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EVO 107: Oompa vs Dawkins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sandoval cracks Stevens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sandoval pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandoval tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
Stevens throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Stevens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sandoval swivels and escapes.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandoval.
Stevens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sandoval lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sandoval throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandoval.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stevens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sandoval to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stevens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sandoval avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Sandoval is out of range.
Sandoval displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval lunges at Stevens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevens's hand.
Stevens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sandoval bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
An inside leg kick from Stevens misses.
Flavio Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevens walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Sandoval! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Flavio Sandoval!
Flavio Sandoval made sure to mention his sponsor, FFN Vegas-Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Checkmate. Dincht has chosen Fanfare as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Drezner misses.
Dincht just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht catches Drezner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drezner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dincht.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.
Drezner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drezner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drezner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dincht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drezner scores with a jab. Dincht acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drezner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dincht eats them both and turns towards Drezner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drezner misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Dincht scores with a shot to the body.
Dincht connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drezner throws a head kick but Dincht moves out of range.
Drezner clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drezner lands a nice uppercut.
Dincht takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drezner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drezner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dincht is defending well for now.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drezner to keep the fight standing.
Drezner is looking to control Dincht's arms but Dincht gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drezner has his back to the cage.
Drezner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dincht pulls guard.
Drezner is looking to stand up but Dincht won't let him.
Dincht managing to control the position.
Dincht is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drezner trying to control but Dincht is working from the bottom.
Dincht trying to keep a closed guard but Drezner is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Drezner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drezner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drezner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drezner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dincht if he has to take too many more of those.
Drezner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drezner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dincht takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Drezner misses.
Dincht lands with a nice combination. Drezner backs away looking to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dincht.
Dincht connects with a single shot there.
Dincht scores with a nice strike.
Dincht bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drezner works Dincht's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht shoots in for a double leg but Drezner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drezner throws a big shot that misses.
Drezner throws a body kick that misses.
Zak Drezner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.
Dincht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drezner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drezner moves into the clinch successfully.
Drezner is looking to control Dincht's arms but Dincht gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drezner has his back to the cage.
Drezner stops a takedown attempt from Dincht.
Zak Drezner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zell Dincht.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but Drezner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drezner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drezner breaks from the clinch.
Drezner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dincht takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Drezner misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner blocks a jab.
Drezner swings for the body but Dincht moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Dincht. That snapped Drezner's head back.
Drezner misses with an uppercut.
Drezner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dincht throws out a loose jab but Drezner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dincht jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dincht moves out of range of the body kick.
Dincht lands an overhand right.
Dincht throws a poor cross that misses
and Drezner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dincht chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drezner can pounce on him.
Drezner scores with a hook.
Drezner scores with a sloppy right hand. Dincht should have avoided that one.
Dincht blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Drezner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drezner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zak Drezner is winning the standup battle so far.
Dincht throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Drezner.
Dincht swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.
Drezner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dincht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drezner.
Drezner lands a leg kick that knocks Dincht off balance momentarily.
Dincht shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drezner as he jumps to the side.
Dincht lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drezner's sensitive parts.
Dincht plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht.
Dincht swats away the attempt to clinch by Drezner.
Drezner throws an off balance right hand
and Dincht counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner works Dincht's body with a nice hook.
Drezner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dincht checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dincht takes one on the button.
Dincht scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Dincht.
Dincht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drezner.
Dincht blocks a head kick by Drezner.
Dincht shoots in looking for a takedown but Drezner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dincht's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dincht needs to keep his hands up - Drezner had a free shot at his head there.
Dincht is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Drezner. Those never looked like landing.
Dincht is still on wobbly legs! Can Drezner finish him?
Drezner closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dincht! Drezner dives in looking to finish! Dincht is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Drezner!
A relieved looking Zak Drezner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (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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22 - 12 - 1 |
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212 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi throws a hook but Romanov avoids it easily.
Romanov lands with a hook. Orochi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Orochi misses.
Orochi throws a leg kick
and Romanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov slips a jab and a cross from Orochi.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi scoring well with a low kick there.
Orochi throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orochi takes the fight into the clinch.
Orochi misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Orochi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Orochi misses with a punch on the inside.
Orochi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orochi digs a right hand into Romanov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romanov's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
Orochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanov.
Orochi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orochi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Orochi.
Orochi wants to land a leg kick but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romanov throws a head kick but Orochi moves out of range.
Romanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Orochi avoids them all with ease.
Orochi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orochi rushes Romanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orochi working aggressively here.
Orochi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanov misses with a leg kick.
Orochi lands a nice shot that snaps Romanov's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orochi in his tracks.
Romanov thows a leg kick but Orochi checks it
and Orochi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romanov throws a push kick but Orochi slaps the foot to one side.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orochi gets a clinch.
Romanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orochi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romanov.
Romanov blocks a body shot from Orochi.
Orochi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romanov is trying to break the clinch but Orochi is controlling him.
Orochi misses with some punches.
Orochi has Romanov pressed against the cage, preventing Romanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orochi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanov up against the cage.
Romanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Orochi.
A right hook to the body lands for Orochi.
Orochi misses with a body punch.
Orochi misses with some punches.
Orochi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Orochi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orochi missing with knees to the body.
Orochi prevents Romanov from breaking the clinch.
Orochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanov can't break the clinch.
Orochi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi can't find room to land a body shot as Romanov controls the action.
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Orochi moves out of range of the leg kick from Romanov.
Romanov checks a leg kick.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Orochi throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romanov misses with a head kick.
Orochi misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Orochi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Orochi counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov scores with a one two! Orochi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Orochi.
Orochi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doppo Orochi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orochi throws a series of punches but Romanov moves out of range.
Orochi lands the left hand.
Orochi tries to work over Romanov's front leg with a kick but Romanov checks it.
Romanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orochi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orochi wants to clinch.
Romanov stalks Orochi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Orochi's face. Orochi staggers backwards, shaken.
Orochi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orochi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romanov tests Orochi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orochi tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Orochi moves into the clinch.
Orochi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Orochi won't allow it.
Romanov is trying to break the clinch but Orochi has him pressed against the cage.
Orochi keeps control of Romanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Orochi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orochi tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orochi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orochi tries to score with a low kick but Romanov moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orochi, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi blocks the body kick.
Romanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orochi can pounce on him.
Orochi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orochi moves into the clinch.
Orochi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orochi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orochi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Orochi has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Orochi fails to land.
Orochi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orochi tries to land a knee to the head but Romanov blocks with his arms.
Orochi scores with a shoulder strike.
Romanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orochi misses with a knee to the head.
Orochi looking to throw knees to the head but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Orochi tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanov avoids the damage to the body.
Romanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orochi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orochi tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
Orochi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romanov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orochi tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orochi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romanov lands with a cross.
Romanov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orochi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanov throws a head kick but Orochi moves out of range.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Doppo Orochi is winning the standup battle so far.
Orochi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Orochi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orochi.
Romanov misses with a head kick.
Orochi looks to land a combination but Romanov avoids it well.
Romanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orochi avoids the head kick by Romanov.
Romanov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orochi slips a jab and a cross from Romanov.
Orochi moves into range and clinches up with Romanov.
Orochi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doppo Orochi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Romanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanov walks into a straight right hand from Orochi.
Romanov is rocked!
Orochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Orochi.
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Orochi finish him?
Romanov avoids the body shot from Orochi.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Orochi connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Romanov! He's out on his feet! Orochi rushes in and drops Romanov with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doppo Orochi!
Doppo Orochi made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley McCollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McCollins's choice of entrance music: The Go Getter. 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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199 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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33
199 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley McCollins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCollins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brigglett moves out of range of the strikes.
McCollins connects with a jab.
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
McCollins lands a left and a right that send Brigglett crashing to the mat, dazed. McCollins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Brigglett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigglett misses with a shot to the body
and McCollins rattles Brigglett with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Brigglett tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. McCollins dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Brigglett stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Riley McCollins!
After winning the bout, Riley McCollins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Dane Brigglett was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virgil Cid acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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34
170 lbs
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164 lbs
27 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shang Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chi tries to work over Cid's front leg with a kick but Cid checks it.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid misses with a straight right.
Chi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chi misses the jab.
Cid throws a chopping leg kick but Chi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been informed that Cid has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chi throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chi.
Chi tries to land a leg kick but Cid saw it coming and moves away.
Cid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chi wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
Cid's corner calls for a 1-2. Cid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Chi.
A low kick from Chi misses
and Cid counters with a head kick. That will keep Chi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Chi
and Cid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chi thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Cid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cid.
Cid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Chi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Chi is predictable there
and Cid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid throws a front kick that sends Chi stumbling back into the cage.
Chi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cid.
Cid lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chi.
Cid keeps Chi at a distance using the push kick.
Chi throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
A jab from Chi finds it's way through Cid's defenses.
Chi blocks a head kick by Cid.
Chi is looking to clinch.
Chi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cid counters with a right hand to the body.
Chi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
Chi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Chi.
Chi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid lands with a cross.
Chi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chi needs to keep his hands up - Cid had a free shot at his head there.
Cid thumps Chi with a low kick.
Chi throws an off balance right hand
and Cid counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid checks the leg kick.
Jab from Chi.
Chi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chi thinking.
Chi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chi really felt that one!
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chi.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Cid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chi throws a head kick but Cid moves out of range.
Cid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
Cid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chi.
Chi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cid.
Cid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cid checks a low kick from Chi.
Chi scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Cid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cid scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Chi misses
and Cid counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
Cid lands a nice hook to Chi's body. Chi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Chi.
Chi misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chi throws a looping overhand right but Cid ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab lands there for Cid.
Chi throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Virgil Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
Chi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chi lands with a straight right. Cid didn't see that one coming.
Cid thuds a left hand into Chi's body.
Chi blocks a head kick by Cid.
Chi moves out of range as Cid strikes.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chi checks it well.
Chi looks to land a combination but Cid avoids it well.
Chi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Chi tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Cid blocks a leg kick.
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chi is looking to clinch.
Chi throws a sloppy head kick
and Cid counters with a straight right hand.
Cid wants to slow Chi down by chopping away at his legs.
Cid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chi checks a leg kick.
Chi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chi misses with a low kick.
Chi misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Cid.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Chi swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chi. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cid lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid takes a swing at Chi's ribcage but misses.
Chi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chi misses with a body kick.
Chi connects with a leg kick. Cid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Chi checks it.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cid throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cid throws a right hand that misses
and Chi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Chi moves out of range easily.
Chi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Cid counters with an outside leg kick.
Chi scores with a leg kick.
Cid tries a low kick but Chi avoids it.
Chi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Chi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cid is out of range and Chi settles back down.
Chi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Chi is looking to clinch but Cid is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chi swings widly with a right hand
and Cid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A leg kick checked by Cid.
Chi throws a low kick, looking for Cid's leg but Cid calmly moves out of range.
Cid cracks a nice hook into Chi's ribs.
Chi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Cid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cid throws a head kick but Chi moves out of range.
Chi moves away from the strike by Cid.
Nice body kick from Chi.
Chi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chi throws a leg kick that misses.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cid scores with a hook.
Cid moves forwards but Chi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chi connects with the punch.
Chi throws a solid leg kick but Cid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chi.
Chi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chi throws a low kick but Cid moves out of range easily.
Chi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cid blocks a leg kick.
Cid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chi's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chi.
Chi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cid tries a low kick but Chi avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Cid blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid swats away the attempt to clinch by Chi.
Chi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cid checks it well.
Chi misses with a head kick.
Cid scores with a nice right hand.
Cid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chi is rocked!
Chi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Cid jabs Chi right on the nose. Chi blinks but takes it well.
Oh Chi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chi throws a right hand that misses
and Cid counters with a low kick, right behind Chi 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chi wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
Chi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cid gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Cid!
After winning the bout, Virgil Cid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Peppers has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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30
139 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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World class MT
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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
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Peppers!
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peppers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cell works Peppers's body with a nice hook.
Peppers checks the leg kick.
Peppers stuffs the takedown attempt from Cell. Cell gets slowly back to his feet.
Cell wants to slow Peppers down by chopping away at his legs.
Cell throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peppers blocks a head kick by Cell.
Cell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cell was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers with a jab.
Peppers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses
so Cell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peppers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cell throwing strikes from guard but Peppers blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peppers holds on and takes a little breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peppers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cell defends well.
Peppers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers 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.
Peppers manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Peppers throws a punch but it's blocked by Cell.
Cell taking a breather.
Cell manages to break the clinch.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Cell is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peppers's elbow.
Peppers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cell is trying to maintain a safe position but Peppers gets an underhook and turns Cell into the cage.
Cell tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Cell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Peppers pushes Cell off looking to stand but Cell dives back in and keeps control.
We've been hearing good reports from Cell'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.
Cell works his way into full mount!
Peppers tries to hold on but Cell postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cell lands a big shot there that rocks Peppers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cell trying to control but Peppers is having none of it.
Cell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peppers looks a forlorn figure.
Peppers is squirming around, avoiding Cell's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is bucking up trying to escape but Cell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Cell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peppers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peppers can't escape the position.
Cell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cell cracks Peppers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peppers's face.
Cell landing strikes from the mount and Peppers is in trouble!
Peppers is rocked!
Cell postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Peppers in real trouble here! The ref calls for Peppers to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stem Cell!
A victorious Stem Cell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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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
41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Radev at a distance.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radev is trying to control but can't.
Radev is looking for a sweep. Verzosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Radev gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verzosa preventing the sweep.
Verzosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Verzosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Radev is adopting a defensive guard.
Verzosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verzosa has gone for a leg lock! Radev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Verzosa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Radev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Verzosa's guard.
Verzosa is looking to improve his position.
Radev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Radev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Radev moves into full mount! Verzosa won't be happy about that!
Verzosa is squirming around, avoiding Radev's attempts to control the action.
Verzosa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Radev misses with some ground and pound and Verzosa recovers position to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Radev.
Radev is looking to advance position but Verzosa won't allow it.
Verzosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Radev wants to free his trapped foot but Verzosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Radev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Verzosa is staying active underneath Radev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Radev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Verzosa defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev thows a huge punch but Verzosa dodges it nicely.
Verzosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Radev.
Radev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Verzosa's head.
Radev is taking a breather. Verzosa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Verzosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Radev scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radev is trying to control the action in half guard but Verzosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Radev passes the guard and advances to mount!
Radev tries to control but Verzosa wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev dominated that round.
That's time! Verzosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radev. Verzosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radev throws a jab but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Radev counters with a nice body shot.
Verzosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Radev throws a body shot but no joy.
Radev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Verzosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Radev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Radev is still trying to improve position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verzosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev wants to sweep here but Verzosa controlling him for the moment.
Verzosa postures up in Radev's guard and throws a big left but Radev blocks it.
Verzosa throws an elbow that misses. Radev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verzosa's guard. Nice move by Radev!
Verzosa has momentary wrist control but Radev slips an elbow through the middle.
Radev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Radev trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Radev.
Radev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Radev trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Radev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Verzosa is keeping the position for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nikolai Radev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verzosa checks a leg kick.
Radev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verzosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Radev scores with a jab to the head.
Verzosa throws a leg kick which misses Radev's front leg but catches the back leg as Radev tries to avoid it.
Verzosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Radev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verzosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verzosa is looking to clinch.
Verzosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radev.
Verzosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Radev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Verzosa.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Verzosa lands a nice short elbow.
Verzosa is pressing down on Radev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Radev is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Radev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Verzosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Radev 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.
Radev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Verzosa's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radev wants to control from the top but Verzosa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Verzosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Radev tries to avoid it but Verzosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Radev to the ground. Radev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Radev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Radev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radev moves away.
Radev misses the jab.
Verzosa blocks a head kick by Radev.
Radev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verzosa missing with a left hand there. Radev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Radev misses with a head kick.
Radev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Verzosa takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radev delivers a nice body kick.
Verzosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Radev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Radev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radev manages to avoid it.
Radev throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Radev misses with a low kick as Verzosa jumps back.
Verzosa clobbers Radev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Radev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Remedios Verzosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev throws a front kick aimed at Verzosa's knee but Verzosa avoids it well.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Radev.
Radev throws a head kick that misses.
Radev scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radev lands a lovely overhand right.
Verzosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Radev. Beautiful body shot.
Nikolai Radev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radev tries to clinch but Verzosa is having none of it.
Radev misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Radev digs a good hook to Verzosa's body.
Verzosa wants to clinch.
Radev forces Verzosa back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Radev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Radev blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
A short right from Radev on the inside.
Radev has a couple of punches blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Verzosa prevents Radev from improving his position.
Radev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Verzosa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Verzosa's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Verzosa prevents Radev from getting a body triangle.
Verzosa is taking damage to the body and head.
Radev connects with a big shot to the side of Verzosa's head.
Nikolai Radev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Radev is punishing Verzosa with some ground and pound.
Radev is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I really don't envy Verzosa right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Radev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Radev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Radev!
An out of breath Nikolai Radev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zbynek Taticzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taticzek's entrance music is Feuer Frei. A fine choice. 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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184 lbs
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186 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbynek Taticzek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taticzek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soderberg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taticzek was covering up waiting for the punch and Soderberg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taticzek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taticzek keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
Taticzek wants to sweep here but Soderberg controlling him for the moment.
Taticzek is pulling down on Soderberg's head to control his posture.
Soderberg passes Taticzek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taticzek's head.
Soderberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderberg is trying to control. Taticzek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soderberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soderberg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Soderberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soderberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but Taticzek defending well.
Soderberg throws a strike but Taticzek avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taticzek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soderberg trying to control but Taticzek is working from the bottom.
Taticzek seems keen to control Soderberg's posture.
Soderberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soderberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soderberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soderberg wants to pass the guard but Taticzek is keeping the position.
Soderberg trying to control but Taticzek is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soderberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg looking to sit in guard and control but Taticzek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soderberg working for a triangle but Taticzek defends it easily.
Soderberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taticzek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Taticzek does no damage.
A slow jab from Soderberg misses its intended target.
Taticzek tries to clinch up.
Taticzek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taticzek lands a jab.
Soderberg dives in and grabs Taticzek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taticzek pushes down on Soderberg's head and hops out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soderberg, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taticzek misses with an uppercut
and Soderberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taticzek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Soderberg.
Taticzek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soderberg cracks Taticzek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taticzek misses with a hook.
Soderberg lands with a hook. Taticzek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Soderberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek tries to clinch but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zbynek Taticzek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soderberg shoots for a takedown but Taticzek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taticzek takes a swing at Soderberg's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg shoots in but Taticzek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zbynek Taticzek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Soderberg.
Taticzek scores with a jab to the head.
Soderberg misses with a looping left.
Soderberg has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throws a hook but Taticzek avoids it easily.
Rufus Soderberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taticzek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soderberg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Soderberg working the ground and pound but Taticzek is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Taticzek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soderberg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Soderberg is working Taticzek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Soderberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Soderberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soderberg throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Taticzek works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Soderberg working over Taticzek with some ground and pound. Taticzek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Soderberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soderberg.
Taticzek is looking to clinch but Soderberg is avoiding it.
Taticzek misses with an uppercut
and Soderberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soderberg misses with a body shot.
Soderberg dives in and grabs Taticzek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taticzek pushes down on Soderberg's head and hops out.
Taticzek misses with a hook.
A cross from Soderberg lands.
Soderberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taticzek to the mat! Taticzek manages to get full guard.
Taticzek lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taticzek defends well.
Soderberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taticzek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soderberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taticzek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taticzek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rufus Soderberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taticzek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control the position here.
Zbynek Taticzek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taticzek won't allow Soderberg to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Soderberg is pulling down on Taticzek's head. It's preventing any offense from Taticzek, at least for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taticzek throws an off balance right hand
and Soderberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soderberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rufus Soderberg.
Taticzek digs a good hook to Soderberg's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soderberg thuds a left hand into Taticzek's body.
Soderberg slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Soderberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soderberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Soderberg!
Post fight, Rufus Soderberg took to the microphone: '...'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by All Fired Up. Nixon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Upsetters - Dread Lion. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
33 - 12 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nixon, right into the meat.
Nixon throws a lazy body kick
and Clark counters with a single leg into guard. Nixon didn't expect that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Clark won't allow Nixon to get back to his feet.
Clark tries to free his leg and advance position but Nixon is retaining full guard.
Clark wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving.
Nixon wants to stand up but Clark is controlling him.
Clark preventing the sweep.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon wants to stand and escape but Clark is having none of it.
Clark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Nixon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nixon misses with an uppercut.
Nixon connects with a crisp jab.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Nixon defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Clark misses
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon lands a front kick.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Nixon moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nixon.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
It looks like Richard Nixon has been cut.
Clark tries to clinch up.
Nixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Nixon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nixon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Nixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Clark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clark.
Clark trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Clark throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet but Clark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nixon is pulling down on Clark's head. It's preventing any offense from Clark, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A good leg kick by Nixon.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Clark scores with a hook.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Nixon wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
A jab from Clark misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donk. Clark catches Nixon right on the button with a cross.
Clark throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clark is out of range and Nixon settles back down.
Nixon thumps Clark with a low kick.
Richard Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nixon.
An inside leg kick from Nixon misses.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nixon won't be happy with that.
Nixon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Eddie Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark tries to roll over but Nixon keeps him under control.
Nixon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark moves forwards but Nixon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nixon tries a low kick but Clark avoids it.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nixon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
Nixon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nixon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nixon misses with an uppercut.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nixon connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nixon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Nixon.
Nixon stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Richard Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clark.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Nixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Nixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a nice hook to Nixon's body. Nixon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Clark avoids it.
Clark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nixon.
Nixon throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark's corner calls for a 1-2. Clark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Nixon circles away.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nixons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nixon avoids the body shot from Clark.
Nixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Clark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nixon.
Nixon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Nixon looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
Nixon throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark misses with a low kick as Nixon jumps back.
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nixon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Clark misses.
A jab from Nixon misses.
Nixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nixon lands the left hand.
Nixon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice cross by Nixon.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Nixon's shoulder, as Nixon tries to avoid the shot.
Clark moves out of range of the leg kick from Nixon.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
Nixon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nixon.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nixon.
Clark tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark connects with a right hand. Nixon shakes it off.
Nixon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon connects with a solid leg kick.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
Nixon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nixon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Nixon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - Nixon had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nixon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Clark avoids it.
Nixon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Nixon there.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nixon connects with a solid leg kick.
Clark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nixon checks it well.
Nixon connects with a jab.
Nixon scores with a kick to the body.
Clark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Clark avoids it.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Nixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clark tests Nixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nixon doesn't seem bothered though.
Clark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nixon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
Nixon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nixon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nixon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nixon tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nixon looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark connects with the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nixon.
Nixon checks a low kick from Clark.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nixon circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Nixon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark tries to bum rush Nixon with a series of wild strikes but Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nixon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Nixon. Beautiful body shot.
Nixon blocks a jab.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Nixon throws a push kick but Clark slaps the foot to one side.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nixon scores with a jab.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nixon thuds his shin into the meat of Clark's side.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
Nixon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Clark.
Clark works the jab nicely.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nixon lands the left hand.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark looks for the body kick but Nixon saw that one coming.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Nixon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Clark looks for the body kick but Nixon saw that one coming.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nixon cracks the inside of Clark's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nixon!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nixon scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nixon. Nixon obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark throws a leg kick but Nixon moved away.
Clark will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clark with a hook.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Good leg kick by Nixon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nixon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nixon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark checks the leg kick.
Nixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nixon is looking to chop away at Clark's legs.
Jab from Clark.
Nixon throws a push kick but Clark slaps the foot to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nixon!
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clark moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Clark throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon throws a low kick but Clark avoids it.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nixon.
Nixon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
Nixon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Nixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Clark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Clark misses
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Clark throws a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Richard Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Eddie Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nixon blocks a leg kick.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
Nixon slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark lands a front kick.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clark tries to clinch but Nixon is having none of it.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark throws a right hand that Nixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Nixon also avoids with ease.
Nixon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clark's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark moves out of range of the leg kick from Nixon.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Nixon.
Nixon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Nixon misses.
Nixon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Nixon slips a straight right by Clark.
Clark with a nice cross.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Nixon throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.
Nixon with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon delivers a nice body kick.
Clark misses with a hook
and Nixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nixon - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Nixon slams his shin into Clark's torso.
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.
Nixon misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.
Clark walks into a jab.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nixon.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nixon misses
and Clark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark keeps control of Nixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark taking a breather.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Clark has Nixon pressed against the cage, preventing Nixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarks head.
A short left from Nixon.
Clark blocking some punches.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Nixon manages to break the clinch.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nixon - the referee stops the clock and Clark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nixon. Clark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Nixon is predictable there
and Clark moves into the clinch.
Nixon tries to circle away but Clark has him pinned against the cage.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nixons head.
Nixon pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark blocking some punches.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Nixon.
I think Nixon 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 William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes into the arena with Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck blaring out of the sound system. Richard Dawkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oompa Loompa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loompa tries to score with a low kick but Dawkins moves his leg out of the way.
Dawkins feints and then cracks Loompa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loompa down.
An inside leg kick from Loompa misses.
Loompa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loompa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawkins tries a low kick but Loompa avoids it.
Dawkins misses with a left hand
and Loompa counters with a nice leg kick.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loompa cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loompa checks a low kick from Dawkins.
Loompa scoring well with a low kick there.
Loompa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loompa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loompa cracks Dawkins with a good jab.
Dawkins tries to score with a low kick but Loompa moves his leg out of the way.
Loompa misses with the body kick
and Dawkins counters with a single leg into guard. Loompa didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins is working Loompa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Loompa keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Loompa trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Dawkins has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Loompa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dawkins.
Loompa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Loompa lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Loompa working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loompa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
Dawkins manages to get back to half guard.
Dawkins wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loompa wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
Dawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loompa drops an elbow to the side of Dawkins's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa 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.
Loompa wants to take a breather but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loompa pulls his head out easily.
Loompa is trying to control. Dawkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Loompa connects with a nice short shot to Dawkins's temple.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loompa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loompa trying to mount his opponent but Dawkins defends it.
Dawkins is looking for a sweep. Loompa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa seems to be looking for submissions.
Dawkins is looking to improve his position.
Loompa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins won't allow Loompa to pass to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loompa 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.
Dawkins is looking for a sweep. Loompa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loompa pinned against the cage. Loompa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loompa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Dawkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loompa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dawkins scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Dawkins.
Loompa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Loompa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dawkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loompa counters with a good low kick that Dawkins was not able to check.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Loompa - that will leave a mark!
A head kick lands from Loompa that sends Dawkins to the canvas. Dawkins tries to scramble back to his feet but Loompa brings him back down into side control.
Dawkins is rocked!
It looks like Richard Dawkins has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
Loompa working the ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Loompa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dawkins is not content to let Loompa control the position.
Dawkins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Loompa is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loompa trying to pass the guard but Dawkins defending well.
Dawkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Loompa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawkins controls Loompa momentarily but Loompa frees himself.
Dawkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Loompa cracks Dawkins with a solid left hand.
Loompa preventing the sweep.
Loompa throwing strikes but missing.
Dawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loompa is one step ahead there.
Loompa cracks Dawkins with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins controls Loompa momentarily but Loompa frees himself.
Loompa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loompa is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loompa wants to pass the guard but Dawkins is defending well.
Loompa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Loompa trying to control the action but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Loompa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loompa pulls his head out easily.
Dawkins is trying to control but can't.
Loompa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Loompa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
Loompa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dawkins!
Dawkins working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loompa wants to control but instead Dawkins manages to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Dawkins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but Loompa shows good takedown defense.
Loompa lands a head shot.
Loompa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loompa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Loompa.
Dawkins blocks the body kick.
Dawkins delivers a nice body kick.
Loompa moves into the clinch successfully.
Loompa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Loompa fails to land.
Dawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dawkins successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins has control of Loompa's left arm, preventing Loompa from doing any damage.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Loompa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Loompa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawkins working for a triangle but Loompa defends it easily.
Dawkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Loompa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Loompa throwing shots but Dawkins is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa prevents Dawkins from improving his position.
Loompa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dawkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loompa pulls his head out easily.
Loompa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Loompa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Loompa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Loompa is keen to just control but Dawkins is a slippery customer.
Dawkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Dawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loompa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Loompa is trying to control. Dawkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa is looking for a kimura but Dawkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loompa to get the leverage.
Loompa is looking to stall here but Dawkins recovers full guard.
Dawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawkins being controlled here, momentarily.
Oompa Loompa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loompa scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dawkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Loompa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawkins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Loompa has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Dawkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Loompa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dawkins takes a step back to recover.
Loompa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dawkins swings for the body but Loompa moves out of range.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Loompa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Loompa.
A nice left hand lands by Dawkins.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loompa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Loompa working aggressively here.
Dawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Loompa holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawkins drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loompa scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loompa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Loompa.
Loompa cracks Dawkins with a nice body shot.
Dawkins jumps guard but Loompa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Loompa has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
Loompa lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Loompa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Loompa tries to throw a body punch but Dawkins avoids it by throwing Loompa back against the cage.
Dawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loompa walks away with a smile on his face. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab lands there for Loompa.
Loompa throws a right and a left that Dawkins avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Dawkins.
A head kick misses from Loompa.
Dawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loompa.
Both fighters circling a little - Loompa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loompa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Dawkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Dawkins's jaw. Dawkins's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Loompa does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oompa Loompa! Oompa Loompa retains his featherweight title!
Oompa Loompa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Richard Dawkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hard to believe I lost again. I'm so much better than this...'.
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