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T57: Doe vs Sobis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg has chosen Don't Borg Out as his entrance music. 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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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Junior Borg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra stalks Borg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Borg's face. Borg staggers backwards, shaken.
Terra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Terra moves out of range as Borg strikes.
Terra throws a right hand that misses
letting Borg counter with a right hand.
Terra throws a poor cross that misses
and Borg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terra scores with the left hand. Borg knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terra throws a head kick that misses
and Borg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Terra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caio Terra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Borg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borg moves out of range of the leg kick from Terra.
Terra closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borg quickly recovers to half guard.
Terra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borg is just riding it out for now. Terra eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Borg's head.
Terra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Borg trying to control from the bottom.
Terra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Terra.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borg pulls Terra in close to prevent any damage.
Borg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Terra'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.
Terra is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Borg is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Borg has escaped and now he's on top!
Borg wants to control from the top but Terra keeps moving.
Terra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borg defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg won't allow Terra to sweep him here.
Terra is looking to stand up but Borg isn't so interested in that idea.
Borg stands and steps away. Terra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Terra misses with a hook
and Borg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terra clinches.
Terra breaks from the clinch.
Terra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borg circles away.
Borg throws out a counter right but Terra avoids it with no problem.
Borg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Terra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terra is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Terra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borg is pressed up against the cage. Terra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Borg down to the mat. Borg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Terra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borg punishes Terra's body with a nice straight punch.
Borg slips under a jab.
Terra clinches.
Borg pushes off an throws an elbow but Terra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Borg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Terra pulls guard.
Borg stands up from Terra's guard - Borg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Terra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terra thinking.
Terra misses with a left hand
and Borg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terra thinking.
Terra throws a series of punches but Borg avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Borg 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.
A head kick misses from Borg.
Terra drives through and clinches with Borg against the cage.
A short left from Terra.
A short right from Borg.
Terra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Borg tries a knee to the head but Terra blocks it.
Terra is working for takedown but Borg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Borg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Borg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Terra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terra looking for a takedown.
Borg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Terra can't get the takedown.
Borg tries to work over Terra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terra goes for a takedown attempt but Borg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Terra avoids the head kick by Borg.
Borg has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A lazy left from Borg finds it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terra throws a lazy right hand but Borg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior Borg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Borg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terra with a body shot.
Terra throws a combination that misses
and Borg counters with an inside leg kick.
Borg stuns Terra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borg misses with an uppercut. Terra saw that one coming.
Terra sizes up Borg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Borg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Borg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Terra misses with a two punch combination.
Borg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Terra back to the cage. Borg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Caio Terra has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terra throws a right hand that misses
and Borg counters with a straight right hand.
Borg defending well as Terra loads up on a big left hand.
Borg tries to counter with a clinch but Terra shakes him off and moves away.
Terra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Borg as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Terra misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Borg to counter with a crisp jab.
Terra scores with a one two! Borg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Terra misses with a jab to the body
and Borg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terra is rocked!
Borg closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Terra out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Borg!
An out of breath Junior Borg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Osiris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osiris has chosen Foster The People - Pumped up Kicks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lincoln Osiris!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gullion as Osiris shoots in.
Osiris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gullion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Osiris somewhat.
Gullion is looking to counter with head kicks.
Osiris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gullion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Osiris.
Gullion connects with the punch.
Osiris fails with the takedown.
Osiris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osiris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gullion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Osiris thinking.
Osiris tries to move into range but Gullion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gullion.
Osiris with a poor takedown
and Gullion counters with a stiff right hand.
Osiris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gullion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olliver Gullion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osiris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gullion circles away.
Gullion punishes Osiris's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gullion, as that shot connected.
Gullion uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Gullion.
Osiris with a poor takedown
enabling Gullion to counter with a crisp jab.
Osiris fails with the takedown
and Gullion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gullion misses the jab.
It looks like Gullion has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gullion.
Gullion misses the shot to the body.
Gullion punishes Osiris's body with a nice straight punch.
Gullion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gullion enables Osiris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gullion manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gullion is looking to stand up but Osiris isn't so interested in that idea.
Gullion uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Osiris fails with the takedown
letting Gullion counter with a right hand.
Osiris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Gullion. That snapped Osiris's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion keeps Osiris at a distance using the push kick.
Osiris misses with a shot to the body
letting Gullion counter with a right hand.
Gullion throws a shot to the body.
Osiris shoots in and drives through. Gullion sprawls well.
Lincoln Osiris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Osiris doesn't seem bothered though.
Gullion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Osiris's head.
Gullion tries a head kick but it misses.
Gullion lands the left hand.
Gullion lands a body shot.
Gullion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Osiris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osiris misses with a takedown attempt - Gullion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gullion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osiris was well out of range. Poor timing from Gullion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris moves forwards but Gullion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Osiris with a poor takedown
and Gullion counters with a nice body shot.
Osiris misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Gullion to counter with a crisp jab.
Osiris looks winded!
Osiris walks into a stiff left hand from Gullion.
Gullion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osiris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osiris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Osiris is rocked!
Osiris slips a straight right by Gullion.
Osiris tries for a takedown but Gullion circles away easily
enabling Gullion to counter with a crisp jab.
Osiris is still on wobbly legs! Can Gullion finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osiris shoots for a takedown but Gullion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Osiris seems to have recovered his senses.
Osiris fails to land the takedown.
Gullion thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olliver Gullion dominated that round.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Osiris.
Gullion looks to score with a jab to the body but Osiris is just out of range.
Osiris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gullion counters with a head kick that drops Osiris to the mat! Osiris scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A jab from Gullion misses.
Lincoln Osiris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Osiris.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Osiris moves out of range easily.
Osiris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gullion looks for the body kick but Osiris saw that one coming.
Osiris shoots in for a takedown but Gullion shows good takedown defense.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Osiris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gullion feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Osiriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Osiris is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Gullion moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olliver Gullion!
Olliver Gullion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Thomas Neidhart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Neidhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neidhart misses with a straight left.
Neidhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
A little jabbing left from Hunter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Neidhart saw that one coming.
Neidhart scores with a hook.
Neidhart lands an overhand right.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Neidhart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Neidhart's head but Neidhart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neidhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Hunter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neidhart misses with a hook
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Neidhart backing up. Neidhart nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter cracks Neidhart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neidhart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neidhart throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Neidhart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Neidhart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Neidhart ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Neidhart misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Hunter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter moves out of range as Neidhart strikes.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Neidhart avoids it with no problem.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neidhart throws out the jab.
Neidhart dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neidhart.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter throws a jab when Neidhart was well out of range.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Justin Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Neidhart moves out of range.
Neidhart scores with a hook.
Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neidhart.
A swing and a miss from Neidhart.
Neidhart misses with a straight left.
Neidhart lunges at Hunter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunter's hand.
Neidhart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Justin Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Neidhart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Neidhart misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neidhart tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter throws the left hand but Neidhart avoids the punch easily.
Neidhart throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neidhart slips under a jab from Hunter.
Neidhart is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd cheers as Hunter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neidhart doesn't seem phased though.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Neidhart.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
Neidhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Neidhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Hunter misses with a body shot
and Neidhart counters with a straight right hand.
Neidhart throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Hunter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neidhart slips under a jab from Hunter.
Neidhart slips under a jab.
Neidhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter defending well as Neidhart loads up on a big left hand.
Neidhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Neidhart misses with a low kick.
Neidhart takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Hunter.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Neidhart scores with a kick to the body.
Neidhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Neidhart swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neidhart throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Neidhart.
Hunter slips a jab from Neidhart.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Neidhart tried to counter with a leg kick but Hunter avoided it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Neidhart's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neidhart.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neidhart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter slips a straight right by Neidhart.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Neidhart avoids it with no problem.
Neidhart misses with a straight right.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neidhart.
Neidhart misses with a straight left.
Neidhart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter tries to bum rush Neidhart with a series of wild strikes but Neidhart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neidhart throws a big shot that misses.
Neidhart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neidhart swinging wildly here.
Hunter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hunter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neidhart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neidhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neidhart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Neidhart avoids nicely.
Neidhart is looking to counter punch.
Neidhart cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neidhart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justin Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neidhart throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Neidhart seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A cross from Hunter lands.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter slips a straight right by Neidhart.
Justin Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neidhart cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter slips a straight right by Neidhart.
Hunter slips a straight right by Neidhart.
Neidhart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunter looks to throw the jab but Neidhart is out of range.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Neidhart's head but Neidhart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neidhart.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Neidhart avoids it well.
Neidhart misses the jab.
Neidhart connects with a jab.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Neidhart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neidhart works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Neidhart misses with a straight left.
Neidhart missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neidhart looks to throw a body kick
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Neidhart moves away and avoids it.
Neidhart throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Neidhart throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Neidhart misses with a left hand
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunter slips under a jab from Neidhart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Neidhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Hunter.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neidhart appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neidhart throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Hunter.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neidhart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neidhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Neidhart misses with a two punch combination.
Neidhart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Neidhart throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neidhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Neidhart ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Neidhart misses.
Hunter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter lands a really nice looking cross but Neidhart seems unphased.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
As Hunter looks to move away, Neidhart throws a big counter combo bu Hunter just gets out of the way.
Neidhart looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Neidhart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunter lands with a right hand.
Neidhart moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Neidhart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
The fighters circling - Neidhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter misses with a straight left.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Neidhart.
Neidhart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neidhart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neidhart manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neidhart fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunter just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neidhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
A jab from Hunter does it's job there.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Neidhart misses the target.
Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neidhart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neidhart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
Neidhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter throws a hook but Neidhart blocks it.
Neidhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Neidhart.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neidhart throws out the jab.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neidhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Neidhart might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Neidhart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter throws a jab when Neidhart was well out of range.
Hunter scores with a one two! Neidhart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Neidhart.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Neidhart saw that one coming.
Hunter throws a hook but Neidhart blocks it.
Neidhart throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Neidhart.
Hunter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Neidhart throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter scores with a jab. Neidhart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunter throws a hook but Neidhart avoids it easily.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Neidhart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Hunter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neidhart throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neidhart.
Hunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neidhart counters with a nice uppercut.
Neidhart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Neidhart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neidhart missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neidhart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Neidhart throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Neidhart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neidhart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neidhart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter moves out of range as Neidhart strikes.
Neidhart looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Neidhart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neidhart throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Neidhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neidhart counters with a nice leg kick.
Neidhart blocks a jab.
Neidhart misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Hunter.
Neidhart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Neidhart avoids nicely.
Neidhart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter with a jab.
Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neidhart has time to react.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Neidhart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neidhart misses with a straight right.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Neidhart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Neidhart.
Neidhart moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Neidhart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neidhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neidhart slips under a jab.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter lands a really nice looking cross but Neidhart seems unphased.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neidhart ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Neidhart tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Neidhart lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Neidhart misses with a looping right.
Neidhart throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Neidhart lands with a nice body kick.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neidhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Neidhart.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neidhart thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunter if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neidhart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neidhart throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Neidhart misses the target.
Hunter digs a good hook to Neidhart's body.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Thomas Neidhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Neidhart slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Hunter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neidhart.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Neidhart.
Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Neidhart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justin Hunter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hunter is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neidhart, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hunter!
Justin Hunter very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasper Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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24
166 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasper Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Teimosia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koltun throws a hook but Teimosia avoids it easily.
Koltun throws an overhand right that lands on Teimosia's shoulder, as Teimosia tries to avoid the shot.
Teimosia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Koltun misses
and Teimosia counters with a straight right hand.
Koltun is looking to chop away at Teimosia's legs.
Teimosia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koltun.
A solid leg kick lands there for Teimosia.
Koltun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koltun moves into range and clinches up with Teimosia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teimosia blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun avoiding damage.
Teimosia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Koltun controls his hands.
Teimosia lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun throws an elbow but it misses.
Teimosia lands a left hand.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Teimosia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koltun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teimosias head.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Koltun.
Teimosia lands a body shot.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Koltun controls his hands.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Koltun.
Koltun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koltun throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teimosia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koltun has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teimosia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koltun can turn it around.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
Teimosia lands a hook that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Koltun avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the cage.
Koltun taking a breather.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun trying to control the position but instead, Teimosia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koltun into the cage.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
Koltun trying to stall but Teimosia improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun tries to throw a body punch but Teimosia avoids it by throwing Koltun back against the cage.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koltun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
Koltun trying to land knees to the body.
Koltun trying to control the position but instead, Teimosia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koltun into the cage.
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Koltun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teimosia's elbow.
Teimosia lands a nice uppercut.
Koltun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koltun scores with a knee to the head.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Koltun.
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a knee to the head.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
Koltun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koltun takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Koltun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koltun blocks an uppercut.
Koltun leaning against his opponent.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koltun looking to slow down the pace here.
Koltun is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Teimosia has denied him.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia dominated that round.
That's time! Teimosia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Teimosia.
Teimosia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koltun! But no joy.
Teimosia ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Teimosia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koltun.
A big left from Koltun misses.
Teimosia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koltun checks a low kick from Teimosia.
Teimosia ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
As Koltun tries to get set, Teimosia tries to push him back and clinch up but Koltun manages to avoid the attempt.
Jab, jab by Teimosia - just one landing.
Teimosia moves out of range of the body kick from Koltun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koltun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teimosia, pushing him back against the cage.
Hilton Teimosia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koltun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koltun blocking some punches.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teimosia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koltun can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koltun tries to land a knee to the head but Teimosia blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Teimosia.
Teimosia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koltun lands a nice uppercut.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Koltun controls the action.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun tries to stall but Teimosia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koltun misses with a knee to the head.
Koltun misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koltun scores with a knee to the head.
Teimosia lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
Koltun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
Teimosia being controlled against the cage.
Teimosia throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia lands a left hand.
Koltun taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
Koltun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teimosia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Teimosia.
Still in the clinch, Teimosia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teimosia lands with a right to the head.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koltun is looking to control Teimosia's arms but Teimosia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koltun has his back to the cage.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia is leaning against Koltun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koltun is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a shot to the side of Teimosia's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teimosia pushes Koltun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koltun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teimosia.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Koltun.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koltun tries a knee to the head but Teimosia blocks it.
Teimosia is leaning against Koltun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Koltun's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Teimosia.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teimosia gets through Koltun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun is rocked!
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koltun is still on wobbly legs! Can Teimosia finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Teimosia.
Teimosia drops Koltun onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Koltun is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Koltun senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tino Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Helix!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio throws a solid leg kick but Helix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kallio.
Kallio scores with a nice body kick.
Kallio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Helix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kallio. That did some damage!
Kallio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Helix is trying to defend but Kallio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kallio trying to pass the guard but Helix defending well.
Kallio thows a huge punch but Helix dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Helix trying to hold on to Kallio's head to control him but Kallio postures up.
Helix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kallio pulls his head out easily.
Kallio wants to pass the guard but Helix is defending well.
Helix moves into full guard.
Kallio works over Helix with some ground and pound from guard.
Kallio looking to sit in guard and control but Helix gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Helix tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallio is retaining full guard.
Helix throwing strikes from guard but Kallio blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kallio is not content to let Helix control the position.
You can see the frustration on Kallio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Helix working the strikes but Kallio uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helix is keen to just control but Kallio is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallio gets back to full guard.
Kallio is trying to hold Helix in close to prevent damage but Helix has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Helix content to control rather than advance.
Helix trying to control the action but Kallio is working from the bottom.
Helix is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kallio is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Helix is pressing down on Kallio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kallio is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Helix performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Helix is trying to control. Kallio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kallio shoots in for a double leg but Helix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tino Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Helix misses the target.
Kallio tries to counter with a takedown but Helix is quick to defend against it.
Kallio jabs Helix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kallio in his tracks.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio throws a low kick but Helix avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Helix will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kallio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kallio shoots in but no luck this time.
Kallio misses with a left hand
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Kallio misses.
Kallio just misses with a punch to the body.
Helix misses with a looping right.
Kallio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Helix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Helix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kallio misses with a body kick.
Helix with the counter takedown but Kallio avoids it easily.
Helix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kallio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio scores with a kick to the body.
Kallio throws a push kick but Helix slaps the foot to one side.
Helix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helix shoots in but no luck this time.
Kallio connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandon Helix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kallio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kallio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kallio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kallio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Helix misses the target.
Kallio attempts a counter takedown but Helix avoids it well and moves away.
Kallio lands the left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Kallio. No joy for Helix on that attempt.
Tino Kallio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Helix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Helix's calf.
Kallio throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
Kallio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio looks to land a body kick but Helix moved away.
Helix moves out of range as Kallio throws a body kick.
Kallio shoots in but no luck this time.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helix.
Helix sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kallio walks into a jab.
Helix misses with a takedown attempt - Kallio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio jabs at Helix's body.
Crunch! Kallio slams his shin into Helix's torso.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kallio. Helix shrugs it off though.
Helix wants to slow Kallio down by chopping away at his legs.
Kallio scores with a jab to the head.
Helix shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kallio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kallio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandon Helix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix wants to control from the top but Kallio keeps moving.
Helix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kallio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helix's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kallio defends it easily.
Helix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kallio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tino Kallio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kallio scoring well with a low kick there.
Helix lands a jab to Kallio's midsection.
Helix shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helix misses with a low kick.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kallio.
Kallio stalks Helix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Helix's face. Helix staggers backwards, shaken.
Helix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target.
Kallio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Helix sprawls and moves away.
Helix throws a hook to the side of Kallio's head but Kallio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kallio swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
Kallio fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio scores with a spinning back kick!
Kallio thumps Helix with a low kick.
Kallio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Kallio shoots in but no luck this time.
Helix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from Helix.
A telegraphed right hand from Helix misses the target.
Helix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kallio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kallio.
Kallio feinted with a counter takedown.
Kallio digs a good hook to Helix's body.
Kallio misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Kallio slams his shin into Helix's torso.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio shoots in for a double leg but Helix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Kallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallio misses with a low kick.
Kallio throws out a leg kick but Helix moves out of range and Kallio only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kallio.
A good leg kick by Kallio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kallio attempts a counter takedown but Helix avoids it well and moves away.
Helix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kallio avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Kallio.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Helix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Helix is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Helix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix looks to throw the jab but Kallio is out of range.
Helix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kallio.
Helix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
Helix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kallio cracks a nice hook into Helix's ribs.
Helix checks a low kick from Kallio.
Helix cracks Kallio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kallio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kallio.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Kallio counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio is looking to take a break and control but Helix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kallio is really struggling to control Helix but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tino Kallio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kallio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svensson counters with a good, hard body kick but Shifter shrugs it off.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Svensson.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Svensson slaps away a takedown attempt from Shifter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Shifter's shoulder, as Shifter tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter checks a leg kick.
Svensson scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Svensson throws a front kick that sends Shifter stumbling back into the cage.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Shifter's front leg but catches the back leg as Shifter tries to avoid it.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Shifter avoids it.
Shifter rushes Svensson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson scores with a shoulder strike.
Shifter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shifter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Svensson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Svensson sees it coming and defends easily.
Svensson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shifter.
Shifter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Svensson is just riding it out for now. Shifter eventually gives up the hold.
Shifter wants to advance to full mount but Svensson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Shifter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shifter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shifter preventing the sweep.
Shifter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shifter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shifter drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Shifter as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Svensson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Shifter! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Shape Shifter!
Shape Shifter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sever the Wicked. 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Urai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendes, as that shot connected.
Mendes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mendes tries for a kimura but Urai is defending well.
Urai is trying to improve his position.
Mendes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mendes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Urai has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mendes but great work by Urai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes tries to bench press Urai off him but Urai keeps the position.
Urai controls the position.
Urai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendes, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to bench press Urai off him but Urai keeps the position.
Urai is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes is trying to work for a sweep but Urai has mounted him!
Urai wants to take his opponent's back but Mendes doesn't allow it.
Mendes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Urai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Urai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mendes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urai is looking to stand but Urai has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Urai manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mendes to take his back!
Urai has good solid back control here.
Mendes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mendes just trying to survive but Urai is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mendes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Urai with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Urai is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendes scores with a jab to the body.
Urai lands with a good body shot.
Urai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendes dips to his left and cracks Urai with an uppercut!
Mendes throws a jab but it's blocked by Urai.
Urai throwing a counter right hand but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
and Urai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mendes throws a body punch but Urai moves out of range.
Urai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sam Urai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Urai's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendes is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
Mendes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Urai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mendes has Urai in his guard.
Mendes is looking for a triangle here but Urai uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Urai is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Mendes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Urai rushes Mendes and presses him up against the cage.
Mendes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Urai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Urai misses the body punch
and Mendes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ricardo Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Urai counter with a right hand.
Ricardo Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urai throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Ricardo Mendes has been cut.
Urai lands a nice shot that snaps Mendes's head back.
Mendes lands with an uppercut that bounces Urai off the cage and back into range.
Mendes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urai's head.
Mendes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
Mendes lands with a nice combination. Urai backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Urai avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai slips a jab from Mendes.
Urai throwing a counter right hand but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mendes.
Mendes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Urai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendes darts in looking for a takedown but Urai gets double underhooks and turns Mendes into the cage.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Urai has time to react.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Mendes coming out on top.
Mendes misses the jab.
Urai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mendes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Urai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. Urai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mendes 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 Urai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mendes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Urai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Urai ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and Urai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sam Urai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Mendes.
Urai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Urai walks into a stiff left hand from Mendes.
Nice defenses there by Urai.
Mendes throws a looping overhand right but Urai ducks down to avoid it.
Urai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mendes misses with a right hand
and Urai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands the left hand.
Mendes throws a combination that misses
and Urai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Urai.
Urai ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Mendes walks into a stiff left hand from Urai.
Urai jabs Mendes right on the nose. Mendes blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Mendes does it's job there.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Mendes scores with a nice strike.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urai but Urai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Urai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Urai blocks a leg kick.
Urai tried to score with a low kick but Mendes checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a front kick aimed at Urai's knee but Urai avoids it well.
Mendes with a poor takedown
enabling Urai to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urai tries to clinch there but Mendes circles away.
Urai moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urai counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Urai takes one to the side of the head.
Urai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urai defending well as Mendes loads up on a big left hand.
Urai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Urai counters with a good low kick that Mendes was not able to check.
Urai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendes's head.
Mendes is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Mendes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urai misses the shot to the body.
Urai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urai circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Urai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Mendes misses.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Urai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes misses the shot to the body.
Urai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Urai slips the punch.
Urai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Urai.
Mendes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Urai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mendes misses with a low kick as Urai jumps back.
Urai throwing a counter right hand but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. Urai moves away and avoids it.
Mendes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Urai on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
Urai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Urai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mendes manages to circle out of the way.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
and Urai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urai staying out of range there.
Urai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendes.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mendes.
Mendes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sam Urai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendes has time to react.
Mendes throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Mendes.
Mendes throws a jab but it's blocked by Urai.
Mendes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes jabs Urai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendes looks to land a right hand but Urai moved out of range.
Urai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mendes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendes swats away the attempt to clinch by Urai.
Mendes misses with a lunging right hand
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Urai.
Mendes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urai is looking to counter punch.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Urai as he avoids it easily.
Mendes throws a leg kick that misses.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Urai circles away easily
and Urai counters with a nice right hand that sends Mendes toppling to the canvas! Mendes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Urai finish him?!
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Urai finish him?
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Urai counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Mendes badly! He tries to strike back but Urai puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Mendes out cold! Oh man, Mendes will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Urai!
A determined Sam Urai didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Ruxpin (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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Theodore Ruxpin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruxpin is just out of range.
Diaz swings for the body but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ruxpin moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruxpin misses with a knee strike.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Ruxpin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruxpin.
Ruxpin prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Ruxpin seems unphased.
Ruxpin throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruxpin moves away.
Ruxpin misses with a hook.
Ruxpin is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz swings for the body but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruxpin throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruxpin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Ruxpin ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruxpin. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Ruxpin moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruxpin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is trying to push Ruxpin away but Ruxpin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ruxpin controls the action.
Ruxpin tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Ruxpin is controlling him.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruxpin digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruxpin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruxpin.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruxpin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Ruxpin blocking some punches.
Ruxpin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Ruxpin has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruxpin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Ruxpin on the inside.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Ruxpin is controlling him.
Ruxpin scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Ruxpin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruxpin prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Ruxpin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz is rocked!
Ruxpin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working Ruxpin over against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Ruxpin misses with a looping left.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Ruxpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Ruxpin moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruxpin throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Ruxpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruxpin.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Ruxpin misses.
Ruxpin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Ruxpin has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruxpin presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruxpin avoiding damage.
Ruxpin lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin is working Diaz over against the cage.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruxpin throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike.
Ruxpin prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Ruxpin misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
A short uppercut from Ruxpin.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Ruxpin does no damage.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Ruxpin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruxpin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruxpin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Ruxpin. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Ruxpin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruxpin clinches with his opponent.
Ruxpin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruxpin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruxpin.
Nice body punch from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Ruxpin stalling.
Ruxpin lands an uppercut.
Ruxpin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruxpin has him pressed against the cage.
Ruxpin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
Ruxpin crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Ruxpin throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Ruxpin is controlling the position.
Ruxpin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz wants to break free but Ruxpin has control.
Ruxpin stalling in the clinch but Diaz improves position.
Ruxpin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruxpin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruxpin looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Ruxpin.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Ruxpin.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruxpin backwards.
Ruxpin tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Ruxpin back against the cage.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruxpin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Ruxpin misses with a few strikes there.
Ruxpin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Ruxpin slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruxpin moves away.
Ruxpin loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Ruxpin. Ruxpin maintains the clinch.
Ruxpin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruxpin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Good body shot from Ruxpin.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruxpin controls his hands.
Diaz tries to break free but Ruxpin pushes him back against the cage.
Ruxpin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruxpin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruxpin tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Ruxpin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruxpin controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruxpin.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Ruxpin is controlling the position.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruxpin has double underhooks.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruxpin tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Ruxpin lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin slows down the pace here.
Ruxpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruxpin lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruxpin.
Ruxpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin misses with a combination
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruxpin tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruxpin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruxpin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruxpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruxpin moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Ruxpin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nate Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruxpin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruxpin darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Ruxpin checks a leg kick.
Theodore Ruxpin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruxpin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruxpin throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruxpin closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz moves out of range as Ruxpin throws a body kick.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Ruxpin throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruxpin moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Ruxpin clinches with his opponent.
Ruxpin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruxpin has double underhooks.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruxpin.
A short right from Ruxpin on the inside.
Ruxpin looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
A short right from Ruxpin on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruxpin can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz works on Ruxpin's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruxpin throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruxpin controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruxpin has him pressed against the cage.
Ruxpin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz wants to break free but Ruxpin has control.
Diaz wants to break free but Ruxpin has control.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruxpin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruxpin throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Ruxpin lands a right hand.
A short right from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruxpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Ruxpin.
Ruxpin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruxpin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruxpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruxpin.
Ruxpin throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruxpin.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Ruxpin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruxpin.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Ruxpin takes one on the button.
Ruxpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruxpin takes one on the button.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruxpin on the side of the head.
A big left from Ruxpin misses.
Ruxpin misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruxpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruxpin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruxpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz throws a hook but Ruxpin blocks it.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Ruxpin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Ruxpin is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Diaz lands.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruxpin manages to avoid it.
Ruxpin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
A slow jab from Ruxpin misses its intended target.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Ruxpin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Theodore Ruxpin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Ruxpin's ribs.
Ruxpin tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruxpin lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
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 Nate Diaz.
I think Ruxpin 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Ruxpin!
Theodore Ruxpin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eerikki Kurki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Vicini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicini has chosen Gasoline by SUBSONICA as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Kurki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luca Vicini!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kurki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Luca Vicini has been cut.
Kurki wants to free his trapped foot but Vicini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vicini wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vicini trying to control but Kurki postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicini works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kurki wants to control from the top but Vicini keeps moving.
Vicini escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vicini regains half guard.
Vicini tries to roll over but Kurki keeps him under control.
Vicini is trying to control but can't.
Kurki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurki uses his free foot to push down on Vicini's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vicini.
Vicini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kurki trying to control but Vicini is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Kurki has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vicini is in a horrible position here. Kurki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurki working the ground and pound effectively.
Vicini is rocked!
Kurki unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vicini wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kurki celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eerikki Kurki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rick Ross - John Doe. Tito Sobis 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sobis lands a big right hand that sends Doe crashing to the mat! Sobis stays standing though and waves Doe back to his feet!
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Sobis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doe at a distance.
Sobis tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Doe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Doe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobis throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Doe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sobis gets tackled into the cage by Doe. Doe maintains the clinch.
Doe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Sobis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe has Sobis up against the cage in a clinch.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doe throws an elbow but misses.
Sobis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobis breaks from the clinch.
Doe avoids a kick to the body.
Sobis tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sobis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doe.
Sobis throws a hook but Doe avoids it easily.
As Sobis tries to get set, Doe tries to push him back and clinch up but Sobis manages to avoid the attempt.
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Sobis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sobis dodges an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sobis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Doe lands an elbow just above Sobis 's eye.
It looks like Tito Sobis has been cut.
Sobis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe drives through and clinches with Sobis against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Sobis controls the action.
Doe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Sobis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sobis trying to control the position but instead, Doe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobis into the cage.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sobis's brow.
Doe lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sobis's brow.
Sobis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Doe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Sobis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doe cracks Sobis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sobis misses with a double jab.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Sobis's head but Sobis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobis fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Sobis swats away the attempt to clinch by Doe.
Sobis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sobis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick from Sobis.
Sobis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobis misses with a looping right.
Doe tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Sobis misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sobis.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobis throws a chopping leg kick but Doe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doe lands with an overhand left.
Sobis misses with a low kick as Doe jumps back.
Sobis walks into a jab.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobis circles away.
Doe moves into the clinch.
Sobis is trying to break free.
Sobis wants to break free but Doe has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sobis's brow.
Sobis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobis drops Doe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Doe looks back up at him and smiles so Sobis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Sobis moves away and avoids it.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobis scores with a spinning back kick!
Sobis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tito Sobis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sobis cracks Doe with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sobis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Doe to stand back up!
Doe is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Sobis throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Doe is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tito Sobis!
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