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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vader- sword of the witcher. Vladimirovich has chosen Kalinka as his entrance music. Gregory Clegane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlad Vladimirovich's chin.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Vladimirovich!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirovich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clegane forces Vladimirovich back against the cage and clinches.
Clegane lands a shoulder strike.
Vladimirovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vladimirovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Clegane misses its intended target.
Vladimirovich tries to land a leg kick but Clegane saw it coming and moves away.
Vladimirovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clegane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vladimirovich staying out of range there.
Vladimirovich lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Gregory Clegane has been cut.
Vladimirovich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clegane defends well and Vladimirovich ends up having to push Clegane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clegane stalling against the cage.
Vladimirovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleganes head.
Vladimirovich manages to break the clinch.
Clegane misses with an uppercut
and Vladimirovich comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Clegane stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Vladimirovich is on him like rabid pit bull! Clegane slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Vladimirovich!
After the big win, Vlad Vladimirovich made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Freeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston Okafor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Freeth!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Freeth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okafor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeth wants to clinch.
A low kick from Freeth is predictable there
and Okafor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Freeth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Okafor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freeth defending well though.
Freeth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okafor is working away from the top position though.
Okafor controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeth gets back to full guard.
Okafor stopping the sweep attempt from Freeth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor being controlled here momentarily.
Freeth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Okafor defends well.
Okafor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Freeth keeping full guard, as Okafor tries to pass.
Okafor controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Freeth looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Okafor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Seb Freeth has been cut.
Freeth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okafor throws a push kick but Freeth slaps the foot to one side.
Okafor checks a leg kick.
Freeth tries to clinch there but Okafor circles away.
Okafor lands a right hook to the body.
Freeth misses with a takedown attempt - Okafor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okafor moves out of range of the leg kick from Freeth.
Freeth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okafor jabs at Freeth's body.
Freeth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeth moves away.
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freeth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okafor scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seb Freeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses
and Freeth counters by moving into the clinch.
Okafor blocks an elbow strike.
Freeth wants a takedown but no success here.
Winston Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seb Freeth.
Freeth wants to take the fight to the mat but Okafor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freeth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freeth lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeth misses with an elbow over the top.
Okafor breaks from the clinch.
Okafor is looking to wear down Freeth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Freeth moved out of range nicely.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
Okafor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor throws a leg kick which misses Freeth's front leg but catches the back leg as Freeth tries to avoid it.
Freeth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
No luck for Freeth with that takedown attempt.
Freeth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Okafor counters with a thumping low kick.
Freeth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Freeth is looking to land body kicks.
Freeth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okafor checks a leg kick.
Freeth tries to land a leg kick but Okafor saw it coming and moves away.
Freeth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeth moves out of range of the body kick from Okafor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Okafor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seb Freeth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okafor sizes up Freeth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Freeth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okafor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freeth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okafor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Freeth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freeth misses with the body kick
and Okafor counters with an outside leg kick.
Freeth stuffs the takedown attempt from Okafor. Okafor gets slowly back to his feet.
Freeth throws a low kick, looking for Okafor's leg but Okafor calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Okafor.
Jab by Okafor.
Freeth is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Okafor knocks Freeth out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Winston Okafor!
Our winner, Winston Okafor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Timber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher avoids the body shot from Timber.
Timber has a takedown stuffed.
Butcher works the jab nicely.
It looks like Justin Timber has been cut.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Butcher cracks Timber with a hook to the temple - Timber is on wobbly legs here! Butcher swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Timber falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Butcher wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Butcher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farrohk Madhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Wallace (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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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Farrohk Madhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madhi takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Madhi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farrohk Madhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madhi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Madhi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Madhi lands a nice looking body shot.
Madhi connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Randall Wallace has been cut.
Wallace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Madhi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Madhi avoids nicely.
Madhi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Madhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madhi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Madhi wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Madhi misses with a low kick as Wallace jumps back.
Madhi jabs at Wallace's body.
Wallace tries to keep at a distance but Madhi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace prevents Madhi from breaking the clinch.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Madhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wallace.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wallace.
Wallace with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Madhi can't break the clinch.
Madhi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madhi lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Madhi smiles and moves away.
Madhi throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Farrohk Madhi has been cut.
Wallace takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madhi tries to circle away but Wallace has him pinned against the cage.
Madhi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madhi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallace won't allow it.
Wallace gets control of Madhi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wallace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace pulls Madhi in close to prevent any damage.
Madhi throws a strike but Wallace rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wallace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Madhi is trying to keep Wallace in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Madhi is retaining full guard.
Madhi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Madhi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wallace won't allow Madhi to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wallace's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Madhi.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace walks into a straight right hand from Madhi.
Madhi misses with a low kick.
Madhi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
Madhi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wallace wants to clinch up but Madhi keeps it at a distance.
Wallace lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Farrohk Madhi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Madhi down.
Wallace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Madhi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madhi tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Madhi to the floor! Wallace dives in looking for the finish!
Madhi is rocked!
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Wallace dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Madhi throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Wallace lands a big right hand that sends Madhi to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Madhi!
Oh Madhi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace thows a huge punch but Madhi dodges it nicely.
Wallace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madhi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wallace lands a big elbow - Madhi is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Wallace!
Our winner, Randall Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dimont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Theme Song. This should be fireworks!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dimont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Holt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt throws a series of punches but Dimont avoids them all with ease.
Holt throws a series of punches but Dimont avoids them all with ease.
Dimont shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holt sprawls well. Holt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dimont gets slowly back to his feet.
Holt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimont stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimont is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimont circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Holt.
Holt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dimont back to the cage. Holt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimont avoids the body shot from Holt.
Holt misses with a two punch combination.
Dimont dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Dimont with a poor takedown
and Holt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimont throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Holt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dimont is in Holt's guard.
Holt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dimont wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt is trying to control the position but Dimont postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt being controlled here, momentarily.
Dimont in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dimont postures up in Holt's guard and throws a big left but Holt blocks it.
Holt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dimont 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dimont has Holt pulled in close to control his posture.
Dimont keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Dimont seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Holt tries to free his leg and advance position but Dimont is retaining full guard.
Holt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dimont pulls Holt in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dimont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holt is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimont was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Raymond Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a shot to the body.
Dimont changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holt tries to avoid it but Dimont manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holt to the ground. Holt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Dimont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Dimont on that attempt.
Holt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dimont takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Holt as he connects with a hook.
Holt jabs Dimont to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holt 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.
Holt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimont momentarily.
Holt is looking to clinch.
Dimont fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt throws a head kick that misses.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimont tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dimont somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Dimont with that takedown attempt.
Holt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dimont fails with a takedown attempt.
Holt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Holt scores with a four punch combination!
Dimont is rocked!
Dimont slips under a jab from Holt.
Oh Dimont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimont has a takedown stuffed.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimont swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Holt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dimont seems to have got his legs back now.
Holt connects with a crisp jab.
Dimont fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holt avoids it really well and circles away.
Holt scores with a body shot.
Holt lands a big uppercut and Dimont crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dimont looks OK. Holt waves Dimont back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimont fails with a takedown attempt.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimont tries for a takedown but Holt circles away easily
and Holt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Dimont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt cracks Dimont with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimont tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holt defends well and Dimont ends up having to push Holt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dimont goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holt prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimont has picked Holt up - he's going for a ride! Dimont dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimont prevents Holt from standing back up.
Dimont throws a strike but Holt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dimont stopping the sweep attempt from Holt.
Holt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dimont. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dimont working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimont passes Holt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dimont looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to control but Dimont is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holt tries to get to full guard but Dimont has control of the leg.
Dimont throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dimont has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dimont landing strikes from the mount.
Dimont landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimont landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimont lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dimont cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Dimont connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Holt is rocked!
Holt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dimont looking to ground and pound but Holt is blocking nicely.
Dimont scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holt?
Holt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dimont with shots to the head and body - Holt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dimont landing strikes, looking to finish!
Holt is still in real trouble! Can Dimont finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Dimont! Holt is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Dimont!
Raymond Holt spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn it, I really wanted to win for you guys and make a statement for Impact MMA. Guess i have to do it on my next fight. Thanks for having me Sydney. No after party for me tonight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Gambino!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Gambino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Gambino lands a slapping body shot.
Gambino throws a sloppy body shot
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gambino momentarily.
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gambino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bakiyev connects with the punch.
Gambino throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bakiyev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gambino is in Bakiyev's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakiyev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gambino trying to control but Bakiyev is working from the bottom.
Gambino passes Bakiyev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino seems to be looking for submissions.
Bakiyev is looking to get back to is feet but Gambino passes into side control.
Gambino is trying to get an arm triangle but Bakiyev is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakiyev is pushing Gambino's head away, looking to escape. Gambino manages to hold on to the position though.
Gambino is looking to take a break and control but Bakiyev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gambino goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bakiyev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gambino's guard! Nice work there by Bakiyev!
Gambino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev wanted to stand there but Gambino had control of the position.
Bakiyev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gambino has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bakiyev has managed to get both his arms back between Gambino's legs - danger averted.
Gambino has his foot on Bakiyev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bakiyev works his way back into a safe position though.
Bakiyev wanted to stand there but Gambino had control of the position.
Bakiyev trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gambino 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.
Gambino lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino pushes down on Bakiyev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gambino trying to mount his opponent but Bakiyev defends it.
Gambino is trying to control the action in half guard but Bakiyev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gambino wants to free his trapped foot but Bakiyev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bakiyev tries to kick Gambino off but Gambino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gambino is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gambino works his way into full mount!
Gambino looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gambino scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gambino is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bakiyev has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bakiyev!
Gambino lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gambino stops Bakiyev from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Gambino dominated that round.
That's time! Bakiyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bakiyev blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gambino is defended easily by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Gambino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bakiyev's waist but Bakiyev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gambino off to one side.
Gambino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakiyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambino.
Gambino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bakiyev catches Gambino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gambino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakiyev scores with a sloppy right hand. Gambino should have avoided that one.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gambino doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bakiyev lands a nice hook to Gambino's body. Gambino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gambino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gambino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Gambino.
Bakiyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gambino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gambino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlo Gambino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gambino throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gambino misses with a wild body shot.
Gambino throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakiyev jabs at Gambino's body.
Gambino walks into a jab.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambino misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Gambino moves out of range.
Bakiyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gambino on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev stuffs the takedown attempt from Gambino. Gambino gets slowly back to his feet.
Gambino drops his hands momentarily and Bakiyev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bakiyev sizes up Gambino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gambino throws a sloppy body shot
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Bakiyev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bakiyev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gambino.
Gambino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gambino is breathing heavily.
Gambino throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gambino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bakiyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Bakiyev thuds a left hand into Gambino's body.
Bakiyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bakiyev lands a nice hook to Gambino's body. Gambino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gambino takes one to the chin there.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gambino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gambino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bakiyev to score with a decent uppercut.
Bakiyev throws a shot to the body.
Bakiyev lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gambino throws a sloppy body shot
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakiyev tests Gambino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gambino moves forwards but Bakiyev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gambino throws a shot to the body.
Gambino misses with a double jab.
Gambino looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
Gambino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bakiyev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gambino somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bakiyev circles away.
Gambino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gambino.
Bakiyev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gambino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gambino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Gambino.
Gambino looks to land a left hand but Bakiyev moved out of range nicely.
Gambino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Bakiyev.
Gambino misses with a left hand
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Bakiyev coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakiyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bakiyev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gambino at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakiyev lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Bakiyev as Gambino shoots in.
Gambino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bakiyev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bakiyev connects with a nice looking jab.
Gambino walks into a jab.
Gambino is rocked!
Gambino missing with a left hand there. Bakiyev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gambino is still on wobbly legs! Can Bakiyev finish him?
Gambino swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a left to the body.
Gambino seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev with a hook.
Gambino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gambino misses with a body shot.
Bakiyev scores with a body shot.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gambino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gambino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Gambino.
Gambino goes for a double leg but Bakiyev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bakiyev continues to drive forward.
Gambino throws a punch but it's blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev lands with a good body shot.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakiyev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Bakiyev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakiyev cracks a nice hook into Gambino's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Bakiyev.
Bakiyev scores with a jab. Gambino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bakiyev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bakiyev connects with a body shot that sends Gambino's belly button to the back.
Carlo Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gambino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gambino there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bakiyev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev wins by unanimous decision!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, James McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karl looks to throw the jab but McGuiness is out of range.
Karl throws a shot from downtown. McGuiness moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - McGuiness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuiness.
McGuiness has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McGuiness scores with a one two! Karl had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Pernell Karl has been cut.
Karl throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
McGuiness takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karl tests McGuiness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karl takes one to the side of the head.
McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karl scores with a spinning back kick!
Karl swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Karl uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuiness works the jab nicely.
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karl.
Karl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Karl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuiness.
Karl swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
Karl misses the shot to the body.
McGuiness bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karl's head backwards.
Jab by Karl.
McGuiness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by McGuiness - just one landing.
Karl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuiness missing with a left hand there. Karl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Karl counters with a nice body shot.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
Karl looks to land a right hand but McGuiness moved out of range.
McGuiness moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karl momentarily.
Karl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuiness manages to avoid it.
Karl misses with a body shot.
McGuiness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karl throws out the jab.
McGuiness tests Karl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from McGuiness misses.
Karl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuiness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karl circles away quickly and effectively.
Karl slips under a jab from McGuiness.
Karl cracks McGuiness with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGuiness lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuiness swings widly with a right hand
and Karl counters with an outside leg kick.
Karl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuiness.
McGuiness avoids a kick to the body.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karl connects with a crisp jab.
Karl ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuiness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuiness there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheers as Karl lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuiness doesn't seem phased though.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Karl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karl misses with a looping right.
Karl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuiness ducks under a wild hook from Karl.
McGuiness might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGuiness misses with a hook. Karl ducked under it nicely.
Karl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karl misses with a few strikes there.
McGuiness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuiness throws a body punch but Karl moves out of range.
Karl lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl throws a shot to the body.
McGuiness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuiness lands a two punch combo.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Karl misses its intended target.
Karl moves out of range of the strikes.
Karl throws a big shot that misses.
Karl takes one to the side of the head.
Karl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness moves away from the strike by Karl.
Karl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Karl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuiness throws a right hand that Karl ducks under and follows up with a left that Karl also avoids with ease.
Karl thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Karl misses.
McGuiness slips a jab from Karl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James McGuiness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pernell Karl's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuiness walks into a straight right hand from Karl.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
McGuiness takes one on the button.
Karl jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karl falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuiness darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGuiness to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Karl. Beautiful body shot.
Karl lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuiness closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Karl.
Karl jabs McGuiness right on the nose. McGuiness blinks but takes it well.
Karl defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Karl avoids the punch easily.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Karl is out of range.
Karl misses with a hook.
Karl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuiness missing with a left hand there. Karl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuiness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karl.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Karl avoids the punch easily.
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuiness.
Karl throws the left hand but McGuiness avoids the punch easily.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karl scores with the left hand. McGuiness knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karl, as that shot connected.
A big left from Karl misses.
Karl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuiness circles away quickly and effectively.
Karl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
McGuiness shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuiness throws a jab but it's blocked by Karl.
Karl throws out a loose jab but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karl jabs McGuiness right on the nose. McGuiness blinks but takes it well.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut
and Karl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuiness misses with a looping left.
McGuiness throws a big shot that misses.
Karl throws a hook to the side of McGuiness's head but McGuiness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karl throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Karl counters with a two punch combo.
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuiness.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Karl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
Karl with a jab.
Karl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws a jab when McGuiness was well out of range.
McGuiness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karl under the eye.
McGuiness connects with a nice looking jab.
Karl throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuiness missing with a left hand there. Karl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karl tries to bum rush McGuiness with a series of wild strikes but McGuiness uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karl ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karl.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karl throws out a loose jab but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from McGuiness misses its intended target.
Karl missing with a left hand there. McGuiness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karl misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl missing with a left hand there. McGuiness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuiness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Karl misses the target.
Pernell Karl is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuiness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karl on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karl digs a good body shot into McGuiness's ribs.
A swing and a miss from McGuiness.
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Karl's head but Karl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuiness throws a jab when Karl was well out of range.
Karl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from McGuiness misses.
A jab from McGuiness misses.
Karl blocks a jab.
Karl looks to throw the jab but McGuiness is out of range.
McGuiness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karl throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pernell Karl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pernell Karl's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Karl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
Karl misses the jab.
Karl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by McGuiness.
McGuiness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karl.
A slow jab from Karl misses its intended target.
McGuiness throws a hook but Karl avoids it easily.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Karl counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McGuiness might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karl has got the better of the exchanges.
McGuiness throws a combination that misses
and Karl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuiness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karl throws out the jab.
Karl ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Karl avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Karl.
Karl is looking to chop away at McGuiness's legs.
Karl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuiness.
Karl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karl walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karl throws a hook to the side of McGuiness's head but McGuiness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuiness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karl counters with a two punch combo.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karl cracks McGuiness with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuiness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuiness has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl scores with a nice right hand.
McGuiness misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness slips under a jab.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Karl moved out of range nicely.
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuiness is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
McGuiness slips under a jab.
McGuiness throws a series of punches but Karl avoids them all with ease.
Karl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuiness moves away.
A slow jab from McGuiness misses its intended target.
Karl throws a body shot but no joy.
Karl cracks McGuiness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karl throws a hook to the side of McGuiness's head but McGuiness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuiness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuiness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws a hook to the side of McGuiness's head but McGuiness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karl scores with a hook.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Karl avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Karl misses.
Karl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Jab by McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Karl counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuiness takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGuiness throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuiness just misses with a punch to the body.
Karl misses with an uppercut. McGuiness saw that one coming.
Karl misses with an uppercut. McGuiness saw that one coming.
Karl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuiness connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuiness on the side of the head.
Pernell Karl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karl looks to throw the jab but McGuiness is out of range.
Karl defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
Karl works McGuiness's body with a nice hook.
A big left from McGuiness misses.
A punch combination from McGuiness misses.
Karl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness dodges the punch combination from Karl.
Karl takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
James McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Karl.
Karl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Karl misses
and McGuiness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pernell Karl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Pernell Karl!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Pernell Karl!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Pernell Karl!
Pernell Karl wins by unanimous decision!
Pernell Karl bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Suihkija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes into the arena with Dimitri Vegas & like Mike - Tremor blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Suihkija's choice of entrance music: Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff . George West has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Suihkija!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a looping right.
Suihkija tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suihkija looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? West is fending him off so far but Suihkija persists. Nope, West circles away and we're back to standing.
Suihkija has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes.
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suihkija tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Suihkija staying out of range there.
Suihkija tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but West defends well and Suihkija ends up having to push West into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West manages to break the clinch.
Suihkija tries a head kick but it misses.
Suihkija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from West misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suihkija shoots in looking for a takedown. West tries to sprawl out of it but Suihkija keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. West manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
George West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Suihkija.
West scores with a jab. Suihkija acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
West scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Hessu Suihkija has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lunges at Suihkija with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suihkija's hand.
Nice sprawl there from West as Suihkija shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suihkija.
West throws a looping overhand right but Suihkija ducks down to avoid it.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
West lands a big right hand that sends Suihkija crashing to the mat! West stays standing though and waves Suihkija back to his feet!
Suihkija is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suihkija wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Suihkija is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
Suihkija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suihkija seems to have recovered his senses.
West misses with a head kick.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Suihkija dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Suihkija's head and hops out.
West lands a jab to Suihkija's midsection.
Suihkija throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. West tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Suihkija is in West's guard.
Suihkija looks winded!
Suihkija throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
West wants to stand but Suihkija is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
Suihkija looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
West gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
West looks to land a right hand but Suihkija moved out of range.
Suihkija closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Suihkija pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suihkija walks into a stiff left hand from West.
That has opened up Hessu Suihkija's cut even more.
West throws a hook but Suihkija avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija fails with a takedown attempt.
Suihkija on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. West catches Suihkija right on the button with a cross.
Suihkija changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Suihkija manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Suihkija's shoulder, as Suihkija tries to avoid the shot.
West lands a nice hook to Suihkija's body. Suihkija takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suihkija shoots for a takedown but West saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
West throws a looping overhand right but Suihkija ducks down to avoid it.
West scores with a body shot.
George West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West misses with a head kick.
Suihkija fails to land the takedown.
Suihkija moves out of range of the strikes.
West missing with a left hand there. Suihkija was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a lazy right hand but Suihkija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija fails to land the takedown.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
Suihkija shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West as he avoids it easily.
Suihkija's hands are dropping dangerously low here and West connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suihkija scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above Hessu Suihkija's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've been told by West's head coaches at Soco na măe - Stand Up Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suihkija fails with an attempt to clinch.
West misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from West as Suihkija shoots in.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suihkija sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Suihkija fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
West changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hessu Suihkija's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suihkija shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
Suihkija takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suihkija moves away from the strike by West.
West cracks Suihkija with a good jab.
West sizes up Suihkija with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West throws a body kick that misses.
West lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from West as Suihkija shoots in.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Suihkija doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suihkija gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hessu Suihkija's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Suihkija is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suihkija.
George West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Suihkija.
West sends Suihkija crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! West is motioning to the referee to let Suihkija up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suihkija takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suihkija can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
West lands a slapping body shot.
West cracks Suihkija with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Suihkija looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can West finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hessu Suihkija's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George West!
George West was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Hessu Suihkija was interviewed post fight and said 'Got the number of that bus?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (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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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Yates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yates connects with a crisp jab.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yates as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Hardy with that takedown attempt.
Hardy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yates quickly recovers to half guard.
Hardy is working for a submission of some sort.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yates does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yates is adopting a defensive guard.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Yates keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
Hardy drops back looking for a leg! Yates is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yates manages to kick Hardy off! Hardy jumps back into Yates's guard.
Yates is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yates leaves Hardy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Yates. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yates.
Hardy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yates on his heels. He'll look to pass Yates's guard now, I'm sure.
Hardy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hardy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yates has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hardy trying to control the position but Yates is working away.
Yates is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yates has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hardy but great work by Yates.
Hardy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Yates presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yates sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hardy is looking to improve his position but Yates isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown but Yates sprawls well. He's pushed Hardy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tom Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates lands with a nice body kick.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Yates. Yates maintains the clinch.
A short left from Yates.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Yates.
Yates working Hardy over with knees to the body.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Yates.
Yates avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yates with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yates.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yates stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yates receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Yates is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Yates.
Yates landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
The referee calls for Yates to work.
Yates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Yates working Hardy over with knees to the body.
Yates putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yates putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yates connects with a knee to the head.
Yates throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Yates working Hardy over with knees to the body.
Yates with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Yates stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Yates.
Yates lands a knee to the head.
Hardy is rocked!
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates stalling against the cage.
Yates putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab by Yates.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates lands a left and a right that send Hardy crashing to the mat, dazed. Yates thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yates is trying to defend but Hardy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Yates is controlling Hardy's trapped leg to prevent Hardy from advancing to side control.
Hardy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Yates is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hardy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hardy.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yates holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardy is just content to waste time from the top position. Yates takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Hardy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yates pulls Hardy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardy from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yates fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yates sprawls well. Yates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yates digs a good hook to Hardy's body.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardy.
Yates scores with a head kick.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yates.
Hardy drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Hardy is really struggling to control Yates but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tom Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yates winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Harrison Yates!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Harrison Yates!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Harrison Yates!
Harrison Yates wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Moya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrico Moya is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrico Moya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Moya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masters is out of range and Moya settles back down.
Moya throws a push kick but Masters slaps the foot to one side.
Moya tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Good shot there by Masters .
Moya connects with a right hand. Masters shakes it off.
Moya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moya moves out of range of the body kick.
Moya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masters avoids the head kick by Moya.
Masters seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Moya checks a leg kick nicely.
Masters misses with a left hand
and Moya counters with an outside leg kick.
Moya throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moya lands a high kick!
Moya blocks a low kick nicely.
A left lands for Moya.
Moya misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
Moya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Masters .
Masters bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moya throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moya lands an overhand right.
Enrico Moya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masters .
Moya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Masters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moya's sensitive parts.
Moya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moya defending well as Masters loads up on a big left hand.
Masters checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masters .
Masters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moya can pounce on him.
Enrico Moya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moya rushes Masters and presses him up against the cage.
Moya misses with a punch to the body.
Masters throws a head punch that misses.
Masters lands an uppercut.
Masters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moya backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masters .
Masters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moya misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Moya fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Moya.
Moya lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masters .
Moya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masters lands an uppercut.
Masters tries to throw a body punch but Moya avoids it by throwing Masters back against the cage.
Masters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masters throws a head punch that misses.
Moya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards.
Masters swings wildly with an uppercut but Moya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moya tries a body shot but Masters blocks it.
Masters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masters prevents a body shot from Moya.
Moya misses with a punch to the body.
Masters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moyas head.
Masters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Masters misses with a body punch.
Masters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Moya.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moya working aggressively here.
Masters swings wildly with an uppercut but Moya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moya.
Masters blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moya slips a jab from Masters .
Moya throws a solid leg kick but Masters takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moya.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moya.
Moya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enrico Moya will probably get the nod.
That's time! Masters 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moya is out of range and Masters settles back down.
Nice body kick there by Masters .
Masters throws a low kick but Moya avoids it.
Masters thuds a left hand into Moya's body.
Moya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masters .
Moya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masters .
Masters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moya is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Masters blocks the low kick.
Masters shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moya napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moya struggling a bit here.
Masters throws a strike aimed at the side of Moya's head but Moya avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moya is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Masters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Masters trying to control from half guard but Moya is working away.
Masters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Masters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Masters is thwarting Moya's attempts to control the position.
Moya holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moya wants to control but Masters is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Masters wants to take a breather but Moya is having none of it.
Moya trying to hold on to Masters 's head to control him but Masters postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Enrico Moya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moya counters with a solid body kick.
Moya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Masters if he has to take too many more of those.
Masters throws a sloppy body shot
and Moya counters with a straight right hand.
Moya misses with a head kick.
Masters misses with a low kick as Moya jumps back.
Masters misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Moya misses
and Masters counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masters .
Masters postures up and lands a big shot to Moya's brow.
Moya is controlling Masters 's posture.
Masters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters .
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Moya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moya is trying to keep Masters in close.
Moya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters .
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Moya thows a leg kick but Masters checks it
and Masters counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moya won't be happy with that.
Moya has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Moya tries to buck Masters off but Masters is having none of it.
Masters throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Moya tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moya gets back to half guard.
Moya keeping control of the position.
Moya tries to get to full guard but Masters has control of the leg.
Moya keeps trying to improve his position.
Moya is trying to control but can't.
Moya tries to get to full guard but Masters has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masters lands a jab to the head.
Masters gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moya moves out of range as Masters throws a body kick.
Masters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moya.
Moya misses with a hook.
Masters throws a body kick that misses
and Moya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moya.
Masters throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Moya.
Moya throws a hook to the side of Masters 's head but Masters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moya walks into a jab.
Masters throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters looks for the body kick but Moya saw that one coming.
Moya throws a leg kick but Masters moved away.
Moya wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
Masters is looking to score with low kicks.
Masters looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masters misses the shot to the body.
Masters throws a leg kick which misses Moya's front leg but catches the back leg as Moya tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Masters crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moya - the referee stops the clock and Masters gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moya. Masters manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moya lands with a straight right. Masters didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Masters misses
and Moya counters with a nice body kick.
Moya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masters .
Masters feints and then cracks Moya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moya down.
Masters will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Moya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Masters is able to avoid easily.
Masters avoids the body shot from Moya.
Moya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Masters tries a low kick but Moya avoids it.
Masters tries a low kick but Moya avoids it.
Moya connects with a crisp jab.
Masters avoids the body shot from Moya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moya throws the kick towards the body but Masters avoids it.
Masters on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Masters throws a body kick that misses
and Moya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masters lands a nice shot that snaps Moya's head back.
Moya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moya. That's going to slow Masters down.
Masters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masters checks a leg kick.
Masters throws out a loose jab but Moya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Masters misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moya is looking to slow Masters down with leg kicks.
Moya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moya throws a body kick that misses
and Masters counters with a body kick.
Moya lands a nice looking body kick.
Moya moves out of range of the body kick.
Moya motions for Masters to come forward. Moya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moya connects with a crisp jab.
Moya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters .
A big left from Masters misses.
Moya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masters avoids the body shot from Moya.
Moya tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Moya really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Masters counters with a shoot takedown. Moya fights it but they end up in guard.
Masters not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moya controlling the position.
Masters wants to control from the top but Moya keeps moving.
Moya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is fighting to break Moya's control of his arms but Moya is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Moya tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moya throws a low kick but Masters avoids it.
Masters wants to land a leg kick but Moya is out of range.
Moya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masters 's calf.
Nice jab there from Masters .
Moya throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masters .
Moya looking to control.
Moya has control of Masters 's left arm, preventing Masters from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moya is trying to control the position but Masters postures up.
Moya is pulling down on Masters 's head. It's preventing any offense from Masters , at least for the moment.
Masters postures up.
Moya is adopting a defensive guard.
Moya controls Masters momentarily but Masters frees himself.
Moya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moya throws a leg kick which misses Masters 's front leg but catches the back leg as Masters tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Masters lands.
Moya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moya checks the leg kick.
Moya tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Moya.
Masters throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moya misses with a body shot.
Moya scores with a punch to the head.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masters connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moya is looking to clinch.
Moya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Moya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masters s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masters misses with an uppercut.
Moya wants to slow Masters down by chopping away at his legs.
Moya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masters 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 Moya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ken Masters will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Moya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masters misses with a looping left.
Moya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moya keeps Masters at a distance using the push kick.
Moya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moya throws a leg kick which misses Masters 's front leg but catches the back leg as Masters tries to avoid it.
Moya tries to clinch but Masters is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moya scores with a spinning back kick!
Jab from Moya.
Moya wants to clinch.
Masters misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moya throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a takedown into side control.
Masters working away.
The ground and pound from Masters seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Masters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moya keeps working.
Moya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Masters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moya wants to control but Masters postures up.
Masters throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moya is looking to regain half guard here but Masters keeps moving and retains side control.
Moya manages to work his way to half guard, despite Masters 's best efforts.
Moya wants to improve his position but Masters is controlling well.
Moya is looking to control Masters 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moya avoid being mounted?
Moya holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Moya tries to get to full guard but Masters has control of the leg.
Masters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Moya's head but Moya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moya throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Moya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Masters throws a hook but Moya blocks it.
Masters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moya.
Moya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moya ducks under a wild hook from Masters .
Masters feints and as Moya raises his hands in defense, Masters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moya managing to control the position.
Moya trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moya pulls Masters in to control the position.
Moya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moya holds on and takes a little breather.
Moya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Moya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Masters showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Masters has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Ken Masters !
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Enrico Moya!
The fight ends as a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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