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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barristan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye Weste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barristan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kanye Weste!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Weste.
Selmy scores with a leg kick.
Selmy misses with a low kick.
Weste lands a big head kick that sends Selmy tumbling to the mat! Weste takes a step backwards and waves Selmy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Barristan Selmy has been cut.
Weste lands a big head kick that sends Selmy tumbling to the mat! Weste takes a step backwards and waves Selmy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Selmy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Weste and Selmy falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Weste!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kanye Weste!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herman Mudgett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux has chosen Lose My Mind as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Mudgett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dux!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dux.
Dux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dux throws a looping overhand right but Mudgett ducks down to avoid it.
Dux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mudgett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dux.
Mudgett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like John Dux has been cut.
Dux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mudgett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mudgett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mudgett lands with a right hand.
Mudgett misses with an uppercut
and Dux counters with a good low kick that Mudgett was not able to check.
Dux tests Mudgett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Mudgett there.
Dux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mudgett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dux slips under a jab from Mudgett.
Dux throws a big shot that misses.
Dux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dux is rocked!
Dux loads up on a big right hand but Mudgett slips the punch.
Dux is still on wobbly legs! Can Mudgett finish him?
A big right from Mudgett misses.
Dux digs a good hook to Mudgett's body.
Mudgett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mudgett lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dux falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mudgett dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herman Mudgett!
Herman Mudgett decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Norvell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Norvell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Norvell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Neidhart!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norvell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Neidhart sprawls well initially but Norvell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Norvell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neidhart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Norvell wants to pass the guard but Neidhart is defending well.
Neidhart is looking for a sweep. Norvell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neidhart wants to get back to his feet.
Norvell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neidhart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neidhart is looking to get back to full guard here but Norvell has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norvell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neidhart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Norvell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Neidhart has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Norvell but great work by Neidhart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norvell struggling a bit here.
Norvell looking for a sweep but Neidhart has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Norvell tries to hold on but Neidhart postures up.
Neidhart prevents Norvell from getting the reversal.
Neidhart lands a big shot there that rocks Norvell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvell working to try and regain half guard.
Neidhart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Norvell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neidhart has hold of Norvell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Norvell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Neidhart controlling the position easily from mount.
Norvell is squirming around, avoiding Neidhart's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Neidhart wants to control the pace but Norvell is squirming around nicely.
Norvell is looking to get to half guard.
Norvell wants to hold on but Neidhart pushes him away.
Neidhart unloading with bombs!
Neidhart avoids the attempt from Norvell to control.
Neidhart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Norvell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norvell tries to lock up and control but Neidhart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neidhart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Norvell is looking to get to half guard.
Neidhart sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Neidhart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neidhart throws some wild stikes that Norvell manages to avoid easily.
Norvell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neidhart working the ground and pound effectively.
Norvell regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Neidhart 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.
Norvell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Neidhart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norvell quickly recovers to half guard.
Norvell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neidhart is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norvell sees it coming and defends easily.
Neidhart wants to take a breather but Norvell is having none of it.
Neidhart is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Norvell has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norvell punching from the bottom.
Norvell gets back to full guard.
Norvell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart trying to control but Norvell is working from the bottom.
Neidhart stopping the sweep attempt from Norvell.
Neidhart postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norvell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neidhart, into his guard.
Neidhart keeping full guard, as Norvell tries to pass.
Norvell stands up over Neidhart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neidhart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norvell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart is looking to stand up but Norvell isn't so interested in that idea.
Norvell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neidhart has momentary wrist control but Norvell slips an elbow through the middle.
Thomas Neidhart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Norvell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Norvell passes Neidhart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Norvell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norvell winds up and cracks Neidhart with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Norvell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neidhart is looking to improve his position.
Neidhart is refusing to be controlled, as Norvell sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norvell is trying to control. Neidhart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Norvell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neidhart is staying active underneath Norvell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Norvell prevents Neidhart from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Neidhart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norvell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norvell misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norvell throws a right and a left that Neidhart avoids nicely.
Neidhart throws a right and a left that Norvell avoids nicely.
Norvell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Neidhart sprawls and moves away.
Neidhart connects with a body shot that sends Norvell's belly button to the back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neidhart.
Norvell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Neidhart sprawls and moves away.
Norvell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neidhart throws a head kick that half lands.
Neidhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norvell throws out the jab.
Norvell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neidhart.
Neidhart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norvell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Neidhart shoots in and drives through. Norvell sprawls well.
Brad Norvell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Neidhart.
Neidhart stuffs the takedown attempt from Norvell. Norvell gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Norvell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Neidhart fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neidhart is defended easily by Norvell.
Norvell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Neidhart sprawls and moves away.
Neidhart throws a right and a left that Norvell avoids nicely.
Neidhart swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neidhart staying out of range there.
Norvell lands a two punch combo.
Norvell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norvell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Neidhart's half guard.
Neidhart tries to get to full guard but Norvell has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norvell is trying to control. Neidhart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Norvell slips a nice elbow through Neidhart's hands, connecting with Neidhart's forehead.
Norvell prevents Neidhart from improving his position.
We've been hearing that Norvell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Neidhart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Neidhart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norvell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norvell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy - UK inform us that Neidhart has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Norvell stopping the sweep attempt from Neidhart.
Norvell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Norvell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Norvell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neidhart keeping moving, preventing Norvell from controlling successfully.
Norvell is in close to Neidhart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Norvell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neidhart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neidhart working for a triangle but Norvell defends it easily.
Norvell landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Norvell trying to control the position from guard on top but Neidhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norvell is looking to work some ground and pound but Neidhart has wrist control.
Norvell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Neidhart working for a triangle but Norvell defends it easily.
Norvell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neidhart keeping moving, preventing Norvell from controlling successfully.
Neidhart is looking for a triangle but Norvell pushes his legs off easily.
Norvell postures up and lands a big shot to Neidhart's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neidhart has his foot on Norvell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norvell works his way back into a safe position though.
Norvell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Norvell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norvell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Norvell!
Brad Norvell 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tino Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Kallio circles away.
Kallio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kallio as he avoids it easily.
Andrews uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kallio has time to react.
Kallio swings for the body but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kallio sprawls well. Kallio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andrews gets slowly back to his feet.
Kallio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kallio with the counter takedown but Andrews avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallio is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio digs a good hook to Andrews's body.
Kallio throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrews.
Andrews connects with a jab.
Andrews decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio trying to control from the bottom.
Kallio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrews is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kallio sees it coming and defends easily.
Kallio is looking to control Andrews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kallio avoid being mounted?
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.
Andrews is looking for a kimura but Kallio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrews to get the leverage.
Andrews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andrews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kallio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrews.
Andrews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andrews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kallio trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kallio pinned against the cage. Kallio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrews avoids the body shot from Kallio.
Tino Kallio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrews misses with a body kick.
Kallio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Andrews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andrews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Kallio stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrews. Andrews gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to clinch but Kallio is having none of it.
Andrews forces Kallio back against the cage and clinches.
Andrews gets through Kallio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrews lands a takedown into guard.
Kallio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Our spies down at at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA inform us that Kallio has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Andrews postures up.
Kallio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kallio is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews throws a strike but Kallio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Andrews dominated 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.
Andrews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kallio, pushing him back against the cage.
Andrews is working for takedown but Kallio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andrews is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kallio is trying to force a seperation but Andrews has the dominant position.
Kallio trying to stall but Andrews improves his position.
Andrews has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kallio regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallio is retaining full guard.
Kallio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrews's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Kallio from controlling successfully.
Kallio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrews is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kallio is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a big elbow that misses.
Kallio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marvin Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallio has gone for a leg lock! Andrews slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kallio's guard.
Kallio controlling Andrews's posture.
Andrews with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kallio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andrews manages to get himself to full guard.
Kallio looking to pass the guard.
Kallio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Andrews holds on and takes a little breather.
Kallio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kallio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kallio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kallio trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Kallio postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Kallio pushes down on Andrews's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kallio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kallio looks to land a strike but Andrews avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews has momentary wrist control but Kallio slips an elbow through the middle.
Andrews trying to control the position.
Kallio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kallio wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
Andrews looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrews is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrews is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kallio defends well.
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 Marvin Andrews will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Andrews listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kallio misses with a looping right.
Andrews shoots in for a double leg but Kallio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kallio as he jumps to the side.
Kallio throws a hook but Andrews avoids it easily.
Tino Kallio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Kallio. Beautiful body shot.
Andrews blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio lands an overhand right.
Kallio scores with a nice body kick.
Kallio tries to work over Andrews's front leg with a kick but Andrews checks it.
Kallio looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrews is just out of range.
Andrews tries for a takedown but Kallio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kallio. Those never looked like landing.
Kallio lands with a nice body kick.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kallio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck for Andrews with that takedown attempt.
Marvin Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kallio jabs Andrews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kallio but Kallio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kallio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.
Andrews walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kallio.
Kallio 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.
Kallio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tino Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews fails with the takedown.
Kallio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andrews is able to avoid easily.
Andrews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kallio circles away.
Kallio tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kallio throws a leg kick which misses Andrews's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrews tries to avoid it.
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!
Kallio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Andrews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrews takes one to the chin there.
Kallio takes a swing at Andrews's ribcage but misses.
Andrews is looking to counter the offense by Kallio and move into the clinch.
Kallio throws a combination that misses
and Andrews counters with a three punch combo that has Kallio backing up. Kallio nods at Andrews to acknowledge the strikes.
Kallio throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrews is defended easily by Kallio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Kallio swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Andrews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kallio controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Kallio is keeping the position.
Andrews distracts Kallio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews being controlled here momentarily.
Andrews throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kallio trying to control the position here.
Andrews passes Kallio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marvin Andrews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kallio gets back to full guard.
Andrews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tino Kallio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andrews has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Andrews!
Marvin Andrews gave a mention to FJCP Healthy Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Husky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ode Jokinen 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Husky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Husky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Husky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Husky throwing shots but Jokinen is blocking nicely.
Jokinen is trying to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Husky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Husky forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky prevents Jokinen from improving his position.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Husky controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen wants to hit a switch here but Husky passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jokinen there!
Jokinen is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jokinen wants to get back to full guard.
Husky is thwarting Jokinen's attempts to control the position.
Jokinen is pressing down on Husky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Husky looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Husky puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jokinen moves into full guard.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Husky controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jokinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jokinen's back!
The referee is taking a good look at Jokinen as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Husky!
Jokinen tries to break free.
Husky is trying to stick to Jokinen's back but Jokinen is turning into Husky. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Husky's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jokinen.
Husky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Husky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jokinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Husky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen trying to control but Husky is working from the bottom.
Jokinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Konrad Husky will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Husky shoots in looking for a takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl out of it but Husky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jokinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jokinen dives in and scores a takedown into Husky's guard.
Jokinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Husky can't keep his opponent in guard - Jokinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jokinen prevents Husky from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Husky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jokinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Husky.
Ode Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control but Husky is working from the bottom.
Husky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jokinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jokinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Husky.
Jokinen postures up and lands a big shot to Husky's brow.
Jokinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Husky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Husky.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Husky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Husky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Husky keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Jokinen with a nice head shot there.
Jokinen lands a couple of digs.
Jokinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Husky tries to control but Jokinen manages to take his back.
Our spies down at at Team Anarchy MMA inform us that Jokinen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Husky is really stuck here.
Husky grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokinen is landing with strikes from the back.
Jokinen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jokinen is landing with strikes. Husky can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Husky is trying to remain composed but Jokinen is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Jokinen tries to keep control of the position but Husky is staying busy.
Jokinen lands punches and elbows.
Husky is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jokinen is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Husky. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Husky tries to escape the position.
Husky is working hard here to advance position.
Jokinen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Jokinen is hanging on to Husky's back as he tries to escape.
Jokinen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jokinen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jokinen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jokinen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Husky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Husky is out of range.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Husky with that takedown attempt.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Husky off balance momentarily.
Husky is looking to clinch but Jokinen is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Husky. That did some damage!
Jokinen rushes Husky and presses him up against the cage.
Husky misses with a punch to the body.
Husky presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Husky struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen tries to work over Husky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Husky lands with a slapping head kick.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Husky moves out of range easily.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Husky moves out of range of the strikes.
Husky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen shoots in and drives through. Husky sprawls well.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Husky takes it in his stride.
Husky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Husky's shoulder, as Husky tries to avoid the shot.
Husky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Husky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Husky throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Husky fails with a takedown attempt.
Husky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Husky. That did some damage!
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Husky is looking to counter with a body kick.
Husky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
Husky throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen darts in and clinches Husky up against the cage.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Husky goes for a takedown attempt but Jokinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Husky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Husky throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Husky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Husky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Husky prevents Jokinen from breaking the clinch.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Husky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Husky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Husky avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Husky controls the action.
Jokinen slows down the pace here.
Jokinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jokinen pushes Husky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Husky has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Husky blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Husky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Husky misses with some punches.
Husky is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jokinen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Husky to the mat. Husky regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jokinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jokinen preventing the sweep.
Jokinen landing with the ground and pound.
Husky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jokinen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but instead Husky has moved into half guard.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep. Husky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ode Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen!
A victorious Ode Jokinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kasper Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev tries to keep at a distance but Koltun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Koltun.
Koltun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bakiyev avoids it.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koltun tries a knee to the head but Bakiyev blocks it.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Koltun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun prevents Bakiyev from breaking the clinch.
Koltun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bakiyev is defending well for now.
Koltun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koltun is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a shot to the side of Bakiyev's head.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakiyev avoids the damage to the body.
Bakiyev is trying to push Koltun away but Koltun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bakiyev has had enough of the clinch but Koltun keeps him there for the moment.
Koltun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakiyevs head.
Koltun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koltun.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koltun pushes Bakiyev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bakiyev manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bakiyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Koltun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Bakiyev checks a low kick from Koltun.
Koltun throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun connects with a crisp jab.
Koltun misses with an uppercut. Bakiyev saw that one coming.
Koltun looks to land a left hand but Bakiyev moved out of range nicely.
Koltun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Bakiyev misses.
Koltun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a low kick.
Bakiyev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koltun with a body shot.
Bakiyev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Bakiyev is avoiding it.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakiyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakiyev scores with a nice right hand.
Koltun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun scores with a hook to the body. Bakiyev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koltun swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koltun feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun staying out of range there.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Koltun wants to clinch.
Bakiyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Bakiyev needs to keep his hands up - Koltun had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakiyev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bakiyev misses the target.
Koltun tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Koltun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Bakiyev finds it's target.
Koltun connects with an inside leg kick.
Koltun misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it.
Bakiyev throws out a counter right but Koltun avoids it with no problem.
Koltun connects with the punch.
Bakiyev is rocked!
Koltun clinches.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Koltun.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev managing to block the knees to the body from Koltun.
Koltun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Koltun tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakiyev avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koltun has him pressed against the cage.
Koltun tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Koltun tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakiyev avoids the damage to the body.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bakiyev up against the cage.
Koltun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bakiyev's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koltun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koltun looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koltun tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakiyev avoids the damage to the body.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bakiyev.
Still in the clinch, Koltun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bakiyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koltun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koltun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koltun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Koltun.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun keeps control of Bakiyev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koltun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakiyev.
Koltun lands a nice shot to the body.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Bakiyev controls the action.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bakiyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Koltun won't allow it.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
Bakiyev wants to break free but Koltun has control.
Koltun misses with a knee strike.
Koltun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasper Koltun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Koltun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun misses with a knee to the head.
Koltun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bakiyev has had enough of the clinch but Koltun keeps him there for the moment.
Koltun tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakiyev avoids the damage to the body.
Koltun tries to throw a body punch but Bakiyev avoids it by throwing Koltun back against the cage.
Bakiyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Koltun dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Koltun slips a jab from Bakiyev.
A shot to the body from Bakiyev misses
and Koltun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koltun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bakiyev cracks Koltun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koltun throws a body punch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Koltun tries to clinch but Bakiyev is having none of it.
Bakiyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koltun on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun throws a leg kick
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Koltun throws out a loose jab but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakiyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koltun thows a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it
and Koltun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koltun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bakiyev. Bakiyev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bakiyev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bakiyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koltun.
A nice side step and Bakiyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koltun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koltun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev connects with a body shot.
Bakiyev walks into a jab.
Bakiyev throws a hook but Koltun avoids it easily.
Koltun seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koltun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bakiyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kasper Koltun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koltun has closed the distance and engaged Bakiyev in a clinch.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bakiyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koltun jabs Bakiyev right on the nose. Bakiyev blinks but takes it well.
Koltun has closed the distance and engaged Bakiyev in a clinch.
Koltun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koltun lands with a right to the head.
Bakiyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Koltun finish him?
Koltun misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev manages to break the clinch.
Koltun lands a jab to Bakiyev's midsection.
Bakiyev swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bakiyev seems to have recovered his senses.
Bakiyev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koltun walks into a left hand.
Koltun tries to clinch but Bakiyev is having none of it.
Koltun throws a push kick but Bakiyev slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Bakiyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koltun misses with a double jab
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koltun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koltun wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasper Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun digs a good hook to Bakiyev's body.
Koltun looks to clinch
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Koltun is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bakiyev.
Koltun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bakiyev jabs Koltun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Koltun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koltun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Kasper Koltun.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koltun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasper Koltun!
Kasper Koltun made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Psmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psmith comes to the cage accompanied by Can't C Me by 2Pac. Olliver Gullion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Psmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olliver Gullion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullion misses with an uppercut. Psmith saw that one coming.
Psmith ducks right into an uppercut from Gullion.
Psmith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gullion circles away quickly and effectively.
Gullion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gullion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Psmith.
Gullion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gullion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gullion works on Psmith's body with a couple of short punches.
Gullion misses with the head strike.
Psmith lands a body punch.
Gullion tries a body shot but Psmith blocks it.
Gullion throws a punch but it's blocked by Psmith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gullion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Psmith pushes Gullion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gullion scores with a shot to the side of Psmith's head.
Psmith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Gullion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psmiths head.
Psmith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psmith lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gullion fails to land.
Psmith misses with a body punch.
Gullion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gullion on the inside.
Psmith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gullion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Psmith blocks a body shot from Gullion.
Gullion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Psmith backwards.
Gullion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gullion misses with a punch to the body.
Psmith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Psmith lands a right hand.
Gullion pushes Psmith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Psmith is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gullion.
Oh Psmith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Psmith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gullion.
Gullion misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gullion has a couple of punches blocked by Psmith.
Gullion swings wildly with an uppercut but Psmith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Psmith throws a punch but it's blocked by Gullion.
Psmith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gullion fails to land.
Psmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psmith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gullion misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Psmith.
Gullion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gullion throws a punch but it's blocked by Psmith.
Psmith seems to have got his legs back now.
Gullion misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gullion as Psmith tries to tie him up.
Gullion throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Psmith.
Psmith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gullion backwards.
Gullion lands a shoulder strike.
Gullion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Psmith throws a head punch that misses.
Psmith lands a right hand.
Psmith has a couple of punches blocked by Gullion.
Psmith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Psmith misses with a body punch.
Gullion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Psmith blocking some punches.
Gullion misses with the head strike.
Psmith stalling.
Psmith lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psmith wants to stall.
Gullion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Psmith is struggling to control the position.
Gullion lands a left hand.
Gullion misses with some punches.
Gullion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Psmith wants to stall.
Psmith stalling in the clinch but Gullion improves position.
Gullion misses with a punch on the inside.
Psmith looking to slow down the pace here.
Gullion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gullion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Psmith lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Gullion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Psmith prevents a body shot from Gullion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psmith throws a head punch that misses.
Gullion blocks an uppercut.
Gullion throws a punch but it's blocked by Psmith.
Gullion working aggressively here.
Gullion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Psmith.
Gullion lands a nice uppercut.
Psmith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gullion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gullion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psmith or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gullion unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Psmith! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gullion is unloading with more strikes now! Psmith drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olliver Gullion!
Our winner, Olliver Gullion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters has chosen Simply the Best as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kirk Thorpe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirk Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorpe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Masters .
Thorpe throws a series of strikes that have Masters backpedaling.
A jab from Thorpe does it's job there.
Thorpe lands with an uppercut that bounces Masters off the cage and back into range.
Masters misses with a hook. Thorpe ducked under it nicely.
Thorpe looks to land a body kick but Masters moved away.
Thorpe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorpe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masters slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Thorpe as he connects with a hook.
Thorpe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masters on the side of the head.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorpe throws a hook to the side of Masters 's head but Masters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Masters tries to counter it with a takedown but Thorpe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
Masters throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorpe to the mat! Thorpe manages to get full guard.
Thorpe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorpe is trying to keep Masters in close.
Thorpe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorpe keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Masters throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thorpe holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Masters won't allow Thorpe to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Masters throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorpe.
Thorpe misses with a kick to the body.
Thorpe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masters .
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorpe throws out the jab.
Thorpe tests Masters 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masters jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorpe throws a wild body kick that Masters sees coming a mile off.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorpe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Thorpe counters with a quick kick to the body but Masters blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorpe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masters was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorpe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masters .
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorpe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Thorpe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorpe lands with a nice body punch.
Thorpe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masters 's head.
Thorpe misses with a body kick.
Masters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thorpe defends well and Masters ends up having to push Thorpe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thorpe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Masters avoids it.
Masters connects with a single shot there.
Thorpe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thorpe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masters misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters cracks Thorpe with an open hand slap.
Thorpe missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorpe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masters dives in and grabs Thorpe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thorpe pushes down on Masters 's head and hops out.
Masters fails with the takedown
and Thorpe counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk Thorpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Masters .
Thorpe connects with a crisp jab.
Thorpe throws a body punch but Masters moves out of range.
Masters lands a nice shot that snaps Thorpe's head back.
Kirk Thorpe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thorpe counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorpe lands with a shot to the body.
Masters walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thorpe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thorpe misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Thorpe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masters misses with a low kick.
Masters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorpe.
Thorpe lands with a nice body kick.
Thorpe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masters feints the counter takedown.
Masters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorpe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorpe with a nice cross.
Thorpe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masters under the eye.
Masters throws a leg kick
and Thorpe counters with a crisp one two that drops Masters ! Thorpe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Masters to his feet! Masters is in big trouble!
Masters is rocked!
Thorpe throws an overhand right that lands on Masters 's shoulder, as Masters tries to avoid the shot.
Masters is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorpe finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorpe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masters seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters .
Thorpe takes one to the chin there.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thorpe looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
Thorpe misses with a looping right.
Thorpe scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Masters finds it's target.
Masters throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorpe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorpe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masters throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe with a hook.
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorpe throws out the jab.
Masters thuds his right hand into Thorpe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters misses with a left hand
and Thorpe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorpe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorpe throws a jab but it's blocked by Masters .
Thorpe looks to throw the jab but Masters is out of range.
Masters clinches up with Thorpe and pushes him back against the cage.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorpe.
Thorpe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorpe is working Masters over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masters .
Thorpe breaks the clinch.
Masters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Masters tried to score with a low kick but Thorpe checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters drops his hands momentarily and Thorpe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorpe moves away.
Thorpe throws out a loose jab but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorpe defends it nicely.
Thorpe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masters shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorpe tries to sprawl out of it but Masters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thorpe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirk Thorpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Masters .
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorpe is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorpe is just out of range.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thorpe checks a leg kick.
Thorpe lands a jab to Masters 's midsection.
Masters throws a lazy right hand but Thorpe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masters shoots in and drives through. Thorpe sprawls well.
Masters moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masters can do to turn this around?
Masters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Masters . That snapped Thorpe's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thorpe lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorpe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Masters sprawling to the canvas! Masters rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thorpe finish him?!
Masters fails with the takedown
and Thorpe counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Thorpe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thorpe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorpe throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
Kirk Thorpe is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters misses with a hook.
Masters scores with a nice right hand.
Thorpe leaves Masters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Masters .
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorpe is just out of range.
Thorpe thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters needs to keep his hands up - Thorpe had a free shot at his head there.
Masters tries to clinch up but Thorpe circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorpe needs to keep his hands up - Masters had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Masters .
Thorpe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Masters tries for a takedown but Thorpe circles away easily
and Thorpe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorpe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masters scores with a takedown into Thorpe's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thorpe is on top in guard.
Thorpe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorpe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ken Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe postures up.
Thorpe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Masters wants to improve his position but instead Thorpe has moved into half guard.
Masters moves into full guard.
Thorpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorpe is pushing down on Masters 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Masters is fighting to maintain full guard but Thorpe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thorpe wants to pass the guard but Masters is defending well.
Thorpe throwing shots but Masters is blocking nicely.
Masters tries to roll over but Thorpe keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Masters sees it coming and defends easily.
Masters wants to get back to full guard but Thorpe has mounted him!
Thorpe is landing with some decent strikes but Masters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thorpe trying to control but Masters is having none of it.
Masters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thorpe tries to control but Masters wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is wriggling around trying to escape.
Masters keeps trying to improve his position.
Thorpe lands a nice shot to the head.
Thorpe unloading with bombs!
Thorpe trying to control but Masters is having none of it.
Thorpe looking to finish Masters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masters !
A big strike lands for Thorpe! That's really hurt Masters and he's turned his back - Thorpe keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Thorpe jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Thorpe!
Kirk Thorpe made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Captains log book. Wintime. I got my 4th Win today and still feel like there is more to add to my abilities. Looking forward to my next opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eerikki Kurki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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191 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Kurki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams slips under a jab.
Adams attempts a counter takedown but Kurki avoids it well and moves away.
Kurki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eerikki Kurki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Kurki looking for a takedown.
Kurki swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurki avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Adams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kurki wants to take the fight to the mat but Adams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kurki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.
JR Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eerikki Kurki.
Kurki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Kurki misses.
Kurki lands a nice hook to Adams's body. Adams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams slips a straight right by Kurki.
Adams wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurki throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams throws a head kick but Kurki moves out of range.
Kurki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kurki sprawls and moves away.
Adams drives through and clinches with Kurki against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kurki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adams wants the takedown. Kurki is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kurki's guard against the cage.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Kurki.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adams defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
Kurki pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kurki wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adams trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adams.
Adams keeping full guard, as Kurki tries to pass.
Adams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kurki defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adams wants to sweep here but Kurki controlling him for the moment.
Kurki advances to half guard.
Kurki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adams trying to control but Kurki postures up.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Kurki in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kurki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eerikki Kurki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kurki throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Adams dives in for a single leg takedown but Kurki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurki throws out a loose jab but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurki drops Adams with a right and a left! Kurki comes rushing in but Adams regains his composure and manages to keep Kurki in guard.
Adams is rocked!
It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Kurki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eerikki Kurki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kurki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Adams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurki postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
Kurki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kurki manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Kurki.
Kurki trying to control the position.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurki has wrist control.
Adams controlling from the top position.
Kurki wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Kurki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams is in close to Kurki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kurki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adams is controlling Kurki's trapped leg to prevent Kurki from advancing to side control.
Kurki tries to pass to full mount but Adams defends it.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adams wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kurki throwing strikes but missing.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurki is one step ahead there.
Kurki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Kurki trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
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.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adams cracks Kurki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adams landing punches.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kurki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adams looking to control but Kurki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eerikki Kurki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kurki tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kurki to the ground. Kurki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kurki throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams rushes Kurki and presses him up against the cage.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurki avoids the damage to the body.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Kurki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adams down to the mat. Adams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kurki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adams lands a nice hook to Kurki's body. Kurki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Kurki moved out of range.
A jab from Adams misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Kurki wants a takedown.
Kurki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.
JR Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eerikki Kurki.
Adams tightens his grip and picks Kurki up, before dumping him to the ground. Kurki manages to land in guard.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Kurki.
Kurki is still trying to improve position.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kurki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Kurki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kurki advances to half guard.
Kurki working Adams over with strikes.
Kurki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adams trying to hold on to Kurki's head to control him but Kurki postures up.
JR Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams gets back to full guard.
Kurki postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
Kurki throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurki looking to pass the guard.
Adams trying to control the position.
Kurki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurki is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kurki stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Kurki drops back looking for a leg! Adams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adams manages to kick Kurki off! Kurki jumps back into Adams's guard.
Kurki is looking to pass into half guard but Adams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Adams is in guard.
Eerikki Kurki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Kurki.
Kurki wants to hit a switch here but Adams passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kurki there!
Adams raining down shots from the mount!
Adams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurki is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Kurki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kurki can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
JR Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kurki 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eerikki Kurki!
The defeated JR Adams had this to say: 'Ain't this terrible?!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexington Snape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snape has chosen DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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278 lbs
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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
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lexington Snape!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snape needs to keep his hands up - Sobis had a free shot at his head there.
Sobis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snape. Snape circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick and Snape moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Sobis's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tito Sobis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snape tries to clinch up but Sobis circles away and keeps his distance.
Snape has closed the distance and engaged Sobis in a clinch.
Snape misses with an elbow strike.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Sobis is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Snape.
It looks like Tito Sobis has been cut.
Snape lands a good knee to the midsection. Sobis won't want to take too many of those.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape pushes off an throws an elbow but Sobis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Snape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Snape.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobis's face.
Snape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snape looking to throw knees to the head but Sobis is blocking nicely.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobis blocks an elbow strike.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snape works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snape moves into range and clinches up with Sobis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sobis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobis avoids the damage to the body.
Snape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snape lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sobis can't break the clinch.
Snape lands an elbow that stopped Sobis in his tracks for a moment.
Snape misses with a knee strike.
Snape stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snape working Sobis over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape lands a damaging elbow.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snape lands an elbow that stopped Sobis in his tracks for a moment.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Snape.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape lands with a light punch inside.
Snape lands an elbow just above Sobis 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snape lands with a light punch inside.
Tito Sobis's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Snape throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Snape.
Sobis avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Sobis takes an elbow to the temple.
Sobis blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Snape as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Snape scores with a shoulder strike.
Snape lands an elbow inside that Sobis shrugs off.
Snape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sobis takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexington Snape dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Sobis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snape closes the distance and pushes Sobis back into the cage.
Sobis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Still in the clinch, Snape scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snape looking to throw knees to the head but Sobis is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Snape.
Sobis takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Snape.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snape.
Snape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sobis's defenses.
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but Sobis blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobis takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snape misses with a knee to the head.
Snape tries a body shot but Sobis blocks it.
Lexington Snape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Snape.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Sobis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tito Sobis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sobis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Snape.
Snape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sobis's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snape stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape lands an elbow inside.
Snape scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Tito Sobis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sobis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Sobis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape can't find room to land a body shot as Sobis controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Snape in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Snape lands an elbow inside.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobis.
Snape lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sobis.
Snape landing knees to the body.
Snape tries a knee to the head but Sobis blocks it.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sobis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape misses with an elbow strike.
Snape cracks Sobis with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Snape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snape lands an elbow inside that Sobis shrugs off.
Sobis is trying to break free.
Sobis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobis is defending well for now.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobis is defending well for now.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobis avoids the damage to the body.
Snape with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexington Snape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tito Sobis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Snape staying out of range there.
Snape avoids the body shot from Sobis.
Sobis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left and a right from Sobis both land. Nice combination.
Sobis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snape doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobis circles away.
Snape keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobis.
Sobis looks to land a left hand but Snape moved out of range nicely.
Snape tries to counter with a clinch but Sobis shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Snape slips the punch.
Snape moves into the clinch.
A short right from Snape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snape tries to work over Sobis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobis takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Snape working Sobis over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
A short uppercut from Snape.
Snape lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snape misses with a body punch.
Sobis has Snape pushed against the cage.
Snape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobis avoids the damage to the body.
Snape connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Snape.
Sobis looking to slow down the pace here.
Snape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobis avoids the damage to the body.
Snape tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobis's elbow.
Snape with a knee to 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!
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snape throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snape just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sobis's brow.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobis.
Sobis trying to stall but Snape improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snape has him pressed against the cage.
Snape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobis blocks an elbow strike.
Snape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobis blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobis has had enough of the clinch but Snape keeps him there for the moment.
Sobis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lexington Snape is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobis is defending well for now.
Snape throws an elbow that misses.
Sobis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snape looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sobis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snape tries to throw a body punch but Sobis avoids it by throwing Snape back against the cage.
Sobis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Snape.
Snape working Sobis over with knees to the body.
Sobis dodges an elbow strike from Snape.
Tito Sobis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Snape.
Sobis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snape prevents a body shot from Sobis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lexington Snape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snape 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lexington Snape!
Lexington Snape decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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