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UGD 18:Lewis Vs Hooper PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geebro Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geebro Jonson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geebro Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jonson.
Susi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jonson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Susi blocks the body kick.
A big right from Jonson misses.
Jonson throws a front kick that sends Susi stumbling back into the cage.
Susi scores with a punch to the head.
Susi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jonson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jonson tests Susi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Susi scores with a nice right hand.
Susi with a nice cross.
Jonson throws a jab but it's blocked by Susi.
Jonson throws a shot from downtown. Susi moves away and avoids it.
Susi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jonson on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi lands a jab.
Jonson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Jonson throwing a counter right hand but Susi manages to avoid it.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi takes one on the button.
Jonson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonson walks into a straight right hand from Susi.
Jonson clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Susi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Susi fails to land.
Jonson taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jonson.
Jonson tries to land knees in the clinch but Susi avoids the damage to the body.
Susi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonson trying to control the position but instead, Susi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jonson into the cage.
Susi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jonson is rocked!
Jonson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Jonson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Susi is defending well for now.
Jonson seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Susi's elbow.
Jonson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Susi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jonson backwards.
Jonson struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Susi.
Jonson lands a good knee to the midsection. Susi won't want to take too many of those.
Susi blocks an elbow strike from Jonson.
Susi has Jonson pressed against the cage.
Susi digs a right hand underneath Jonson's ribcage. Jonson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Susi managing to block the knees to the body from Jonson.
Jonson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Susi has Jonson pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands a left hand.
Jonson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Susi is keeping busy.
Susi works on Jonson's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jonson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi is trying to break free.
Susi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Susi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Susi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Susi breaks from the clinch.
Susi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jonson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Susi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jonson throws a low kick, looking for Susi's leg but Susi calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson tried to score with a low kick but Susi checks it.
Jonson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Susi.
Jonson checks a low kick from Susi.
Jonson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jonson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Susi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Susi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jonson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jonson looks for the body kick but Susi saw that one coming.
Jonson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Susi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jonson tries to clinch up.
Jonson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Susi takes a swing at Jonson's ribcage but misses.
Susi scores with a jab.
Jonson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Jonson misses its intended target.
Jonson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Susi in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Susi dominated that round.
That's time! Jonson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Susi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jonson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Susi digs a good body shot into Jonson's ribs.
Susi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Susi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jonson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Susi throws a leg kick that misses.
Susi misses with a double jab
and Jonson counters with a leg kick.
Susi throws a series of punches but Jonson moves out of range.
Jonson defending well as Susi loads up on a big left hand.
Geebro Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Susi.
Susi throws a series of punches but Jonson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jonson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Susi scrambles back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Susi checks a leg kick.
Susi missing with a left hand there. Jonson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tero Susi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonson blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Jonson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Jonson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson throws a leg kick but Susi checks it.
Jonson connects with the punch.
Jonson wants to land a leg kick but Susi is out of range.
Susi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Susi checks a leg kick.
Jonson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Susi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Susi misses with a looping left.
Jonson throws a nice looking combination but Susi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jonson throws a series of punches but Susi avoids them all with ease.
Susi throws a solid leg kick but Jonson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Susi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jonson.
Jonson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jonson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jonson misses with a straight left.
Good work by Susi as he checks the leg kick.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonson.
Jonson lands a high kick!
Geebro Jonson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson throws a leg kick but Susi checks it.
Jonson slips under a jab.
Susi thows a leg kick but Jonson checks it
and Jonson counters with a three punch combo that has Susi backing up. Susi nods at Jonson to acknowledge the strikes.
Susi lands an overhand right.
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Susi circles away.
Susi lands a head shot.
Jonson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Susi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Susi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Susi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Susi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jonson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jonson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jonson throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Susi. That snapped Jonson's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Susi.
Susi loads up on a big right hand but Jonson slips the punch.
Jonson lands a really nice looking cross but Susi seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jonson tries a low kick but Susi avoids it.
Jonson throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch but Susi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jonson throws a push kick but Susi slaps the foot to one side.
Susi throws out a powerful jab.
Jonson throws a low kick, looking for Susi's leg but Susi calmly moves out of range.
Susi blocks a head kick by Jonson.
Susi blocks a head kick by Jonson.
Jonson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Susi.
Jonson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jonson misses with a head kick.
Susi throws a front kick that sends Jonson stumbling back into the cage.
Jonson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Susi wants to land a leg kick but Jonson is out of range.
Susi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Susi as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Susi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Susi scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonson, right into the meat.
Susi cracks Jonson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jonson falls backwards against the cage. Susi follows up with more strikes that drop Jonson to his knees. Susi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jonson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Susi!
After winning the bout, Tero Susi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Geebro Jonson was interviewed post fight and said '420 blaze it fgt'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amos Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. KEN mode - These Tight Jeans kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paul Barnes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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278 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amos Miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Amos Miguel has been cut.
Miguel tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miguel looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Miguel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Miguel! Barnes lets Miguel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Miguel is rocked!
We've been hearing reports that Miguel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnes lands a brutal uppercut that launches Miguel off his feet! Miguel tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Barnes!
Paul Barnes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Squiggy Squirrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Shipman (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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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squiggy Squirrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Shipman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipman throws a jab when Squirrelly was well out of range.
Squirrelly throwing a counter right hand but Shipman manages to avoid it.
Squirrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipman was well out of range. Poor timing from Squirrelly.
Shipman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Squirrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Shipman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shipman misses with the combination.
Squirrelly feints a jab promting Shipman to slip. Squirrelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shipman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipman avoids the body shot from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly misses with a wild combination.
Squirrelly slips a straight right by Shipman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Squirrelly. Shipman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Squirrelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Squirrelly is looking to wear down Shipman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Squirrelly throws a head kick but Shipman moves out of range.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the side of Shipman's head but Shipman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Squirrelly tries to land a front kick but Shipman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Squirrelly misses with a hook to the body
and Shipman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Squirrelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Squirrelly throws a low kick, looking for Shipman's leg but Shipman calmly moves out of range.
Shipman with the counter takedown but Squirrelly avoids it easily.
Squirrelly misses with a straight left.
Squirrelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shipman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shipman staying out of range there.
Shipman missing with a left hand there. Squirrelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Squirrelly with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Squirrelly.
Shipman dodges the punch combination from Squirrelly.
Shipman with the counter takedown but Squirrelly avoids it easily.
Shipman lands a glancing blow to the side of Squirrelly's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shipman.
Squirrelly with a nice cross.
Shipman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Squirrelly ducks under a wild hook from Shipman.
A little feinted left hand from Squirrelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Squirrelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Squirrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipman is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Squirrelly. Shipman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Squirrelly misses.
Squiggy Squirrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Squirrelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shipman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Squirrelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Shipman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shipman misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Shipman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Squirrelly doesn't seem phased though.
Squirrelly throws a body kick that misses.
Squirrelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Squirrelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shipman.
Squirrelly takes a swing at Shipman's ribcage but misses.
Shipman avoids the body shot from Squirrelly.
Shipman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Squirrelly defends it well.
Nice shot lands for Shipman.
Shipman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipman ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly.
Shipman lands a right hook to the body.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Shipman scores with a sloppy right hand. Squirrelly should have avoided that one.
Squirrelly is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipman goes for a double leg but Squirrelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Squirrelly continues to drive forward.
Squirrelly throws a low kick but Shipman avoids it.
It seemed like Shipman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shipman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Squirrelly throws a shot to the body.
Squirrelly takes a swing at Shipman's ribcage but misses.
Squirrelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shipman's head.
Squirrelly throws a leg kick
and Shipman counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Shipman crashes against the mat.
Shipman working the ground and pound but Squirrelly is defending the strikes.
Shipman working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Squirrelly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Squirrelly trying to remain calm as Shipman controls from the top position.
Squirrelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Shipman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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 Squiggy Squirrelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Squirrelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shipman.
Shipman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squirrelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by Shipman.
Shipman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Squirrelly throws a hook but Shipman avoids it easily.
Squirrelly swings for the body but Shipman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squirrelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Squirrelly misses
and Shipman scores with a counter punch that sends Squirrelly to the canvas! Shipman smells blood - he's punishing Squirrelly with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Squirrelly has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Shipman!
A victorious Harold Shipman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakazuki Akainu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Thriller by Michael Jackson as his entrance music. Sakazuki Akainu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakazuki Akainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akainu lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Akainu scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Akainu misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akainu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Akainu throws a big shot that misses.
Akainu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akainu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akainu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akainu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a low kick but Akainu moves out of range easily.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Akainu avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Akainu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akainu misses with a leg kick.
Akainu staying out of range there.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akainu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheers as Akainu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Akainu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Akainu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akainu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akainu connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akainu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Akainu.
Gracie tests Akainu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Akainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akainu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie checks a low kick from Akainu.
A head kick misses from Akainu.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akainu tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Akainu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sakazuki Akainu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akainu misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Akainu looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Akainu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Akainu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie digs a good hook to Akainu's body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akainu misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control. Akainu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akainu has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Akainu has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gracie escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gracie!
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akainu, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Akainu's legs.
Akainu striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Akainu is trying to improve his position.
Akainu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Akainu manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Wayne Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Akainu tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot by Akainu.
Akainu throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie tries a quick counter leg kick but Akainu is wise to it.
Sakazuki Akainu is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Akainu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Akainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akainu is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Akainu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Akainu's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akainu motions for Gracie to come forward. Akainu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akainu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akainu's head.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akainu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akainu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akainu cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akainu is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Akainu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akainu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Akainu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akainu throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Akainu throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Akainu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Akainu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Akainu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Akainu jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Gracie catches Akainu right on the button with a cross.
Gracie feints and then cracks Akainu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akainu down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Akainu.
Gracie follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jab by Gracie.
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!
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Akainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sakazuki Akainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akainu walks into a left hand.
Akainu throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Akainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Akainu ducks down to avoid it.
Akainu checks a leg kick.
Gracie feints a jab promting Akainu to slip. Gracie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Akainu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Akainu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a body punch but Akainu moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Akainu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Akainu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akainu wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Akainu defends well.
Akainu chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Akainu is working from the bottom.
Akainu working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akainu looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Akainu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akainu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Akainu lands a jab.
Akainu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Akainu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Akainu's belly button to the back.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akainu moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie tries a low kick but Akainu avoids it.
As Gracie backs away, Akainu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Akainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Akainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akainu.
Akainu misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akainu throws a nice head kick!
Akainu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Akainu misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Akainu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akainu, right into the meat.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akainu wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Akainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Akainu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakazuki Akainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Akainu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akainu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Akainu staying out of range there.
Akainu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akainu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Akainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Akainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akainu to the mat! Akainu manages to get full guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
John Wayne Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akainu wants to get back to full guard.
Akainu has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Akainu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akainu is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie is continuing to stall.
Akainu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Gracie!
John Wayne Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Sakazuki Akainu spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiremu Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin McLauhglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wiremu Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for McLauhglin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLauhglin misses with a two punch combination.
McLauhglin just misses with a punch to the body.
McLauhglin cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but McLauhglin is just out of range.
McLauhglin lands a jab-cross combination.
McLauhglin drops his shoulder and cracks Williams with a huge uppercut! Williams goes down! Can McLauhglin finish him?
Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams wants to sweep here but McLauhglin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McLauhglin stops Williams from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauhglin is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McLauhglin postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLauhglin pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McLauhglin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McLauhglin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Williams! More strikes land and this one is all over! McLauhglin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin McLauhglin!
Colin McLauhglin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gentlemens Laundry - 10 % logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Wiremu Williams was interviewed post fight and said 'reehehehehehehehehee fuk u ow cuz'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb comes into the arena with Kid Rock - Born Free blaring out of the sound system. Gracie has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Maksymilian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Maksymilian Gracie has been cut.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Webb.
Webb has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Webb if he has to take too many more of those.
Webb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Webb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Webb dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie lands a jab to Webb's midsection.
Webb misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webb circles away quickly and effectively.
Webb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Webb's knee but Webb avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Webb misses the target.
Webb just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Webb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Webb slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Webb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Webb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie scores with a one two! Webb had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Webb working aggressively here.
Gracie has hold of one of Webb's legs. Webb is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Webb avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Webb.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie trying to control but Webb is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Webb uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Webb!
Webb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie is pulling down on Webb's head to control his posture.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Webb defends well.
Webb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Webb trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie striking from his own guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webb.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Webb controlling him for the moment.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Webb tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Webb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Webb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Webb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Webb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webb.
Webb throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Webb defends easily.
Webb being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksymilian Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maksymilian Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Webb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Webb.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Webb.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Webb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Webb moves away and avoids it.
Webb throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Webb swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Webb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Webb.
Webb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Webb scrambles back to his feet.
We've been informed that Gracie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses
and Webb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Christopher Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Webb throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Webb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Webb throws a body shot but no joy.
Webb misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Webb is rocked!
Gracie fakes the body blow, causing Webb to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Webb goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maksymilian Gracie!
An out of breath Maksymilian Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than West was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from West crashes against the mat.
West cracks Ruth with a big right hand but Ruth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
West is putting a hurting on Ruth here, landing some big shots from side control.
West working away.
West works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
West creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ruth manages to work his way to half guard, despite West's best efforts.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West trying to control from half guard but Ruth is working away.
West is stalling here. Ruth is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! West seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ruth has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
West avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ruth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
West wants to control but Ruth postures up.
West tries to buck Ruth off but Ruth is having none of it.
Ruth 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.
West gets back to half guard.
West is doing well to control the position and prevent Ruth from advancing to side control.
West wants to improve his position but Ruth is controlling well.
West manages to get to full guard.
Ruth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of West's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.
West pulls Ruth in close to his closed guard and prevents Ruth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ruth preventing the sweep.
Ruth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of West's head.
West pulls Ruth in close to prevent any damage.
West is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ruth has his hands on West's head, controlling the position.
West landing some decent shots from guard.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
West keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruth's head.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that West has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ruth looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruth, not yet.
West has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
West is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth has momentary wrist control but West slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
West lands a couple of digs.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West postures up.
West working some strikes from top position.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. West manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth stopping the sweep attempt from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy West dominated that round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A cross from West lands.
Ruth connects with a single shot there.
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
West tries to clinch there but Ruth circles away.
West connects with the punch.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Billy West has been cut.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruth defends well and West ends up having to push Ruth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West works Ruth's body with a nice hook.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from West.
West throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Billy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Billy West is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from West.
West gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruth.
Ruth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruth there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from West enables Ruth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. West manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
West is trying to control the position but Ruth postures up.
Ruth trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Ruth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now West is on top in guard.
West being controlled here momentarily.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
West preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ruth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
West lands a couple of digs.
Ruth wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
West throwing strikes from guard but Ruth blocks nicely.
Ruth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. West manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
West pulls Ruth in to control the position.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruth is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ed Ruth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy West's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Ruth there.
Ruth falls off balance throwing a combination
and West counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth works West's body with a nice hook.
Ruth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruth walks into a stiff left hand from West.
Ruth gets a double leg takedown into West's guard.
Billy West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
West keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
West manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruth manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
West makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as West accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruth's head.
Ruth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West tries to get to full guard but Ruth has control of the leg.
West manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
West is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruth lands a couple of digs.
Ruth stopping the sweep attempt from West.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruth won't allow West to sweep him here.
West trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ruth sprawls and moves away.
West throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Ruth lands a lovely overhand right.
West throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
West clobbers Ruth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ed Ruth.
I think Ruth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ed Ruth!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Xzibit- Alcoholic . Richmond has chosen Dont Stop Me Now as his entrance music. Charles Richmond has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond tries to clinch up.
Richmond moves into the clinch successfully.
Richmond can't break the clinch.
Richmond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Escobarre tries to throw a body punch but Richmond avoids it by throwing Escobarre back against the cage.
Richmond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escobarre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richmond's efforts to push away.
Richmond lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobarre backwards.
Escobarre pulls guard.
Escobarre is working an open guard so Richmond takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobarre's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobarre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richmond looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richmond throws a series of punches but Escobarre avoids them all with ease.
Richmond has Escobarre up against the cage in a clinch.
Richmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobarre controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobarre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richmond backwards.
Richmond tries a body shot but Escobarre blocks it.
Richmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richmond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Escobarre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Escobarre does it's job there.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobarre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobarre swings for the body but Richmond moves out of range.
Escobarre swats away the attempt to clinch by Richmond.
Richmond tries to bum rush Escobarre with a series of wild strikes but Escobarre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richmond slips under a jab from Escobarre.
Richmond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richmond is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Escobarre. Beautiful body shot.
Richmond throws a sloppy head kick and Escobarre moves out of range easily.
Escobarre drops Richmond with a right and a left! Escobarre comes rushing in but Richmond regains his composure and manages to keep Escobarre in guard.
Richmond is rocked!
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!
Richmond looking to control.
Richmond is still in real trouble! Can Escobarre finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobarre works over Richmond with some ground and pound from guard.
Escobarre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Escobarre is in close to Richmond's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Escobarre is in close to Richmond's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Escobarre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Escobarre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Escobarre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Escobarre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richmond seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobarre throws a strike but Richmond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Escobarre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobarre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richmond doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richmond manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Escobarre pulls Richmond in close to prevent any damage.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Escobarre.
Escobarre looking to control but Richmond passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond prevents Escobarre from improving his position.
Richmond is thwarting Escobarre's attempts to control the position.
Richmond controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobarre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escobarre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Escobarre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobarre checks a leg kick nicely.
Richmond tries to clinch there but Escobarre circles away.
Charles Richmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobarre misses with a hook.
Charles Richmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richmond tries to clinch there but Escobarre circles away.
Escobarre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richmond lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richmond tries to clinch but Escobarre moves away
and Escobarre counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobarre scores with the left hand. Richmond knows he should have avoided that one.
Richmond throws a right hand that Escobarre ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobarre also avoids with ease.
Pablo Escobarre is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobarre throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobarre cracks Richmond with an open hand slap.
Escobarre digs a good body shot into Richmond's ribs.
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!
Richmond looks for the body kick but Escobarre saw that one coming.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Escobarre! Richmond is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobarre!
After winning the bout, Pablo Escobarre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaka KaSolomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KaSolomon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2-pac . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaka KaSolomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay throws a wild body kick that KaSolomon sees coming a mile off.
Tremblay thows a leg kick but KaSolomon checks it
and KaSolomon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tremblay is trying to keep KaSolomon in close.
KaSolomon wants to control from the top but Tremblay keeps moving.
Tremblay working a defensive guard here.
Tremblay looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tremblay looking to hit a scissor sweep but KaSolomon is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremblay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tremblay working for a triangle but KaSolomon defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KaSolomon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tremblay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tremblay looking to hit a scissor sweep but KaSolomon is one step ahead there.
Tremblay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
KaSolomon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tremblay is trying to control the position but KaSolomon postures up.
KaSolomon trying to control but Tremblay is working from the bottom.
Tremblay wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and KaSolomon is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
KaSolomon moves into full mount! Tremblay won't be happy about that!
Tremblay gets back to half guard.
Tremblay gets full guard.
KaSolomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremblay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
KaSolomon throwing strikes but missing.
KaSolomon won't allow Tremblay to sweep him here.
Tremblay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tremblay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. KaSolomon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. KaSolomon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tremblay controls KaSolomon momentarily but KaSolomon frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KaSolomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremblay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremblay wants to hit a switch here but KaSolomon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tremblay there!
Tremblay tries to improve his position but instead KaSolomon has taken his back!
Tremblay tries to escape the position.
Tremblay tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
KaSolomon wants to finish this one by submission but Tremblay is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from KaSolomon.
KaSolomon avoids the attempt from Tremblay to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KaSolomon tries to control but Tremblay wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tremblay is working to get back to half guard.
KaSolomon lands a big elbow.
Tremblay working to try and regain half guard.
Tremblay tries to improve his position but KaSolomon has taken his back! KaSolomon has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Tremblay tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! KaSolomon pushes Tremblay away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shaka KaSolomon!
A victorious Shaka KaSolomon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Hooper (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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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hooper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lewis takes a swing at Hooper's ribcage but misses.
Lewis backing away here, and Hooper unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lewis. That's going to slow Hooper down.
Hooper scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Hooper.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
so Hooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lewis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Hooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooper being controlled here momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hooper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hooper landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Hooper tries to pass.
Hooper chips away with some ground and pound.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Hooper tries to pass.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Lewis is adopting a defensive guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Hooper throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Hooper throws a low kick but Lewis moves out of range easily.
Hooper cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Lewis misses
and Hooper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis dips to his left and cracks Hooper with an uppercut!
Hooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hooper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
That kick from Hooper tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ray Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooper throws a front kick that sends Lewis stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis connects with a high kick.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Hooper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lewis doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lewis throws a head kick but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper scores with a jab.
Lewis is rocked!
Hooper fakes the body blow, causing Lewis to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lewis goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Hooper!
Troy Hooper is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Troy Hooper 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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