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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangram Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sangram Singh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sangram Singh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh shoots for a takedown but Vurny saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vurny tries to counter with a takedown but Singh is quick to defend against it.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
Vurny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Singh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vurny but Vurny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aldo Vurny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sangram Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vurny regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh throws an elbow that misses. Vurny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Singh's guard. Nice move by Vurny!
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vurny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Singh has momentary wrist control but Vurny slips an elbow through the middle.
Vurny pushes down on Singh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Singh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vurny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vurny in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Singh tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vurny!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aldo Vurny!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes to the cage accompanied by Droppin Bombs. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: Soulja Boy Tell'em - Pretty Boy Swag. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez slips a jab and a cross from Browne.
Ramirez is looking for the big counter here.
Ramirez walks into a left hand.
Browne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramirez back to the cage. Browne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Browne lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Browne.
Browne jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Browne scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jordan Ramirez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Browne.
Browne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Browne misses.
Despite the aggression on Ramirez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ramirez slips a jab and a cross from Browne.
Browne tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Ramirez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Browne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Browne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Browne lands with a right that hurts Ramirez. Ramirez looks to clinch but Browne throws a short knee that drops Ramirez. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Barry Browne!
Barry Browne made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I was droppin Bombs on em'.
The defeated Jordan Ramirez had this to say: 'I would like to thank my sponsors (KAISER and The Empire - 15% Laundry) and I will come back stronger and better '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ccccccc Ccccccc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ccccccc Ccccccc will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ccccccc Ccccccc!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ccccccc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnett.
Ccccccc punching from the bottom.
Ccccccc punching from the bottom.
Ccccccc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnett is working away from the top position though.
Barnett has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Barnett has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ccccccc defend it? Barnett steps over the head and cranks it - Ccccccc is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barnett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Barnett!
A very excited looking Josh Barnett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Stardust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stardust has chosen Hate Being Sober as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renan Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stuart Stardust!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stardust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
Stardust misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Stardust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stardust is keeping the position for now.
Stardust looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Stardust is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stardust is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to control but Stardust is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stardust wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Stardust is quick to defend against it.
Stardust swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Stardust fights it but they end up in guard.
Stardust is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Stardust looking for a sweep. Not yet Stardust, not yet.
Stardust keeps trying to improve his position.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stardust swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stardust being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stardust falls off balance throwing a combination
so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Santos advances to half guard.
Stardust pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Stardust is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stardust!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stardust is looking to escape.
Santos controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stardust regains half guard.
Santos wants to take a breather but Stardust is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stardust throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santos stands up from Stardust's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stardust misses with a wild body shot.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stardust fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Stardust throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Stardust throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Stardust.
Santos scores with a jab. Stardust acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stardust lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stardust can do to turn this around?
Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos controlling the action here.
Renan Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stardust tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Stardust is looking to escape.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stardust is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos is pressing down on Stardust's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stardust is holding on for now.
Stardust looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Santos won't allow Stardust to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stardust tries to improve position but can't.
Santos taking a breather here.
Santos wants to control but Stardust is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stardust throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stardust sprawls and moves away.
Stardust misses with a double jab.
Santos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stardust takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Santos dominated that second 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.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Stardust fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stardust.
Stardust misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos tries to advance to mount but Stardust denies him.
Santos takes a little break here. Stardust wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stardust knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Stardust is keeping him busy.
Santos advances to full mount.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stardust is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stardust is looking to escape.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust working to try and regain half guard.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stardust for as long as he can get away with.
Santos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stardust is now in Santos's guard. A big mistake from Santos there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Santos pulls Stardust in close to his closed guard and prevents Stardust from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stardust wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos stands and steps away. Stardust gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Santos clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stardust throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stardust rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stardust throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos advances to mount.
Santos gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Stardust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Stardust.
Santos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Stardust saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos staying out of range there.
Stardust throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stardust misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stardust keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Stardust is keeping the position.
Stardust is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
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.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Santos.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stardust misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Stardust wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stardust misses with a double jab
and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stardust's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stardust is keeping the position for now.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos wants to control from the top but Stardust keeps moving.
Stardust keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos passes Stardust's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santos prevents Stardust from standing back up.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stardust sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stardust tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renan Santos!
Renan Santos is the new welterweight champion!
Renan Santos 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 Daniel Bergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergen comes to the cage accompanied by Aria - Stand Up, Vanquish Fear. Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Brown!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Bergen finds it's target.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Bergen moves out of range easily.
Bergen with a nice cross.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bergen jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bergen.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Bergen avoids a kick to the body.
Joe Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Bergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Bergen.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Bergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergen circles away.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergen 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.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergen circles away.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Bergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergen clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Bergen.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Bergen is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bergen.
Bergen slows down the pace here.
Bergen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bergen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Bergen moves out of range easily.
Bergen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bergen works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Bergen lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergen lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Joe Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Bergen counters with a straight right hand.
Brown is rocked!
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!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bergen takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bergen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Bergen finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergen pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Bergen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bergen lands a left hand.
Bergen scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bergen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bergen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Bergen has double underhooks.
Bergen lands with a light punch inside.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Bergen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bergen jerks Brown's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Brown drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bergen goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bergen because Brown was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Daniel Bergen!
Daniel Bergen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.
Joe Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'Losing builds character. This will push me to come back stronger than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into the arena with Serial Killa blaring out of the sound system. Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svensson obliges.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Svensson.
Svensson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svensson pulls Hall into guard.
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!
Hall trying to control but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Svensson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svensson has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Svensson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Svensson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall is looking to stand up but Svensson isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Svensson on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Svensson scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson instigates a clinch.
Svensson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson decides to pull guard.
Svensson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Svensson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson controlling Hall's posture.
Svensson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Svensson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Svensson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven S Svensson 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.
Hall avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svensson has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Hall scores with a four punch combination!
Svensson connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Svensson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall moves away from the strike by Svensson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall lands with a cross.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Hall gets through Svensson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sven S Svensson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.
Hall tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Svensson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Svensson dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
Svensson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Svensson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Svensson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Svensson scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Svensson misses with a knee to the head.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svensson blocks it with crossed arms.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Svensson blocks it.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall lands a right hand.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svensson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Svensson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall pushes Svensson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Svensson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Svensson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svensson lands an uppercut.
Svensson pulls guard effortlessly.
Svensson has an active guard here but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
Svensson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Svensson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Svensson.
Hall blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall works over Svensson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Svensson moved away.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svensson throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
As Hall backs off Svensson throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.
Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Hall takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Svensson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michael Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson slips a jab from Hall.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson wants to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch position.
Svensson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svensson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson blocks a leg kick.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Svensson down.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Svensson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Svensson rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Hall moves out of range as Svensson strikes.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Hall.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Sven S Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Svensson throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall cracks Svensson with an open hand slap.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Svensson's front leg but catches the back leg as Svensson tries to avoid it.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Svensson thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
A left lands for Svensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svensson throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Hall avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Hall.
Svensson swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Svensson drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven S Svensson.
I've got Svensson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Hall!
After winning the bout, Michael Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kopejtka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metamorphosis by Blue Stahli. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopejtka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morley gets caught flat footed, as Kopejtka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopejtka throws a big right hand that misses.
Kopejtka stopping the sweep attempt from Morley.
Kopejtka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morley controlling Kopejtka's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopejtka works over Morley with some ground and pound from guard.
Kopejtka trying to control the position from guard on top but Morley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopejtka being controlled here momentarily.
Kopejtka throws a big elbow that misses.
Kopejtka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopejtka's head.
Morley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morley throwing shots but Kopejtka is blocking nicely.
Morley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morley thows a huge punch but Kopejtka dodges it nicely.
Kopejtka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morley.
Kopejtka is looking to escape.
Morley not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morley stops Kopejtka from getting back to his feet.
Kopejtka trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kopejtka manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Morley keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
I was talking to Kopejtka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kopejtka breaks the clinch.
Kopejtka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kopejtka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morley is looking to pass into half guard but Kopejtka pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kopejtka is in guard.
Kopejtka looking to pass the guard.
Kopejtka wants to get up but he can't break Morley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kopejtka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kopejtka throws a big elbow that misses.
Morley has his hands on Kopejtka's head, controlling the position.
Morley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kopejtka is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley can't keep his opponent in guard - Kopejtka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kopejtka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morley wants to get back to full guard.
Kopejtka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morley wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kopejtka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kopejtka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Kopejtka dominated that round.
That's time! Kopejtka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kopejtka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morley will feel that in the morning.
Morley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kopejtka can pounce on him.
Kopejtka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Morley tries to counter it with a takedown but Kopejtka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morley or perhaps it was just good defense by Kopejtka, which made it look bad.
Kopejtka feints a jab promting Morley to slip. Kopejtka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morley dodges the punch combination from Kopejtka.
Morley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kopejtka tries to sprawl but Morley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morley trying to pass the guard but Kopejtka defending well.
Morley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopejtka wants to get back to his feet.
Kopejtka taking some punishment here, with Morley in his half guard.
Kopejtka is trying to stand back up but Morley is controlling him
Morley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kopejtka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kopejtka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morley is looking to take a break and control but Kopejtka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kopejtka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morley can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Morley there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morley.
Kopejtka is trying to stand.
Kopejtka is refusing to be controlled, as Morley sits in half guard.
Kopejtka pushes Morley off but Morley dives into side control.
Kopejtka is trying to get back to his feet.
Morley wants to control but Kopejtka is keeping him busy.
Morley working the ground and pound.
Kopejtka parries the strikes from Morley easily there. Morley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kopejtka to escape.
Kopejtka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kopejtka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morley scoring with punches and elbows.
Kopejtka is trying to buck Morley off.
Morley scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morley.
Kopejtka pushes Morley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kopejtka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Morley cracks Kopejtka with a big right hand but Kopejtka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kopejtka is rocked!
Morley lands a big left to the face of Kopejtka, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Morley and another - Kopejtka is out! Morley stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adam Morley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCool's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dearg Doom. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn McCool!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clark Greene!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from McCool misses its intended target.
Greene throws a series of punches but McCool moves out of range.
McCool works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Clark Greene has been cut.
McCool misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Fionn McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene misses with a head kick.
McCool lands a really nice looking cross but Greene seems unphased.
A combination from Greene does no damage.
Greene darts in and clinches McCool up against the cage.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as McCool controls the action.
Greene is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greene scores with a hook to the body.
McCool jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greene walks away with a smile on his face. McCool gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greene connects with a high kick.
It looks like Fionn McCool has been cut.
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!
McCool falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greene holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by McCool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool prevents a body shot from Greene.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Greene has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by McCool.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but McCool avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCool's elbow.
McCool has had enough of the clinch but Greene keeps him there for the moment.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as McCool controls the action.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCool blocks a body shot from Greene.
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCool blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCool is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to work over McCool's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCool working hard to break the clinch.
Greene lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCool or not.
McCool blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCool takes a shot to the head.
McCool is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCool's elbow.
Greene lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCool can't break the clinch.
Greene misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCool is defending well for now.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene tries to work over McCool's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCool blocks an uppercut.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
Nice body punch from Greene - that landed with a thud.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Greene throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Greene.
McCool has had enough of the clinch but Greene keeps him there for the moment.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Greene works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greene goes for a takedown attempt but McCool pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fionn McCool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Greene.
Greene throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCool fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCool uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
As Greene looks to move away, McCool throws a big counter combo bu Greene just gets out of the way.
Greene misses with a double jab.
McCool looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Greene is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCool.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCool misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCool bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCool scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by McCool's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCool throws a good cross that connects.
McCool smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Clark Greene's cut even more.
McCool moves into range and connects with a jab.
Greene throws a big shot that misses.
McCool lands a nice hook to Greene's body. Greene takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from McCool misses.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Greene dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left and a right from McCool both land. Nice combination.
McCool connects with a single shot there.
McCool cracks Greene with an open hand slap.
Greene is rocked!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Greene.
Greene is still in real trouble! Can McCool finish him?
Greene is trying to get an arm triangle but McCool is defending well.
Greene seems to have recovered his senses.
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Greene has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCool has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Greene tries to score with some ground and pound. McCool controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McCool avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Greene.
McCool knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greene on the ground.
McCool struggling a bit here.
Greene in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Greene wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCool, who protects the arm well.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCool has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCool avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Greene.
Greene goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McCool rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Greene's guard! Nice work there by McCool!
Greene working for a triangle but McCool defends it easily.
Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCool can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCool defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greene looking for a sweep. Not yet Greene, not yet.
McCool wants to stand but Greene has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCool trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCool working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clark Greene has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene is looking for a triangle but McCool pushes his legs off easily.
McCool is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greene takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fionn McCool is winning the standup battle so far.
McCool works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greene darts in looking for a takedown but McCool gets double underhooks and turns Greene into the cage.
McCool is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from McCool does it's job there.
The cut above Clark Greene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McCool lands with a shot to the body.
McCool cracks Greene with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McCool has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Greene to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCool throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCool misses with a wild combination.
McCool Rushes Greene and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Greene is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. McCool Piles on the pressure and Greene crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fionn McCool!
Fionn McCool retains his light heavyweight title!
As Fionn McCool got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I hunted the Saxon with Cú Chulainn, after that battle hold no surprises for me'.
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