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Troids Next Top Fighter! R10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Michel Basquiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Michel Basquiat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Michel Basquiat!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basquiat throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Basquiat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Basquiat to the ground. Hunt is now in Basquiat's guard.
Hunt postures up in Basquiat's guard and throws a big left but Basquiat blocks it.
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hunt drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hunt seems to have locked his on tight now - Basquiat screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hunt, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mike Hunt!
After winning the bout, Mike Hunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Norvell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McDunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDunn's choice of entrance music: Lost In Forever-P.O.D.. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Norvell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian McDunn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norvell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDunn unleashes a big counter combination but Norvell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDunn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norvell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDunn scrambles back to his feet.
McDunn throws a hook to the side of Norvell's head but Norvell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that McDunn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Norvell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDunn sprawls well initially but Norvell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McDunn wants to get back to full guard.
Norvell wants to pass to mount but McDunn is defending the position.
McDunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Norvell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norvell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Norvell is landing with some decent strikes but McDunn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McDunn is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn regains half guard.
Norvell thows a huge punch but McDunn dodges it nicely.
Norvell is looking to take a break and control but McDunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDunn wants to improve his position but Norvell is controlling well.
Norvell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McDunn tries to roll over but Norvell keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Norvell there.
McDunn is looking for a sweep. Norvell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norvell is working for a submission of some sort.
McDunn tries to roll over but Norvell keeps him under control.
McDunn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Norvell is working away from the top position though.
Norvell wants to pass to mount but McDunn is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McDunn is looking for a sweep. Norvell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norvell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Norvell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norvell wants to pass the guard but McDunn is defending well.
Norvell is looking to take a break and control but McDunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norvell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Norvell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDunn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Norvell postures up and lands a big shot to McDunn's brow.
McDunn working a defensive guard here.
McDunn looking for a sweep. Not yet McDunn, not yet.
Norvell lands a couple of digs.
McDunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norvell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Norvell preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norvell working some strikes from top position.
Norvell postures up in McDunn's guard and throws a big left but McDunn blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Norvell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McDunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norvell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDunn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norvell will feel that in the morning.
McDunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDunn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norvell takes a swing at McDunn's ribcage but misses.
McDunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDunn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norvell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDunn on the side of the head.
Norvell ducks under a wild hook from McDunn.
Norvell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from McDunn lands.
Norvell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McDunn did well to prevent Norvell getting side control.
Norvell throwing shots but McDunn is blocking nicely.
Norvell working McDunn over with strikes.
Norvell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norvell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McDunn is staying active underneath Norvell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norvell is nestled in close to McDunn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Norvell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDunn can do to turn this around?
McDunn tries to roll over but Norvell keeps him under control.
Norvell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDunn defending well though.
Norvell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McDunn is looking to improve his position.
McDunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Norvell pulls his head out easily.
Norvell is trying to control the action in half guard but McDunn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Norvell drops an elbow to the side of McDunn's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McDunn is trying to maintain the position but Norvell is very close to passing his half guard.
Norvell lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norvell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McDunn wants to get back to full guard.
Norvell drops an elbow to the side of McDunn's head.
Norvell works his way into side control.
McDunn regains half guard.
Norvell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norvell is looking for a kimura but McDunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Norvell to get the leverage.
Norvell is keen to just control but McDunn is a slippery customer.
Norvell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Norvell.
Norvell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norvell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McDunn trying to control but Norvell postures up.
Norvell working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Norvell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Norvell feints and as McDunn raises his hands in defense, Norvell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Norvell scoring with some ground and pound.
McDunn wants to sweep here but Norvell controlling him for the moment.
Norvell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McDunn keeping full guard, as Norvell tries to pass.
Norvell throws a strike but McDunn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McDunn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDunn preventing the sweep.
McDunn postures up in Norvell's guard and throws a big left but Norvell blocks it.
McDunn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norvell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norvell pulls McDunn in to control the position.
Norvell keeping moving, preventing McDunn from controlling successfully.
McDunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDunn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norvell is on top in guard.
McDunn is looking for a triangle but Norvell pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvell works over McDunn with some ground and pound from guard.
Norvell connects with a couple of short punches.
Norvell 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.
Norvell works over McDunn with some ground and pound from guard.
Brad Norvell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norvell wants to control from the top but McDunn keeps moving.
Norvell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ian McDunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDunn is rocked!
Norvell advances position into side control!
Norvell with the ground and pound but McDunn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Norvell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McDunn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McDunn wants to get back to full guard.
McDunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Norvell.
McDunn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Norvell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McDunn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Norvell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Norvell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brad Norvell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norvell content to stall in guard here.
Norvell works over McDunn with some ground and pound from guard.
McDunn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Norvell controls the pace.
McDunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norvell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norvell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norvell throws a strike but McDunn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Norvell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norvell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Norvell!
During a confident post fight interview, Brad Norvell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Tossgrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jeferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Jeferson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Tossgrove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Jeferson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tossgrove scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Alex Jeferson has been cut.
Tossgrove throws a shot from downtown. Jeferson moves away and avoids it.
Tossgrove lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tossgrove lands with a nice combination. Jeferson backs away looking to recover.
Jeferson is rocked!
Jeferson shoots in but Tossgrove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeferson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tossgrove finish him?
Tossgrove Throws a clean left jab. Tossgrove Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Jeferson's chin! Jeferson crumbles to the ground and Tossgrove follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Tossgrove!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carl Tossgrove!
Carl Tossgrove bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Helix (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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176 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tino Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Helix!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio misses the shot to the body.
Helix connects with a body shot that sends Kallio's belly button to the back.
Helix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kallio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Brandon Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Helix misses.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Kallio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good work by Kallio as he checks the leg kick.
Kallio scores with a body shot.
Kallio feints and then cracks Helix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helix down.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Helix, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Helix will feel that in the morning.
Kallio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Helix.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helix checks a leg kick.
Helix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix throws a front kick aimed at Kallio's knee but Kallio avoids it well.
Helix throws a wild body kick that Kallio sees coming a mile off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helix.
No luck for Helix with that takedown attempt.
Kallio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Helix throws a solid leg kick but Kallio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Helix.
Kallio throws a leg kick which misses Helix's front leg but catches the back leg as Helix tries to avoid it.
Helix moves out of range of the body kick from Kallio.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Helix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kallio was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Kallio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helix.
A lazy body kick from Helix
and Kallio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Helix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helix misses with a body kick.
Helix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Helix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kallio wants to improve his position but Helix is controlling well.
Helix is working for a kimura but Kallio is defending it quite comfortably.
Kallio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kallio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kallio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helix chips away with some ground and pound.
Helix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helix stands up over Kallio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Helix throws an elbow that misses. Kallio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Helix's guard. Nice move by Kallio!
Helix looking for a sweep. Not yet Helix, not yet.
Helix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kallio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kallio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kallio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Helix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Helix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kallio is aware though and is defending well.
Helix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Helix working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Helix will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kallio looks to land a body kick but Helix moved away.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio connects with a looping right hand.
Helix lands with a good body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helix, right into the meat.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kallio moves away.
Kallio scores with a nice head shot.
Helix has a takedown stuffed.
Kallio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Kallio misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix throws a big shot that misses.
Helix punishes Kallio's body with a nice straight punch.
Kallio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kallio checks it well.
Kallio connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kallio swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Kallio. Those never looked like landing.
Helix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kallio as he jumps to the side.
Helix fails with a takedown attempt.
Tino Kallio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Helix.
Kallio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kallio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Helix.
Tino Kallio is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Helix blocks the leg kick.
Helix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kallio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Helix's calf.
Kallio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Helix back to the cage. Kallio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is looking to land body kicks.
Helix sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Helix motions for Kallio to come forward. Helix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix misses with a wild combination.
Helix misses with a leg kick.
Helix throws a body punch but Kallio moves out of range.
It looked like Kallio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Helix.
Kallio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kallio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helix connects with a looping right hand.
Kallio lands a front kick.
Helix misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kallio counter with a right hand.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
A left lands for Kallio.
No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helix throws a leg kick
and Kallio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
Helix cracks a nice hook into Kallio's ribs.
Helix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kallio is fending him off so far but Helix persists. Nope, Kallio circles away and we're back to standing.
Helix throws a lazy right hand but Kallio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Kallio misses its target.
Helix throws a leg kick but Kallio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Helix throws a leg kick
and Kallio counters with a left and a right that stings Helix.
Helix is looking to chop away at Kallio's legs.
Helix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Helix blocks the body kick.
Kallio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helix can do to turn this around?
Helix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helix drops his hands momentarily and Kallio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Helix checks a leg kick nicely.
Kallio scores with a nice body kick.
Helix lands a jab to the head.
Kallio tries to work over Helix's front leg with a kick but Helix checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
Kallio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Helix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kallio as he jumps to the side.
Kallio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kallio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Helix shoots in but Kallio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Helix is breathing heavily.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix tries a low kick but Kallio avoids it.
Kallio takes a swing at Helix's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Kallio.
Kallio throws a right and a left that Helix avoids nicely.
Tino Kallio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kallio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kallio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Helix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kallio thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Kallio 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!
Kallio fakes the leg kick and cracks Helix in the body.
Kallio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kallio feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Helix gets a takedown into half guard.
Helix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kallio is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kallio is looking for a sweep. Helix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helix is trying to work for a kimura but Kallio is defending well.
Helix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kallio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix controlling from side mount.
Kallio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kallio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Helix.
Kallio trying to get back to full guard but Helix takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kallio regains half guard.
Helix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kallio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio trying to control from the bottom.
Kallio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Helix looking to sit in guard and control but Kallio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kallio trying to control but Helix is working from the bottom.
Helix working for a triangle but Kallio defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio scoring with some ground and pound.
Helix can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kallio controls the pace.
Kallio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helix wants to control the position but Kallio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Helix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kallio.
Helix trying to control here.
Helix is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kallio pulls his head out easily.
That's four 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.
Helix wants to sweep but Kallio has passed to side control!
Helix manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Helix trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Kallio there.
Kallio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helix defending well though.
Helix wants to control but Kallio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kallio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Helix with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Helix trying to control here.
Helix controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tino Kallio.
I think Kallio 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tino Kallio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tino Kallio waved his t-shirt featuring V-Mask Clothing (10%)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olliver Gullion!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gullion.
Gullion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Gullion moved away.
Gullion throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gullion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henderson will feel that in the morning.
Gullion with a hook.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Gullion.
Henderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gullion looks to throw a body kick
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Henderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gullion has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gullion.
Henderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gullion.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullion scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gullion.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gullion back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gullion is rocked!
Henderson moves away from the strike by Gullion.
Gullion is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Henderson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gullion clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Henderson!
Julius Henderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olek Skilgannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skilgannon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Ultima Hora - Breed 77. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Olek Skilgannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skilgannon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skilgannon moves out of range as Newton throws a body kick.
Newton misses with a straight left.
Newton connects with a nice looking jab.
Skilgannon blocks the body kick.
Newton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skilgannon counters with a takedown into side control.
Newton controls the position for a moment.
Newton is not content to let Skilgannon control the position.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Newton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Skilgannon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Newton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Newton can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skilgannon wants to control but Newton is keeping him busy.
Newton is trying to control Skilgannon's posture but Skilgannon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton controls the position for a moment.
Skilgannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newton stops Skilgannon from passing to mount.
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.
Newton struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skilgannon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Skilgannon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Newton!
Skilgannon avoids the attempt from Newton to control.
Newton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newton 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.
Skilgannon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Newton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Skilgannon is working for a guillotine from mount but Newton frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skilgannon avoids the attempt from Newton to control.
Skilgannon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Newton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Newton shrugs it off.
Skilgannon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Skilgannon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Newton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Newton can't do much from the bottom here.
Skilgannon is looking to take a break and control but Newton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skilgannon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skilgannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skilgannon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Newton!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton wants to control but Skilgannon is having none of it.
Skilgannon wants to control the pace but Newton is squirming around nicely.
Newton holds on, trying desperately to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olek Skilgannon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Newton throws a good cross that connects.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Skilgannon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skilgannon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newton.
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Skilgannon on that attempt.
Skilgannon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skilgannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Newton lands a big head kick that sends Skilgannon tumbling to the mat! Newton takes a step backwards and waves Skilgannon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Skilgannon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newton lands a front kick.
Aaron Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skilgannon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newton with a jab.
Oh Skilgannon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newton finds Skilgannon's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Skilgannon flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Newton lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Skilgannon will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Newton!
Aaron Newton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
147 lbs
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153 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Carlyle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlyle keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Carlyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlyle moves away from the strike by Heath.
Heath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlyle.
Carlyle moves away from the strike by Heath.
Heath throws a lazy right hand but Carlyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heath definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Heath misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Heath.
Carlyle shoots in looking for a takedown but Heath manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlyle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heath.
Heath ducks under a wild hook from Carlyle.
Heath tries to clinch but Carlyle is having none of it.
A cross from Heath lands.
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!
Heath drives through and clinches with Carlyle against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle throws an elbow that misses.
Carlyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heath has a couple of punches blocked by Carlyle.
Heath lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlyle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Heath.
Carlyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heath lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlyle backwards.
Carlyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Heath.
Heath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlyle's elbow.
Heath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heath dodges an elbow strike from Carlyle.
Carlyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath tries to work over Carlyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlyle blocking some punches.
Heath swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heath lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heath backwards.
Heath tries a body shot but Carlyle blocks it.
Heath misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heath.
Carlyle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heath has a couple of punches blocked by Carlyle.
Carlyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heath avoids the elbow strike from Carlyle, against the cage.
Heath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heath misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlyle misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath tries a body shot but Carlyle blocks it.
Carlyle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heath blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heath is working Carlyle over against the cage.
Heath tries to throw a body punch but Carlyle avoids it by throwing Heath back against the cage.
Heath throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlyle.
Carlyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Heath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlyle throws an elbow that misses.
Heath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Heath fails to land.
Carlyle prevents a body shot from Heath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heath.
Heath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heath pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Heath.
Carlyle misses with the head strike.
Heath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Heath taking a breather.
Heath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heath stalling in the clinch but Carlyle improves position.
Carlyle is trying to maintain a safe position but Heath gets an underhook and turns Carlyle into the cage.
Heath throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlyle.
Heath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heath softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carlyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heath misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Heath dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carlyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Heath misses with a looping left.
Carlyle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Heath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heath.
Despite the aggression on Carlyle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Heath lands a slapping body shot.
Heath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlyle manages to avoid it.
And Carlyle responds with a good body kick, but Heath manages to step out the way in time.
Heath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlyle can do to turn this around?
Carlyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlyle walks into a jab.
Heath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath wants to clinch but Carlyle slips to the side
enabling Carlyle to counter with a crisp jab.
Heath keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heath tries for a takedown but Carlyle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heath slips a jab and a cross from Carlyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath shoots in and bounces Carlyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carlyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heath's guard.
Carlyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carlyle working some strikes from top position.
Carlyle cracks Heath with a solid left hand.
Heath is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlyle forces his way into half guard.
Carlyle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heath is just riding it out for now. Carlyle eventually gives up the hold.
Carlyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath tries to get to full guard but Carlyle has control of the leg.
Heath is looking to control Carlyle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heath avoid being mounted?
Carlyle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carlyle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heath doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlyle.
Carlyle is thwarting Heath's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlyle on the ground.
Carlyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carlyle passes to full mount!
Carlyle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Heath has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Heath is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carlyle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Carlyle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Heath can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Heath looks a forlorn figure.
Carlyle lands with some strikes.
Heath is trying desperately to improve position.
Carlyle is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Heath is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Heath flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Carlyle anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Heath and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Carlyle slips an arm under Heath chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Carlyle has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Carlyle is squeezing on Heath like an anaconda would it's prey. Heath fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Carlyle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bary Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
211 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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212 lbs
5 - 4 - 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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bary Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuzz dives in and grabs Allen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes down on Wuzz's head and hops out.
Wuzz misses with a body kick.
Wuzz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wuzz shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Wuzz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wuzz has his takedown stuffed
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Bary Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wuzz.
Wuzz darts in looking for a takedown but Allen gets double underhooks and turns Wuzz into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allen pinned against the cage. Allen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen 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 Wuzz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wuzz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been told by Allen's head coaches at Instincts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wuzz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Wuzz sees coming a mile off.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wuzz, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen is struggling to control the position.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Allen just leaning against Wuzz, taking a breather.
Wuzz takes a shot to the head.
Wuzz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Allen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wuzz jumps guard and drags Allen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen trying to control but Wuzz is working from the bottom.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Wuzz's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Allen passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuzz is trying to get back to full guard.
Wuzz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Allen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Allen's back!
Wuzz looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz looking to break Allen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Allen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wuzz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Allen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wuzz on the ground.
Wuzz doesn't have the hooks in and Allen manages to turn into his guard.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen with a nice head shot there.
Wuzz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Allen defends well.
Wuzz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wuzz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Allen stands up over Wuzz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen works over Wuzz with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wuzz keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Allen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wuzz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allen has managed to get both his arms back between Wuzz's legs - danger averted.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wuzz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allen has managed to get both his arms back between Wuzz's legs - danger averted.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wuzz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allen is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Wuzz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bary Allen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuzz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Allen tries to avoid it but Wuzz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Allen to the ground. Allen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wuzz misses with a takedown
and Wuzz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bary Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wuzz.
Wuzz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allen swivels and escapes.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wuzz can do to turn this around?
Wuzz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wuzz off to one side.
Wuzz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wuzz moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
Wuzz closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Wuzz pushes Allen against the cage but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wuzz is breathing heavily.
Allen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wuzz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen cracks Wuzz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Bary Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen cracks Wuzz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wuzz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Allen coming out on top.
Wuzz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuzz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wuzz moves out of range of the strikes.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuzz seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Allen trying to hold on to Wuzz's head to control him but Wuzz postures up.
Wuzz wants to pass the guard but Allen is defending well.
Wuzz seems to be working for a kimura but Allen defends the submission attempt.
Allen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Allen tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allen is adopting a defensive guard.
Wuzz advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wuzz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Allen sees it coming and defends easily.
Wuzz is trying to work for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Wuzz prevents Allen from improving his position.
Wuzz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Allen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wuzz has cracked it and Allen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wuzz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Wuzz!
David Wuzz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlo Froch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Froch misses with a combination
and Aurelio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Froch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Froch wants to control but Aurelio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Froch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Froch 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.
Aurelio trying to control from half guard but Froch is working away.
Froch wants to get back to full guard.
Aurelio throwing shots but Froch is blocking nicely.
Aurelio is trying to control the action in half guard but Froch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Froch reverses the position - he's now on top in Aurelio's guard.
Froch trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio working a defensive guard here.
Froch lands a couple of elbows.
Froch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aurelio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Froch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aurelio looking to control.
Froch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio working a defensive guard but Froch passes into half guard.
Froch controlling the pace.
Aurelio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Froch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is not content to let Froch control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aurelio is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aurelio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aurelio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aurelio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aurelio looking for a guillotine here but Froch defends easily.
Froch landing some decent shots from guard.
Aurelio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froch works over Aurelio with some ground and pound from guard.
Froch tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelio is retaining full guard.
Aurelio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Froch is one step ahead there.
Froch throws a big right hand that misses.
Aurelio wants to control but Froch passes easily into half guard.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Froch is controlling well.
Froch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aurelio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Froch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Froch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Froch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aurelio controls Froch momentarily but Froch frees himself.
Froch trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio working a defensive guard but Froch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aurelio is looking to regain half guard here but Froch keeps moving and retains side control.
Froch creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Froch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Froch scores with punches from side control.
Aurelio looking for a sweep but Froch has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Froch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Froch avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Froch.
Aurelio darts in looking for a takedown but Froch gets double underhooks and turns Aurelio into the cage.
Froch stuns Aurelio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aurelio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Froch counters with a left and a right that stings Aurelio.
Froch lands a jab to the head.
Aurelio looks to land a combination but Froch avoids it well.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Froch manages to avoid it.
Froch drives through with a takedown into Aurelio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Froch postures up in Aurelio's guard and throws a big left but Aurelio blocks it.
Froch won't allow Aurelio to sweep him here.
Aurelio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aurelio can't keep his opponent in guard - Froch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio is not content to let Froch control the position.
Froch slips a nice elbow through Aurelio's hands, connecting with Aurelio's forehead.
Aurelio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Froch stalling away here and it's allowed Aurelio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Froch is pushing down on Aurelio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aurelio is fighting to maintain full guard but Froch has managed to sneak the leg through.
Froch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Froch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Froch lands with a punch from half guard.
Aurelio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aurelio tries to get to full guard but Froch has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aurelio is looking to improve his position.
Froch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Froch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aurelio looking for submissions off his back.
Aurelio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Froch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aurelio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelio, not yet.
Froch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Froch throws a big elbow that misses.
Froch wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Froch is working Aurelio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aurelio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Froch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aurelio wants to sweep but no luck.
Aurelio keeping full guard, as Froch tries to pass.
Aurelio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Froch passes into half guard.
Aurelio is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Froch is trying to control the action in half guard but Aurelio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aurelio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Froch pulls his head out easily.
Froch wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy.
Froch works his way into side control.
Froch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aurelio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Froch goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aurelio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Froch but great work by Aurelio.
Froch wants to control but Aurelio postures up.
Froch is looking to reverse the position.
Froch is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Froch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Froch lands a right hook to the body.
Froch missing with a left hand there. Aurelio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Froch slips a straight right by Aurelio.
Froch throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Froch lands a nice hook to Aurelio's body. Aurelio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Froch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Froch moves out of range as Aurelio strikes.
Jab, jab by Froch - just one landing.
Aurelio moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Froch. Those never looked like landing.
Froch gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Froch is keen to just control but Aurelio is a slippery customer.
Aurelio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Froch is trying to control the action in half guard but Aurelio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aurelio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Froch wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Aurelio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Froch is now in half guard.
Froch trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away.
Carlo Froch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Froch.
Froch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Froch lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Froch tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelio is retaining full guard.
Froch cracks Aurelio with a solid left hand.
Froch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Froch trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aurelio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Froch has passed into half guard!
Aurelio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Froch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froch is controlling the pace.
Froch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
Froch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aurelio is trying to maintain the position but Froch is very close to passing his half guard.
Aurelio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Froch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelio defending well though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aurelio tries to sprawl but Froch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Froch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Froch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelio defending well though.
Froch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Froch working Aurelio over with strikes.
Froch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aurelio tries to get to full guard but Froch has control of the leg.
Aurelio looking for submissions off his back.
Froch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aurelio's head.
Carlo Froch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio actively working from the bottom here.
Froch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Froch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Froch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Froch!
An out of breath Carlo Froch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximillian Xezeron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xezeron.
Xezeron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turnbull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turnbull lands a front kick.
Xezeron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turnbull checks a leg kick.
Turnbull lands a really nice looking cross but Xezeron seems unphased.
Turnbull cracks Xezeron with an open hand slap.
Turnbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xezeron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turnbull avoids it really well and circles away.
Xezeron looks for a takedown but Turnbull sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximillian Xezeron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turnbull keeps Xezeron at a distance using the push kick.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Turnbull.
Xezeron goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnbull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turnbull defends well and Xezeron ends up having to push Turnbull into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron clinches.
Xezeron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Xezeron misses with a punch on the inside.
Xezeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xezeron throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull gets through Xezeron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Xezeron blocks it.
Xezeron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Xezeron controls the action.
Turnbull crunches a lovely knee into Xezeron's ribcage.
Xezeron misses with a punch to the body.
Xezeron avoiding damage as Turnbull throws knees to the body.
Xezeron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xezeron lands a body punch.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
Xezeron lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xezeron.
Xezeron breaks from the clinch.
Xezeron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xezeron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xezeron.
Xezeron takes the fight into the clinch.
Xezeron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xezeron misses with a body punch.
Xezeron scores with a shoulder strike.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Xezeron.
Xezeron tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Xezeron controls his hands.
Xezeron letting Turnbull take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Xezeron fails to land.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Xezeron throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
A shot in the inside from Xezeron.
Xezeron can't break the clinch.
Xezeron stalling against the cage.
Turnbull gets through Xezeron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turnbull is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turnbull has Xezeron pressed against the cage, preventing Xezeron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xezeron.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Xezeron blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
Xezeron is breathing heavily.
Xezeron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull tries to work over Xezeron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xezeron prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull thumps Xezeron with a low kick.
Xezeron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Xezeron lands with a left to the head.
Turnbull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xezeron just leaning against Turnbull, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Turnbull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turnbull connects with a looping right hand.
Xezeron shoots in and drives through. Turnbull sprawls well.
Turnbull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xezeron tries to clinch up.
Xezeron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turnbull appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xezeron fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximillian Xezeron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron tries to clinch there but Turnbull circles away.
Xezeron misses with a takedown attempt - Turnbull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xezeron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turnbull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Turnbull and Xezeron goes tumbling to the canvas! Turnbull follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Xezeron is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull wants to stand up but Xezeron is controlling the position.
Oh Xezeron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turnbull controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Xezeron!
Xezeron seems to have got his legs back now.
Turnbull scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xezeron?
Turnbull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turnbull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xezeron wants to control but Turnbull is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Xezeron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turnbull wants to control the pace but Xezeron is squirming around nicely.
Turnbull controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull landing punches.
Turnbull controlling from the full mount.
Turnbull landing shots from mount.
Xezeron has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Turnbull controlling from mount.
Xezeron is squirming around, avoiding Turnbull's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Turnbull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turnbull is continuing to stall.
Xezeron tries to lock up and control but Turnbull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Xezeron is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Turnbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xezeron tries to clinch but Turnbull is having none of it.
That kick from Turnbull tenderised Xezeron's leg. Xezeron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turnbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turnbull works the jab nicely.
Turnbull misses with a wild body shot.
Xezeron fails with a takedown attempt.
Turnbull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turnbull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron moves forwards but Turnbull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xezeron moves to clinch but Turnbull breaks away
and Turnbull counters with a good low kick that Xezeron was not able to check.
Turnbull displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xezeron.
Xezeron drops his hands momentarily and Turnbull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron wants to clinch up but Turnbull keeps it at a distance.
Turnbull clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Turnbull.
Xezeron being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xezeron or not.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Xezeron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xezeron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull pushes Xezeron back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turnbull dips a shoulder and cracks Xezeron with a mighty uppercut! Xezeron falls back against the cage and Turnbull unloads with a barrage of strikes! Xezeron is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Turnbull screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Turnbull!
Mark Turnbull took some time post fight to say the following; 'MMMMM.....Always feels good to kick some finnish ass lmao.'.
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