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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Creepy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Uncle Creepy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Creepy.
Miller clinches with his opponent.
Creepy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creepy to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creepy manages to avoid it.
As Miller backs away, Creepy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Creepy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD London Top Tier in the buildup to the fight.
Creepy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Creepy lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Creepy shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Creepy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller is rocked!
Creepy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creepy sets himself, and Miller steps forward looking for the clinch! Creepy avoids it this time.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Creepy finish him?
Some bone on bone action there as Creepy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Creepy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller feints and as Creepy raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Creepy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy trying to control the position.
Miller trying to control but Creepy is working from the bottom.
Creepy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller postures up.
Creepy is adopting a defensive guard.
Creepy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice body kick from Creepy.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller avoids the body shot from Creepy.
Miller misses with a hook. Creepy ducked under it nicely.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Creepy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller misses with a combination
and Creepy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller lands with a hook. Creepy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Creepy knocks Miller to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Creepy lands a strong strike to the head of Miller. That's dazed him! Creepy looking to finish here. Miller is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Creepy lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Creepy!
After winning the bout, Uncle Creepy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes into the arena with Lords Of Salem blaring out of the sound system. Shaman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shaman's Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero defending well as Shaman loads up on a big left hand.
Shaman misses with a hook.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaman lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero defending well as Shaman loads up on a big left hand.
Romero is looking to counter the offense by Shaman and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Shaman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Shaman scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Shaman moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman blocks a head kick by Romero.
Shaman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaman blocks a jab.
Romero takes a swing at Shaman's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaman. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shaman tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shaman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman blocks a jab.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Shaman moved out of range nicely.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shaman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Romero trying to control the position here.
Shaman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Romero dives on top into guard.
Shaman keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
Shaman seems keen to control Romero's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shaman holds on and takes a little breather.
Romero wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Romero wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Romero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shaman pulls Romero in close to prevent any damage.
Shaman is trying to control the position but Romero postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shaman throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero is looking to counter the offense by Shaman and move into the clinch.
Romero blocks a low kick nicely.
Romero misses the jab.
Shaman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blind Shaman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
A jab from Romero does it's job there.
Romero avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Romero tries to counter by clinching up but Shaman breaks away and moves out of range.
Romero misses with a jab to the body
and Shaman counters with a nice leg kick.
Romero throws a lazy head kick
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaman misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman scoring well with a low kick there.
Romero throws a head kick but Shaman moves out of range.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Shaman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman lands with an overhand left.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Blind Shaman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shaman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shaman throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Shaman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
Romero stuns Shaman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Romero misses.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shaman throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero punishes Shaman's body with a nice straight punch.
Shaman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shaman can pounce on him.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaman drops his hands momentarily and Romero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a slapping head kick.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Romero misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaman! But no joy.
Shaman throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero connects with the punch.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Shaman.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shaman is rocked!
Romero throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Shaman crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nicodemo Romero!
Nicodemo Romero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dijkstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dijkstra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. Quin has chosen Captain Jack - Iko Iko as his entrance music. 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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Dijkstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Quin.
Dijkstra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dijkstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Quin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dijkstra scoring well with a low kick there.
Quin connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dijkstra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dijkstra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Dijkstra changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice cross by Quin.
Dijkstra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dijkstra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dijkstra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Dijkstra moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dijkstra.
Dijkstra shoots for a takedown but Quin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dijkstra lands a right hook to the body.
Quin catches Dijkstra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Quin misses the jab.
Dijkstra throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra is looking to score with low kicks.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quin.
Quin slips a straight right by Dijkstra.
Jab from Quin.
Quin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dijkstra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dijkstra loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Quin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dijkstra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Dijkstra moved out of range.
Dijkstra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dijkstra thumps Quin with a low kick.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dijkstra changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dijkstra.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Dijkstra saw that one coming.
Dijkstra tries to counter with a takedown but Quin is quick to defend against it.
Dijkstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Dijkstra attempts a counter takedown but Quin avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Dijkstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin swings for the body but Dijkstra moves out of range.
Dijkstra drops down looking for a counter takedown but Quin sprawls and moves away.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Dijkstra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dijkstra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dijkstra throws a nice looking combination but Quin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dijkstra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dijkstra moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Dijkstra blocks a jab.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dijkstra was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Dijkstra moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a jab when Dijkstra was well out of range.
Quin checks a leg kick nicely.
Quin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin gets caught napping as Dijkstra dives in and scores a takedown. Quin manages to retain guard.
Quin wants to sweep here but Dijkstra controlling him for the moment.
Quin has his foot on Dijkstra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dijkstra works his way back into a safe position though.
Quin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Quin is trying to keep Dijkstra in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra throws an elbow that misses. Quin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dijkstra's guard. Nice move by Quin!
Quin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dijkstra is on top in guard.
Dijkstra trying to control but Quin is working from the bottom.
Quin looking for a sweep. Not yet Quin, not yet.
Quin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dijkstra defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dijkstra trying to control but Quin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quin lands a body shot.
Quin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Dijkstra moves away and avoids it.
Dijkstra tries to clinch but Quin moves out of range.
Dijkstra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
Dijkstra moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin throws a hook but Dijkstra blocks it.
Quin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dijkstra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matt Quin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dijkstra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dijkstra needs to keep his hands up - Quin had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
Quin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dijkstra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quin finds it's way round the side to connect with Dijkstra's head.
Dijkstra lands a jab to the head.
Dijkstra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dijkstra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Dijkstra saw that one coming.
A big right from Quin misses.
Dijkstra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dijkstra.
Quin moves away from the strike by Dijkstra.
Quin scores with a shot to the body.
Dijkstra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dijkstra can pounce on him.
Dijkstra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Dijkstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dijkstra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dijkstra lands a leg kick that knocks Quin off balance momentarily.
Dijkstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Dijkstra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quin misses with a straight right.
Dijkstra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dijkstra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dijkstra misses with a left hand
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
Dijkstra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dijkstra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dijkstra.
Quin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dijkstra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dijkstra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Dijkstra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Dijkstra moves away and avoids it.
Dijkstra changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dijkstra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dijkstra slips a straight right by Quin.
Dijkstra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dijkstra takes one to the chin there.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dijkstra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dijkstra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quin with a hook.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dijkstra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Dijkstra walks into a jab.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dijkstra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dijkstra looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Quin slips a jab from Dijkstra.
Dijkstra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dijkstra.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Dijkstra moves away and avoids it.
Dijkstra sizes up Quin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dijkstra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dijkstra throws out a leg kick but Quin moves out of range and Dijkstra only half commits.
Dijkstra misses the shot to the body.
And Quin tries to counter it with a takedown but Dijkstra pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dijkstra lands a nice looking body shot.
Dijkstra misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Quin. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dijkstra. Dijkstra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Dijkstra with an uppercut!
Quin defending well as Dijkstra loads up on a big left hand.
Dijkstra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dijkstra thows a leg kick but Quin checks it
and Quin counters with a single leg into guard. Dijkstra didn't expect that.
Dijkstra wants to sweep here but Quin controlling him for the moment.
Quin with a nice head shot there.
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dijkstra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dijkstra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Omar Dijkstra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quin connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dijkstra trying to control the position.
Dijkstra working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Quin has passed into half guard!
Quin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dijkstra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin wants to control but Dijkstra is keeping him busy.
Quin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dijkstra tries to roll over but Quin keeps him under control.
Dijkstra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dijkstra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quin working Dijkstra over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Quin there.
Dijkstra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dijkstra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quin is one step ahead there.
Quin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra pulls Quin in close to prevent any damage.
Quin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Omar Dijkstra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quin wants to pass the guard but Dijkstra is keeping the position.
Quin works over Dijkstra with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dijkstra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quin lands a couple of elbows.
Quin scoring with some ground and pound.
Dijkstra has his foot on Quin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quin works his way back into a safe position though.
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dijkstra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quin is in close to Dijkstra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quin passes Dijkstra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quin working the head and body with strikes.
Quin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Quin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quin 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
A victorious Matt Quin 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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262 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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295 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tre Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Heimendahl circles away.
Cruz slips a straight right by Heimendahl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz has Heimendahl up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Heimendahl.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Cruz working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heimendahl manages to break the clinch.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Heimendahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily.
Heimendahl throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Heimendahl shakes it off.
Heimendahl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing.
Heimendahl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Heimendahl misses the target.
Heimendahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Heimendahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heimendahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heimendahl. Cruz shrugs it off though.
Heimendahl lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimendahl lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz tries to clinch but Heimendahl is having none of it.
Heimendahl tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Heimendahl's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking body kick.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl throws a big shot that misses.
Heimendahl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heimendahl counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Heimendahl knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Heimendahl takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes.
Heimendahl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Heimendahl swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heimendahl with a body shot.
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 Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Heimendahl misses.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz walks into a jab.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heimendahl, pushing him back against the cage.
Heimendahl letting Cruz take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heimendahl is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Cruz tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heimendahl blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimendahl as Cruz tries to tie him up.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz is looking to control Heimendahl's arms but Heimendahl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cruz has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Cruz.
Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heimendahl seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cruz can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Heimendahl.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Heimendahl lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head.
Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Heimendahl pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heimendahl is working Cruz over against the cage.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimendahl is defending well for now.
Tre Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz taking a breather.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heimendahl is keeping busy.
I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heimendahl breaks from the clinch.
Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heimendahl. That one must have hurt.
Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Heimendahl moved away.
Heimendahl throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimendahl misses the shot to the body.
Heimendahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heimendahl cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heimendahl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heimendahl connects with a crisp jab.
Heimendahl plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Cruz to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Cruz just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
During a confident post fight interview, Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Sundvison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
180 lbs
37 - 22 - 1 |
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36
187 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
37 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mats Sundvison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Sundvison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams lands a jab to Sundvison's midsection.
Sundvison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sundvison staying out of range there.
Sundvison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sundvison thuds his shin into the meat of Williams 's side.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bully Busters in the buildup to the fight.
Sundvison throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Sundvison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sundvison blocks a leg kick.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sundvison momentarily.
Sundvison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Sundvison throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Sundvison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sundvison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams . Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sundvison misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundvison. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams thuds a left hand into Sundvison's body.
Sundvison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mats Sundvison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sundvison throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams .
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sundvison throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sundvison misses with a looping right.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sundvison.
Sundvison lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sundvison was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Sundvison slips the punch.
A nice side step and Sundvison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams lands a nice hook to Sundvison's body. Sundvison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sundvison's corner calls for a 1-2. Sundvison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sundvison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sundvison 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.
Sundvison just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Sundvison missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams swings for the body but Sundvison moves out of range.
Jab from Sundvison.
Williams takes a swing at Sundvison's ribcage but misses.
Mats Sundvison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundvison takes one on the button.
Sundvison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sundvison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sundvison throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sundvison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundvison.
An inside leg kick lands from Sundvison.
Sundvison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sundvison just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands the left hand.
Sundvison throws a front kick aimed at Williams 's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Jab by Williams .
Sundvison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sundvison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams swings for the body but Sundvison moves out of range.
Sundvison just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Sundvison manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sundvison on the side of the head.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundvison tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Sundvison tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Sundvison.
Sundvison misses the jab.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Sundvison saw that one coming.
Sundvison ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Sundvison's defenses.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sundvison moves away.
A big left from Sundvison misses.
A punch lands to the side of Sundvison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams . Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sundvison throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Sundvison misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams with a hook.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sundvison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sundvison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sundvison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sundvison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundvison.
Sundvison misses with a looping left.
Sundvison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sundvison tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sundvison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sundvison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sundvison drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sundvison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams tries to counter with a takedown but Sundvison is quick to defend against it.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sundvison manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanly Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sundvison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sundvison's guard.
Williams works over Sundvison with some ground and pound from guard.
Sundvison wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Sundvison is keeping the position.
Williams stops Sundvison from standing up.
Sundvison has his feet on Williams 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sundvison moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Sundvison misses.
Williams tries a low kick but Sundvison avoids it.
Williams works Sundvison's body with a nice hook.
Stanly Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sundvison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundvison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Sundvison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sundvison throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams .
A big left from Sundvison misses.
Sundvison misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Sundvison.
Sundvison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sundvison.
Sundvison misses with a body kick.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Sundvison seems unphased.
Sundvison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundvison.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sundvison! But no joy.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams takes a swing at Sundvison's ribcage but misses.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Sundvison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundvison throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Sundvison throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Sundvison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams swings for the body but Sundvison moves out of range.
Sundvison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sundvison misses with a straight right.
Sundvison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams digs a good body shot into Sundvison's ribs.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sundvison thumps Williams with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sundvison blocks the leg kick.
And Sundvison responds with a good body kick, but Williams manages to step out the way in time.
Sundvison throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Sundvison tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sundvison throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Sundvison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
A lazy left from Sundvison finds it's target.
Sundvison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sundvison checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a body punch but Sundvison moves out of range.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sundvison.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sundvison was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Sundvison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sundvison misses with a wild body shot.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sundvison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Sundvison saw that one coming.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Sundvison had a free shot at his head there.
Sundvison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sundvison throws out the jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundvison loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Sundvison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams .
Sundvison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sundvison checks a leg kick.
Sundvison avoids the body shot from Williams .
A little jabbing left from Sundvison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Sundvison.
Williams lands a jab to Sundvison's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Sundvison throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stanly Williams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sundvison loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sundvison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams swings for the body but Sundvison moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Sundvison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sundvison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sundvison misses with a low kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Williams .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Sundvison.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundvison.
Williams moves out of range as Sundvison throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams .
Sundvison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundvison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sundvison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left lands for Williams .
Sundvison looks to throw a body kick
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sundvison's knee momentarily.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sundvison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams shoots in and bounces Sundvison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sundvison manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Williams .
Sundvison blocks a body shot from Williams .
Sundvison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Sundvison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams is trying to push Sundvison away but Sundvison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams jumps guard and drags Sundvison to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mats Sundvison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanly Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Sundvison from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is trying to control the position but Sundvison postures up.
Stanly Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams is really struggling to control Sundvison but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sundvison wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Williams is pulling down on Sundvison's head to control his posture.
Sundvison landing with the ground and pound.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sundvison defends it easily.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sundvison to the ground. Williams is now in Sundvison's guard.
Sundvison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sundvison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sundvison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Sundvison keeps moving.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sundvison's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Sundvison to get back to his feet.
Sundvison keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams trying to control but Sundvison is working from the bottom.
Sundvison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sundvison throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sundvison being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sundvison throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sundvison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sundvison throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanly Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanly Williams !
Stanly Williams made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Did you fart or is that your breath??'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojnasiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Lies lies lies. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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168 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
43 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko throws the left hand but Wojnasiewicz avoids the punch easily.
Wojnasiewicz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Wojnasiewicz misses its intended target.
Emelienko throws out a counter right but Wojnasiewicz avoids it with no problem.
Emelienko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emelienko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wojnasiewicz momentarily.
Wojnasiewicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelienko can pounce on him.
Emelienko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wojnasiewicz lands a body shot.
Emelienko lunges at Wojnasiewicz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wojnasiewicz's hand.
Wojnasiewicz moves away from the strike by Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Emelienko tries a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojnasiewicz manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Emelienko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a combination
and Wojnasiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wojnasiewicz moves forwards but Emelienko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice combo by Wojnasiewicz! Oh, that's hurt him - Emelienko falls to the canvas and Wojnasiewicz follows him into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko is holding Wojnasiewicz down, trying to stall.
Emelienko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wojnasiewicz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wojnasiewicz not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelienko looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelienko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emelienko wants to get back to full guard.
Wojnasiewicz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelienko is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelienko desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Emelienko trying to control here.
Wojnasiewicz thows a huge punch but Emelienko dodges it nicely.
Emelienko trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelienko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emelienko tries to roll over but Wojnasiewicz keeps him under control.
Wojnasiewicz is thwarting Emelienko's attempts to control the position.
Wojnasiewicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wojnasiewicz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelienko is looking to improve his position.
Emelienko taking some punishment here, with Wojnasiewicz in his half guard.
Emelienko pushes Wojnasiewicz off looking to stand but Wojnasiewicz dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko is looking for a sweep. Wojnasiewicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wojnasiewicz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelienko is looking for a sweep. Wojnasiewicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelienko taking some punishment here, with Wojnasiewicz in his half guard.
Emelienko trying to control but Wojnasiewicz postures up.
Emelienko is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelienko trying to control from the bottom.
Emelienko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Emelienko trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Emelienko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Emelienko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it well.
Wojnasiewicz swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wojnasiewicz checks a leg kick.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelienko throws the left hand but Wojnasiewicz avoids the punch easily.
Wojnasiewicz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emelienko. Emelienko obviously looking to wear him down.
Wojnasiewicz missing with a left hand there. Emelienko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Emelienko scores with a hook to the body. Wojnasiewicz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Wojnasiewicz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz lands an elbow inside that Emelienko shrugs off.
Emelienko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wojnasiewicz throws an elbow but misses.
Emelienko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojnasiewicz's elbow.
Emelienko wants to break free but Wojnasiewicz has control.
Wojnasiewicz wants to take the fight to the mat but Emelienko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz working aggressively here.
Emelienko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojnasiewicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelienko can do to turn this around?
Wojnasiewicz goes for a takedown attempt but Emelienko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Emelienko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelienko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wojnasiewiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelienko throws a front kick aimed at Wojnasiewicz's knee but Wojnasiewicz avoids it well.
Wojnasiewicz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Emelienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko scores with a nice head shot.
Wojnasiewicz lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Emelienko lands a jab to the head.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a low kick nicely.
Wojnasiewicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Wojnasiewicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelienko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelienko lands a right hook to the body.
Wojnasiewicz rushes Emelienko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wojnasiewicz with a knee to the head.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
Emelienko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelienko tries to throw a body punch but Wojnasiewicz avoids it by throwing Emelienko back against the cage.
Emelienko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojnasiewicz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries a body shot but Emelienko blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Emelienko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelienko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelienko misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz trying to stall but Emelienko improves his position.
Wojnasiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Wojnasiewicz misses with the head strike.
Emelienko avoids the elbow strike from Wojnasiewicz, against the cage.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wojnasiewicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelienko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelienko tries a body shot but Wojnasiewicz blocks it.
Wojnasiewicz tries a body shot but Emelienko blocks it.
Emelienko digs a right hand underneath Wojnasiewicz's ribcage. Wojnasiewicz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelienko blocks a body shot from Wojnasiewicz.
Emelienko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelienko lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelienko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelienko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wojnasiewicz.
Emelienko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wojnasiewicz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelienko.
Emelienko tries a body shot but Wojnasiewicz blocks it.
A short right from Emelienko on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelienko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wojnasiewicz backwards.
Emelienko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emelienko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wojnasiewicz walks into a stiff left hand from Emelienko.
Wojnasiewicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelienko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A good leg kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wojnasiewicz walks into a stiff left hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wojnasiewicz. That did some damage!
Emelienko throws a right hand that misses
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Emelienko.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wojnasiewicz. That did some damage!
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a looping left.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
Wojnasiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Wojnasiewicz takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Emelienko misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a straight left.
Wojnasiewicz avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Emelienko tries a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Wojnasiewicz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko loads up on a big right hand but Wojnasiewicz slips the punch.
Emelienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wojnasiewicz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Emelienko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelienko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelienko connects with a jab.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojnasiewicz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelienko punishes Wojnasiewicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelienko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Emelienko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelienko throws a front kick aimed at Wojnasiewicz's knee but Wojnasiewicz avoids it well.
Wojnasiewicz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelienko. That did some damage!
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab.
And Wojnasiewicz counters with a quick kick to the body but Emelienko blocks it.
Nice shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook to the body
and Emelienko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelienko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelienko misses with a straight right.
Wojnasiewicz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Wojnasiewicz misses.
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojnasiewicz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wojnasiewicz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelienko cracks Wojnasiewicz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut. Wojnasiewicz saw that one coming.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko lands with an overhand left.
Wojnasiewicz checks a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko swings for the body but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wojnasiewicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emelienko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wojnasiewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wojnasiewicz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelienko on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wojnasiewicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelienko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range.
Wojnasiewicz tries to move into range but Emelienko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Emelienko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emelienko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
Vladimir Emelienko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles BatzCastelmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BatzCastelmore comes to the cage accompanied by Dogtanian France theme. Shaw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles BatzCastelmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BatzCastelmore throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.
BatzCastelmore takes one on the button.
It looks like Charles BatzCastelmore has been cut.
BatzCastelmore misses with a wild combination.
Shaw misses with a hook. BatzCastelmore ducked under it nicely.
Shaw cracks a nice hook into BatzCastelmore's ribs.
BatzCastelmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw throws out a counter right but BatzCastelmore avoids it with no problem.
Shaw misses with a hook
and BatzCastelmore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaw dips to his left and cracks BatzCastelmore with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Shaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
BatzCastelmore misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaw.
A low kick from Shaw misses
and BatzCastelmore counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shaw swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg 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!
Shaw misses with a head kick.
BatzCastelmore misses with an attempted mid kick.
BatzCastelmore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as BatzCastelmore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaw throws an overhand right that lands on BatzCastelmore's shoulder, as BatzCastelmore tries to avoid the shot.
BatzCastelmore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
BatzCastelmore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shaw avoiding damage as BatzCastelmore throws knees to the body.
Shaw prevents a body shot from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore working aggressively here.
BatzCastelmore lands a knee to the head.
BatzCastelmore misses with a punch to the body.
BatzCastelmore tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing BatzCastelmore back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for BatzCastelmore.
Shaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore leaning against his opponent.
Shaw is trying to force a seperation but BatzCastelmore has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for BatzCastelmore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BatzCastelmore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BatzCastelmore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
BatzCastelmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Shaw lands the left hand.
Shaw cracks BatzCastelmore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jack Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick.
BatzCastelmore moves forwards but Shaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
BatzCastelmore checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from BatzCastelmore.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a looping right.
BatzCastelmore walks into a straight right hand from Shaw.
Shaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BatzCastelmore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shaw jabs at BatzCastelmore's body.
BatzCastelmore misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
BatzCastelmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaw looks to throw the jab but BatzCastelmore is out of range.
BatzCastelmore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shaw misses with a hook.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
BatzCastelmore appears to be looking for a big counter.
BatzCastelmore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
BatzCastelmore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shaw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shaw motions for BatzCastelmore to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BatzCastelmore throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it.
BatzCastelmore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shaw's head.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw throws an off balance right hand
enabling BatzCastelmore to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
BatzCastelmore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but BatzCastelmore slips the punch.
BatzCastelmore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BatzCastelmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaw! But no joy.
BatzCastelmore tries to score with a low kick but Shaw moves his leg out of the way.
BatzCastelmore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BatzCastelmore scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles BatzCastelmore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but BatzCastelmore slips the punch.
Shaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but BatzCastelmore checks it well.
BatzCastelmore is looking to counter punch.
Shaw misses the shot to the body.
BatzCastelmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of BatzCastelmore's head.
Shaw is looking to score with low kicks.
BatzCastelmore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BatzCastelmore throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BatzCastelmore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaw takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shaw throws a poor cross that misses
and BatzCastelmore moves into the clinch.
Shaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by BatzCastelmore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries to break free but BatzCastelmore pushes him back against the cage.
BatzCastelmore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
Shaw avoiding damage as BatzCastelmore throws knees to the body.
Shaw looking to slow down the pace here.
BatzCastelmore blocking some punches.
Shaw misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw wants to get back to striking at distance but BatzCastelmore won't allow it.
Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
BatzCastelmore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaw, right into the meat.
Shaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
BatzCastelmore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
BatzCastelmore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaw.
Shaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
BatzCastelmore throws a lazy body kick
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
BatzCastelmore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. BatzCastelmore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BatzCastelmore takes one to the side of the head.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
A head kick from Shaw lands but BatzCastelmore takes it in his stride.
BatzCastelmore scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaw is rocked!
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BatzCastelmore throws a lazy uppercut
and BatzCastelmore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BatzCastelmore avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Shaw misses with a hook. BatzCastelmore ducked under it nicely.
BatzCastelmore blocks a head kick by Shaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw slips under a jab from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shaw lands with a shot to the body.
BatzCastelmore walks into a jab.
Shaw throws a head kick but BatzCastelmore moves out of range.
Shaw avoids a kick to the body.
Shaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but BatzCastelmore is out of range and Shaw settles back down.
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shaw cracks BatzCastelmore with a right hand to the side of the head.
BatzCastelmore tried to score with a low kick but Shaw checks it.
A big right from BatzCastelmore misses.
BatzCastelmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
BatzCastelmore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BatzCastelmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BatzCastelmore.
Shaw tries a low kick but BatzCastelmore avoids it.
The fighters circle, before BatzCastelmore throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Shaw's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! BatzCastelmore lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Charles BatzCastelmore!
In his post fight interview, Charles BatzCastelmore started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokicki comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. Duane Perry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
196 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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194 lbs
22 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokicki throwing a counter right hand but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry dives in for a single leg takedown but Rokicki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Perry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Rokicki counters with a shoot takedown. Perry fights it but they end up in guard.
Rokicki landing with the ground and pound.
Rokicki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rokicki throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry trying to control but Rokicki is working from the bottom.
Perry prevents Rokicki from getting back to his feet.
Rokicki is trying to hold Perry in close to prevent damage but Perry has managed to pass into half guard.
Perry is looking to stall here but Rokicki recovers full guard.
Perry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rokicki keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rokicki trying to control the position here.
Rokicki looking for a sweep. Not yet Rokicki, not yet.
Rokicki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rokicki wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perry gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rokicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rokicki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokicki blocks the body kick.
Perry throws a lazy body kick
and Rokicki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perry thinking.
Perry connects with a solid leg kick.
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perry looks for the body kick but Rokicki saw that one coming.
Perry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perry connects with an inside leg kick.
Perry lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rokicki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Rokicki.
Rokicki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perry.
Perry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rokicki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokicki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rokicki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rokicki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Rokicki avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Rokicki avoiding damage.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rokicki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rokicki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokicki.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perry working aggressively here.
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 Piotr Rokicki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rokicki.
Rokicki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rokicki moves out of range of the leg kick from Perry.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Rokicki's head but Rokicki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokicki misses the target.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rokicki ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Rokicki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rokicki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry cracks the inside of Rokicki's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perry throws a series of punches but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki throws a quick counter head kick but Perry was just out of range.
Rokicki throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry tries to clinch up
and Rokicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rokicki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duane Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rokicki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perry's hands.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Rokicki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rokicki looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.
Perry throws a chopping leg kick but Rokicki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Rokicki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perry thinking.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Rokicki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Rokicki blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Rokicki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Rokicki.
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!
Perry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range and Perry settles back down.
Perry misses with a hook
and Rokicki counters with a nice leg kick.
Perry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokicki blocks the leg kick.
Rokicki is looking to counter punch.
Rokicki misses with a right hand
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perry. Rokicki shrugs it off though.
Perry throws a leg kick that misses.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Rokicki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rokicki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rokicki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but Rokicki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Rokicki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rokicki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rokicki's calf.
A good leg kick by Rokicki.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rokicki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Rokicki counters with a right hand to the body.
Perry with a nice cross.
Rokicki misses with a body shot.
Perry throws a head kick but Rokicki moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokicki counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Perry.
Perry scores with a hook to the body. Rokicki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rokicki moves out of range of the body kick.
Rokicki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Rokicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry misses with a right hand
and Rokicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rokicki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perry lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a counter high kick but Perry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Perry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rokicki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry slows the pace down.
Rokicki tries to bench press Perry off him but Perry keeps the position.
Rokicki is holding Perry down, trying to stall.
Rokicki is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Perry is controlling him well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rokicki tries to bench press Perry off him but Perry keeps the position.
Rokicki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Perry's best efforts.
Rokicki tries to get to full guard but Perry has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rokicki trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Rokicki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rokicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokicki.
Perry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perry throws a head kick but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Perry responds with a good body kick, but Rokicki manages to step out the way in time.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Rokicki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perry lands a nice looking body kick.
Perry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rokicki but Rokicki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duane Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokicki blocks a low kick nicely.
Rokicki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rokicki misses the shot to the body.
Rokicki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rokicki under the eye.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Rokicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rokicki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perry can pounce on him.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Rokicki connects with a body shot that sends Perry's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.
Rokicki throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokicki misses the target.
Perry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Rokicki ducks down to avoid it.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rokicki feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokicki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry throws a leg kick but Rokicki checks it.
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rokicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perry misses with an uppercut
and Rokicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Perry.
Perry darts in and clinches Rokicki up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Perry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri has chosen Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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31
165 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
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34
167 lbs
27 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill throws a low kick but Fakiiri moves out of range easily.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Churchill.
Fakiiri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Churchill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Churchill forces Fakiiri back against the cage and clinches.
Fakiiri lands with a right to the head.
Fakiiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Fakiiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick
and Churchill counters with a left and a right that stings Fakiiri.
Fakiiri jabs Churchill right on the nose. Churchill blinks but takes it well.
Fakiiri defending well as Churchill loads up on a big left hand.
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill checks a leg kick.
Fakiiri slips under a jab.
Fakiiri thuds a left hand into Churchill's body.
Churchill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Churchill.
Fakiiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fakiiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Churchill tries to bum rush Fakiiri with a series of wild strikes but Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fakiiri gets tackled into the cage by Churchill. Churchill maintains the clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill scores with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fakiiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Churchill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Fakiiri.
Churchill moves away from the strike by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fakiiri is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fakiiri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fakiiri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Churchill gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
Fakiiri misses with a punch to the body.
Fakiiri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Churchill.
Fakiiri prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Good body shot from Churchill.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fakiiri tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Fakiiri back against the cage.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri works on Churchill's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fakiiri.
Churchill lands a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri tries to break free but Churchill pushes him back against the cage.
Fakiiri manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Fakiiri. That snapped Churchill's head back.
Fakiiri lands a right hook to the body.
Fakiiri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a body kick that stops Churchill in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
Jab from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut
and Churchill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Churchill tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fakiiri manages to circle out of the way.
Churchill tries to clinch but Fakiiri is having none of it.
Fakiiri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Churchill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fakiiri.
Churchill wants to clinch.
Churchill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fakiiri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Churchills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fakiiri looks to throw the jab but Churchill is out of range.
Churchill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fakiiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a looping right.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Churchill.
Churchill tries to clinch there but Fakiiri circles away.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fakiiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Churchill checks it well.
Fakiiri throws a jab when Churchill was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Churchill throws a combination that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Churchill thinking.
Churchill takes one on the button.
Churchill scores with a body shot.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fakiiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot that snaps Churchill's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Churchill swinging wildly here.
Fakiiri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Churchill slips a straight right by Fakiiri.
Churchill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Churchill lands a jab to Fakiiri's midsection.
Fakiiri throws a solid leg kick but Churchill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fakiiri.
Churchill tries to clinch up.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Churchill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Churchill tries to clinch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri throws out a counter right but Churchill avoids it with no problem.
Fakiiri avoids the head kick by Churchill.
Fakiiri blocks a head kick by Churchill.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Fakiiri pushes him off.
Churchill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fakiiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fakiiri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Churchill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fakiiri lands a jab to the head.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Churchill takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Churchill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fakiiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Churchill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Churchill tries to clinch but Fakiiri is having none of it.
Churchill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Churchill staying out of range there.
Winston Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Fakiiri.
Churchill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Churchill throws a front kick that sends Fakiiri stumbling back into the cage.
Churchill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Churchill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fakiiri tries to keep at a distance but Churchill has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri pushes Churchill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Churchill lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri misses with the head strike.
Fakiiri pushes Churchill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Churchill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Churchill tries to work over Fakiiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winston Churchill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill digs a right hand into Fakiiri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fakiiri's gas tank.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Churchill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Churchill cracks Fakiiri with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Churchill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
Churchill misses with a wild combination.
Churchill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fakiiri counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Churchill is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fakiiri throws a front kick aimed at Churchill's knee but Churchill avoids it well.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Churchill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
Churchill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Churchill tries to clinch up.
Churchill takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
Churchill tries to clinch up.
Churchill tries to clinch but Fakiiri is having none of it.
Fakiiri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fakiiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy body shot
letting Churchill counter with a right hand.
Churchill avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a head kick. Churchill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fakiiri missing with a left hand there. Churchill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Churchill seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fakiiri blocks a head kick by Churchill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill wants to clinch.
Fakiiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch but Fakiiri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Churchill clinches up with Fakiiri and pushes him back against the cage.
Fakiiri manages to break the clinch.
Churchill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a low kick but Churchill avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
Churchill throws a right hand that Fakiiri ducks under and follows up with a left that Fakiiri also avoids with ease.
Churchill tries a head kick but it misses.
Fakiiri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Churchill.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
Churchill gets a clinch.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Fakiiri controls the action.
Fakiiri manages to break the clinch.
Churchill fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Fakiiri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Fakiiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Churchill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Churchill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill just misses with a punch to the body.
Fakiiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Churchill tries to clinch there but Fakiiri circles away.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.
Churchill fails to land with a series of punches.
Churchill moves forwards but Fakiiri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Churchill tries to score with a low kick but Fakiiri moves his leg out of the way.
Churchill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Churchill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fakiiri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Churchill's calf.
Fakiiri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch but Fakiiri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fakiiri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nakki Fakiiri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Churchill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fakiiri to score with a decent uppercut.
Churchill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Churchill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Churchill connects with a single shot there.
Churchill is looking to clinch but Fakiiri is avoiding it.
Fakiiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fakiiri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fakiiri avoids a kick to the body.
Churchill with a jab.
Fakiiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Churchill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Churchill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the side of Churchill's head but Churchill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Churchill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fakiiri.
Churchill blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fakiiri cracks Churchill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fakiiri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Churchill throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
Fakiiri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Churchill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fakiiri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Churchill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Churchill doesn't manage to clinch there - Fakiiri circles away.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick
and Churchill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Churchill drives through and clinches with Fakiiri against the cage.
Fakiiri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fakiiri prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Fakiiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Fakiiri controls the action.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Fakiiri manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Churchill is looking to clinch.
Fakiiri swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut
and Churchill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri throws a big shot that misses.
Fakiiri scores with a jab.
Churchill misses with a hook. Fakiiri ducked under it nicely.
Fakiiri throws a head kick but Churchill moves out of range.
Fakiiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Churchill was well out of range. Poor timing from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winston Churchill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Churchill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fakiiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Churchill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fakiiri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Fakiiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fakiiri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nakki Fakiiri thanked Bullet Proof System for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Volkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Россия. Shin has chosen Shaolin Chamber of Death as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin thumps Volkov with a low kick.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkov.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Volkov throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Shin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shin lands with a nice body punch.
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shin scores with a jab. Volkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Volkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Shin misses.
Volkov lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target.
Shin lands a head kick. Volkov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Volkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shin's head backwards.
Volkov clobbers Shin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shin lands a big head kick that sends Volkov tumbling to the mat! Shin takes a step backwards and waves Volkov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Volkov is rocked!
It looks like Ilya Mstislav Volkov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov thows a leg kick but Shin checks it
and Shin counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lao Shin!
Lao Shin is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Lao Shin, 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.
In defeat, Ilya Mstislav Volkov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stepping up to fight a LHW was great challenge for me, i want to say thanks to my opponent, and good job!'.
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