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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yolo Yolovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lehder Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Lehder Rivas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yolo Yolovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lehder Rivas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yolovski drives through and clinches with Lehder Rivas against the cage.
Yolovski goes for a takedown attempt but Lehder Rivas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lehder Rivas closes the distance and pushes Yolovski back into the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehder Rivas crunches a lovely knee into Yolovski's ribcage.
Lehder Rivas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yolovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehder Rivas presses Yolovski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yolovski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Yolovski drops back looking for a leg! Lehder Rivas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lehder Rivas manages to kick Yolovski off! Yolovski jumps back into Lehder Rivas's guard.
Yolovski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yolovski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehder Rivas wants to get back to his feet.
Yolovski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lehder Rivas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yolovski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yolovski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yolovski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lehder Rivas tries to escape but Yolovski is in control.
Yolovski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lehder Rivas pushes Yolovski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yolovski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yolovski is trying to get an arm triangle but Lehder Rivas is defending well.
Yolovski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yolovski has hold of Lehder Rivas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lehder Rivas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Yolovski cranks the arm and Lehder Rivas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lehder Rivas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yolo Yolovski!
After the big win, Yolo Yolovski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Farm of Muscle and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Sotolongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teofilo Sotolongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Collins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sotolongo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Collins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sotolongo misses with a hook. Collins ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Collins there.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sotolongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sotolongo misses the jab.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotolongo sizes up Collins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sotolongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sotolongo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Collins swinging wildly here.
Sotolongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotolongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotolongo scores with a hook to the body. Collins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sotolongo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Collins misses with the combination.
Sotolongo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Collins manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Oooooh!!! Collins has knocked Sotolongo down with a huge combo! Collins steps away and waves a wobbly Sotolongo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Teofilo Sotolongo has been cut.
Sotolongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sotolongo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins throws a low kick, looking for Sotolongo's leg but Sotolongo calmly moves out of range.
Sotolongo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Brian Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sotolongo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotolongo.
Sotolongo throwing a counter right hand but Collins manages to avoid it.
Sotolongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sotolongo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo can't find room to land a body shot as Collins controls the action.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Sotolongo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sotolongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collins's elbow.
Sotolongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins blocking some punches.
Sotolongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotolongo has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sotolongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sotolongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins tries to pull guard but Sotolongo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Collins is trying to push Sotolongo away but Sotolongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sotolongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sotolongo ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Collins throws a leg kick but Sotolongo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotolongo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sotolongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Sotolongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo lands with a right to the head.
Sotolongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sotolongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sotolongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sotolongo working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sotolongo.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sotolongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo working aggressively here.
Sotolongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo avoiding damage as Collins throws knees to the body.
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!
Sotolongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
Sotolongo leaning against his opponent.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sotolongo has him pressed against the cage.
Sotolongo misses with the head strike.
Sotolongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sotolongo tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sotolongo throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sotolongo working aggressively here.
Sotolongo misses with a punch to the body.
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 Teofilo Sotolongo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teofilo Sotolongo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Sotolongo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins slips a straight right by Sotolongo.
Collins unleashes a big counter combination but Sotolongo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sotolongo throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Sotolongo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sotolongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotolongo.
Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Sotolongo misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Sotolongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with the combination.
Collins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sotolongo on the side of the head.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sotolongo takes the fight into the clinch.
Collins blocking some punches.
Collins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sotolongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Sotolongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sotolongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collins's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins has had enough of the clinch but Sotolongo keeps him there for the moment.
Collins working aggressively here.
Sotolongo working aggressively here.
Sotolongo working aggressively here.
Sotolongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Teofilo Sotolongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sotolongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sotolongo lands a right hand.
Sotolongo misses with some punches.
Sotolongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins has had enough of the clinch but Sotolongo keeps him there for the moment.
Sotolongo has Collins pressed against the cage, preventing Collins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sotolongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo misses with a punch to the body.
Sotolongo throws a head punch that misses.
Sotolongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotolongo misses with the head strike.
Sotolongo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo can't find room to land a body shot as Collins controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Collins tries to pull guard but Sotolongo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sotolongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins tries to circle away but Sotolongo has him pinned against the cage.
Sotolongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Collins is trying to break the clinch but Sotolongo has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
A short right from Sotolongo on the inside.
Sotolongo looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collins's elbow.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins wants to clinch.
Collins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sotolongo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins lands with a hook. Sotolongo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sotolongo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sotolongo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sotolongo clobbers Collins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danga de danga de dang - Collins scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sotolongo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brian Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teofilo Sotolongo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teofilo Sotolongo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sotolongo does it's job there.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brian Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotolongo clinches up with Collins and pushes him back against the cage.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Sotolongo keeps control of Collins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sotolongo is working Collins over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sotolongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotolongo misses with a punch to the body.
Sotolongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sotolongo pushes Collins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sotolongo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sotolongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collins looks to land a combination but Sotolongo avoids it well.
Sotolongo throwing a counter right hand but Collins manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Collins.
Sotolongo lands with a good body shot.
Collins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sotolongo backs up against the cage.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Sotolongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sotolongo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Collins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotolongo.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotolongo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Collins punishes Sotolongo's body with a nice straight punch.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sotolongo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Sotolongo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Collins avoids the body shot from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo slips a jab from Collins.
Sotolongo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sotolongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotolongo.
Collins throws the left hand but Sotolongo avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sotolongo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sotolongo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sotolongo lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Sotolongo to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sotolongo.
Sotolongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sotolongo tries a body shot but Collins blocks it.
Sotolongo misses with a punch to the body.
Sotolongo working aggressively here.
Sotolongo has Collins pressed against the cage, preventing Collins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sotolongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sotolongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sotolongo lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Sotolongo.
A head punch on the inside from Sotolongo fails to land.
Collins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sotolongo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sotolongo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins blocking some punches.
Collins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Sotolongo lands a shoulder strike.
Sotolongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Sotolongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Sotolongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Sotolongo drops Collins onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Collins is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Collins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotolongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Sotolongo finish him?
Sotolongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Collins with a big uppercut! Collins tries to clinch up but Sotolongo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Collins to the mat! Collins covers up and Sotolongo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Teofilo Sotolongo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillermo Diaz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Philip Peralta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Peralta!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peralta throws a head kick that half lands.
Peralta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Peralta.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Peralta. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Peralta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peralta closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Peralta manages to break the clinch.
Peralta throws a nice head kick!
Peralta tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peralta shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peralta clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Peralta.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peralta landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Peralta pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peralta.
Peralta stalling in the clinch but Diaz improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Philip Peralta.
Peralta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Peralta.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peralta enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peralta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz won't allow Peralta to get back to his feet.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peralta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diaz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Diaz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Peralta is on top in guard.
Peralta preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peralta manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Peralta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Peralta!
Peralta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Peralta is having none of it.
Peralta scoring with some ground and pound.
Peralta won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Peralta throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peralta tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peralta to the ground. Peralta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Peralta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peralta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz trying to control the position but Peralta is working away.
Peralta tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peralta is having to fend off submission attempts from Diaz, who is looking to sink in the choke. Diaz doesn't have the hooks in though and Peralta manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to stand up but Peralta is controlling him.
Peralta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diaz is just content to waste time from the top position. Peralta takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Peralta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is really struggling to control Peralta but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Diaz prevents Peralta from getting back to his feet.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Peralta is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Peralta.
Peralta moves into the clinch.
Peralta wants to stall.
Diaz jumps guard but Peralta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peralta pulls guard successfully.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peralta keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Diaz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peralta fails with the takedown.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peralta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philip Peralta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peralta stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philip Peralta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz moves to clinch but Peralta breaks away
and Peralta counters with a thumping low kick.
Peralta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peralta lands with a punch from half guard.
Peralta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Peralta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peralta is controlling him.
Peralta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peralta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peralta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peralta has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Diaz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Peralta is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Diaz pulls down on the head and he's put Peralta to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Guillermo Diaz!
In defeat, Philip Peralta stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck off '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuzo Fukuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudius Calaeabius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatsuzo Fukuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudius Calaeabius!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaeabius moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fukuda.
Calaeabius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fukuda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fukuda tries a knee to the head but Calaeabius blocks it.
Calaeabius wants a takedown.
Calaeabius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Fukuda.
Calaeabius is working for takedown but Fukuda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tatsuzo Fukuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudius Calaeabius.
Calaeabius gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Calaeabius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Calaeabius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fukuda's head.
Calaeabius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fukuda is pressing down on Calaeabius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Calaeabius throws an elbow that misses. Fukuda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Calaeabius's guard. Nice move by Fukuda!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukuda prevents Calaeabius from getting back to his feet.
Fukuda wants to stand but Calaeabius is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calaeabius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fukuda prevents Calaeabius from getting back to his feet.
Calaeabius has a closed guard, preventing Fukuda from standing up.
Fukuda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fukuda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fukuda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Calaeabius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fukuda's head.
Calaeabius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calaeabius thows a huge punch but Fukuda dodges it nicely.
Calaeabius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calaeabius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fukuda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calaeabius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fukuda is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calaeabius lands a nice short elbow.
Calaeabius working over Fukuda with some ground and pound. Fukuda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calaeabius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Calaeabius working the head and body with strikes.
Fukuda regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fukuda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calaeabius landing some decent shots from guard.
Fukuda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calaeabius manages to get himself to full guard.
Calaeabius has a closed guard, preventing Fukuda from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calaeabius wants to get back to his feet but Fukuda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fukuda tries to stand but Calaeabius is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Calaeabius 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calaeabius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fukuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fukuda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calaeabius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 Tatsuzo Fukuda will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Calaeabius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calaeabius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukuda scores with a shot to the body.
Fukuda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fukuda scores with a shot to the body.
Calaeabius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fukuda tries to sprawl but Calaeabius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Calaeabius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calaeabius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calaeabius throwing shots but Fukuda is blocking nicely.
Calaeabius thows a huge punch but Fukuda dodges it nicely.
Fukuda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calaeabius.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaeabius is looking to advance position but Fukuda won't allow it.
Fukuda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Calaeabius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Calaeabius's back!
Calaeabius is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fukuda is trying to stand.
Fukuda gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fukuda counters with a straight right hand.
Calaeabius fails with the takedown.
Calaeabius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fukuda!
Fukuda defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What's Fukuda going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Calaeabius postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fukuda can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fukuda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Calaeabius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fukuda defending well though.
Claudius Calaeabius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fukuda has hold of Calaeabius's hands but Calaeabius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calaeabius working over Fukuda with some ground and pound. Fukuda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calaeabius thows a huge punch but Fukuda dodges it nicely.
Calaeabius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Calaeabius lands with a punch from half guard.
Calaeabius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calaeabius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calaeabius winds up and cracks Fukuda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Calaeabius is nestled in close to Fukuda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calaeabius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fukuda manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calaeabius throws a strike but Fukuda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fukuda wants to stand but Calaeabius is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fukuda is standing up over Calaeabius. Calaeabius looks to escape but Fukuda dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fukuda decides to stand back up. Fukuda steps back and let's Calaeabius get back to his feet.
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 Tatsuzo Fukuda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fukuda tries to sprawl but Calaeabius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fukuda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calaeabius.
Fukuda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calaeabius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Calaeabius throwing strikes from guard but Fukuda blocks nicely.
Fukuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calaeabius won't allow Fukuda to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calaeabius stands up over Fukuda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calaeabius postures up in Fukuda's guard and throws a big left but Fukuda blocks it.
Fukuda controlling Calaeabius's posture.
Calaeabius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaeabius throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calaeabius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fukuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calaeabius at a distance.
Calaeabius should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Calaeabius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fukuda to the mat! Fukuda manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calaeabius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fukuda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fukuda is trying to keep Calaeabius in close.
Calaeabius throws a big right hand that misses.
Fukuda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fukuda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calaeabius manages to get himself to full guard.
Fukuda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Calaeabius is proving hard to escape from.
Tatsuzo Fukuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calaeabius darts in looking for a takedown but Fukuda gets double underhooks and turns Calaeabius into the cage.
Calaeabius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fukuda catches Calaeabius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calaeabius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fukuda lands a right hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Calaeabius.
Tatsuzo Fukuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudius Calaeabius.
Calaeabius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatsuzo Fukuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calaeabius looking to score a takedown here. Fukuda is defending well but Calaeabius drives through and ends up in Fukuda's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuda seems keen to control Calaeabius's posture.
Fukuda 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.
Fukuda looking to control.
Calaeabius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calaeabius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calaeabius postures up in Fukuda's guard and throws a big left but Fukuda blocks it.
Fukuda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Calaeabius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calaeabius wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Claudius Calaeabius.
I think Fukuda 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuzo Fukuda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Lycka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Lycka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, JJ Lycka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lycka fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lycka to the ground. Almeida is now in Lycka's guard.
Lycka keeping full guard, as Almeida tries to pass.
Lycka managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lycka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lycka wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lycka seems keen to control Almeida's posture.
Lycka wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lycka controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
Lycka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lycka trying to control the position.
Lycka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
Lycka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lycka controlling Almeida's posture.
Lycka wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida lands a couple of digs.
That's two 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.
Almeida stopping the sweep attempt from Lycka.
Lycka trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lycka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lycka controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Almeida bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Almeida sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lycka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Lycka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lycka tries to improve position but can't.
Lycka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Almeida thows a huge punch but Lycka dodges it nicely.
Lycka gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lycka has his foot on Almeida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almeida works his way back into a safe position though.
Lycka looking to control.
Lycka pulls Almeida in close to prevent any damage.
Lycka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
Lycka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lycka trying to control the position.
Lycka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lycka trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Lycka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Almeida 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.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lycka was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Crunch! Almeida slams his shin into Lycka's torso.
JJ Lycka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lycka goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lycka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lycka can do to turn this around?
Almeida preventing the sweep.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lycka pulls Almeida in close to prevent any damage.
Almeida working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lycka lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lycka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almeida is wriggling around but Lycka manages to pass to half guard.
Lycka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is staying active underneath Lycka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lycka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lycka is continuing to stall.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Lycka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lycka sprawls well initially but Almeida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lycka trying to control but Almeida postures up.
Lycka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lycka is keeping the position for now.
Almeida won't allow Lycka to sweep him here.
Lycka keeps trying to improve his position.
Almeida is posturing up here but Lycka has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Almeida tries to roll out but it's too tight and Almeida has to tap! Slick submission there by Lycka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JJ Lycka!
JJ Lycka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington comes to the cage accompanied by Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
169 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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154 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Moshington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Woods!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods forces Moshington back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woods.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moshingtons head.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woods taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Woods working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Woods.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Moshington ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moshington no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Woods tries to stand but Moshington is controlling from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Moshington's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Moshington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woods gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Moshington's closed guard. He's half up but Moshington has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Moshington pivots and extends the arm, Woods falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Moshington! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Moshington!
George Moshington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Anttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
145 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taisto Anttila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Parker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Anttila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown but Anttila manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anttila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Anttila manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Parker on his heels. He'll look to pass Parker's guard now, I'm sure.
Anttila wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Anttila sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker looking to control.
Anttila trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anttila looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anttila looking to pass the guard.
Anttila might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Parker is trying to control the position but Anttila postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taisto Anttila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anttila shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parker's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anttila manages to get himself to full guard.
Parker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anttila is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
Anttila wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Anttila is retaining full guard.
Anttila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anttila controlling Parker's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttila keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Anttila wants to control but Parker passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parker is keen to just control but Anttila is a slippery customer.
Anttila preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anttila looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anttila has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anttila fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anttila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but Anttila persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Taisto Anttila will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anttila is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Parker misses with a hook to the body
and Anttila counters with a takedown into side control.
Anttila moves into full mount!
Parker has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Anttila biding his time, controlling Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttila working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anttila has got one arm under Parker's chin. This could be trouble... Parker trying to control the other hand but Anttila gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Parker has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Taisto Anttila!
Taisto Anttila thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mata Mata Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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255 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mase Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sailele Lealofi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force leaves Lealofi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lealofi takes the fight into the clinch.
Force definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Force lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Force.
Lealofi takes a shot to the head.
Lealofi tries to pull guard but Force forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lealofi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Force after a bit of a struggle.
Mase Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailele Lealofi.
Force lands a hook that snaps the head of Lealofi backwards.
Force drops Lealofi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lealofi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lealofi is rocked!
Lealofi looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Force pushes Lealofi against the cage. Force is working some dirty boxing. Force pushes off with a quick right hook! Lealofi goes down! Lealofi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Force moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mase Force!
A less than humble Mase Force misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Sailele Lealofi spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibaka has chosen Eros Ramazzotti - Un'Emozione Per Sempre as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, BJ Arnold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Ibaka tries to bum rush Arnold with a series of wild strikes but Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Arnold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arnold throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Arnold tenderised Ibaka's leg. Ibaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ibaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arnold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ibaka digs a good hook to Arnold's body.
Arnold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Dog House in the buildup to the fight.
Arnold connects with a leg kick. Ibaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka tries to clinch up.
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Ibaka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arnold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka tries to clinch
and Arnold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibaka.
Arnold misses with a body kick.
Arnold connects with a leg kick. Ibaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ibaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka takes a shot to the head.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arnold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arnold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arnold jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arnold gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ibaka needs to keep his hands up - Arnold had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ibaka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arnold - the referee stops the clock and Ibaka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arnold. Ibaka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arnold is looking to chop away at Ibaka's legs.
Ibaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibaka loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
Ibaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Ibaka back against the cage.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Arnold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arnold scores with a shot to the body.
Ibaka moves away from the strike by Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
Arnold 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.
Arnold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ibaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arnold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ibaka takes a step back to recover.
Arnold throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arnold.
Arnold loads up on a big right hand but Ibaka slips the punch.
Arnold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ibaka takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
Arnold throws out a powerful jab.
Ibaka throws a shot from downtown. Arnold moves away and avoids it.
Ibaka avoids the head kick by Arnold.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arnold.
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!
Arnold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ibaka at a distance.
Ibaka rushes Arnold and presses him up against the cage.
Ibaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibaka.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arnold dodges the punch combination from Ibaka.
Arnold jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ibaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arnold momentarily.
Arnold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Ibaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Arnold.
BJ Arnold is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arnold lands a leg kick that knocks Ibaka off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Arnold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ibaka cracks Arnold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arnold throws a hook but Ibaka blocks it.
Arnold throws a leg kick
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ibaka does no damage.
Arnold is looking to wear down Ibaka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arnold swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ibaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arnold lands with a nice body kick.
Arnold throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ibaka's head.
Ibaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Arnold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ibaka's knee momentarily.
Ibaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnold throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Ibaka misses its intended target.
Ibaka tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arnold throwing a counter right hand but Ibaka manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
Crunch! Arnold slams his shin into Ibaka's torso.
Arnold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arnold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ibaka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ibaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibaka controls his hands.
Arnold blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibaka controls his hands.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibaka can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Ibaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnold controls his hands.
Arnold lands a shot to the body.
Serge Ibaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arnold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibaka's elbow.
Ibaka misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Ibaka pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibaka tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Ibaka back against the cage.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Arnold tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibaka avoids the damage to the body.
Arnold breaks from the clinch.
Arnold 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.
Arnold throws a push kick but Ibaka slaps the foot to one side.
Ibaka tries to clinch up but Arnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibaka misses with a looping right.
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 BJ Arnold will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ibaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Arnold scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Arnold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ibaka wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Arnold misses with a leg kick.
Arnold misses with a wild body shot.
Ibaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arnold.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ibaka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka tries to clinch up.
Arnold lands with a nice body kick.
Ibaka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ibaka is looking to clinch but Arnold is avoiding it.
Arnold misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnold throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arnold.
Ibaka pushes Arnold up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ibaka - that landed with a thud.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Ibaka presses Arnold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibaka lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibaka has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibaka or not.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Ibaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arnold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ibaka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arnold.
A shot in the inside from Ibaka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Ibaka.
Ibaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Ibaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ibaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arnold tries a body shot but Ibaka blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnold up against the cage.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnold.
Ibaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arnold or not.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibaka misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnold.
Ibaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Ibaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Arnold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is working Ibaka over against the cage.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arnold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibaka's elbow.
Ibaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ibaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arnold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Ibaka lands a shot to the body.
Ibaka can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Ibaka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arnold seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ibaka can turn it around.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Serge Ibaka just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ibaka moves in looking to clinch but Arnold pushes him off.
Arnold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibaka is just out of range.
Ibaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Ibaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Ibaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibaka tests Arnold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ibaka takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with some punches.
Ibaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws a head punch that misses.
Ibaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold digs a right hand underneath Ibaka's ribcage. Ibaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Ibaka controls the action.
Ibaka misses with a body punch.
Ibaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Ibaka blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibaka misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibaka lands a shoulder strike.
Ibaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibaka's elbow.
Ibaka blocks an elbow strike from Arnold.
Arnold scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Arnold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibaka is defending well for now.
Ibaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Arnold lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibaka tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Ibaka back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Ibaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Ibaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with some punches.
Ibaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Arnold.
Ibaka tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Ibaka is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Ibaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Ibaka.
Arnold lands a nice uppercut.
Ibaka throws a head punch that misses.
Ibaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arnold.
Arnold lands with a nice body kick.
Ibaka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ibaka looks to land a combination but Arnold avoids it well.
Ibaka is looking to clinch.
Arnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arnold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ibaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold throws a front kick that sends Ibaka stumbling back into the cage.
Arnold misses with a jab to the body
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibaka takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ibaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arnold thumps Ibaka with a low kick.
Ibaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arnold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arnold tries to keep at a distance but Ibaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibaka controls his hands.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnold throws a leg kick but Ibaka moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka has Arnold up against the cage in a clinch.
Ibaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibaka taking a breather.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Arnold.
Arnold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibaka or not.
Ibaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Arnold.
Ibaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Ibaka tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Ibaka back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ibaka tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Ibaka misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Ibaka blocks with his arms.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold digs a right hand into Ibaka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ibaka's gas tank.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka blocks a body shot from Arnold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Ibaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arnold scores with a sloppy right hand. Ibaka should have avoided that one.
Ibaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Ibaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Arnold tries to land a leg kick but Ibaka saw it coming and moves away.
Ibaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibaka moves out of range as Arnold throws a body kick.
Ibaka moves in looking to clinch but Arnold pushes him off.
Ibaka is looking to clinch but Arnold is avoiding it.
Arnold throws a push kick but Ibaka slaps the foot to one side.
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 BJ Arnold.
I think Arnold 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Arnold!
BJ Arnold is the new bantamweight champion!
BJ Arnold 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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