikes but Twellman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bambaleo Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Twellman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Twellman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twellman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a head kick by Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr moves away from the strike by Twellman.
Twellman misses with a hook
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bambaleo Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twellman looks to land a right hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Twellman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Twellman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a looping right.
Bambaleo Jr misses with an uppercut. Twellman saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Bambaleo Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bambaleo Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Twellman misses its intended target.
Twellman moves out of range as Bambaleo Jr strikes.
Twellman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bambaleo Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Twellman does no damage.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambaleo Jr throws a combination that misses
and Twellman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Twellman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Twellman throws an off balance right hand
and Bambaleo Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Twellman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twellman trying to keep a closed guard but Bambaleo Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Twellman is controlling Bambaleo Jr's posture.
Let's hope that Twellman 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.
Twellman is looking to stand up but Bambaleo Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Twellman being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Scott Twellman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Twellman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twellman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bambaleo Jr finds it's target.
Bambaleo Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twellman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Twellman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Twellman misses its intended target.
Twellman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a looping right.
Twellman jabs at Bambaleo Jr's body.
Bambaleo Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bambaleo Jr misses the jab.
Twellman misses with an uppercut. Bambaleo Jr saw that one coming.
Bambaleo Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Twellman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Twellman lands with a hook. Bambaleo Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Twellman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twellman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bambaleo Jr.
Twellman looks to land a right hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twellman walks into a jab.
Bambaleo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Twellman.
Twellman misses with a jab to the body
and Bambaleo Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Twellman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bambaleo Jr.
Twellman misses with an uppercut. Bambaleo Jr saw that one coming.
Twellman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bambaleo Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twellman missing with a left hand there. Bambaleo Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twellman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Twellman.
Twellman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bambaleo Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twellman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bambaleo Jr.
Twellman staying out of range there.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a straight left.
Bambaleo Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Twellman on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Twellman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bambaleo Jr misses with a body shot.
Bambaleo Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Twellman counters with an inside leg kick.
Bambaleo Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Twellman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bambaleo Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bambaleo Jr feints a jab promting Twellman to slip. Bambaleo Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Twellman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Bambaleo Jr misses.
Bambaleo Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twellman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Twellman.
Twellman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bambaleo Jr in his tracks.
Twellman looks to throw the jab but Bambaleo Jr is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twellman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twellman throws a shot from downtown. Bambaleo Jr moves away and avoids it.
Bambaleo Jr throws a looping overhand right but Twellman ducks down to avoid it.
Bambaleo Jr walks into a jab.
Bambaleo Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Twellman connects with a looping right hand.
Twellman throws a front kick aimed at Bambaleo Jr's knee but Bambaleo Jr avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Bambaleo Jr.
Jab by Twellman.
Bambaleo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twellman throws a hook to the side of Bambaleo Jr's head but Bambaleo Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook. Twellman ducked under it nicely.
Bambaleo Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Twellman moves out of range as Bambaleo Jr strikes.
Twellman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bambaleo Jr falls backwards - clearly groggy! Twellman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Twellman!
Scott Twellman gave a mention to Speedy Supps + Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Pegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Exlax (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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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Pegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Exlax!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegg has a takedown stuffed.
Pegg tests Exlax's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pegg looks to score with a jab to the body but Exlax is just out of range.
Exlax tries to clinch up.
Exlax tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pegg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pegg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Exlax under the eye.
Richard Exlax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegg rushes Exlax and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exlax trying to land knees to the body.
Exlax pushes off an throws an elbow but Pegg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pegg managing to block the knees to the body from Exlax.
Exlax missing with knees to the body.
Pegg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pegg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exlax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pegg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Exlax trying to land knees to the body.
Exlax trying to land knees to the body.
Pegg is trying to stall.
Exlax throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pegg avoids a wild elbow strike from Exlax.
Pegg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Exlaxs head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Exlax.
Exlax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pegg avoids it.
Pegg is trying to break the clinch but Exlax has him pressed against the cage.
Exlax looking to stall.
Pegg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pegg managing to block the knees to the body from Exlax.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegg avoiding damage as Exlax throws knees to the body.
Pegg tries to break free but Exlax pushes him back against the cage.
Exlax avoiding damage.
Exlax tries to land knees in the clinch but Pegg avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Exlax.
Pegg misses with a knee strike.
Exlax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pegg.
Pegg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Exlax pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pegg throws a shot from downtown. Exlax moves away and avoids it.
Exlax moves out of range as Pegg strikes.
Exlax checks a low kick from Pegg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pegg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Exlax tries to clinch
and Pegg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Exlax wants to clinch
and Pegg counters with a stiff right hand.
Exlax wants to clinch but Pegg slips to the side
and Pegg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Exlax thinking.
Exlax tries to clinch up
and Pegg counters with an inside leg kick.
Exlax checks a leg kick.
Exlax tries to clinch
and Pegg counters with a left to the body.
Pegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Exlax tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pegg counters with a nice body shot.
Richard Exlax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Exlax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Exlax tries to clinch up
and Pegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegg scores with a body shot.
Exlax looks to clinch
and Pegg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pegg misses with a wild body shot.
Pegg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looks like Pegg has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Exlax tries to clinch up
and Pegg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pegg circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pegg swats away the attempt to clinch by Exlax.
A telegraphed right hand from Pegg misses the target.
Pegg misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Pegg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pegg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Exlax tries to clinch but Pegg moves away
and Pegg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Exlax tries to clinch
and Pegg counters with a left to the body.
Exlax wants to clinch
and Pegg counters with an outside leg kick.
Exlax tries to clinch but Pegg is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Pegg.
A slow jab from Pegg misses its intended target.
Richard Exlax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pegg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Exlax tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pegg counters with a nice uppercut.
Exlax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Exlax tries to clinch but Pegg moves away
and Pegg counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Exlax is rocked!
Exlax takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Exlax is still on wobbly legs! Can Pegg finish him?
Pegg swinging wildly here.
Pegg misses with a looping left.
Exlax seems to have recovered his senses.
Exlax darts in trying to clinch
and Pegg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Exlax tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pegg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Exlax tries to clinch
and Pegg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Exlax wants to clinch
and Pegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exlax tries to clinch
and Pegg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Exlax thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exlax looks to clinch
and Pegg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Pegg.
Exlax is breathing heavily.
Exlax darts in trying to clinch
and Pegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pegg.
Exlax is looking to clinch.
Exlax gets a clinch.
Exlax prevents Pegg from breaking the clinch.
Exlax is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pegg is defending well for now.
Exlax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Exlax is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pegg is defending well for now.
Exlax misses with an elbow over the top.
Exlax lands a good knee to the midsection. Pegg won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Exlax tries a knee to the head but Pegg blocks it.
Exlax is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pegg is defending well for now.
Pegg is trying to force a seperation but Exlax has the dominant position.
Pegg lands with a right to the head.
Exlax putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pegg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Exlax throws a knee to the head but misses.
Exlax missing with knees to the body.
Pegg stalling against the cage.
Pegg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pegg tries to break free but Exlax pushes him back against the cage.
Pegg tries to stall but Exlax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pegg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegg tries to circle away but Exlax has him pinned against the cage.
Richard Exlax seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Exlax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pegg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Pegg. Beautiful body shot.
Pegg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Exlax moves to clinch but Pegg breaks away
and Pegg counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Exlax darts in trying to clinch
and Exlax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Exlax darts in and clinches Pegg up against the cage.
Pegg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Exlax darts in trying to clinch
and Pegg counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Pegg dominated that second round.
That's time! Pegg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Exlax moves to clinch but Pegg breaks away
letting Pegg counter with a right hand.
Simon Pegg is winning the standup battle so far.
Pegg throws out a loose jab but Exlax uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Pegg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Exlax doesn't seem phased though.
Pegg blocks a head kick by Exlax.
Exlax walks into a straight right hand from Pegg.
Pegg misses with a hook. Exlax ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pegg.
Pegg lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exlax looks to clinch
and Pegg counters with a big right hand! Oh Exlax is in trouble here! Pegg follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Pegg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wasshammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wasshammar's choice of entrance music: Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On. 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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30
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Wasshammar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg blocks a jab.
Wasshammar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wasshammar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zoidberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wasshammar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wasshammar throws an off balance right hand
and Zoidberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wasshammar throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
Wasshammar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wasshammar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zoidberg is fending him off so far but Wasshammar persists. Nope, Zoidberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Thor Wasshammar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasshammar misses with a body shot.
Zoidberg throws a big shot that misses.
Zoidberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wasshammar but Wasshammar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wasshammar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wasshammar.
Wasshammar lands with a nice combination. Zoidberg backs away looking to recover.
Zoidberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wasshammar swivels and escapes.
Wasshammar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zoidberg pinned against the cage. Zoidberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wasshammar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zoidberg counters with a single leg into guard. Wasshammar didn't expect that.
Zoidberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing good reports from Zoidberg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zoidberg lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasshammar looking to control.
Zoidberg wants to control from the top but Wasshammar keeps moving.
Wasshammar 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.
Wasshammar keeping full guard, as Zoidberg tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar 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.
Zoidberg controlling from the top position.
Zoidberg wants to pass the guard but Wasshammar is keeping the position.
Wasshammar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zoidberg wants to control from the top but Wasshammar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dr John Zoidberg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zoidberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasshammar.
Wasshammar scores with a jab to the head.
Wasshammar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wasshammar throws a body punch but Zoidberg moves out of range.
Zoidberg misses the shot to the body.
Zoidberg cracks a nice hook into Wasshammar's ribs.
Zoidberg slips under a jab.
Zoidberg throws a lazy right hand but Wasshammar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zoidberg jabs at Wasshammar's body.
Zoidberg slips a jab from Wasshammar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wasshammar.
Zoidberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wasshammar.
Zoidberg misses with an uppercut. Wasshammar saw that one coming.
Zoidberg misses with a double jab
and Wasshammar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zoidberg tries to work over Wasshammar's front leg with a kick but Wasshammar checks it.
Wasshammar ducks down and throws 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!
A jab from Wasshammar does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasshammar. Zoidberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasshammar lands with an overhand left.
Zoidberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wasshammar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr John Zoidberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasshammar misses the target.
Zoidberg throws a good cross that connects.
Zoidberg connects with a crisp jab.
Wasshammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoidberg moves away.
Wasshammar misses with an uppercut.
Wasshammar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zoidberg tries to avoid it but Wasshammar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zoidberg to the ground. Zoidberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zoidberg catches Wasshammar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zoidberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zoidberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zoidberg throws the left hand but Wasshammar avoids the punch easily.
Zoidberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wasshammar sprawls well initially but Zoidberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoidberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasshammar is looking to improve his position.
Zoidberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wasshammar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg postures up in Wasshammar's guard and throws a big left but Wasshammar blocks it.
Zoidberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zoidberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Wasshammar has wrist control.
Wasshammar pulls Zoidberg in close to his closed guard and prevents Zoidberg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zoidberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Wasshammar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zoidberg sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Zoidberg wants to control but Wasshammar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wasshammar wants to free his trapped foot but Zoidberg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zoidberg wants to improve his position but Wasshammar is controlling well.
Zoidberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wasshammar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wasshammar's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasshammar trying to control the action but Zoidberg just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar is trying to remain composed but Zoidberg is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Zoidberg is persistently looking for the submission but Wasshammar is defending it well.
Zoidberg is working the ground and pound. Can Wasshammar escape?
Wasshammar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zoidberg thowing shots but they're missing.
Zoidberg prevents Wasshammar from getting the reversal.
Dr John Zoidberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zoidberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wasshammar hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoidberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wasshammar is looking to escape.
Zoidberg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zoidberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Wasshammar is rocked!
It looks like Thor Wasshammar has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg loads up with a big shot that hurts Wasshammar! He's pulled Zoidberg in close but Zoidberg has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Wasshammar survive? More strikes from Zoidberg and Wasshammar is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dr John Zoidberg!
Dr John Zoidberg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bodzio Helikopter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian has chosen John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bodzio Helikopter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helikopter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Bodzio Helikopter has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Helikopter.
Shavershian throws out a powerful jab.
Shavershian slips a straight right by Helikopter.
Shavershian slips under a jab from Helikopter.
Helikopter looks to throw the jab but Shavershian is out of range.
Shavershian takes one on the button.
Helikopter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helikopter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Helikopter missing with a left hand there. Shavershian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shavershian feints and then cracks Helikopter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helikopter down.
Helikopter throws a right hand that misses
and Shavershian counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helikopter looks to land a combination but Shavershian avoids it well.
Helikopter swings for the body but Shavershian moves out of range.
Helikopter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Helikopter throws a shot from downtown. Shavershian moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helikopter connects with a looping right hand.
Shavershian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helikopter.
Helikopter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Helikopter's corner calls for a 1-2. Helikopter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bodzio Helikopter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Helikopter misses.
Helikopter misses the shot to the body.
Shavershian throws a head kick that misses.
Shavershian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shavershian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helikopter.
Shavershian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helikopter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helikopter misses with a leg kick
and Shavershian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shavershian throws a leg kick but Helikopter checks it.
A slow jab from Helikopter misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian connects with a body shot.
Helikopter misses with a left hand
and Shavershian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shavershian moves away from the strike by Helikopter.
Helikopter connects with a jab.
Helikopter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shavershian scores with a punch to the head.
Helikopter is looking to land body kicks.
Shavershian connects with a jab.
Helikopter misses with a hook
and Shavershian counters with a nice kick to the body.
Helikopter throws a hook but Shavershian blocks it.
Shavershian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helikopter.
Helikopter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shavershian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helikopter throws a right hand that Shavershian ducks under and follows up with a left that Shavershian also avoids with ease.
Helikopter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shavershian throws a front kick aimed at Helikopter's knee but Helikopter avoids it well.
Helikopter lands a lovely overhand right.
Shavershian slips a jab from Helikopter.
Helikopter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Helikopter misses with a hook.
Helikopter throws a nice looking combination but Shavershian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shavershian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shavershian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helikopter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shavershians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Helikopter looks to throw the jab but Shavershian is out of range.
Helikopter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helikopter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shavershian misses with a hook. Helikopter ducked under it nicely.
Helikopter throws an overhand right that lands on Shavershian's shoulder, as Shavershian tries to avoid the shot.
Helikopter catches Shavershian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shavershian slips a jab from Helikopter.
Helikopter lands a body shot.
Helikopter misses with a shot to the body
and Shavershian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helikopter checks a leg kick.
Helikopter staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helikopter misses with a straight left.
Helikopter with a jab.
Shavershian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helikopter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bodzio Helikopter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bodzio Helikopter's cut.
That's time! Helikopter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helikopter lands with a straight right. Shavershian didn't see that one coming.
Shavershian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helikopter misses with a hook.
Shavershian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shavershian throws a wild hook but Helikopter just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Shavershian gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Helikopter raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bodzio Helikopter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado comes to the cage accompanied by Pagsubok. Danjie Mercado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Keller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keller.
Mercado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Keller scores with a jab to the body.
Mercado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keller avoids it really well and circles away.
Mercado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keller as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danjie Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keller throws a shot from downtown. Mercado moves away and avoids it.
Mercado fails with a takedown attempt.
Keller lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Keller.
Nice takedown defense from Keller. No joy for Mercado on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keller stalks Mercado and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercado's face. Mercado staggers backwards, shaken.
Keller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercado.
Keller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mercado slips under a jab from Keller.
Keller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sam Keller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercado slips under a jab.
Mercado closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Keller is trying to control Mercado's posture but Mercado avoids it.
Keller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mercado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Keller has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mercado throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mercado 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mercado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mercado tries for a kimura but Keller is defending well.
Mercado misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller can't do much from the bottom here.
Mercado tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mercado working away.
Mercado tries to advance to mount but Keller denies him.
Keller gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Keller is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Danjie Mercado!
As Danjie Mercado got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: They say his ground game is legit and I was the underdog coming in but let me tell you what's up. I wrestled with a lion and killed it with my bare hands... That's what's up. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen The Prodigy - Omen as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 3, fighting out of London, Erik Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koistinen misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Koistinen misses with a hook
and Gustafsson counters with a low kick, right behind Koistinen 's knee.
Koistinen looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
Koistinen takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustafsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gustafsson checks a leg kick.
Koistinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
No joy there for Koistinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustafsson loads up on a big right hand but Koistinen slips the punch.
Koistinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koistinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gustafsson on the side of the head.
Koistinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koistinen takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koistinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koistinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koistinen can pounce on him.
Koistinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Koistinen.
Gustafsson scores with a push kick.
Gustafsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koistinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the body
and Gustafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koistinen slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses the body punch
and Koistinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gustafsson really felt that one!
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick which misses Koistinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koistinen tries to avoid it.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gustafsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson thuds a left hand into Koistinen's body.
Nice body kick from Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen connects with a looping right hand.
Koistinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Gustafsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koistinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koistinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Koistinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustafsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koistinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Koistinen.
Gustafsson lands a jab to the head.
Gustafsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koistinen can pounce on him.
No joy there for Koistinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustafsson cracks Koistinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gustafsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koistinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gustafsson scrambles back to his feet.
Koistinen swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Koistinen strikes.
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Koistinen looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koistinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustafsson connects with a leg kick. Koistinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koistinen throws a wild body kick that Gustafsson sees coming a mile off.
Gustafsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gustafsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustafsson takes a swing at Koistinen's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen misses with a hook
and Gustafsson counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Koistinen.
Gustafsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koistinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Koistinen.
Koistinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Koistinen missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koistinen tries to work over Gustafsson's front leg with a kick but Gustafsson checks it.
Koistinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gustafsson punishes Koistinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick and Koistinen moves out of range easily.
Koistinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koistinen slips under a jab from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koistinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koistinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koistinen misses with a looping right.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Kristus Koistinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gustafsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Koistinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gustafsson.
Koistinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koistinen misses with a head kick.
Koistinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koistinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koistinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a kick to the body
and Gustafsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustafsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koistinen thuds his right hand into Gustafsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koistinen misses with a straight left.
Gustafsson lands a nice hook to Koistinen's body. Koistinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koistinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koistinen. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Gustafsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gustafsson throws a front kick that sends Koistinen stumbling back into the cage.
Koistinen throws a head kick that Gustafsson semi-blocks.
Koistinen cracks Gustafsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koistinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
Koistinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koistinen throws a good cross that connects.
Gustafsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gustafsson.
Koistinen lands a jab to Gustafsson's midsection.
Koistinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koistinen.
Koistinen looks to throw a body kick
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koistinen, as that shot connected.
Koistinen works the jab nicely.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Koistinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Koistinen throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Koistinen connects with a leg kick. Gustafsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koistinen lands the left hand.
Koistinen throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
Koistinen throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koistinen.
Koistinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kristus Koistinen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koistinen misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Gustafsson scores with a leg kick.
Koistinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koistinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gustafsson moves out of range of the body kick from Koistinen.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a straight left.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Koistinen.
A shot to the liver by Koistinen. Beautiful body shot.
Koistinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koistinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to land a leg kick but Koistinen is out of range.
Koistinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gustafsson can pounce on him.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koistinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gustafsson under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen misses with a hook.
Koistinen checks a leg kick.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gustafsson. That's going to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen throws a head kick that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a good low kick that Koistinen was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koistinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koistinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gustafsson checks a low kick from Koistinen.
Gustafsson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristus Koistinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gustafsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koistinen cracks Gustafsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustafsson tests Koistinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koistinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Gustafsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koistinen throws a leg kick which misses Gustafsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gustafsson tries to avoid it.
Koistinen tries to land a front kick but Gustafsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koistinen's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Koistinen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Koistinen.
Gustafsson scores with a head kick. Koistinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Koistinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustafsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gustafsson tries to land a leg kick but Koistinen saw it coming and moves away.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Koistinen.
Koistinen swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looks to land a body kick but Koistinen moved away.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Koistinen misses with a low kick.
Koistinen lands with a hook. Gustafsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koistinen thuds a left hand into Gustafsson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Koistinen - just one landing.
Koistinen looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gustafsson.
Koistinen takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koistinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koistinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Gustafsson feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen lands a jab to the nose.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koistinen blocks a head kick by Gustafsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the body
and Gustafsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Koistinen misses the target.
Koistinen checks the leg kick.
Koistinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson connects with a body shot that sends Koistinen's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koistinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gustafsson checks it well.
Gustafsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gustafsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koistinen misses with a body kick.
Koistinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gustafsson's sensitive parts.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Gustafsson checks it.
Erik Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustafsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koistinen's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson lands a jab.
A slow jab from Gustafsson misses its intended target.
Gustafsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Gustafsson as he connects with a hook.
Koistinen scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koistinen is out of range and Gustafsson settles back down.
Gustafsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Koistinen.
An inside leg kick from Koistinen misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koistinen loads up on a big right hand but Gustafsson slips the punch.
Kristus Koistinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Koistinen strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Gustafsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koistinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristus Koistinen!
Kristus Koistinen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evil Muno!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muno wants to land a leg kick but Meikalainen is out of range.
Meikalainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meikalainen can pounce on him.
Meikalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muno. Meikalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meikalainen misses with a leg kick.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meikalainen misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muno.
Nice body kick there by Muno.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meikalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Meikalainen. Beautiful body shot.
Meikalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Muno throws the kick towards the body but Meikalainen avoids it.
Meikalainen pushes Muno up against the cage in a clinch.
Meikalainen has Muno pushed against the cage.
Muno can't find room to land a body shot as Meikalainen controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Meikalainen.
Muno is trying to trip Meikalainen. He has hold of a leg but Meikalainen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Muno persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Muno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muno being controlled here momentarily.
Meikalainen wants to stand up but Muno is controlling him.
Muno trying to control but Meikalainen is working from the bottom.
Meikalainen wants to stand and escape but Muno is having none of it.
Muno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evil Muno wasn't active enough on the ground.
Meikalainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muno in his tracks.
It looks like Evil Muno has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meikalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muno manages to avoid it.
Meikalainen scores with a hook.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Muno moves out of range.
Meikalainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muno.
Meikalainen throws a shot from downtown. Muno moves away and avoids it.
Meikalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muno.
Muno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muno throws a leg kick but Meikalainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Meikalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meikalainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muno throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meikalainen's head.
Muno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muno connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot by Muno.
Meikalainen throws a jab when Muno was well out of range.
Meikalainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muno on the side of the head.
Muno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meikalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Muno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen cracks Muno on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Muno falls backwards against the cage. Meikalainen follows up with more strikes that drop Muno to his knees. Meikalainen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Muno! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masamichi Yamaji had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaji's sensitive parts.
Yamaji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masamichi Yamaji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a head kick by Yamaji.
Yamaji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Yamaji. Those never looked like landing.
Yamaji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doofenshmirtz.
Yamaji checks a leg kick nicely.
Doofenshmirtz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamaji has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Original Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yamaji moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doofenshmirtz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doofenshmirtz walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaji misses the shot to the body.
Yamaji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doofenshmirtz.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaji checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji misses with a hook. Doofenshmirtz ducked under it nicely.
Doofenshmirtz throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Doofenshmirtz blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Yamaji.
Doofenshmirtz throws a body punch but Yamaji moves out of range.
Doofenshmirtz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamaji defends well and Doofenshmirtz ends up having to push Yamaji into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Doofenshmirtz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamaji gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doofenshmirtz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamaji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doofenshmirtz throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamaji trying to keep a closed guard but Doofenshmirtz is proving a slippery customer.
Yamaji tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamaji is on top in guard.
Doofenshmirtz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamaji is one step ahead there.
Doofenshmirtz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Doofenshmirtz is still trying to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doofenshmirtz is trying to keep Yamaji in close.
Doofenshmirtz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doofenshmirtz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doofenshmirtz keeping moving, preventing Yamaji from controlling successfully.
Doofenshmirtz looking for a sweep. Not yet Doofenshmirtz, not yet.
Doofenshmirtz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yamaji has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masamichi Yamaji wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yamaji fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Doofenshmirtz.
Yamaji throws a leg kick that misses.
Doofenshmirtz throws a jab when Yamaji was well out of range.
Doofenshmirtz shoots in and bounces Yamaji off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yamaji looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doofenshmirtz is one step ahead there.
Doofenshmirtz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamaji's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doofenshmirtz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doofenshmirtz wants to pass the guard but Yamaji is keeping the position.
Yamaji seems keen to control Doofenshmirtz's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doofenshmirtz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamaji trying to control the position here.
Doofenshmirtz preventing the sweep.
Doofenshmirtz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamaji seems keen to control Doofenshmirtz's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masamichi Yamaji has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick from Yamaji lands but Doofenshmirtz takes it in his stride.
It looks like Heinz Doofenshmirtz has been cut.
Yamaji comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamaji on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doofenshmirtz. Doofenshmirtz obviously looking to wear him down.
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 Masamichi Yamaji will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut.
That's time! Yamaji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamaji lands a big head kick that sends Doofenshmirtz tumbling to the mat! Yamaji takes a step backwards and waves Doofenshmirtz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaji with a nice cross.
Yamaji attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doofenshmirtz just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaji throws a leg kick but Doofenshmirtz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamaji scores with a jab to the head.
Doofenshmirtz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaji stuffs the takedown.
Yamaji misses the shot to the body.
Doofenshmirtz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamaji but Yamaji pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yamaji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doofenshmirtz checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamaji blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji blocks a leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masamichi Yamaji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doofenshmirtz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaji gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamaji's knee momentarily.
Yamaji looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamaji does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yamaji looks to throw the jab but Doofenshmirtz is out of range.
Masamichi Yamaji is winning the standup battle so far.
Doofenshmirtz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Doofenshmirtz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamaji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamaji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamaji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamaji working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaji is pulling down on Doofenshmirtz's head. It's preventing any offense from Doofenshmirtz, at least for the moment.
Doofenshmirtz preventing the sweep.
Yamaji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masamichi Yamaji has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Doofenshmirtz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yamaji quickly recovers to half guard.
Yamaji makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yamaji.
Yamaji looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Doofenshmirtz landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doofenshmirtz 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.
Yamaji is trying to stand back up but Doofenshmirtz is controlling him
Yamaji is looking to control Doofenshmirtz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamaji avoid being mounted?
Doofenshmirtz slips a nice elbow through Yamaji's hands, connecting with Yamaji's forehead.
Doofenshmirtz is working for a submission of some sort.
Doofenshmirtz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doofenshmirtz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yamaji to regain full guard.
Doofenshmirtz throws an elbow that misses. Yamaji uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doofenshmirtz's guard. Nice move by Yamaji!
Doofenshmirtz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamaji defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaji avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz wants to sweep here but Yamaji controlling him for the moment.
Doofenshmirtz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamaji wants to stand but Doofenshmirtz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doofenshmirtz is on top in guard.
Doofenshmirtz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yamaji's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamaji tries to get to full guard but Doofenshmirtz has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heinz Doofenshmirtz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz'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.
Doofenshmirtz missing with a left hand there. Yamaji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaji tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamaji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaji tries to land a leg kick but Doofenshmirtz saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaji moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamaji wants to slow Doofenshmirtz down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaji.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doofenshmirtz shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamaji manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doofenshmirtz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yamaji takes a swing at Doofenshmirtz's ribcage but misses.
Yamaji leaves Doofenshmirtz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Yamaji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a cross.
Yamaji throws a sloppy head kick and Doofenshmirtz moves out of range easily.
Yamaji misses with the body kick
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a good low kick that Yamaji was not able to check.
Yamaji fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doofenshmirtz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamaji can pounce on him.
That kick from Doofenshmirtz tenderised Yamaji's leg. Yamaji is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doofenshmirtz looks to land a body kick but Yamaji moved away.
Doofenshmirtz looking to score a takedown here. Yamaji is defending well but Doofenshmirtz drives through and ends up in Yamaji's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doofenshmirtz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamaji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doofenshmirtz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamaji controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doofenshmirtz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doofenshmirtz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doofenshmirtz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamaji working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masamichi Yamaji wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yamaji misses with a leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamaji in his tracks.
It looks like Masamichi Yamaji has been cut.
Yamaji lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaji lands with a nice body punch.
Yamaji lands with a nice combination. Doofenshmirtz backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yamaji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaji misses the body punch
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a solid body kick.
Doofenshmirtz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamaji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice takedown defense from Yamaji. No joy for Doofenshmirtz on that attempt.
Masamichi Yamaji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinz Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamaji doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doofenshmirtz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doofenshmirtz thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Doofenshmirtz blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamaji slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doofenshmirtz throws a right and a left that Yamaji avoids nicely.
Yamaji connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doofenshmirtz's hands.
Doofenshmirtz throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamaji counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doofenshmirtz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamaji if he has to take too many more of those.
Yamaji throws a head kick but Doofenshmirtz moves out of range.
Doofenshmirtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaji.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamaji lands a right hook to the body.
Yamaji misses with a body shot.
Yamaji missing with a left hand there. Doofenshmirtz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masamichi Yamaji clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamaji looks for the body kick but Doofenshmirtz saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Yamaji misses its intended target.
Yamaji takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamaji throws a leg kick
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamaji gets caught flat footed, as Doofenshmirtz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Doofenshmirtz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamaji wants to sweep here but Doofenshmirtz controlling him for the moment.
Doofenshmirtz is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamaji has wrist control.
Doofenshmirtz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doofenshmirtz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamaji's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaji wants to sweep but no luck.
Doofenshmirtz chips away with some ground and pound.
Doofenshmirtz works over Yamaji with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a couple of short punches.
Doofenshmirtz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doofenshmirtz stops Yamaji from standing up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Doofenshmirtz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doofenshmirtz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doofenshmirtz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamaji is controlling Doofenshmirtz's trapped leg to prevent Doofenshmirtz from advancing to side control.
Doofenshmirtz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamaji is rocked!
Doofenshmirtz lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Yamaji quite badly. Yamaji pulls Doofenshmirtz in close trying to recover. Doofenshmirtz postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Yamaji on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Yamaji doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Heinz Doofenshmirtz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Masamichi Yamaji was interviewed post fight and said 'Grrrrrrrrr'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kreator - Violent Revolution. Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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161 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rockefeller is looking to land body kicks.
Rockefeller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rockefeller has managed to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kelly has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Rockefeller gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
Rockefeller can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rockefeller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockefeller tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockefeller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockefeller scores with a shoulder strike.
Rockefeller working aggressively here.
Rockefeller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockefeller.
Rockefeller gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rockefeller working over Kelly with some ground and pound. Kelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rockefeller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kelly sees it coming and defends easily.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockefeller not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kelly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rockefeller throws a big elbow that misses.
Rockefeller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rockefeller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rockefeller stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Rockefeller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Rockefeller from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockefeller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Rockefeller moved out of range nicely.
Kelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Rockefeller moved away.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockefeller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rockefeller.
Rockefeller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockefeller with a nice cross.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Rockefeller on that attempt.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Rockefeller moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rockefeller looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockefeller tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly rushes Rockefeller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Rockefeller takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like James Dean Rockefeller has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Rockefeller blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly taking a breather.
Rockefeller can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Rockefeller blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelly throws a leg kick but Rockefeller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rockefeller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rockefeller tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Rockefeller moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Rockefeller checks a leg kick nicely.
Rockefeller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rockefeller is out of range and Kelly settles back down.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rockefeller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockefeller.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Rockefeller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kelly.
Rockefeller takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Rockefeller pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Rockefeller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelly obliges.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockefeller blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockefeller.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rockefeller has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kelly after a bit of a struggle.
Rockefeller blocks a body shot from Kelly.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Rockefeller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Rockefeller is blocking nicely.
Rockefeller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rockefeller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockefeller avoids the damage to the body.
Rockefeller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rockefeller tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rockefeller letting Kelly take a breather here.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockefeller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockefeller misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rockefeller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rockefeller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockefeller working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
George Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Rockefeller.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rockefeller is defending well for now.
Rockefeller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockefeller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rockefeller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rockefeller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rockefeller blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Rockefeller can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Rockefeller works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockefeller trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rockefeller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
Rockefeller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rockefeller fails with a takedown attempt.
Rockefeller feints a jab promting Kelly to slip. Rockefeller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rockefeller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Rockefeller moved away.
Rockefeller lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Kelly checks a low kick from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Rockefeller shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly throws a head kick that Rockefeller semi-blocks.
Kelly jabs at Rockefeller's body.
Rockefeller blocks the body kick.
George Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rockefeller avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Rockefeller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rockefeller keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelly.
Rockefeller doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly wants to clinch
and Rockefeller counters with a straight right hand.
Rockefeller moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Rockefeller checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockefeller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rockefeller throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Kelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rockefeller's head.
Rockefeller is looking to score with low kicks.
Rockefeller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockefeller circles away.
Kelly works Rockefeller's body with a nice hook.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Rockefeller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Rockefeller down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kelly. Rockefeller shrugs it off though.
Rockefeller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Crunch! Kelly slams his shin into Rockefeller's torso.
Donk. Rockefeller catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rockefeller fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rockefeller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rockefeller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockefeller misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Rockefeller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly misses with the body kick
and Rockefeller counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockefeller working the ground and pound.
Kelly is looking to regain half guard here but Rockefeller keeps moving and retains side control.
Rockefeller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kelly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rockefeller's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller'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.
Rockefeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockefeller lands with a nice body punch.
Rockefeller wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Rockefeller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelly moves out of range as Rockefeller throws a body kick.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rockefeller is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Rockefeller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rockefeller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Rockefeller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Rockefeller gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Rockefeller has Kelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly wants to stall.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockefeller working aggressively here.
Rockefeller blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rockefeller scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Rockefeller lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rockefeller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rockefeller is trying to trip Kelly. He has hold of a leg but Kelly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rockefeller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Rockefeller stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelly has an active guard here but Rockefeller has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockefeller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rockefeller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kelly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rockefeller prevents Kelly from improving his position.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Rockefeller sits in half guard.
Kelly trying to control from the bottom.
Rockefeller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James Dean Rockefeller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rockefeller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller is thwarting Kelly's attempts to control the position.
Kelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockefeller pulls his head out easily.
Kelly trying to hold on to Rockefeller's head to control him but Rockefeller postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rockefeller lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Rockefeller sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that James Dean Rockefeller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rockefeller blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly lands a head kick. Rockefeller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Rockefeller tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rockefeller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockefeller throws a wild body kick that Kelly sees coming a mile off.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Rockefeller.
Kelly gets tackled into the cage by Rockefeller. Rockefeller maintains the clinch.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rockefeller tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockefeller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly digs a right hand into Rockefeller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockefeller's gas tank.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller misses with a body punch.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rockefeller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rockefeller looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dean Rockefeller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rockefeller tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockefeller controls his hands.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Rockefeller avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Rockefeller lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Rockefeller fails to land.
Rockefeller misses with a punch to the body.
James Dean Rockefeller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockefeller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rockefeller working aggressively here.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Rockefeller gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Kelly prevents a body shot from Rockefeller.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockefeller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rockefeller wants a takedown but no success here.
Rockefeller digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockefeller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockefeller blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockefeller misses with a body punch.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rockefeller has Kelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockefeller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rockefeller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockefeller avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Rockefeller lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rockefeller digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rockefeller blocks an uppercut.
Rockefeller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rockefeller blocks an uppercut.
Rockefeller tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rockefeller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rockefeller.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rockefeller tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Rockefeller back against the cage.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rockefeller avoids it.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Kelly.
I think Kelly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Kelly!
George Kelly is the new lightweight champion!
George Kelly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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