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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Riberio (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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Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, James McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from McGuiness does no damage.
McGuiness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuiness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riberio tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuiness looks to land a right hand but Riberio moved out of range.
McGuiness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riberio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGuiness manages to get to full guard.
Riberio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riberio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio is taking a breather. McGuiness says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Riberio wants to pass the guard but McGuiness is defending well.
Riberio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McGuiness sees it coming and defends easily.
McGuiness wants to control but Riberio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riberio slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
McGuiness wants to improve his position but Riberio is controlling well.
Riberio is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McGuiness is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexandre Riberio!
Alexandre Riberio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Ruxpin (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Theodore Ruxpin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruxpin looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Ruxpin misses with a straight left.
Frost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Frost throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Ruxpin to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin tries to score with a low kick but Frost moves his leg out of the way.
Frost misses with a body kick.
Ruxpin misses with a looping right.
Frost slips under a jab.
Ruxpin scores with a hook to the body. Frost takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy body kick from Ruxpin
and Frost counters with a leg kick.
Frost throws a leg kick
and Ruxpin counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost checks a low kick from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Ruxpin walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Frost scores with a body shot.
Ruxpin misses with a body shot.
Ruxpin clinches.
Ruxpin tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Ruxpin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frost prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Ruxpin fails to land.
A hook to the body from Ruxpin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruxpin.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Frost is trying to drag Ruxpin to the mat but Ruxpin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruxpin lands with a left to the head.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruxpin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruxpin up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Frost blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frost.
Frost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruxpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruxpin throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost connects with a leg kick. Ruxpin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frost moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruxpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxpin swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frost lands with a kick to the temple. Ruxpin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Ruxpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruxpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruxpin.
Frost digs a good body shot into Ruxpin's ribs.
Ruxpin has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruxpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Ruxpin lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solomon Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruxpin. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Ruxpin misses with a hook.
Frost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruxpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruxpin misses with a few strikes there.
Ruxpin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruxpin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruxpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruxpin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theodore Ruxpin will probably get the nod.
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.
The fighters circling - Ruxpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Frost.
Frost works the jab nicely.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruxpin.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruxpin circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Frost blocks the leg kick.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruxpin misses with a two punch combination.
Ruxpin is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Ruxpin finds it's way through Frost's defenses.
Ruxpin misses with a body shot.
Ruxpin misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frost gets tackled into the cage by Ruxpin. Ruxpin maintains the clinch.
Ruxpin prevents a body shot from Frost.
Ruxpin looking for a takedown.
Ruxpin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruxpin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frost seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruxpin can turn it around.
Frost tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruxpin.
Frost working aggressively here.
Ruxpin throws a head punch that misses.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Ruxpin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruxpin gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruxpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruxpin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruxpin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frost up against the cage.
Frost jumps into guard, dragging Ruxpin to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Frost looking to control.
Ruxpin gets to his feet - Frost follows without any prompting.
Theodore Ruxpin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruxpin misses with a hook.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruxpin scores with a jab to the body.
Ruxpin pushes Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin is working Frost over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruxpin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost dodges an elbow strike from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin is looking to control Frost's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruxpin has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruxpin.
Frost presses Ruxpin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruxpin.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin lands with a light punch inside.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruxpin controls his hands.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
Frost tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
Ruxpin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruxpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Ruxpin prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruxpin lands a body punch.
Ruxpin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruxpin looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruxpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruxpin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Ruxpin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruxpin controls his hands.
Ruxpin works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Ruxpin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruxpin.
Ruxpin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruxpin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frost.
Frost slips a straight right by Ruxpin.
Frost blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Frost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frost connects with a leg kick. Ruxpin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruxpin cracks Frost with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ruxpin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frost to stand back up!
Frost is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruxpin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruxpin.
Frost throws a head kick but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frost gets tackled into the cage by Ruxpin. Ruxpin maintains the clinch.
Frost misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ruxpin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Frost.
Frost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruxpin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Ruxpin controls the action.
Frost trying to control the position but instead, Ruxpin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frost into the cage.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike.
Frost seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruxpin stalls.
Frost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruxpin up against the cage.
Frost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruxpin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants a takedown.
Ruxpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Ruxpin misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruxpin avoiding damage.
Frost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruxpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruxpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruxpin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruxpin tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruxpin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ruxpin throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Ruxpin only half commits.
Solomon Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruxpin connects with a single shot there.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruxpin misses with a hook
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruxpin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruxpin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruxpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frost 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.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxpin avoids the head kick by Frost.
Ruxpin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frost.
Ruxpin throws a low kick but Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost is looking to chop away at Ruxpin's legs.
Frost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Ruxpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Frost stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruxpin. Ruxpin gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost takes one on the button.
Theodore Ruxpin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruxpin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruxpin lands with a cross.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruxpin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Ruxpin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruxpin 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Ruxpin!
An out of breath Theodore Ruxpin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SJ Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Coleman 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, SJ Mitchell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Coleman counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coleman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mitchell quickly recovers to half guard.
Coleman prevents Mitchell from standing back up.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell has hold of Coleman's hands but Coleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mitchell pushes Coleman off looking to stand but Coleman dives back in and keeps control.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman stops Mitchell from getting back to his feet.
Coleman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mitchell has one foot on Coleman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell 's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Coleman counters with a big head kick but Mitchell shrugs it off.
SJ Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mitchell is defended easily by Coleman.
Mitchell throws a hook but Coleman avoids it easily.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Mitchell cracks Coleman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Coleman leaves Mitchell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SJ Mitchell . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
Coleman drags the fight down to the ground.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell won't allow Coleman to get back to his feet.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell 's guard. Nice move by Coleman!
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman throws a strike but Mitchell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mitchell prevents Coleman from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mitchell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitchell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Coleman 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.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coleman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mitchell 's guard.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Coleman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Coleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell jumps guard but Coleman stands there with Mitchell around his waist. Mitchell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coleman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mitchell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mitchell jumps guard but Coleman stands there with Mitchell around his waist. Mitchell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coleman pulls guard effortlessly.
Mitchell gets to his feet. Coleman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Coleman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mitchell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Mitchell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SJ Mitchell . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Coleman.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell .
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coleman's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coleman slips a jab from Mitchell .
SJ Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Coleman counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Mitchell !
Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell is looking to escape.
Oh Mitchell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coleman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mitchell is just riding it out for now. Coleman eventually gives up the hold.
Coleman scores with a big shot! Mitchell 's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mitchell ! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Coleman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasper Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun slips under a jab.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz cracks Koltun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Koltun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koltun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz cracks Koltun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Diaz 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.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Koltun avoids nicely.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koltun on the side of the head.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koltun throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Koltun tries a head kick but it misses.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz clobbers Koltun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koltun counters with a stiff right hand.
Koltun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Koltun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koltun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koltun throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koltun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Koltun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koltun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koltun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koltun had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koltun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koltun on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koltun. Koltun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koltun throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Koltun takes one to the side of the head.
Koltun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Koltun.
Koltun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koltun staying out of range there.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Koltun misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Koltun might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koltun.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Koltun slips the punch.
Koltun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Koltun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Koltun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltun takes one on the button.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koltun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koltun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Koltun's head back.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koltun misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koltun doesn't seem bothered though.
Koltun throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koltun. That one must have hurt.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koltun misses with a hook.
Diaz misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Koltun counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Koltun to acknowledge the strikes.
Koltun defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Koltun misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koltun throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Koltun with an uppercut!
A big left from Koltun misses.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Koltun counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Koltun's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Koltun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koltun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Koltun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a kick to the body.
Koltun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz defending well as Koltun loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Koltun coming out on top.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Koltun connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Koltun's shoulder, as Koltun tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Koltun counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Koltun to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz is rocked!
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Koltun finish him?
Koltun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Koltun's shoulder, as Koltun tries to avoid the shot.
Koltun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Diaz lands a front kick.
Koltun scores with a jab to the head.
Koltun looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Koltun throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koltun.
Kasper Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Koltun.
Koltun cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Koltun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz throws a hook but Koltun avoids it easily.
Koltun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nate Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz tests Koltun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Koltun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koltun's hands.
Koltun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Koltun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Koltun with an uppercut!
Diaz misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Koltun jumps back.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Winshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geghard Karekin (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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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Winshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geghard Karekin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karekin slips a straight right by Winshire.
Winshire misses with a wild body shot.
Winshire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winshire goes for a double leg but Karekin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karekin continues to drive forward.
Winshire gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Karekin regains guard.
Karekin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winshire has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Winshire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winshire tries to clinch but Karekin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winshire shoots for a double leg takedown but Karekin sprawls well. He's pushed Winshire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karekin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Winshire is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Karekin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karekin is on top in guard.
Karekin trying to control but Winshire is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karekin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karekin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karekin trying to control but Winshire is working from the bottom.
Winshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karekin.
Karekin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karekin throws a big elbow that misses.
Karekin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winshire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winshire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Winshire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winshire has Karekin pulled in close to control his posture.
Karekin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Winshire looks to score with a jab to the body but Karekin is just out of range.
Karekin slaps away a takedown attempt from Winshire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Winshire throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karekin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winshire is in Karekin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Karekin keeps moving.
Karekin is looking to stand up but Winshire isn't so interested in that idea.
Karekin is adopting a defensive guard.
Winshire has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winshire won't allow Karekin to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winshire looking to sit in guard and control but Karekin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geghard Karekin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winshire fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeffery Winshire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winshire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winshire.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winshire.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Winshire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Winshire with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Winshire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winshire shoots and misses
and Karekin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Winshire's guard.
Winshire being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karekin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winshire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karekin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winshire keeping moving, preventing Karekin from controlling successfully.
Winshire trying to control the position here.
Geghard Karekin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winshire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winshire is looking to clinch but Karekin is avoiding it.
Karekin slaps away a takedown attempt from Winshire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Winshire misses with a takedown attempt - Karekin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karekin defending well as Winshire loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Winshire shoots in and drives through. Karekin sprawls well.
Winshire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Winshire fails with the takedown.
Winshire misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geghard Karekin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winshire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karekin avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winshire is defended easily by Karekin.
Winshire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karekin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Winshire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karekin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karekin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winshire goes for a double leg but Karekin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karekin continues to drive forward.
Karekin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Winshire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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.
Winshire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winshire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Winshire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karekin prevents a body shot from Winshire.
Karekin wants to take the fight to the mat but Winshire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Karekin has Winshire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Winshire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karekin looking for a takedown.
Winshire is working for takedown but Karekin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Geghard Karekin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karekin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Winshire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karekin.
Winshire is pushing Karekin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jeffery Winshire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winshire has picked Karekin up - he's going for a ride! Winshire dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffery Winshire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karekin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geghard Karekin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Galante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Leo Galante enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Galante!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway scores with a jab to the head.
Conway with a jab.
Galante looking to score a takedown here. Conway is defending well but Galante drives through and ends up in Conway's guard.
Galante preventing the sweep.
Conway keeping full guard, as Galante tries to pass.
Galante is still trying to improve position.
Conway is trying to control the position but Galante postures up.
Galante trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Galante wants to pass the guard but Conway is keeping the position.
Conway trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galante stopping the sweep attempt from Conway.
Galante postures up.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Galante from controlling successfully.
Conway is trying to control the position but Galante postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mark Conway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galante shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Galante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Galante is rocked!
Galante clobbers Conway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Galante.
Conway lands a nice shot to the body.
Galante avoids a kick to the body.
Galante looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Conway gets caught flat footed, as Galante shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Galante passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway is looking for a sweep.
Galante is trying to get an arm triangle but Conway is defending well.
Galante controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway can't do much from the bottom here.
Conway is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Galante is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Galante working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Galante in side control, throwing shots but Conway defends.
You can see the frustration on Conway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galante has an Americana. Conway didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Galante is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Galante hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Leo Galante!
Leo Galante took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lane Brooks 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lane Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robinson checks a leg kick.
Brooks's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brooks's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Robinson feints and as Brooks raises his hands in defense, Robinson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Robinson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Brooks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson manages to get to full guard.
Brooks postures up.
Robinson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brooks defends well.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brooks is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
Brooks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but Robinson defending well.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Brooks is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Brooks manages to pass to mount!
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Brooks moves to the back.
Robinson rolls, trying to escape but Brooks keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working hard here to advance position.
Robinson is keeping busy.
Brooks looking for the RNC.
Brooks is looking to control Robinson but Robinson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Brooks is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Robinson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Robinson for a finish.
Brooks avoiding Robinson 's attempts to control his hands.
Robinson is trying to break free.
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.
Robinson staying busy and making it hard for Brooks to control.
Robinson trying to control the action but Brooks just sinks the hooks in.
Robinson tries to roll but Brooks sticks to his back.
Robinson trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Brooks's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brooks is hanging on to Robinson's back as he tries to escape.
Robinson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brooks's guard. Nice work there by Robinson.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson stands and throws Brooks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to reverse the position.
Robinson trying to control the action but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Robinson advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Robinson.
Robinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Brooks frees his head quite easily.
Robinson wants to control the action but instead Brooks gets a body lock and reverses into Robinson's guard! Nice work!
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!
Brooks advances to half guard.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lane Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brooks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brooks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Brooks fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Timothy Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson passes Brooks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brooks is looking to get to half guard.
Robinson tries to control but Brooks wriggling away.
Robinson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Robinson fails to take his opponent's back.
Robinson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Brooks to take his back!
Robinson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Brooks is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Robinson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Brooks taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timothy Robinson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Timothy Robinson waved his t-shirt featuring Zipp Zapp's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters comes to the cage accompanied by Simply the Best. Ken Masters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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168 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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.
Masters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bakiyev defends it nicely.
Bakiyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masters scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters 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.
Masters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bakiyev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Masters . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masters throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masters 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 Masters off to one side.
Bakiyev scores with a punch to the head.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Masters moves out of range.
Masters gets a double leg takedown into Bakiyev's guard.
Bakiyev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters .
Bakiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Masters is looking to work some ground and pound but Bakiyev has wrist control.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masters stops Bakiyev from standing up.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Masters misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bakiyev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masters rather than just go for the knockout.
Bakiyev jabs at Masters 's body.
Masters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bakiyev as he avoids it easily.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masters gets a takedown into half guard.
Bakiyev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Masters .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakiyev tries to kick Masters off but Masters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bakiyev taking some punishment here, with Masters in his half guard.
Masters trying to control the pace.
Masters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Masters is pressing down on Bakiyev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bakiyev is holding on for now.
Bakiyev wants to get back to his feet.
Masters throwing shots but Bakiyev is blocking nicely.
Masters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bakiyev wants to get back to his feet.
Masters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Masters seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bakiyev wants to get back to his feet.
Masters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Masters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Masters takes a swing at Bakiyev's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Masters is just out of range.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bakiyev misses with a hook to the body
and Masters counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Masters throws a big right hand that misses.
Masters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bakiyev is keeping the position for now.
Masters postures up in Bakiyev's guard and throws a big left but Bakiyev blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters is working Bakiyev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ken Masters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masters postures up in Bakiyev's guard and throws a big left but Bakiyev blocks it.
Masters prevents Bakiyev from getting back to his feet.
Bakiyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bakiyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masters postures up in Bakiyev's guard and throws a big left but Bakiyev blocks it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Masters trying to control but Bakiyev is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bakiyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masters dives in and grabs Bakiyev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bakiyev pushes down on Masters 's head and hops out.
Bakiyev connects with a body shot.
Masters wants to land a leg kick but Bakiyev is out of range.
Masters jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Masters looks to throw the jab but Bakiyev is out of range.
A big left from Masters misses.
Masters takes one to the side of the head.
Bakiyev cracks Masters with an open hand slap.
Bakiyev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Bakiyev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Masters is just out of range.
Masters lands a body shot.
Bakiyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters looks to land a body kick but Bakiyev moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakiyev with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakiyev jabs at Masters 's body.
Masters shoots for a double leg takedown but Bakiyev sprawls well. He's pushed Masters 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bakiyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakiyev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masters slips under a jab from Bakiyev.
A swing and a miss from Bakiyev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakiyev leaves Masters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Masters . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakiyev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bakiyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bakiyev connects with a single shot there.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masters looking to score a takedown here. Bakiyev is defending well but Masters drives through and ends up in Bakiyev's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bakiyev scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
Bakiyev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bakiyev connects with a looping right hand.
Masters 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. Masters is in Bakiyev's guard.
Masters is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bakiyev is looking to stand up but Masters isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masters . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Masters has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Masters throwing strikes but missing.
Masters throws an elbow that misses. Bakiyev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Masters 's guard. Nice move by Bakiyev!
Bakiyev gets to his feet - Masters follows without any prompting.
Masters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bakiyev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Bakiyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masters is in close to Bakiyev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bakiyev wants to stand and escape but Masters is having none of it.
Masters wants to control from the top but Bakiyev keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masters with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bakiyev misses.
Masters swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev leaves Masters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters .
Bakiyev stuns Masters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakiyev throws a big shot that misses.
Masters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakiyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
Bakiyev with a jab.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masters misses with a lunging right hand
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bakiyev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakiyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakiyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Masters .
Masters loads up on a big right hand but Bakiyev slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bakiyev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
A very excited looking Toktogulovich Bakiyev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Ken Masters had this to say: 'Man.... I thought I had him... Just goes to show anyone can beat anyone on the night. Next time!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bary Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
211 lbs
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211 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bary Allen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen throws a leg kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Allen lands with a right hand.
Damozzi moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damozzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damozzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Allen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damozzi is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damozzi 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 Allen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bary Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Damozzi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damozzi's sensitive parts.
Damozzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damozzi throws a nice head kick!
A big right from Damozzi misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allen.
Allen cracks Damozzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allen thuds his right hand into Damozzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Damozzi misses with a low kick.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Damozzi pushes him off.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damozzi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damozzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damozzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damozzi throwing strikes but missing.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damozzi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damozzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Allen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Allen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damozzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damozzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damozzi is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with a crisp jab.
Damozzi misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen slips a straight right by Damozzi.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Damozzi.
Bary Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damozzi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Damozzi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Damozzi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damozzi postures up and lands a big shot to Allen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damozzi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damozzi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Allen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Damozzi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damozzi is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damozzi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Allen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damozzi with a jab.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Damozzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Damozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
Allen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Allen tries to clinch up but Damozzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Damozzi is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi misses with a looping right.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Damozzi saw that one coming.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Damozzi.
An inside leg kick from Damozzi misses.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allen but Allen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damozzi to score with a decent uppercut.
Allen tests Damozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damozzi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Damozzi. Damozzi gets slowly back to his feet.
Damozzi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws out a powerful jab.
Damozzi throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi tries for a takedown but Allen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Damozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damozzi throws a leg kick that misses.
Damozzi fails to land the takedown.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Damozzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damozzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Damozzi throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damozzi misses with a body shot.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Allen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen throws a lazy head kick
and Damozzi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Allen's guard.
Damozzi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Allen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Allen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Allen!
Sloppy strikes there by Allen.
Sloppy strikes there by Allen.
Damozzi tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Damozzi tries to bench press Allen off him but Allen keeps the position.
Damozzi 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.
Damozzi gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen prevents Damozzi from improving his position.
Damozzi 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!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Damozzi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Allen.
Frank Damozzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damozzi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Allen!
Damozzi biding his time, controlling Allen.
Allen covering up well under a series of strikes from Damozzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bary Allen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Damozzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Damozzi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damozzi has time to react.
Allen misses with a hook
and Damozzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Allen misses
and Damozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damozzi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi avoids the head kick by Allen.
Damozzi slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen throws a series of punches but Damozzi moves out of range.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi feints and as Allen raises his hands in defense, Damozzi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Allen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damozzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen has momentary wrist control but Damozzi slips an elbow through the middle.
Damozzi distracts Allen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damozzi wants to improve his position but Allen is controlling well.
Allen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damozzi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking to improve his position.
Allen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Damozzi defending well though.
Allen thows a huge punch but Damozzi dodges it nicely.
Damozzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Damozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Damozzi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allen looking for a guillotine here but Damozzi defends easily.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
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.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Damozzi lands a body shot.
Damozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Allen misses the jab.
Damozzi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Allen.
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 Frank Damozzi.
I think Damozzi 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 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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RATING
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