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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bloo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bloo Ray!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Ray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Ray's head but Ray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Ray counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ray has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Ray.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ray wants the takedown. Cruz is fighting it off but Ray persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cruz's guard against the cage.
Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Ray avoids nicely.
Ray moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Ray moves into the clinch.
Ray decides to pull guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cruz seems to have locked his on tight now - Ray screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cruz, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cristiano Cruz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aydin Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Byhenikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aydin Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byhenikov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Byhenikov counters with a nice right hand that sends Mitchell toppling to the canvas! Mitchell scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Byhenikov finish him?!
Mitchell is rocked!
Byhenikov closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Mitchell out cold! Mitchell corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Igor Byhenikov!
Igor Byhenikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwach War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwach War has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwach War!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War misses with a series of wild punches.
War throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and War has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
War blocks a head kick by Kid.
Kid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. War defends it nicely.
Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from War.
War looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
War closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kid did well to prevent War getting side control.
Kid makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but War circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kid lands an impressive looking overhand right. War doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from War is defended easily by Kid.
Bobby Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gwach War.
War looks winded!
Kid throws a head kick that War semi-blocks.
Kid keeps the fight on the outside.
Kid is looking for a counter combo.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Kid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to War's calf.
Kid throws a head kick that misses.
War fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kid avoids it really well and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kid. That one must have hurt.
Kid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kid duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid slips a jab and a cross from War.
Kid tries for a takedown but War sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kid fakes the leg kick and cracks War in the body.
War throws a head kick that misses.
War throws a right hand that Kid ducks under and follows up with a left that Kid also avoids with ease.
War misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
War takes a head kick and keeps coming.
War fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Kid tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid has a takedown stuffed.
Kid lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from War.
Kid connects with a nice looking jab.
Gwach War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. War eats them both and turns towards Kid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kid throws a right hand that War ducks under and follows up with a left that War also avoids with ease.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Kid.
War lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kid takes a step back to recover.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by War or perhaps it was just good defense by Kid, which made it look bad.
War on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Kid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and War has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
War on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Kid tries to score a power double leg takedown but War sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kid somewhat.
War shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kid eats them both and turns towards War to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
War goes for a double leg but Kid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kid continues to drive forward.
War ducks right into an uppercut from Kid.
Kid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
War lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Kid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
War throws a head kick that misses.
Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Kid.
War unleashes a big counter combination but Kid bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kid misses with the combination.
Kid throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.
War fails with the takedown.
Kid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
War misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Kid tenderised War's leg. War is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
War shoots in for a takedown but Kid shows good takedown defense.
Kid lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kid avoids the head kick by War.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bobby Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gwach War.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid throws a nice head kick!
Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on War's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
War closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Kid.
Kid has War pressed against the cage, preventing War from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
War is trying to break the clinch but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
War is trying to force a seperation but Kid has the dominant position.
Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that War can do to turn this around?
War throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kid scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kid is defended easily by War.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
War misses with a head kick.
Kid avoids the head kick by War.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A lazy left from Kid finds it's target.
War throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kid lands a head kick!
Kid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kid wants it to stay on the feet.
War throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
War takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kid stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by War.
War fails in his attempt to clinch.
War on the wrong end of a nice hook.
War misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
War takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
War has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
War connects with a high kick.
Kid moves out of range of the body kick from War.
Kid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
War throws a series of punches but Kid avoids them all with ease.
War is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kid avoids the head kick by War.
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!
Kid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War shoots in for a takedown but Kid shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from Kid.
War walks into a jab.
War tries a head kick but it misses.
Kid connects with a looping right hand.
War throws a head kick that misses.
Kid throws a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from War as Kid shoots in.
Kid misses with a head kick.
War tries to bum rush Kid with a series of wild strikes but Kid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kid is looking for a counter combo.
War tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten War somewhat.
War throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Kid dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as War backs up against the cage.
Kid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by War.
War takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kid!
Kid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kid avoids the head kick by War.
War avoids the head kick by Kid.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from War.
Kid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! War slams his shin into Kid's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for War with that takedown attempt.
Kid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War thows a body kick. Kid tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kid connects with a high kick.
Kid is looking to chop away at War's legs.
Despite the aggression on War's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
War avoids the head kick by Kid.
War tries to clinch up but Kid circles away and keeps his distance.
Kid tests War's chin there with a solid looking shot.
War lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
War takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A leg kick checked by War.
War moves in looking to clinch but Kid pushes him off.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kid throws a head kick but War moves out of range.
War tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
War avoids the head kick by Kid.
War has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
War misses with a head kick.
Kid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says War as he avoids it easily.
War misses with a takedown attempt - Kid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bobby Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gwach War.
War wants to clinch up but Kid keeps it at a distance.
War throws a looping overhand right but Kid ducks down to avoid it.
War steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kid. That one must have hurt.
Bobby Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Kid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
War shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but War circles away quickly and effectively.
War tries to clinch but Kid is having none of it.
War lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kid circles away quickly and effectively.
Kid throws a right and a left that War avoids nicely.
Kid connects with an inside leg kick.
War doesn't manage to clinch there - Kid circles away.
War clinches up against the cage.
Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. War won't want to take too many of those.
Our sources have told us that Kid has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
War is looking to break free of the clinch but Kid has double underhooks.
War throws a knee to the head but misses.
War misses with a knee strike.
Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kid connects with a high kick.
War shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kid as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from War.
Kid lands with a straight right. War didn't see that one coming.
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!
War throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Kid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kid connects with a high kick.
Bobby Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kid misses with a double jab.
Kid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gwach War has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
War fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Kid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Kid!
Bobby Kid 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 Simon MCdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Kearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kearns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paul Thorn "It's a Great Day to Whup Somebody's Ass". Dennis Kearns struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon MCdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Kearns!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MCdonald cracks Kearns with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. MCdonald has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kearns to stand back up!
Kearns is rocked!
Kearns looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kearns avoids the head kick by MCdonald.
Despite the aggression on Kearns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kearns is still on wobbly legs! Can MCdonald finish him?
MCdonald digs a good hook to Kearns's body.
MCdonald clinches with his opponent.
Kearns's coach down at Nordic Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kearns's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MCdonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kearns avoiding damage as MCdonald throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, MCdonald scores with a nice short uppercut.
MCdonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MCdonald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
MCdonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Kearns avoids the damage to the body.
MCdonald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MCdonald lands a big knee to the head and Kearns goes down! MCdonald pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon MCdonald!
The defeated Dennis Kearns had this to say: 'You wanna waste my time? Okay. I call my lawyer. He's the best lawyer in Miami. He's such a good lawyer, that by tomorrow morning, you gonna be working in Alaska. So dress warm.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jonathan Banks has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonathan Banks seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swanson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Banks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
Banks tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banks punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banks scores with a punch to the head.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonathan Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Banks clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson fails to land the takedown.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Banks.
Banks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Banks as he connects with a hook.
Banks connects with a jab.
Banks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Banks cracks Swanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swanson is rocked!
Joe Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swanson thinking.
Banks scores with a nice strike.
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
Banks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Banks drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Swanson right on the button. Swanson goes down! Banks follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Banks gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Banks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogan Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
163 lbs
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25
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Redban!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Redban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Redban under the eye.
Redban goes for a double leg but Love avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Love continues to drive forward.
Redban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Redban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Rogan Redban has been cut.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Redban tries a head kick but it misses.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redban moves away.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redban gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Redban throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Redban.
Redban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redban was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
A head kick by Redban misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redban is rocked!
Love slips a jab from Redban.
Redban is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love drops Redban with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Redban! Love dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Love!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Music Foggy Dew – Hypnotize. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGregor slips under a jab.
McGregor throws a counter combo.
Lord scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGregor in his tracks.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
McGregor tests Lord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lord connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGregor thinking.
McGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lord circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor slips under a jab from Lord.
Lord lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord dodges the punch combination from McGregor.
Lord throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGregor wants to slow Lord down by chopping away at his legs.
Lord defending well as McGregor loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGregor is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lands a head shot.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
McGregor walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Lord swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Lord!
A relieved looking John Lord 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 Hakeen Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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22
205 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeen Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Hakeen Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore slowing the pace effectively.
Moore works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Moore cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Alvarez is trying to push Moore away but Moore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvarez.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Moore is leaning against Alvarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moore is leaning against Alvarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hakeen Alvarez has been cut.
Moore has Alvarez pressed against the cage.
Moore scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Moore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore is leaning against Alvarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore has Alvarez pressed against the cage.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moore.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hakeen Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moore.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Moore.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Moore.
Hakeen Alvarez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knees to the body from Moore.
A hook to the body from Moore.
Moore cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakeen Alvarez'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.
Moore catches Alvarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvarez.
Moore has managed to clinch.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore stalling.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Moore gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore landing knees to the head.
Moore cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moore in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Hakeen Alvarez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Moore is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore lands a knee to the head.
Moore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moore obliges.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hakeen Alvarez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Archie Moore!
Archie Moore is the new light heavyweight champion!
Archie Moore 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lump Beefrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cearul Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beefrock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 156. 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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19
300 lbs
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20
231 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lump Beefrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cearul Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin throws a hook to the side of Beefrock's head but Beefrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beefrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beefrock's sensitive parts.
Beefrock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ysengrin's sensitive parts.
Ysengrin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ysengrin!
Ysengrin lands a leg kick that knocks Beefrock off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Ysengrin.
It looks like Lump Beefrock has been cut.
Beefrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ysengrin.
Beefrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Ysengrin avoided it.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beefrock takes a step back to recover.
Ysengrin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ysengrin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ysengrin throws a body punch but Beefrock moves out of range.
Beefrock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ysengrin thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefrock throws a leg kick
and Ysengrin counters with a body kick.
Ysengrin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beefrock throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ysengrin keeps Beefrock at a distance using the push kick.
Beefrock is breathing heavily.
Ysengrin throws a front kick that sends Beefrock stumbling back into the cage.
Ysengrin moves into the clinch.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Ysengrin scores with a shoulder strike.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ysengrin gets through Beefrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefrock controls his hands.
Ysengrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin avoiding damage as Beefrock throws knees to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beefrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Ysengrin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ysengrin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beefrock tries to stall but Ysengrin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beefrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ysengrin taking a breather.
Ysengrin lands a shoulder strike.
Beefrock blocks a body shot from Ysengrin.
A short right from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a shot to the side of Beefrock's head.
Beefrock prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Beefrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ysengrin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin is working Beefrock over against the cage.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ysengrin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ysengrin is stalling here.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ysengrin gets through Beefrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin is working Beefrock over against the cage.
Ysengrin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beefrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Ysengrin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ysengrin gets through Beefrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin digs a right hand into Beefrock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beefrock's gas tank.
Ysengrin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beefrock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ysengrin can turn it around.
Ysengrin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefrocks head.
A short body shot lands from Ysengrin as the two fighters clinch.
Ysengrin digs a right hand into Beefrock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beefrock's gas tank.
Ysengrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Beefrock backwards.
Lump Beefrock's cut is getting worse.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
Beefrock is rocked!
Ysengrin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oh Beefrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefrocks head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Beefrock.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cearul Ysengrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lump Beefrock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Ysengrin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beefrock seems to have got his legs back now.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ysengrin.
Cearul Ysengrin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ysengrin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Ysengrin slams his shin into Beefrock's torso.
Ysengrin lands a big right hand that sends Beefrock crashing to the mat! Ysengrin stays standing though and waves Beefrock back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ysengrin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Beefrock with a big uppercut! Beefrock tries to clinch up but Ysengrin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Beefrock to the mat! Beefrock covers up and Ysengrin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cearul Ysengrin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Katzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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19
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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27
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Katzin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katzin staying out of range there.
Katzin blocks a jab.
Katzin misses with a head kick.
Katzin throws a head kick that half lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gower, as that shot connected.
It looks like Stefan Katzin has been cut.
Gower throws a hook but Katzin avoids it easily.
Gower misses with a two punch combination.
Katzin throws a wild body kick that Gower sees coming a mile off.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
Katzin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Katzin tries to get set, Gower tries to push him back and clinch up but Katzin manages to avoid the attempt.
Katzin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gower.
A head kick from Katzin lands but Gower takes it in his stride.
Katzin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katzin is looking to chop away at Gower's legs.
Katzin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gower takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Katzin lands a nice looking body kick.
Katzin tries a head kick but it misses.
Katzin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gower has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grindhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Gower throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katzin throws a head kick that misses.
Gower moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gower.
Gower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Gower to work.
Katzin tries to break free but Gower pushes him back against the cage.
Gower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gower digs a right hand into Katzin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Katzin's gas tank.
Gower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katzin is trying to force a seperation but Gower has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Gower.
Gower will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Katzin up against the cage.
Katzin letting Gower take a breather here.
Katzin has had enough of the clinch but Gower keeps him there for the moment.
Katzin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gower keeps control of Katzin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gower.
A short left from Gower.
Good body shot from Gower.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gower.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Katzin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gower pressing his opponent against the cage.
Katzin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gower has double underhooks.
Gower working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gower keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katzin's efforts to push away.
Gower lands with a right to the head.
Gower stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gower lands a hook that snaps the head of Katzin backwards.
Gower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katzins head.
Katzin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gower has double underhooks.
Katzin is looking to control Gower's arms but Gower gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katzin has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Gower.
Katzin looks winded!
Gower taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katzin backwards.
Gower lands a body shot.
Gower dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Katzin tries to break free but Gower pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Gower.
Gower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katzin backwards.
Gower lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Gower.
Katzin is trying to force a seperation but Gower has the dominant position.
Gower is leaning against Katzin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gower.
Gower lands a body shot.
Gower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gower presses Katzin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Gower as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gower.
A shot in the inside from Gower.
Gower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower lands with a left to the head.
Gower scores with a shot to the side of Katzin's head.
Gower works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Gower.
A short right from Gower.
Gower gets through Katzin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katzin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Gower.
Gower works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Gower.
Gower lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Gower.
A short body shot lands from Gower as the two fighters clinch.
Gower lands a hook that snaps the head of Katzin backwards.
Gower lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower lands a left hand.
Gower makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gower scores with a hook to the body.
Gower prevents Katzin from breaking the clinch.
Gower lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Katzin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gower checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gower has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katzin.
Katzin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katzin misses with a head kick.
Gower checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gower throws a looping overhand right but Katzin ducks down to avoid it.
Katzin slips under a jab from Gower.
Katzin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Katzin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Katzin slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Katzin.
Gower connects with the punch.
Katzin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gower throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick.
Gower clinches up with Katzin and pushes him back against the cage.
Gower holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Gower.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gower scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katzins head.
Katzin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katzin is trying to break the clinch but Gower is controlling him.
Gower lands an uppercut.
A short right from Gower.
Katzin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katzin is trying to break free.
Katzin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gower has double underhooks.
Katzin is breathing heavily.
Gower lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katzin backwards.
Gower pushes Katzin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katzin is rocked!
Gower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katzin.
Katzin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gower finish him?
Katzin is trying to push Gower away but Gower has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Gower.
Katzin seems to have recovered his senses.
Gower leaning against his opponent.
Gower lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gower.
Gower lands with a right to the head.
Gower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katzin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katzin takes a shot to the head.
Gower gets through Katzin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeff Gower has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Katzin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gower has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Gower.
Katzin has had enough of the clinch but Gower keeps him there for the moment.
Gower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gower lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katzin or not.
Gower avoiding damage.
Gower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Katzin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katzin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gower is leaning against Katzin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gower makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gower is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gower prevents Katzin from breaking the clinch.
Gower prevents Katzin from breaking the clinch.
Katzin wants to break free but Gower has control.
Gower stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katzin tries to break the clinch but Gower is controlling the position.
Gower scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gower.
Gower lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katzin or not.
A body shot lands from Gower.
A nice left hand lands by Gower.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gower stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gower.
Gower lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gower takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gower has Katzin pressed against the cage, preventing Katzin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gower gets through Katzin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katzin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gower is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower is leaning against Katzin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gower drops Katzin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Katzin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short uppercut from Gower.
Gower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katzin.
Gower throws a big uppercut that drops Katzin! More strikes from Gower and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Katzin lies dazed against the cage as Gower celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Gower!
Jeff Gower retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Jeff Gower said 'Gon' boy cry. Maybe god didnt listen to your prayers. Maybe hes embarrassed by your performance. Now im the champ. I better get that justin beiber money. I aint fightin' for this monopoly money anymore.'.
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