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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Sandow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandow has chosen Aint No Grave as his entrance music. Damien Sandow has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Miles !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Sandow!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miles misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Sandow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Miles misses with a wild combination.
Miles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Sandow slips under a jab.
Sandow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miles pinned against the cage. Miles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sandow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles .
Sandow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miles as he jumps to the side.
Miles is looking to counter the offense by Sandow and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miles is trying to improve his position.
Miles is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sandow has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles wants to control but Sandow postures up.
Miles is trying to buck Sandow off.
Sandow advances to full mount.
Sandow working for a submission but Miles is keeping him at bay.
Miles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miles tries to get out of the position.
Sandow working for a guillotine from mount but Miles is in no mood to give up.
Sandow is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sandow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Damien Sandow!
Damien Sandow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Westlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Punchers Chance !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyril Westlake!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chance bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Westlake's head backwards.
It looks like Cyril Westlake has been cut.
Westlake just misses with a punch to the body.
Chance misses with a straight right.
Chance misses with a wild combination.
Chance misses with a jab to the body
and Westlake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Punchers Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Westlake. Those never looked like landing.
Chance swings for the body but Westlake moves out of range.
Westlake throws a nice looking combination but Chance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Chance .
Chance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Chance .
Chance blocks a jab.
Westlake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Westlake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chance just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Westlake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chance misses with a left hand
and Westlake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westlake scores with a hook.
Westlake avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Westlake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chance looks to land a right hand but Westlake moved out of range.
Westlake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chance connects with a good right hand that stumbles Westlake. Westlake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Westlake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chance moves away.
Westlake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chance throws out a loose jab but Westlake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westlake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chance with a body shot.
Chance takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chance with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Westlake to score with a decent uppercut.
Westlake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Westlake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chance .
Chance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westlake.
Westlake moves out of range of the strikes.
Westlake scores with a hook.
Westlake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chance misses with a hook
and Westlake counters with a big right hand! Oh Chance is in trouble here! Westlake follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyril Westlake!
A victorious Cyril Westlake 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 Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Fugees - Ready or not as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren scores with a takedown into White's guard.
White wants to get back to his feet but Askren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Askren trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White wants to get back to his feet but Askren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down White for as long as he can get away with.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Askren throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Askren lands a lovely overhand right.
Askren loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Askren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Askren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White is looking to get back to is feet but Askren passes into side control.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Askren cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
White tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Askren slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
White is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The referee is taking a good look at White as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Askren!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren lands strikes to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Askren 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.
Can White hold on?! Askren is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren throwing sloppy strikes.
White avoids the strikes from Askren.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
White takes a big shot to the side of the head.
White trying to get back to his feet but Askren is in full control for now.
Askren throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Askren's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
What can White do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Askren struggling to keep hold of the position.
White covering up well under a series of strikes from Askren.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren trying to control.
Askren punches White on the ear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren 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.
White lands with a nice body kick.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Askren circles away.
White closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Askren quickly recovers to half guard.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Askren manages to get to full guard.
Askren looking to control.
Askren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Askren passes into half guard.
Askren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Askren lands a nice short elbow.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Askren is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Askren controlling the action here.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Askren slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
Jon Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Askren lands a nice short elbow.
Askren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
White is staying active underneath Askren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
Askren working White over with strikes.
Askren wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
Askren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
White is not content to let Askren control the position.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Askren.
Askren working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Askren seems content to control.
Askren is looking to pass White's guard but actually White recovers to full guard.
Askren working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Askren lands with a good body shot.
Askren swinging wildly here.
Askren moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Askren looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
White keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
White can't keep his opponent in guard - Askren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on White's thigh. White counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Askren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Askren trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Askren slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Askren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Askren trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
Askren trying to advance position but White counters by regaining guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Jon Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Askren as he avoids it easily.
Askren throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Askren has managed to clinch.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four 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.
Askren goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
Askren will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Askren's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Askren after a bit of a struggle.
Askren takes a shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jon Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Askren prevents it.
Chris White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Askren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Askren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Askren!
In his post fight interview, Jon Askren started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldous Wensleydale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Enkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldous Wensleydale!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wensleydale changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Enkamp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Enkamp pushes Wensleydale away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wensleydale gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wensleydale has hold of Enkamp's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Enkamp seems comfortable defending it but Wensleydale has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Enkamp is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Enkamp is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wensleydale couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aldous Wensleydale!
A victorious Aldous Wensleydale 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Claudemir Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudemir Bonanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristian Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonanza shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense.
Bonanza looks for a takedown but Michaels sprawls well.
Bonanza shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudemir Bonanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michaels counters by clinching up.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Bonanza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Michaels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michaels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michaels is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonanza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Michaels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels struggling a bit here.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Michaels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Michaels is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bonanza has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to control Bonanza's posture but Bonanza avoids it.
Michaels regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bonanza's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Michaels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bonanza is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Bonanza from controlling successfully.
Bonanza looking to sit in guard and control but Michaels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to pass the guard.
Bonanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michaels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bonanza is proving hard to escape from.
Michaels controls from within his opponent's guard.
Michaels wants to stand but Bonanza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michaels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bonanza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Michaels has managed to get both his arms back between Bonanza's legs - danger averted.
Michaels lands a couple of digs.
Michaels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Michaels decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bonanza fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bonanza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michaels as he jumps to the side.
Bonanza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonanza fails with a takedown attempt.
Michaels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonanza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Michaels's guard.
Bonanza stops Michaels from standing up.
Bonanza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Michaels manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bonanza has Michaels in his guard.
Bonanza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels is looking to stand up but Bonanza won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Michaels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michaels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels instigates a clinch.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels tries to work over Bonanza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonanza being controlled against the cage.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonanza's defenses.
Bonanza has Michaels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Michaels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Michaels works on Bonanza's body with a couple of short punches.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonanza looking for a takedown.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Michaels on the inside.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Bonanza 's eye.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonanza is working for takedown but Michaels is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudemir Bonanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Michaels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels dips to his left and cracks Bonanza with an uppercut!
Bonanza shoots in but no luck this time.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Claudemir Bonanza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonanza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonanza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michaels. Michaels obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michaels. That's going to slow Bonanza down.
Bonanza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonanza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonanza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bonanza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Michaels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bonanza or perhaps it was just good defense by Michaels, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Michaels wants to slow Bonanza down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonanza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Michaels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels thumps Bonanza with a low kick.
Michaels takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonanza takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Michaels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Michaels.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Bonanza controls the action.
Bonanza looking for a takedown.
Michaels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonanza wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Michaels.
Michaels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Michaels.
Michaels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bonanza blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels scores with a shot to the side of Bonanza's head.
Michaels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonanza is looking to take this one to the mat.
Michaels works on Bonanza's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
Michaels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michaels is working Bonanza over against the cage.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Bonanza shrugs off.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michaels leaves Bonanza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michaels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonanza.
Bonanza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kristian Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Michaels tenderised Bonanza's leg. Bonanza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michaels instigates a clinch.
Bonanza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Michaels is defending well.
Michaels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaels stalling in the clinch.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonanza is keeping busy.
Michaels lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Michaels.
Bonanza gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bonanza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bonanza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michaels as he jumps to the side.
Kristian Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels lands a slapping body shot.
Bonanza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Bonanza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudemir Bonanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza looking for a takedown.
Bonanza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Michaels gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Michaels.
Michaels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Michaels.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michaels, right into the meat.
Michaels lands with a nice body punch.
Bonanza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michaels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonanza scrambles back to his feet.
Michaels connects with a body shot that sends Bonanza's belly button to the back.
Michaels closes the distance and pushes Bonanza back into the cage.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels cracks Bonanza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michaels tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonanza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels connects with a body shot.
Michaels darts in and clinches Bonanza up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels presses Bonanza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonanza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Michaels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Michaels.
Michaels lands with a left to the head.
Michaels cracks Bonanza with a nice body shot.
Bonanza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Michaels digs a right hand into Bonanza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonanza's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Michaels.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Bonanza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Michaels presses Bonanza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Michaels.
Michaels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Michaels cracks Bonanza with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza is looking to take this one to the mat.
Michaels scores with a shoulder strike.
Michaels slows down the pace here.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels scores with a body shot.
Bonanza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Bonanza avoids nicely.
Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels lands a nice uppercut.
Michaels cracks Bonanza with a nice body shot.
Michaels leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michaels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels avoiding damage.
Michaels gets underhooks to prevent Bonanza's takedown attempt.
Michaels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Michaels.
Michaels lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonanza or not.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonanza takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Claudemir Bonanza has been cut.
Michaels cracks Bonanza with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michaels.
A short uppercut from Michaels.
Michaels is working Bonanza over against the cage.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels is stalling here.
Claudemir Bonanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Michaels!
Our winner, Kristian Michaels, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferris Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferris Bueller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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31
139 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Piston Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferris Bueller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horiguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Horiguchi throws a low kick, looking for Bueller's leg but Bueller calmly moves out of range.
Bueller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
Bueller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horiguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bueller lands with a nice body punch.
Horiguchi takes one to the chin there.
Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueller.
Bueller swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bueller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Bueller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Bueller misses with a hook.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horiguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horiguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bueller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horiguchi lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ferris Bueller has been cut.
Bueller wants to clinch
and Horiguchi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bueller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Bueller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi moves into range and clinches up with Bueller.
Bueller tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bueller fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi misses with an elbow over the top.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Bueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Horiguchi.
Bueller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bueller lands a right hand.
Horiguchi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bueller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bueller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bueller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horiguchis head.
Bueller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Bueller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bueller has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Bueller controls the action.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bueller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueller.
I was talking to Horiguchi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Horiguchi misses with some punches.
Bueller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueller misses with some punches.
Horiguchi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bueller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horiguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horiguchi blocking some punches.
Horiguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bueller backwards.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi wants to stall.
Bueller throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi is looking to control Bueller's arms but Bueller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Horiguchi has his back to the cage.
Bueller blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueller.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Horiguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bueller misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueller.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Horiguchi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bueller eats them both and turns towards Horiguchi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Horiguchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bueller's head.
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 Piston Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ferris Bueller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bueller walks into a left hand.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bueller.
A little feinted left hand from Horiguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bueller lands with an uppercut that bounces Horiguchi off the cage and back into range.
Bueller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Bueller moves out of range.
Horiguchi works Bueller's body with a nice hook.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Bueller moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi moves in looking to clinch but Bueller pushes him off.
Bueller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bueller misses.
A lazy left from Horiguchi finds it's target.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bueller misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueller.
Some wild striking there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi instigates a clinch.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
Bueller misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horiguchi.
Piston Horiguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horiguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bueller prevents a body shot from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Horiguchi fails to land.
Bueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi blocks an uppercut.
Bueller working aggressively here.
Bueller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueller misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Bueller controls the action.
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Horiguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Horiguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Horiguchi.
A short left from Horiguchi.
Bueller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Bueller controls the action.
Bueller throws a head punch that misses.
Bueller blocking some punches.
Bueller misses with some punches.
Horiguchi lands a right hand.
Bueller swings wildly with an uppercut but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horiguchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueller.
Bueller throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bueller letting Horiguchi take a breather here.
Bueller misses with a punch to the body.
Bueller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi lands a body shot.
Horiguchi tries to throw a body punch but Bueller avoids it by throwing Horiguchi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueller gets through Horiguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bueller.
Horiguchi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bueller up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bueller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bueller has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Bueller.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Horiguchi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ferris Bueller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bueller tries to clinch there but Horiguchi circles away.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut.
Horiguchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Bueller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Bueller moved out of range.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bueller momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick
and Bueller counters with a straight right hand.
Bueller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horiguchi at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Bueller blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Bueller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horiguchi catches Bueller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueller moves away.
Bueller scores with a hook to the body. Horiguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Piston Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bueller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi tries to counter by clinching up but Bueller breaks away and moves out of range.
Bueller misses with a shot to the body
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi is looking to chop away at Bueller's legs.
Bueller misses with a wild body shot.
Bueller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Bueller walks into a jab.
Bueller lands a lovely overhand right.
Horiguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bueller.
Bueller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferris Bueller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Bueller moved out of range nicely.
Bueller throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Bueller moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Bueller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Horiguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bueller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Bueller ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bueller! But no joy.
Bueller moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Bueller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horiguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bueller is out of range.
Bueller misses with a straight right.
Bueller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bueller throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Horiguchi connects with the punch.
Bueller 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 right-left combo lands from Horiguchi.
Bueller is rocked!
Bueller gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Horiguchi gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Horiguchi!
Piston Horiguchi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Szczęsny will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22 - 10 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Szczęsny is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pinaglabanan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pinaglabanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinaglabanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinaglabanan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Szczęsny after a bit of a struggle.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczęsny struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
Pinaglabanan wants to take the fight to the mat but Szczęsny manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pinaglabanan is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinaglabanan throws a head punch that misses.
Pinaglabanan working aggressively here.
Szczęsny lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinaglabanan wants a takedown.
Pinaglabanan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Szczęsny pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Szczęsny sprawls well initially but Pinaglabanan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pinaglabanan working the head and body with strikes.
Szczęsny wants to get back to his feet.
Pinaglabanan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Szczęsny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Szczęsny is looking to improve his position.
Pinaglabanan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szczęsny defending well though.
Szczęsny is trying to maintain the position but Pinaglabanan is very close to passing his half guard.
Pinaglabanan lands with a punch from half guard.
Szczęsny is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan thows a huge punch but Szczęsny dodges it nicely.
Szczęsny controlling the position well.
Pinaglabanan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Szczęsny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Szczęsny wants to get back to his feet.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczęsny wants to get back to full guard but Pinaglabanan has passed into side control.
Pinaglabanan is putting a hurting on Szczęsny here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pinaglabanan working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position but Szczęsny is working away.
You can see the frustration on Szczęsny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position but Szczęsny is working away.
Pinaglabanan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Szczęsny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Szczęsny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Szczęsny is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinaglabanan prevents Szczęsny from escaping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Szczęsny tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Pinaglabanan easily slips into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Szczęsny lands a body shot.
Szczęsny misses with a straight left.
Pinaglabanan ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
Pinaglabanan throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny flicks out a counter leg kick but Pinaglabanan steps away.
Szczęsny scores with a hook.
Pinaglabanan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Szczęsny controlling the position well.
Pinaglabanan slips a nice elbow through Szczęsny's hands, connecting with Szczęsny's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pinaglabanan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny is staying active underneath Pinaglabanan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pinaglabanan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Szczęsny taking some punishment here, with Pinaglabanan in his half guard.
Pinaglabanan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Szczęsny is rocked!
Ground and pound from Pinaglabanan.
Szczęsny is still in real trouble! Can Pinaglabanan finish him?
Pinaglabanan scores with a big shot! Szczęsny's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Szczęsny! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
After the fight, John Pinaglabanan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Victor Szczęsny spoke after the fight, saying 'I really wanted to Win but it didn't work out. I'm looking to win back this title, I'll come back'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krause has chosen Heart of a Champion as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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32
157 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, James Krause!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Keene tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krause is in Keene's guard.
Krause wants to control from the top but Keene keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krause trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krause controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Krause passes Keene's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Krause is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene is trying to stand back up but Krause is controlling him
Krause wants to take a breather but Keene is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause is looking for a kimura but Keene is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Krause to get the leverage.
Krause wants to work for an arm triangle but Keene is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Krause is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keene has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keene is positioning himself well to prevent Krause advancing to mount.
Keene is trying to stand up here but Krause is controlling him well.
Keene is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rusterman's that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Krause slows the pace down in half guard.
Keene tries to get to full guard but Krause has control of the leg.
Krause wants to free his trapped foot but Keene is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krause is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Keene is not content to let Krause control the position.
Krause wants to free his trapped foot but Keene is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krause is working for a kimura but Keene is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krause looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene is not content to let Krause control the position.
Krause is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keene has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keene is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Krause in particular looking to stall.
Keene is refusing to be controlled, as Krause sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Keene is trying to stand up here but Krause is controlling him well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Krause is working for a kimura but Keene is defending it quite comfortably.
Krause is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krause is looking to pass Keene's guard but actually Keene recovers to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keene wants to stand but Krause is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Krause dominated that round.
That's time! Keene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krause throws a right hand that misses
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krause shoots and misses
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Krause darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krause has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Krause is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Keene has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Keene!
Krause has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keene can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krause looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keene is aware though and is defending well.
Krause trying to keep a closed guard but Keene is proving a slippery customer.
Krause is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keene defends well.
Krause has his foot on Keene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Keene works his way back into a safe position though.
Krause has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keene slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krause looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keene has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krause is looking for a triangle but Keene pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Krause is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krause is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krause working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keene doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keene manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Krause escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keene gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keene trying to control the position from guard on top but Krause is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keene doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Krause is tightening it up a little... Keene has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Keene reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Keene taps out! Nice BJJ there by Krause!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Krause!
James Krause very nearly forgot to thank Sun-Tzu amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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134 lbs
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34
143 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Ibaka.
Ibaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Arnold.
Arnold gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arnold throws a body punch but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka misses with a left hand
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Serge Ibaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ibaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Arnold avoiding damage as Ibaka throws knees to the body.
A short left from Arnold.
Ibaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arnold.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Good body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Ibaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibaka controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibaka.
A body shot lands from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka blocks a body shot from Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibaka's elbow.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Ibaka controls the action.
Arnold tries to work over Ibaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibaka tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Ibaka's coach down at England Fight Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ibaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ibaka misses with some punches.
Ibaka tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Ibaka avoiding damage as Arnold throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold is trying to force a seperation but Ibaka has the dominant position.
Arnold can't break the clinch.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka trying to land knees to the body.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibaka loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
Arnold is looking to score with low kicks.
Arnold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Arnold backs off Ibaka throws a huge counter combo but Arnold manages to avoid it all.
Ibaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ibaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibaka misses with a straight left.
Arnold defending well as Ibaka loads up on a big left hand.
Arnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnold.
Arnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arnold looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arnold looks to land a combination but Ibaka avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold staying out of range there.
Ibaka checks a leg kick.
Arnold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibaka throws a head kick but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arnold needs to keep his hands up - Ibaka had a free shot at his head there.
Arnold throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ibaka to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibaka lands a really nice looking cross but Arnold seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibaka blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ibaka connects with a body shot.
Ibaka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arnold.
Arnold throws a push kick but Ibaka slaps the foot to one side.
Ibaka throws a hook but Arnold blocks it.
That kick from Arnold tenderised Ibaka's leg. Ibaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ibaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnold.
Ibaka throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnold. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibaka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold's corner calls for a 1-2. Arnold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ibaka throws a right hand that misses
and Ibaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Ibaka.
Arnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibaka.
It appears Arnold was looking to counter with a kick there.
Arnold is looking to wear down Ibaka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ibaka throws a combination that misses
and Arnold counters with a nice body kick.
Ibaka throws the left hand but Arnold avoids the punch easily.
Ibaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arnold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibaka. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Ibaka blocks the low kick.
Ibaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ibaka lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ibaka throws out a leg kick but Arnold moves out of range and Ibaka only half commits.
As Ibaka backs away, Arnold returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Arnold.
Ibaka throws a counter combo.
Ibaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ibaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arnold quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Arnold.
Arnold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ibaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Ibaka.
Ibaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arnold closes the distance and pushes Ibaka back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Arnold.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Arnold.
Arnold prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Ibaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibaka has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Arnold managing to block the knees to the body from Ibaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka trying to land knees to the body.
Ibaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold breaks the clinch.
Ibaka clobbers Arnold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arnold staying out of range there.
Arnold staying out of range there.
As Ibaka backs away, Arnold returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arnold staying out of range there.
Ibaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ibaka.
Arnold tries to keep at a distance but Ibaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serge Ibaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arnold 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 Ibaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ibaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Ibaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arnold slips a jab and a cross from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ibaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Arnold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ibaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arnold is looking to clinch but Ibaka is avoiding it.
Ibaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold is looking to land body kicks.
Ibaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Arnold misses its target.
Ibaka blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ibaka throws a hook but Arnold avoids it easily.
Arnold throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibaka! But no joy.
Arnold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibaka is out of range.
Arnold ducks right into an uppercut from Ibaka.
Arnold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibaka lands with a hook. Arnold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ibaka cracks Arnold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ibaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arnold counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Ibaka as he checks the leg kick.
Ibaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ibaka rushes Arnold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold tries a body shot but Ibaka blocks it.
Ibaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arnold prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnold avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ibaka as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ibaka.
Ibaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Ibaka controls the action.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ibaka fails to land.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Arnold.
A short left from Ibaka.
Ibaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arnold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arnold punishes Ibaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Ibaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ibaka throws out a loose jab but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Ibaka backs away, Arnold returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka checks a low kick from Arnold.
Ibaka misses with a left hand
and Arnold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arnold.
Ibaka scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka really 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.
Ibaka blocks a leg kick.
Ibaka throws out a counter right but Arnold avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Ibaka.
A quick step to the side and Arnold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibaka misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ibaka.
Arnold tries a low kick but Ibaka avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibaka blocks the leg kick.
Arnold slips under a jab from Ibaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnold. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibaka throws the left hand but Arnold avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Arnold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka throws a big shot that misses.
Ibaka misses with a hook.
Arnold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ibaka lands a jab.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
Ibaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arnold staying out of range there.
Arnold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ibaka is out of range and Arnold settles back down.
Arnold throws a leg kick
and Ibaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ibaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws an off balance right hand
and Arnold counters with a low kick, right behind Ibaka 's knee.
Arnold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnold thinks about countering with a head kick.
Arnold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ibaka's calf.
Arnold swings for the body but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arnold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ibaka throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Ibaka misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ibaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibaka misses the target.
Arnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibaka is just out of range.
Serge Ibaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnold. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ibaka's calf.
Arnold slips under a jab from Ibaka.
It looked like Arnold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arnold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Ibaka misses.
Arnold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ibaka 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 Arnold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arnold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throws a leg kick but Ibaka moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibaka! But no joy.
Arnold dodges the punch combination from Ibaka.
Arnold misses with a body shot.
Ibaka misses with a hook. Arnold ducked under it nicely.
Ibaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arnold swings for the body but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ibaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws the left hand but Arnold avoids the punch easily.
Arnold looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ibaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arnold just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold clinches.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Ibaka lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold prevents Ibaka from breaking the clinch.
Arnold is working Ibaka over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Ibaka gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Ibaka controls the action.
Arnold breaks the clinch.
Arnold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ibaka.
A leg kick checked by Ibaka.
Arnold misses with a body kick.
Arnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnold.
A leg kick checked by Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with a head kick.
Arnold misses with a low kick as Ibaka jumps back.
BJ Arnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka missing with a left hand there. Arnold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Ibaka backs away, Arnold returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ibaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnold is just out of range.
Ibaka scores with a jab to the body.
Arnold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arnold throws a low kick but Ibaka moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Ibaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Arnold misses.
Ibaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnold is just out of range.
Ibaka works the jab nicely.
Arnold takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold avoids the body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka checks a leg kick.
Ibaka misses with a head kick.
Serge Ibaka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ibaka misses with a body shot.
Ibaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ibaka tries to clinch up.
Ibaka scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick from Arnold misses.
Arnold wants to slow Ibaka down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnold. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold misses with a shot to the body
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Arnold needs to keep his hands up - Ibaka had a free shot at his head there.
Ibaka throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws a shot from downtown. Arnold moves away and avoids it.
Ibaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibaka lands a head kick!
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serge Ibaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibaka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serge Ibaka!
A pretty intense looking Serge Ibaka took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jandre Vorster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March. 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Vader !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jandre Vorster!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorster has Vader up against the cage in a clinch.
Vader is pressed up against the cage. Vorster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vader down to the mat. Vader avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Vader misses.
Vorster rushes Vader and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vorster can't get the takedown.
Vader lands a right hand.
Vorster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vorster prevents a body shot from Vader .
Vader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vader .
Vader lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vorster pulls Vader into guard.
Vader stands up over Vorster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the 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!
Vorster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vader 's guard.
Vader wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vorster wants to control from the top but Vader keeps moving.
Vader is adopting a defensive 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.
Vader has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vorster trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vorster looking to sit in guard and control but Vader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vorster looking for a sweep. Not yet Vorster, not yet.
Vorster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vader lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vader is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vorster is trying to hold Vader in close to prevent damage but Vader has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vader connects with a nice short shot to Vorster's temple.
Vorster tries to get to full guard but Vader has control of the leg.
Vorster is concentrating on defense, preventing Vader from advancing position.
Vorster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vorster manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vorster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vader doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vader manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vorster is looking for a triangle but Vader pushes his legs off easily.
Vader wants to control from the top but Vorster keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is pushing down on Vorster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vorster is fighting to maintain full guard but Vader has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vorster wants to control but Vader is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vader lands a nice short elbow.
Vorster is looking to improve his position.
Vader is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vorster is bucking up trying to escape but Vader cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vader looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vader cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorster sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vorster gets full guard.
Vader with a nice head shot there.
Vader trying to control the position from guard on top but Vorster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vader throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vader controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vader won't allow Vorster to sweep him here.
Vorster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vader is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vorster keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
Vader avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vorster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader 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.
Vorster shoots in but Vader avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vorster has closed the distance and engaged Vader in a clinch.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vader .
Vader gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vorster.
Vader lands a right hand.
Vorster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vader gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darth Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jandre Vorster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vorster goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vader prevents it.
Vader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vorsters head.
Vorster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vader is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vorster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vader pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader lands a body punch.
Vader gets through Vorster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Vader 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vorster is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vader is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vorster is breathing heavily.
Vader lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vader .
Vader tries a body shot but Vorster blocks it.
Vader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vader taking a breather.
Vader lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Vorster avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Vader .
Vader lands a left hand.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vorster takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vorster has Vader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vorster is trying to pull guard but Vader turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vader .
Vader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader tries to work over Vorster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vader .
Vorster wants the takedown. Vader is fighting it off but Vorster persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vader 's guard against the cage.
Vader looking for a sweep. Not yet Vader , not yet.
Vader pulls Vorster in close to prevent any damage.
Vorster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vader manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vorster has Vader in his guard.
Vader connects with a couple of short punches.
Vader chips away with some ground and pound.
Vader scoring with punches to the head and body.
Our spies down at at ~T~ Troid - Gym inform us that Vorster has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader postures up.
Vader landing with the ground and pound.
Vader throwing strikes from guard but Vorster blocks nicely.
Vorster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vorster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vader defends well.
Vader working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vorster's head.
Vader passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vader content to control rather than advance.
Vader working the head and body with strikes.
Vorster wants to control but Vader is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vader seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vader drops an elbow to the side of Vorster's head.
Vorster looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vorster clinches up with Vader and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vader .
Vorster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vader gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Vader .
Vader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vorster prevents a body shot from Vader .
Vorster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vader is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vorster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darth Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jandre Vorster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vorster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vader gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vader stops a takedown attempt from Vorster.
Vader misses with a body punch.
Vader lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vader .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader .
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorster looking for a takedown.
Vorster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vorster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vader is defending well.
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vader slows down the pace here.
Vorster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vader is defending well.
A body shot lands from Vader .
Vader scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vader digs a right hand into Vorster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vorster's gas tank.
Vader lands a hook that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vader lands a body shot.
Vader pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Vorster controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Vader .
Vorster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vader is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vader stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Vader .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Good body shot from Vader .
Vader stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vader lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vader pushes Vorster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vader lands a hook that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vorster takes a shot to the head.
Vader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vader lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vader lands a nice uppercut.
Darth Vader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vader lands with a light punch inside.
Vader holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vader is leaning against Vorster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader tries a body shot but Vorster blocks it.
Vader prevents the takedown attempt.
Vader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vorster can do to turn this around?
Vader lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vorsters head.
Vorster is rocked!
Vader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vorster is still on wobbly legs! Can Vader finish him?
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vader lands a left hand.
Vader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vorster goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vader prevents it.
Vader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
Vader lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Vader .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader tries to work over Vorster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vorster goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vader prevents it.
Vader is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vorster seems to have recovered his senses.
Vader gets through Vorster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Vader .
Vader lands with a short shot to the head.
Vorster is looking for a takedown.
Vorster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vader smiles and moves away.
Vader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vorster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vader to score with a decent uppercut.
Vorster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vorster fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vorster fails with the takedown.
Vader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vorster steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vader .
Vader catches Vorster napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Vorster to the canvas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vader drops Vorster with a big left hand! Vorster is injured, injured bad! Vader jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Vader !
Darth Vader is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Darth Vader thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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