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MMA Gods 13 - Jolons Protégés PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones II. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz cracks Ragnar with a good jab.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Ragnar slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Ragnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Ragnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnar lands a high kick!
Ragnar jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Ragnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Ragnar scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnar lands a high kick!
Ragnar throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Ragnar avoids nicely.
Ragnar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ragnar lands with an overhand left.
Ragnar clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ragnar tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnar misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz wants to clinch but Ragnar slips to the side
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnar finish him?
Ragnar lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Cruz up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ragnar from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Cruz's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnar!
A relieved looking Bjorn Ragnar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Byhenikov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, All American!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
American decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
American is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Byhenikov is just riding it out for now. American eventually gives up the hold.
Byhenikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from American.
American is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
American works his way into full mount!
American controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
American has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Byhenikov's face.
It looks like Igor Byhenikov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
American cracks Byhenikov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
American wants to control the pace but Byhenikov is squirming around nicely.
Byhenikov trying desperately to get to his feet.
American working Byhenikov over with strikes here.
The cut above Igor Byhenikov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Byhenikov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). All American!
All American gave a mention to Mohito Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Abiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Abiva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Abiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abiva.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abiva as he jumps to the side.
Jab, jab by Abiva - just one landing.
It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Abiva thuds a left hand into Austin 's body.
Austin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abiva defends it nicely.
Good work by Austin as he checks the leg kick.
Abiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abiva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Austin is looking to clinch but Abiva is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into Abiva's guard.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abiva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Abiva is retaining full guard.
Austin throwing strikes from guard but Abiva blocks nicely.
Abiva wants to sweep here but Austin controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is in close to Abiva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abiva is trying to keep Austin in close.
Abiva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Abiva.
Abiva trying to control the position.
Abiva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Austin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Austin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Austin wants to control from the top but Abiva keeps moving.
Austin postures up.
Abiva seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin stands up over Abiva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Abiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Abiva trying to control the position.
Austin drops back looking for a leg! Abiva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abiva manages to kick Austin off! Austin jumps back into Abiva's guard.
Abiva keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Abiva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin cracks Abiva with a solid left hand.
Abiva keeping full guard, as Austin tries to pass.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Austin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abiva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin drops back looking for a leg! Abiva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abiva manages to kick Austin off! Austin jumps back into Abiva's guard.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin stays in close to Abiva's body and controls the position.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Abiva trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Abiva wants to improve his position but instead Austin has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abiva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Austin 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.
Austin trying to control from half guard but Abiva is working away.
Austin slips a nice elbow through Abiva's hands, connecting with Abiva's forehead.
Austin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abiva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abiva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abiva is trying to maintain the position but Austin is very close to passing his half guard.
Austin working over Abiva with some ground and pound. Abiva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Austin 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Austin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Austin is in close to Abiva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abiva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Austin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Austin working Abiva over with strikes.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin working Abiva over with strikes.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abiva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of Abiva's head.
Abiva is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abiva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Austin working the head and body with strikes.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abiva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abiva is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Austin connects with a nice short shot to Abiva's temple.
Austin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Austin working over Abiva with some ground and pound. Abiva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abiva is not content to let Austin control the position.
Nice strikes from Austin there.
Abiva wants to control but Austin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Austin .
Austin wants to control but Abiva is keeping him busy.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin 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.
Abiva is looking to control Austin 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abiva avoid being mounted?
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Marc Abiva has been cut.
Abiva is not content to let Austin control the position.
Abiva trying to control but Austin postures up.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Austin working over Abiva with some ground and pound. Abiva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Austin there.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up 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!
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin trying to control from half guard but Abiva is working away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Austin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Austin raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abiva is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Abiva is rocked!
Marc Abiva's cut is getting worse.
A big strike lands for Austin ! That's really hurt Abiva and he's turned his back - Austin keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Austin jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Austin !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Nwamadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Emmanuel Nwamadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khadzhimurat Gatsalov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsalov lands a head shot.
Nwamadi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nwamadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatsalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nwamadi.
Gatsalov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nwamadi throws a right and a left that Gatsalov avoids nicely.
Gatsalov scores with a sloppy right hand. Nwamadi should have avoided that one.
Gatsalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nwamadi is just out of range.
Nwamadi tries to bum rush Gatsalov with a series of wild strikes but Gatsalov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nwamadi throws a big shot that misses.
Gatsalov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsalov wants to counter with a clinch but Nwamadi pushes him away.
Gatsalov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nwamadi.
Gatsalov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gatsalov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gatsalov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nwamadi dips to his left and cracks Gatsalov with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nwamadi tries to keep at a distance but Gatsalov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gatsalov taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsalov misses with a knee strike.
Nwamadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsalov.
A head punch on the inside from Nwamadi fails to land.
Gatsalov presses Nwamadi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gatsalov blocks a body shot from Nwamadi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatsalov pulls guard successfully.
Gatsalov 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.
Nwamadi wants to control from the top but Gatsalov keeps moving.
Gatsalov wants to sweep here but Nwamadi controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov pulls Nwamadi in close to prevent any damage.
Gatsalov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nwamadi manages to get himself to full guard.
Gatsalov throws a big right hand that misses.
Gatsalov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gatsalov stands up over Nwamadi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gatsalov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatsalov wants to control from the top but Nwamadi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov is working Nwamadi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nwamadi keeping moving, preventing Gatsalov from controlling successfully.
Gatsalov with a nice head shot there.
Gatsalov trying to control but Nwamadi is working from the bottom.
Gatsalov distracts Nwamadi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gatsalov postures up in Nwamadi's guard and throws a big left but Nwamadi blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gatsalov lands a nice shot that snaps Nwamadi's head back.
Gatsalov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gatsalov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gatsalov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nwamadi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatsalov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nwamadi.
Gatsalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatsalov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatsalov.
Gatsalov closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nwamadi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsalov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatsalov decides to pull guard.
Gatsalov pulls Nwamadi in close to prevent any damage.
Gatsalov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatsalov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov 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.
Nwamadi throws a nice looking combination but Gatsalov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Gatsalov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gatsalov scores with a head kick.
Nwamadi swings for the body but Gatsalov moves out of range.
Nwamadi backing away here, and Gatsalov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nwamadi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatsalov is just out of range.
Gatsalov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov has closed the distance and engaged Nwamadi in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov lands a left hand.
Nwamadi tries a body shot but Gatsalov blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsalov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsalov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nwamadi.
Gatsalov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gatsalov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nwamadi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nwamadi misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwamadi misses with a body punch.
Gatsalov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nwamadi has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsalov.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsalov fails to land.
Gatsalov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nwamadi's elbow.
Gatsalov is leaning against Nwamadi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov misses with the head strike.
Gatsalov lands a nice uppercut.
Gatsalov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nwamadis head.
Gatsalov blocks an uppercut.
Gatsalov misses with some punches.
Nwamadi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatsalov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatsalov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatsalov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsalov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nwamadi defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov stands up from half guard.
Gatsalov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nwamadi loads up on a big right hand but Gatsalov slips the punch.
Gatsalov tries to counter with a clinch but Nwamadi shakes him off and moves away.
Nwamadi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatsalov jabs Nwamadi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gatsalov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gatsalov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Nwamadi.
Emmanuel Nwamadi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gatsalov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov lands a leg kick that knocks Nwamadi off balance momentarily.
Gatsalov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nwamadi tries to clinch there but Gatsalov circles away.
Gatsalov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gatsalov throws a head kick that Nwamadi semi-blocks.
Gatsalov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gatsalov moves out of range as Nwamadi strikes.
Gatsalov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nwamadi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatsalov is just out of range.
Gatsalov avoids the body shot from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gatsalov clinches up with Nwamadi and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsalov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nwamadi lands a right hand.
Gatsalov scores with a shot to the side of Nwamadi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gatsalov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gatsalov cracks Nwamadi with a nice body shot.
Gatsalov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatsalov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nwamadi lands with a nice body punch.
Nwamadi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatsalov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatsalov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatsalov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gatsalov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nwamadi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nwamadi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nwamadi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gatsalov.
A jab from Nwamadi misses.
Nwamadi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gatsalov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gatsalov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nwamadi.
Gatsalov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nwamadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsalov wants to counter with a clinch but Nwamadi pushes him away.
Gatsalov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nwamadi. That did some damage!
Nwamadi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nwamadi misses with a double jab.
Gatsalov closes the distance and clinches.
Gatsalov lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatsalov lands a nice uppercut.
Gatsalov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nwamadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gatsalov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatsalov. That's going to slow Nwamadi down.
Nwamadi misses with a wild body shot.
Gatsalov tries to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gatsalov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsalov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gatsalov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsalov stalls.
Nwamadi blocks an uppercut.
Gatsalov misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsalov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsalov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nwamadi swings for the body but Gatsalov moves out of range.
Gatsalov misses with a takedown
letting Nwamadi counter with a right hand.
Gatsalov misses with a takedown attempt - Nwamadi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nwamadi tries to clinch there but Gatsalov circles away.
Gatsalov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nwamadi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nwamadi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatsalov. Gatsalov obviously looking to wear him down.
Gatsalov moves away from the strike by Nwamadi.
Nwamadi tries to clinch up.
Gatsalov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nwamadi as he jumps to the side.
Nwamadi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emmanuel Nwamadi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khadzhimurat Gatsalov.
Gatsalov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emmanuel Nwamadi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsalov.
Nwamadi trying to control the position but instead, Gatsalov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nwamadi into the cage.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nwamadi takes a shot to the head.
Nwamadi tries to work over Gatsalov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gatsalov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nwamadi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nwamadi tries to clinch but Gatsalov is having none of it.
Gatsalov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nwamadi misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gatsalov.
That kick from Gatsalov tenderised Nwamadi's leg. Nwamadi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nwamadi misses with a body shot.
Gatsalov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nwamadi's guard.
Gatsalov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gatsalov throwing strikes from guard but Nwamadi blocks nicely.
Gatsalov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nwamadi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatsalov is pushing down on Nwamadi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nwamadi is fighting to maintain full guard but Gatsalov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gatsalov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nwamadi's head.
Gatsalov moves into full mount! Nwamadi won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsalov landing shots from mount.
Gatsalov working for a guillotine from mount but Nwamadi is in no mood to give up.
Gatsalov lands a couple of good shots and Nwamadi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatsalov 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khadzhimurat Gatsalov!
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opossum Minister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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165 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Opossum Minister!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Minister.
Minister looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Minister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia connects with a single shot there.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at Nonstop Intensity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Minister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Minister backs up against the cage.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Minister with an uppercut!
Minister is rocked!
Garcia scores with a jab.
Minister is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Minister right on the button. Minister goes down! Garcia follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Garcia gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Garcia!
A very excited looking Roberto Garcia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Freeman (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman catches Freeman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Freeman staying out of range there.
Freeman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plouman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Plouman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Plouman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Plouman lands an overhand right.
Plouman scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Plouman - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Plouman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Freeman throws the left hand but Plouman avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Plouman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plouman. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plouman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Freeman throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Plouman to counter with a crisp jab.
Plouman lands with a straight right. Freeman didn't see that one coming.
Freeman misses with a kick to the body.
Freeman walks into a stiff left hand from Plouman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman jabs at Plouman's body.
Freeman throws a right hand that Plouman ducks under and follows up with a left that Plouman also avoids with ease.
It looked like Plouman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman throws the left hand but Plouman avoids the punch easily.
Plouman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plouman cracks Freeman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plouman throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plouman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Freeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freeman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Plouman to score with a decent uppercut.
Plouman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Freeman misses with a hook. Plouman ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plouman.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Plouman wants to break free but Freeman has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plouman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Freeman up against the cage.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Plouman shrugs off.
Plouman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plouman has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Freeman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Plouman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plouman working hard to break the clinch.
Plouman throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plouman's defenses.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Plouman.
Freeman lands a good knee to the midsection. Plouman won't want to take too many of those.
Plouman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman working Plouman over with knees to the body.
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plouman blocks a body shot from Freeman.
Plouman takes an elbow to the temple.
Plouman swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plouman lands with a left to the head.
Freeman misses with some punches.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Plouman shrugs off.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plouman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plouman.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freeman lands an elbow just above Plouman 's eye.
Freeman lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Plouman avoids the damage to the body.
Plouman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plouman misses with the head strike.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike.
Freeman blocking some punches.
A short left from Plouman.
Nice elbow from Freeman.
Plouman blocking some punches.
I was talking to Plouman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Plouman lands with a left to the head.
Plouman lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plouman swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plouman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plouman tries to work over Freeman'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.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Plouman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freeman scores with a hook.
Plouman misses the jab.
Plouman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Plouman slips the punch.
A punch combination from Plouman misses.
Freeman misses with an uppercut
and Plouman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plouman misses with a right hand
and Freeman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Plouman misses its intended target.
Plouman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freeman.
A head kick misses from Freeman.
A big right from Freeman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman misses with a body shot.
Freeman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Plouman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Plouman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plouman duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Plouman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freeman tries to land a leg kick but Plouman saw it coming and moves away.
Plouman connects with a looping right hand.
Plouman throws a body shot but no joy.
Freeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plouman.
Freeman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Plouman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plouman!
Plouman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Plouman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman tries to counter with a clinch but Plouman shakes him off and moves away.
Plouman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plouman throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman scores with a nice right hand.
Plouman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plouman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman connects with a jab.
Plouman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Plouman keeps it at a distance.
Plouman is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Plouman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Plouman throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Plouman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Plouman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plouman.
Plouman misses with a body shot.
Freeman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Plouman blocks a jab.
Plouman lands a left and a right that send Freeman crashing to the mat, dazed. Plouman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Freeman is rocked!
Freeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plouman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Plouman finish him?
Plouman throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Plouman walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Freeman drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Plouman swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Freeman's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Plouman!
Rocky Plouman very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by REMIX Turn Down. Ian McCall will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
207 lbs
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26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian McCall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Griffin has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McCall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffin is trying to drag McCall to the mat but McCall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCall tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin jumps guard but McCall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Griffin has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Griffin drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Griffin's closed guard. He's half up but Griffin has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Griffin pivots and extends the arm, McCall falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Griffin! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amir Griffin!
As Amir Griffin got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am retiring after this fight so thanks to everyone I will miss all of you Cheers!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestar Andreasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreasson comes into the arena with Simply the Best - Tina Turner blaring out of the sound system. Bestar Andreasson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bestar Andreasson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka drops Andreasson with a beautiful combination! Andreasson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leuka is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
Andreasson tries to bum rush Leuka with a series of wild strikes but Leuka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leuka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Andreasson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Andreasson throws an overhand right that lands on Leuka's shoulder, as Leuka tries to avoid the shot.
Leuka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leuka moves into range and clinches up with Andreasson.
Leuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Leuka lands an elbow just above Andreasson 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leuka.
Leuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andreasson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leuka has him pressed against the cage.
Andreasson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leuka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Lasi Leuka has been cut.
Leuka misses with an uppercut
and Andreasson counters with an inside leg kick.
Andreasson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andreasson looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
Andreasson cracks a nice hook into Leuka's ribs.
Leuka defending well as Andreasson loads up on a big left hand.
Leuka misses with a right hand
and Andreasson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka connects with the punch.
Bestar Andreasson's cut is getting worse.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Andreasson is avoiding it.
Leuka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses.
Leuka moves forwards but Andreasson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andreasson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leuka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leuka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leuka is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andreasson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andreasson takes an elbow to the temple.
Andreasson throws a punch but it's blocked by Leuka.
I was talking to Andreasson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Andreasson tries to stall but Leuka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andreasson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leuka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreasson has had enough of the clinch but Leuka keeps him there for the moment.
Leuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Leuka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bestar Andreasson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Andreasson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses
and Andreasson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andreasson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Andreasson duly obliges.
Andreasson connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Andreasson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Andreasson.
Andreasson lands an overhand right.
Leuka throws a chopping leg kick but Andreasson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andreasson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andreasson throws the left hand but Leuka avoids the punch easily.
Leuka misses with an uppercut
and Andreasson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andreasson misses with a looping left.
Andreasson drops Leuka with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leuka looks back up at him and smiles so Andreasson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Leuka is rocked!
Andreasson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka connects with a jab.
Andreasson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leuka scores with a kick to the body.
Andreasson is breathing heavily.
Leuka slips under a jab from Andreasson.
Leuka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andreasson to score with a decent uppercut.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Andreasson.
Andreasson avoids the head kick by Leuka.
Andreasson blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Leuka.
Andreasson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leuka checks it well.
Leuka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leuka pushes Andreasson away with a front kick.
Andreasson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andreasson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leuka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreasson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Andreasson is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Leuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson blocks a jab.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka lands a nice looking body shot.
Leuka scores with a spinning back kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leuka - that will leave a mark!
Andreasson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leuka.
Leuka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leuka tries to clinch up but Andreasson circles away and keeps his distance.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andreasson throwing a counter right hand but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Andreasson looks to throw the jab but Leuka is out of range.
Andreasson takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Andreasson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leuka can pounce on him.
Leuka lands a big head kick that sends Andreasson tumbling to the mat! Leuka takes a step backwards and waves Andreasson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jeez, Bestar Andreasson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bestar Andreasson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lasi Leuka!
Lasi Leuka is the new heavyweight champion!
Lasi Leuka 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.
The defeated Bestar Andreasson had this to say: 'I felt so sorry for the guy. someone must have beaten him with the ugly stick for years he didnt deserve another beating!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Aristoteles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieczyslaw Okninski (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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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, The Aristoteles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mieczyslaw Okninski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristoteles connects with a jab.
The Aristoteles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okninski moves out of range of the body kick from Aristoteles.
Okninski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aristoteles takes a swing at Okninski's ribcage but misses.
Okninski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aristoteles lands with a nice body kick.
Aristoteles just misses with a punch to the body.
Okninski lands the left hand.
Okninski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aristoteles was well out of range. Poor timing from Okninski.
Okninski lands a jab to Aristoteles's midsection.
Nice shot by Aristoteles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aristoteles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okninski was well out of range. Poor timing from Aristoteles.
Aristoteles lands a jab to the head.
Okninski is rocked!
Aristoteles batters Okninski with a massive right followed by a huge left! Okninski is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Aristoteles lands a final crushing right hand to drop Okninski to the mat with a gruesome thud! Aristoteles is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Aristoteles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobin Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobin Frost has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobin Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Frost misses with a body punch
and Creed counters with a single leg into guard. Frost didn't expect that.
Creed throws a big elbow that misses.
Frost will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Creed wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Creed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frost has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Creed has managed to get both his arms back between Frost's legs - danger averted.
Creed postures up in Frost's guard and throws a big left but Frost blocks it.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Creed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Creed wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost's corner calls for a 1-2. Frost obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a straight left.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Frost scores with a hook.
Creed tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frost as he avoids it easily.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tobin Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creed connects with a looping right hand.
Frost scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
We've been told by Frost's head coaches at Nonstop Intensity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Creed slips a jab from Frost.
Creed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Creed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Creed's shoulder, as Creed tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a looping right.
Creed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Creed slips under a jab.
Frost is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Creed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
Frost walks into a stiff left hand from Creed.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Frost missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Jab, jab by Frost - just one landing.
Frost lands with a shot to the body.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frost misses with a hook.
Creed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost lands with a straight right. Creed didn't see that one coming.
Creed avoids the body shot from Frost.
Frost shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Frost is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Creed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Creed moves away from the strike by Frost.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A cross from Creed lands.
Frost takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost slips a straight right by Creed.
Tobin Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Creed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creed wants to counter the offense by Frost and move into the clinch position.
Creed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Creed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Creed pushes Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
Creed is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Frost presses Creed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost taking a breather.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Frost 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.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Frost misses with a looping left.
Creed lands a right hook to the body.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost sets himself, and Creed steps forward looking for the clinch! Frost avoids it this time.
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost works the jab nicely.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Creed's shoulder, as Creed tries to avoid the shot.
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed wants to counter with a clinch but Frost pushes him away.
Frost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creed counters by moving into the clinch.
Creed tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creed throws a big shot that misses.
Creed slips a jab from Frost.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost sets himself, and Creed steps forward looking for the clinch! Frost avoids it this time.
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed moves into the clinch.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Creed can do to turn this around?
Creed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Creed scores with a nice strike.
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Nice shot by Frost.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creed somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed moves forwards but Frost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
Frost lands with a shot to the body.
Creed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frost scores with a hook.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Creed is out of range.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost looks to land a combination but Creed avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with an uppercut. Creed saw that one coming.
Frost misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a single leg into guard. Frost didn't expect that.
Frost keeping full guard, as Creed tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Creed looking to pass the guard.
Creed slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Frost looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Creed passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Frost is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Creed prevents Frost from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Creed connects with a nice short shot to Frost's temple.
Creed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Tobin Frost will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Creed. Those never looked like landing.
Creed slips a straight right by Frost.
Creed wants to counter with a clinch but Frost pushes him away.
Frost throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed wants to counter the offense by Frost and move into the clinch position.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Frost connects with a good right hand that stumbles Creed. Creed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab, jab by Frost - just one landing.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
Creed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Frost swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Frost takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Frost was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Creed.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Creed! But no joy.
Creed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Frost.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Creed scores with a sloppy right hand. Frost should have avoided that one.
Frost stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Frost misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Frost misses.
Frost misses with a looping right.
Frost fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost avoiding damage as Creed throws knees to the body.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Creed takes a shot to the head.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Frost thuds a left hand into Creed's body.
Frost swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Creed blocks a jab.
Creed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
Creed tries to clinch up.
Frost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frost lands a left and a right that send Creed crashing to the mat, dazed. Frost thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Creed is rocked!
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
BAM! Frost delivers a spinning backfist that drops Creed like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tobin Frost!
Tobin Frost retains his light heavyweight title!
Tobin Frost 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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