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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Van Den Hombergh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Franchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Van Den Hombergh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vincent Franchel's chin.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Marius Van Den Hombergh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Franchel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Hombergh tries to close the distance and clinch but Franchel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Den Hombergh tries to clinch up but Franchel circles away and keeps his distance.
Franchel slips a straight right by Van Den Hombergh.
Van Den Hombergh missing with a left hand there. Franchel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Franchel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Franchel tries a head kick but it misses.
Franchel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Den Hombergh is looking to counter the offense by Franchel and move into the clinch.
Franchel gets the takedown into side control.
Van Den Hombergh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Franchel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Van Den Hombergh is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Hombergh wants to control but Franchel postures up.
Van Den Hombergh taking a bit of punishment here - Franchel scoring with strikes.
Franchel wants to control for a moment but Van Den Hombergh uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchel working Van Den Hombergh over with strikes.
Van Den Hombergh tries to roll over but Franchel keeps him under control.
Franchel seems to be working for a kimura but Van Den Hombergh defends the submission attempt.
Van Den Hombergh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franchel pulls his head out easily.
Franchel is looking to advance position but Van Den Hombergh won't allow it.
Van Den Hombergh trying to control here.
Van Den Hombergh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Den Hombergh is looking for a sweep. Franchel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Franchel content to control rather than advance.
Van Den Hombergh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Franchel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Franchel's back!
Van Den Hombergh is hanging on to Franchel's back as he tries to escape.
Franchel trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Van Den Hombergh keeps control of the position as Franchel tries to break free.
Van Den Hombergh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Franchel can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Hombergh is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Franchel with him. Franchel is trying to defend but Van Den Hombergh has an arm under the chin now! Franchel grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marius Van Den Hombergh!
In defeat, Vincent Franchel stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need to do some more work and get back into that cage. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Paddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dilaxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy's entrance music is The Battering Ram - Come Out & Fight. A fine choice. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Paddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dilaxo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilaxo misses with the combination.
Paddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilaxo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paddy connects with a crisp jab.
Paddy throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilaxo.
Dilaxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilaxo misses with a two punch combination.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Paddy moves out of range.
Paddy misses with a straight left.
Dilaxo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dilaxo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilaxo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dilaxo.
Dilaxo wants to clinch up but Paddy keeps it at a distance.
Paddy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paddy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paddy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Dilaxo takes one to the chin there.
Dilaxo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paddy.
Dilaxo tries to move into range but Paddy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paddy dodges the punch combination from Dilaxo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paddy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paddy with a jab.
Dilaxo is rocked!
Paddy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paddy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dilaxo at a distance.
Dilaxo is still on wobbly legs! Can Paddy finish him?
Dilaxo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dilaxo throws a right hand that Paddy ducks under and follows up with a left that Paddy also avoids with ease.
Paddy drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dilaxo right on the button. Dilaxo goes down! Paddy follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Paddy gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Paddy!
Mike Paddy made sure to mention his sponsor, Machine Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamil Zavurov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Jits's chin.
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142 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Jits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jits shoots in for a double leg but Zavurov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zavurov closes the distance and clinches.
Zavurov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jits takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Zavurov.
Zavurov lands a nice uppercut.
Jits is rocked!
Zavurov lands an elbow that stopped Jits in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Jits is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Zavurov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zavurov dips a shoulder and cracks Jits with a mighty uppercut! Jits falls back against the cage and Zavurov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jits is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zavurov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Zavurov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shamil Zavurov made sure he mentioned BlackStar Athletics , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrik Messinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Messinger did well to prevent Shevchenko getting side control.
Shevchenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Henrik Messinger has been cut.
Shevchenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shevchenko is trying to work for a kimura but Messinger is defending well.
Shevchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Messinger defending well though.
Shevchenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shevchenko stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko is looking for a kimura but Messinger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shevchenko to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevchenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shevchenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shevchenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shevchenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Henrik Messinger's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henrik Messinger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taras Shevchenko!
The defeated Henrik Messinger had this to say: 'It's a tough loss. Gotta go back to the gym and work harder.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Danielsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietr Oblamenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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255 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Danielsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pietr Oblamenko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oblamenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oblamenko 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.
Henrik Danielsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko clinches up with Danielsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Oblamenko lands with a light punch inside.
Oblamenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danielsson backwards.
Danielsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Danielsson takes a shot to the head.
Danielsson is looking for a takedown.
Oblamenko breaks from the clinch.
Danielsson shoots for a takedown but Oblamenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick by Oblamenko misses
and Danielsson counters with a three punch combo that has Oblamenko backing up. Oblamenko nods at Danielsson to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oblamenko closes the distance and clinches.
Oblamenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Oblamenko lands a nice elbow.
Oblamenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danielsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oblamenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrik Danielsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oblamenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danielsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oblamenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Henrik Danielsson has been cut.
Oblamenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oblamenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danielsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Oblamenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oblamenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oblamenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Danielsson is breathing heavily.
A short left from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danielsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Oblamenko sprawls well. He's pushed Danielsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oblamenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Danielsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oblamenko counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oblamenko connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Danielsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson has a takedown stuffed.
Oblamenko throws a front kick that sends Danielsson stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danielsson is defended easily by Oblamenko.
Oblamenko follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Oblamenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oblamenko only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oblamenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko blocks a head kick by Danielsson.
Danielsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oblamenko counters with a head kick that drops Danielsson to the mat! Danielsson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Danielsson is rocked!
Oblamenko lands an uppercut, right on the button! Danielsson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pietr Oblamenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Los Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenuichio Harada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcos De Los Santos's chin.
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos De Los Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Los Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Los Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Harada.
De Los Santos cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harada lands a big head kick that sends De Los Santos tumbling to the mat! Harada takes a step backwards and waves De Los Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Marcos De Los Santos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Los Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harada looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harada is looking for a sweep.
De Los Santos trying to control the position but Harada is working away.
De Los Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harada manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harada actively working from the bottom here.
De Los Santos with the ground and pound but Harada uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Los Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Los Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harada has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Los Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Harada's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Los Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Los Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Los Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Harada has wrist control.
De Los Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harada has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Los Santos defends well.
De Los Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Los Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Los Santos with a nice head shot there.
De Los Santos trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
Harada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Los Santos defends well.
De Los Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Los Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Harada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Los Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Los Santos working some strikes from top position.
Harada throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Los Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada controls De Los Santos momentarily but De Los Santos frees himself.
De Los Santos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Harada to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! De Los Santos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Harada pulls down on the head and he's put De Los Santos to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenuichio Harada!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kenuichio Harada waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kicky McLegs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland has chosen Bawitdaba as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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152 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kicky McLegs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Harland!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLegs lands an overhand right.
Harland ducks under a wild hook from McLegs.
McLegs misses with a hook. Harland ducked under it nicely.
McLegs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. McLegs catches Harland right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from McLegs misses the target.
The fighters circling - Harland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Harland - just one landing.
Harland closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harland creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McLegs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harland lands an elbow.
McLegs tries to improve position but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harland working his ground and pound in the gym.
McLegs is not content to let Harland control the position.
Harland working the ground and pound but McLegs is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland is looking to take a break and control but McLegs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harland cracks McLegs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McLegs down.
McLegs is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Brown House that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
McLegs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harland working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Harland grinds an elbow into McLegs's temple.
McLegs parries the strikes from Harland easily there. Harland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McLegs to escape.
McLegs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Harland seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harland throws an elbow but McLegs slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Harland tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McLegs to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLegs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harland in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McLegs is breathing heavily.
Harland working the ground and pound.
Harland fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McLegs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harland on the ground.
Harland controls the position.
Harland looks up at the clock and then as McLegs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harland smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Harland cracks McLegs with a big right hand but McLegs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McLegs some visible discomfort.
McLegs wants to control but Harland postures up.
Harland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harland throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harland looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McLegs is avoiding damage well.
Harland working the ground and pound from side control.
Harland scores with punches from side control.
Harland in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McLegs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harland misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Harland grinds an elbow into McLegs's temple.
McLegs parries the strikes from Harland easily there. Harland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McLegs to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLegs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harland working the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McLegs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harland in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and McLegs looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Harland turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander Harland!
A very excited looking Zander Harland made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon Ami scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Mon Ami makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mon Ami was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mon Ami moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Mon Ami lands a body shot.
Mon Ami connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Moore pushes Mon Ami away with a front kick.
Mon Ami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moore pinned against the cage. Moore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mon Ami just misses with a punch to the body.
Mon Ami takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mon Ami tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moore defends well and Mon Ami ends up having to push Moore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mon Ami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Mon Ami doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mon Ami moves away from the strike by Moore.
We've been informed that Mon Ami has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mon Ami moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Mon Ami does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Mon Ami down.
Mon Ami tries a head kick but it misses.
Mon Ami chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Mon Ami.
Moore throwing a counter right hand but Mon Ami manages to avoid it.
Mon Ami throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.
Mon Ami on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mon Ami moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Mon Ami flicks out a counter leg kick but Moore steps away.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mon Ami.
Moore throws a push kick but Mon Ami slaps the foot to one side.
Mon Ami fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mon Ami slips a straight right by Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lunges at Mon Ami with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mon Ami's hand.
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Mon Ami blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore lands with a nice body kick.
Mon Ami throws a big shot that misses.
Mon Ami tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moore defends well and Mon Ami ends up having to push Moore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Archie Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Mon Ami.
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mon Ami walks into a straight right hand from Moore.
Moore scores with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Mon Ami off balance momentarily.
Mon Ami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Mon Ami tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Archie Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mon Ami lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Ami pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore throws a push kick but Mon Ami slaps the foot to one side.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore scores with a nice head shot.
Mon Ami tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mon Ami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Mon Ami.
Mon Ami motions for Moore to come forward. Mon Ami throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mon Ami takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Mon Ami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mon Ami tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
Mon Ami takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moore pushes Mon Ami away with a front kick.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mon Ami circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mon Ami takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mon Ami is rocked!
Moore connects with a superb combination that knocks Mon Ami out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Moore before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mon Ami!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Archie Moore!
Archie Moore retains his light heavyweight title!
Archie Moore took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm gonna be P4P number one. Ain't no one can hang with my power. Tell your boss he gonna millions to sign me to EVO son.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lump Beefrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Maulovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Maulovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lump Beefrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Maulovski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Beefrock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beefrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maulovski is looking to slow Beefrock down with leg kicks.
Maulovski misses with an uppercut.
Beefrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beefrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefrock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beefrock blocks a leg kick.
Maulovski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beefrocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maulovski throws out a loose jab but Beefrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beefrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beefrock is looking to land body kicks.
Maulovski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've been told by Beefrock's head coaches at THC playhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maulovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Maulovski feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maulovski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beefrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maulovski.
Maulovski connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beefrock throws a shot to the body.
Maulovski tries to clinch but Beefrock moves out of range.
Beefrock misses with a hook. Maulovski ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefrock connects with a jab.
It looks like Yuri Maulovski has been cut.
Maulovski clinches.
Maulovski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maulovski fails to land.
Beefrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beefrock manages to break the clinch.
Maulovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maulovski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beefrock misses with a body shot.
Maulovski moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Beefrock.
Maulovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefrock is looking to wear down Maulovski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beefrock avoids the body shot from Maulovski.
Maulovski scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefrock. Maulovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maulovski darts in and clinches Beefrock up against the cage.
Beefrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Maulovski has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock tries a body shot but Maulovski blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maulovski.
Beefrock tries to break free but Maulovski pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maulovski.
Maulovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beefrock misses with a punch to the body.
Beefrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maulovski.
A right hook to the body lands for Beefrock.
Maulovski looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Beefrock.
Beefrock lands with a light punch inside.
Beefrock tries to work over Maulovski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beefrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maulovski's elbow.
Beefrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maulovski.
Beefrock misses with a body punch.
Beefrock has a couple of punches blocked by Maulovski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Beefrock.
A right hook to the body lands for Beefrock.
Beefrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beefrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beefrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beefrock pushes Maulovski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beefrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Maulovski controls his hands.
Beefrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maulovski prevents a body shot from Beefrock.
Beefrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Maulovski.
Beefrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maulovski backwards.
Beefrock tries to work over Maulovski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maulovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maulovski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beefrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beefrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beefrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maulovski is rocked!
Beefrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beefrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Maulovski backwards.
Maulovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Beefrock finish him?
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!
Beefrock throws a massive elbow that rocks Maulovski's head back - Maulovski crumples to the floor and this one is all over! Not often you see a KO via an elbow but that was a huge shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Lump Beefrock!
Lump Beefrock retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lump Beefrock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Banchamek (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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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
9 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sombat Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gower throws a one two combo.
Gower seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Banchamek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gower if he has to take too many more of those.
Gower scores with the left hand. Banchamek knows he should have avoided that one.
Banchamek moves out of range of the strikes.
Banchamek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Banchamek throws a series of punches but Gower moves out of range.
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses.
Gower swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Banchamek counter with a right hand.
Gower misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Gower.
Banchamek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gower's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gower takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gower dodges the punch combination from Banchamek.
Banchamek scores with a shot to the body.
Gower avoids the body shot from Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a low kick, looking for Gower's leg but Gower calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek moves away from the strike by Gower.
Banchamek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gower has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gower there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gower misses the body punch
and Banchamek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banchamek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gower throws a jab when Banchamek was well out of range.
Gower looks to throw the jab but Banchamek is out of range.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Banchamek slips under a jab.
Banchamek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gower misses with a jab to the body
and Banchamek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gower swings for the body but Banchamek moves out of range.
Gower thuds a left hand into Banchamek's body.
Banchamek throws a lazy body kick
and Gower counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gower.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banchamek lands a left hand.
Gower misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Gower prevents a body shot from Banchamek.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Banchamek.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Gower misses with some punches.
Gower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gower slows down the pace here.
Banchamek scores with a shoulder strike.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Banchamek.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gower.
Gower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gower working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banchamek's elbow.
Gower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banchamek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banchamek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
Gower digs a right hand into Banchamek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banchamek's gas tank.
Gower lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gower misses with some punches.
Banchamek scores with a hook to the body.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banchamek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banchamek's elbow.
Gower will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banchamek up against the cage.
Gower misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Banchamek.
Gower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gower tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Nice body punch from Gower - that landed with a thud.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Gower.
Gower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banchamek is leaning against Gower and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Banchamek blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gower.
Banchamek lands with a left to the head.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
Gower misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
Banchamek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gower seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Banchamek can turn it around.
Gower scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeff Gower will probably get the nod.
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.
Banchamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gower's sensitive parts.
Gower just misses with a punch to the body.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gower connects with a jab.
Gower catches Banchamek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banchamek throws a right hand that Gower ducks under and follows up with a left that Gower also avoids with ease.
A jab from Gower does it's job there.
Gower cracks Banchamek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Banchamek is rocked!
Banchamek throws a right hand that Gower ducks under and follows up with a left that Gower also avoids with ease.
Banchamek is still on wobbly legs! Can Gower finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Banchamek throws a shot to the body.
Gower thuds his right hand into Banchamek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banchamek connects with a right hand. Gower shakes it off.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banchamek misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek swings for the body but Gower moves out of range.
Gower throws a hook but Banchamek blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banchamek. Gower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banchamek seems to have recovered his senses.
Gower lands a jab to the head.
Banchamek misses the shot to the body.
Gower throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banchamek on the side of the head.
Gower has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gower lands with a nice body punch.
Banchamek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banchamek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Banchamek - just one landing.
Banchamek scores with a decent looking hook.
Banchamek scores with a nice right hand.
Gower blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banchamek avoids the body shot from Gower.
Nice shot by Gower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower just misses with a punch to the body.
Gower catches Banchamek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gower throws a hook but Banchamek blocks it.
Banchamek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gower with a body shot.
Banchamek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gower was well out of range. Poor timing from Banchamek.
Banchamek takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Gower finds it's target.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Banchamek is just out of range.
Gower misses with a lunging right hand
and Banchamek counters with a left to the body.
Banchamek moves out of range as Gower strikes.
Gower throws a right hand that misses
and Banchamek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Banchamek misses.
Gower misses with a hook. Banchamek ducked under it nicely.
Gower throws a hook but Banchamek avoids it easily.
Banchamek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower walks into a stiff left hand from Banchamek.
Banchamek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gower staying out of range there.
Banchamek lands a nice hook to Gower's body. Gower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gower tries to bum rush Banchamek with a series of wild strikes but Banchamek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banchamek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gower lands a two punch combo.
Banchamek misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Banchamek misses.
Gower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gower misses with a lunging right hand
and Banchamek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gower stuns Banchamek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banchamek tries a low kick but Gower avoids it.
Gower throws a hook but Banchamek avoids it easily.
Gower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jeff Gower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banchamek lands a leg kick that knocks Gower off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower cracks Banchamek with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Gower. Beautiful body shot.
Gower connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gower. Banchamek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gower moves to clinch but Banchamek breaks away
and Banchamek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gower thinking.
Gower lands a lovely overhand right.
Banchamek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banchamek lands a nice hook to Gower's body. Gower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gower fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sombat Banchamek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banchamek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gower seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeff Gower will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banchamek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banchamek cracks Gower with an open hand slap.
Banchamek avoids the body shot from Gower.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Banchamek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gower moves away.
As Banchamek tries to get set, Gower tries to push him back and clinch up but Banchamek manages to avoid the attempt.
Gower misses with a body shot
and Banchamek counters with a low kick, right behind Gower 's knee.
Gower misses with a lunging right hand
and Banchamek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banchamek digs a good hook to Gower's body.
Gower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banchamek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banchamek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Gower misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek throws the kick towards the body but Gower avoids it.
A good leg kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Gower jabs Banchamek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banchamek on the side of the head.
A jab from Gower misses.
Banchamek lands a jab to Gower's midsection.
Gower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banchamek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banchamek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banchamek.
A quick step to the side and Gower tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Gower misses.
Gower swings widly with a right hand
letting Banchamek counter with a right hand.
Gower thuds his right hand into Banchamek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banchamek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gower manages to avoid it.
Banchamek tests Gower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gower throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower scores with a nice right hand.
Gower lands the left hand.
Banchamek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gower.
Banchamek looks to score with a jab to the body but Gower is just out of range.
Banchamek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gower looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banchamek replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gower blocks it well.
Banchamek keeps the fight on the outside.
Gower misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banchamek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banchamek walks into a straight right hand from Gower.
Banchamek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banchamek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gower is looking to clinch but Banchamek is avoiding it.
Banchamek ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Gower tries to clinch up.
Gower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banchamek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banchamek doesn't seem bothered though.
Banchamek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banchamek takes one on the button.
Gower throws out a loose jab but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Banchamek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gower swings for the body but Banchamek moves out of range.
Banchamek scores with a jab.
Gower slips under a jab.
Gower changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banchamek cracks Gower with an open hand slap.
Gower connects with a body shot that sends Banchamek's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek slips under a jab from Gower.
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!
Gower tries to clinch but Banchamek moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower slips under a jab.
Banchamek throws a head kick but Gower moves out of range.
Gower works over Banchamek's head and body with a nice combination.
Banchamek connects with a looping right hand.
Gower takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Gower.
Gower throws a series of punches but Banchamek moves out of range.
Gower comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gower gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banchamek.
Gower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banchamek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banchamek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banchamek misses with a wild body shot.
Banchamek slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sombat Banchamek really 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.
Gower throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Banchamek to counter with a crisp jab.
Banchamek wants to slow Gower down by chopping away at his legs.
Banchamek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banchamek misses with a straight left.
Banchamek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banchamek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gower is looking to clinch.
A jab from Banchamek misses.
Gower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banchamek.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banchamek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Banchamek misses.
Gower tries to counter by clinching up but Banchamek breaks away and moves out of range.
Banchamek cracks Gower with an open hand slap.
Banchamek tried to score with a low kick but Gower checks it.
Gower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek throws a wild body kick that Gower sees coming a mile off.
Gower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a hook.
Gower slips a straight right by Banchamek.
Gower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gower loads up on a big right hand but Banchamek slips the punch.
Gower throws a jab but it's blocked by Banchamek.
Banchamek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banchamek tries to score with a low kick but Gower moves his leg out of the way.
Banchamek throws the left hand but Gower avoids the punch easily.
Gower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banchamek tries to move into range but Gower moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banchamek missing with a left hand there. Gower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gower.
Gower tries to counter by clinching up but Banchamek breaks away and moves out of range.
Banchamek looks to land a right hand but Gower moved out of range.
Gower throws a looping overhand right but Banchamek ducks down to avoid it.
Gower takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banchamek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banchamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
Gower tries to move into range but Banchamek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Banchamek misses.
Gower will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Banchamek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banchamek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower takes a swing at Banchamek's ribcage but misses.
Banchamek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gower blocks a head kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a shot from downtown. Gower moves away and avoids it.
Gower tests Banchamek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banchamek instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gower.
Gower pushes Banchamek against the cage. Gower is working some dirty boxing. Gower pushes off with a quick right hook! Banchamek goes down! Banchamek tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gower moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Gower!
Jeff Gower retains his featherweight title!
As Jeff Gower got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Good fight. I knew he was a good striker but he has a weak chin. I just needed to keep throwing and eventually he would go down. If this is the last FW title match and were merging divisions I wont be fighting my teammate at 155.'.
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