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GKNY 120 - Cooke vs Cole PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lopaser Brenertas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DropKick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Warrior's Code 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lopaser Brenertas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, DropKick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brenertas moves into the clinch.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brenertas breaks the clinch.
Brenertas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brenertas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brenertas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brenertas stalls.
Brenertas is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Brenertas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brenertas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Brenertas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Lopaser Brenertas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brenertas shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenertas misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lopaser Brenertas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brenertas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brenertas closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DropKick Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brenertas with a poor takedown
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Brenertas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Brenertas.
Brenertas drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy keeps control of Brenertas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brenertas is trying to break free.
Brenertas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brenertas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Murphy.
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!
Brenertas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Brenertas is breathing heavily.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brenertas or not.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Murphy.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Brenertas is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Oh Brenertas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy digs a right hand into Brenertas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brenertas's gas tank.
Brenertas seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a big uppercut that drops Brenertas! More strikes from Murphy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brenertas lies dazed against the cage as Murphy celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DropKick Murphy!
In his post fight interview, DropKick Murphy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaseen Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kruger's choice of entrance music: Put The Boots In/ Down By Law. Yaseen Kruger told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
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Great elbows
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Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Country Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaseen Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
A cross from Kruger lands.
Grace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruger pinned against the cage. Kruger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kruger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grace is in Kruger's guard.
Kruger wants to sweep but no luck.
Grace looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruger controlling Grace's posture.
Grace cracks Kruger with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kruger looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruger, not yet.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yaseen Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grace lands a right hook to the body.
Grace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grace shoots in for a takedown but Kruger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kruger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grace.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kruger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kruger closes the distance and pushes Grace back into the cage.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grace's elbow.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Grace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grace feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kruger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grace is one step ahead there.
Kruger trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grace puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grace wants to free his trapped foot but Kruger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grace seems to be looking for submissions.
Grace is looking to advance position but Kruger won't allow it.
Kruger keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Grace wants to take a breather but Kruger is having none of it.
Grace is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kruger can't escape the position.
Kruger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Grace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kruger for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Country Grace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kruger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grace sprawls well initially but Kruger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Country Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace trying to hold on to Kruger's head to control him but Kruger postures up.
Kruger is trying to control. Grace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kruger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grace defends it well.
Grace wants to get back to full guard.
Kruger is just content to waste time from the top position. Grace takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace looking to control.
Kruger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger won't allow Grace to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
Kruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grace is looking for a triangle but Kruger pushes his legs off easily.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruger trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger gets underhooks to prevent Grace's takedown attempt.
Grace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Yaseen Kruger has been cut.
Grace stops a takedown attempt from Kruger.
Grace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kruger prevents it.
Kruger works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace is adopting a defensive guard.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruger is aware though and is defending well.
Grace working a defensive guard here.
Kruger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grace wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kruger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grace manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kruger has Grace in his guard.
Kruger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kruger trying to control the position.
Grace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kruger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Kruger is keeping the position.
Kruger wants to sweep here but Grace controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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 Country Grace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yaseen Kruger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruger looking to score a takedown here. Grace is defending well but Kruger drives through and ends up in Grace's guard.
Kruger stopping the sweep attempt from Grace.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace is adopting a defensive guard.
Kruger connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruger works over Grace with some ground and pound from guard.
Grace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grace 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kruger defends well.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kruger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Kruger lands a couple of digs.
Yaseen Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger throwing strikes from guard but Grace blocks nicely.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruger slaps away a takedown attempt from Grace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kruger wants to counter the offense by Grace and move into the clinch position.
Kruger doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away.
Kruger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grace did well to prevent Kruger getting side control.
Kruger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grace defending well though.
Kruger seems to be working for a kimura but Grace defends the submission attempt.
Grace keeping hold of Kruger's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kruger.
Grace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kruger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kruger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
Kruger has gone for a leg lock! Grace slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kruger's guard.
Grace looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kruger's head.
Grace trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Kruger trying to keep a closed guard but Grace is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Country Grace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grace wants to control from the top but Kruger keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaseen Kruger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grace has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Country Grace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Riggs (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Glass !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Riggs!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Riggs feints the counter takedown.
Glass connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Donovan Riggs has been cut.
Riggs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Glass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riggs lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Riggs connects with a nice short shot to Glass 's temple.
Riggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glass defending well though.
Glass wants to get back to full guard.
Glass kicks off Riggs and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glass throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Glass definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Glass .
And Riggs tries to counter it with a takedown but Glass pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Riggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glass defends it well.
Kevin Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass misses the jab.
Glass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riggs eats them both and turns towards Glass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riggs needs to keep his hands up - Glass had a free shot at his head there.
Riggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Glass circles away.
A big left from Glass misses.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Glass enables Riggs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Glass manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Riggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but Glass blocks nicely.
Riggs throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Riggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Glass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
Glass managing to control the position.
Riggs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
Glass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs postures up in Glass 's guard and throws a big left but Glass blocks it.
Riggs wants to pass the guard but Glass is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riggs dives in and scores a takedown into Glass 's guard.
Riggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Glass has wrist control.
Glass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riggs controls the pace.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking to pass the guard.
Riggs is in close to Glass 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Glass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Glass has wrist control.
Riggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glass trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
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 Kevin Glass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donovan Riggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Glass throws a nice looking combination but Riggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glass throws a leg kick but Riggs moved away.
Riggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riggs scrambles back to his feet.
Glass throws a body kick that misses.
Glass misses with a head kick.
And Riggs tries to counter it with a takedown but Glass pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Glass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glass avoids it really well and circles away.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass misses with a wild combination.
Glass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Glass misses with a wild combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Glass enables Riggs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Glass manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Glass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Donovan Riggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riggs wants to control from the top but Glass keeps moving.
Glass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
Glass can't keep his opponent in guard - Riggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Glass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Glass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Glass taking some punishment here, with Riggs in his half guard.
Riggs throws a strike but Glass avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Riggs trying to control but Glass is working from the bottom.
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but Glass blocks nicely.
Riggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Glass has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Riggs is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs pulls guard successfully.
Riggs is adopting a defensive guard.
Riggs with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Glass can't handle though.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Glass from controlling successfully.
Riggs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glass defends well.
Glass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Riggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Glass is aware though and is defending well.
Riggs has his foot on Glass 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Glass works his way back into a safe position though.
Riggs working for a triangle but Glass defends it easily.
Glass is looking to stand up but Riggs won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glass can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Glass stands and steps away. Riggs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riggs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Glass .
Glass connects with a body shot that sends Riggs's belly button to the back.
Glass throws a right hand that Riggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggs also avoids with ease.
Riggs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glass defends it well.
Kevin Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass throws a wild body kick that Riggs sees coming a mile off.
Glass throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
Glass misses with a head kick.
Riggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Glass throws a body kick that misses.
Kevin Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass works over Riggs's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs dodges the punch combination from Glass .
Riggs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Glass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donovan Riggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Riggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass .
Riggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Glass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riggs somewhat.
Riggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glass .
Riggs shoots in for a takedown but Glass shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass .
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt - Glass sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kevin Glass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Riggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Glass finds it's target.
That has opened up Donovan Riggs's cut even more.
Glass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kevin Glass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glass throws a head kick that half lands.
Glass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggs can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Glass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riggs darts in looking for a takedown but Glass gets double underhooks and turns Riggs into the cage.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Riggs moved away.
A head kick misses from Glass .
Riggs staying out of range there.
Glass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Riggs tries to counter it with a takedown but Glass pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Riggs moved away.
Glass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Donovan Riggs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
Glass misses with a hook. Riggs ducked under it nicely.
Riggs is looking to clinch.
Glass misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Glass .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riggs.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Glass , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Riggs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass . Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
Riggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs postures up in Glass 's guard and throws a big left but Glass blocks it.
Glass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but Glass blocks nicely.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Riggs goes for a double leg but Glass avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Glass continues to drive forward.
Riggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glass throws a series of punches but Riggs avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riggs is defended easily by Glass .
Riggs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Glass 's guard.
Glass pushes Riggs off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Riggs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Riggs slips a jab and a cross from Glass .
Donovan Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glass connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Glass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glass , 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Glass !
Kevin Glass seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Abalajon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Leandro Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leandro Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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226 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Abalajon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Abalajon is just out of range.
Abalajon dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Abalajon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abalajon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abalajon prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abalajon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abalajon slips nicely into half guard.
Abalajon prevents Silva from improving his position.
Abalajon wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Abalajon trying to control the pace.
Abalajon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Abalajon controlling the action here.
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.
Let's hope that Abalajon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abalajon slips a jab from Silva.
Abalajon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abalajon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Abalajon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abalajon throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Abalajon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abalajon dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Abalajon thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva with a jab.
It looks like George Abalajon has been cut.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva digs a good hook to Abalajon's body.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Abalajon.
Abalajon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to kick Abalajon off but Abalajon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abalajon controlling the action here.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Abalajon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Abalajon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abalajon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Abalajon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abalajon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abalajon.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Abalajon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abalajon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abalajon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Abalajon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abalajon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abalajon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Abalajon slips the punch.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Abalajon moves away and avoids it.
And Abalajon responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Abalajon avoids the body shot from Silva.
Abalajon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abalajon counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Abalajon.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Abalajon counters with a left to the body.
Leandro Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abalajon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abalajon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abalajon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva is looking to wear down Abalajon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abalajon slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abalajon manages to avoid it.
Abalajon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abalajon.
Abalajon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abalajon fails to land the takedown.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Abalajon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abalajon misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abalajon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abalajon counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abalajon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abalajon.
Abalajon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva throws a hook but Abalajon blocks it.
Abalajon unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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 Leandro Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Abalajon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a body shot.
Abalajon with a poor takedown
and Abalajon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abalajon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up George Abalajon's cut even more.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abalajon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Abalajon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abalajon slips under a jab.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abalajon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abalajon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abalajon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva swings for the body but Abalajon moves out of range.
Abalajon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Abalajon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abalajon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
It seemed like Abalajon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Abalajon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Abalajon ducks down to avoid it.
Leandro Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Abalajon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Abalajon manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Abalajon content just to control the position here.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to hold on but Abalajon pushes him away.
Abalajon controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abalajon is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders has chosen Patiently Waiting as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilous connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bilous ducks right into an uppercut from Saunders.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bilous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
Saunders pushes Bilous up against the cage in a clinch.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bilous backwards.
Saunders is pressed up against the cage. Bilous has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saunders down to the mat. Saunders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Saunders looks to land a left hand but Bilous moved out of range nicely.
Bilous has closed the distance and engaged Saunders in a clinch.
Bilous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bilous tries to score a body lock takedown but Saunders shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilous tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bilous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saunders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but Saunders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bilous gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Saunders wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous lands strikes from half guard.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Bilous misses with a head shot. Saunders uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saunders is looking to stand up but Bilous isn't so interested in that idea.
Bilous with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saunders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bilous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saunders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bilous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bilous stands up over Saunders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Saunders wants to get back to his feet but Bilous is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Bilous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders moves out of range as Bilous throws a body kick.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from Bilous.
Saunders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saunders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bilous wants to clinch up but Saunders keeps it at a distance.
Ben Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saunders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bilous momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders tries to bum rush Bilous with a series of wild strikes but Bilous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bilous seems to be working for a kimura but Saunders defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saunders is not content to let Bilous control the position.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bilous is trying to control. Saunders wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saunders kicks off Bilous and gets to his feet.
Bilous moves into the clinch.
Bilous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Bilous to work.
Bilous jumps guard but Saunders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Saunders has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Saunders misses with a right hand
and Bilous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bilous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saunders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bilous's head backwards.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
Bilous tried to counter with a leg kick but Saunders avoided it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saunders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bilous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saunders scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilous shoots in looking for a takedown but Saunders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilous's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saunders! But no joy.
Bilous throws a front kick aimed at Saunders's knee but Saunders avoids it well.
Bilous has managed to clinch.
Saunders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Bilous wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bilous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Saunders will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bilous swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses.
Bilous doesn't manage to clinch there - Saunders circles away.
Bilous just misses with a punch to the body.
Bilous fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saunders avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saunders! But no joy.
Saunders throws a head kick but Bilous moves out of range.
Bilous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Saunders blocks the low kick.
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Bilous back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous has Saunders pressed against the cage, preventing Saunders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders being controlled against the cage.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders avoiding damage.
Bilous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saunders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Saunders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bilous just leaning against Saunders, taking a breather.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saunders to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Bilous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilous looking to stall.
Bilous fails to pull guard.
Saunders scores with a hook to the body.
Bilous tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saunders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bilous blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous jumps guard but Saunders stands there with Bilous around his waist. Bilous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bilous blocks an uppercut.
Bilous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Bilous tries to stall but Saunders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saunders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bilous prevents Saunders from breaking the clinch.
Bilous blocks an uppercut.
Bilous is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bilous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bilous gets tackled into the cage by Saunders. Saunders maintains the clinch.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous jumps guard and drags Saunders to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bilous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saunders defends it easily.
Bilous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saunders is one step ahead there.
Bilous being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Saunders tries to stand but Bilous is controlling from the bottom.
Saunders wants to pass the guard but Bilous is keeping the position.
Ben Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Saunders misses.
Bilous changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saunders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saunders is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bilous asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Saunders 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. This is the final round!
Bilous gets a double leg takedown into Saunders's guard.
Saunders is looking to stand up but Bilous isn't so interested in that idea.
Saunders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bilous throws a strike but Saunders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bilous looking to control.
Saunders has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bilous to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Saunders is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bilous pulls down on the head and he's put Saunders to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pavlo Bilous!
A very excited looking Pavlo Bilous made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeland Lillard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Skeet.
Lillard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Skeet is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Skeet moves out of range of the body kick.
Lillard lands a big head kick that sends Skeet tumbling to the mat! Lillard takes a step backwards and waves Skeet back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Skeet is rocked!
Lillard weaves into range and cracks Skeet right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Skeet goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Lillard is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leeland Lillard!
An out of breath Leeland Lillard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua comes to the cage accompanied by Parklife- Blur. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen has his takedown stuffed
and Joshua counters with a thumping low kick.
Nilsen slips a jab and a cross from Joshua.
Nilsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshua misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nilsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joshua - the referee stops the clock and Nilsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joshua. Nilsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nilsen has his takedown stuffed
and Joshua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua throws a leg kick but Nilsen checks it.
Nilsen walks into a jab.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Joshua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nilsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Nilsen prevents Joshua from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joshua wants to control but Nilsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nilsen is pressing down on Joshua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joshua is holding on for now.
Joshua missing with punches from the bottom.
Nilsen controlling the action here.
Joshua wants to control but Nilsen is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen tries to pass to full mount but Joshua defends it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Nilsen seems content to control.
Nilsen is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Nilsen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen is stalling here. Joshua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nilsen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Joshua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nilsen tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Joshua easily slips into full mount!
Nilsen can't escape the position.
Joshua controlling the position easily from mount.
Nilsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Joshua has a good base and remains in mount.
Nilsen is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen tries to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
Nilsen tries to reverse the position but Joshua maintains control.
Joshua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joshua avoids the attempt from Nilsen to control.
Nilsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nilsen wants to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Joshua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joshua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joshua gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nilsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nilsen not doing much here.
Daniel Joshua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nilsen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Joshua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joshua keeping moving, preventing Nilsen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen is fighting to break Joshua's control of his arms but Joshua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nilsen preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nilsen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Joshua was covering up waiting for the punch and Nilsen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joshua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Joshua keeps moving.
Nilsen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen advances position into side control!
Nilsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joshua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joshua tries to get out of the position.
Joshua is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
You can see the frustration on Joshua's face as Nilsen controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua regains half guard.
Joshua is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nilsen jumps into side control!
Nilsen taking a breather here.
Nilsen trying to control the position but Joshua is working away.
Nilsen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joshua is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
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.
Nilsen tries for a kimura but Joshua is defending well.
Nilsen is staying tight to Joshua's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nilsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joshua is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nilsen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Nilsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nilsen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nilsen advances to half guard.
Nilsen is controlling the pace.
Nilsen is stalling here. Joshua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nilsen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Joshua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nilsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joshua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen wants to control but Joshua postures up.
Nilsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Joshua's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nilsen is trying to control but Joshua manages to pass to mount!
Joshua tries to control but Nilsen wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joshua avoids the attempt from Nilsen to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nilsen wants to control but Joshua is having none of it.
Joshua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nilsen on the ground.
Nilsen is trying to escape the mount.
Nilsen tries to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nilsen tries to hold on but Joshua pushes him away.
Nilsen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nilsen gets back to half guard.
Joshua wants to stand but Nilsen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nilsen wants to control but Joshua is keeping busy.
Nilsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joshua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nilsen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Joshua pulls his head out easily.
Nilsen wants to improve his position but Joshua is controlling well.
Nilsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nilsen controlling Joshua's posture.
Joshua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nilsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joshua has managed to get both his arms back between Nilsen's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Joshua.
I think Joshua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Joshua!
A very excited looking Daniel Joshua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by Carolus Rex - Sabaton. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24
295 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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24
245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cain!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karlsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cain.
Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Kalle Karlsson has been cut.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Cain is having none of it.
As Karlsson backs off Cain throws a huge counter combo but Karlsson manages to avoid it all.
Karlsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cain counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cain connects with a crisp jab.
Karlsson rushes Cain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Cain blocks it.
Karlsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cain has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Karlsson takes one to the side of the head.
Karlsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cain scores with a push kick.
Karlsson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cain gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Cain!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24
203 lbs
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23
200 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but Cooke shows good takedown defense.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cole slips a straight right by Cooke.
Nice cross by Cole.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke drops Cole with a beautiful combination! Cole stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cooke is looking for the KO!
Cole is rocked!
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole clinches with his opponent.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cole shoots in for a double leg but Cooke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole forces Cooke back against the cage and clinches.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Cole.
Cole tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cooke slows down the pace here.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Cooke has knocked Cole down with a huge combo! Cooke steps away and waves a wobbly Cole back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole shoots in and gets a takedown into Cooke's guard.
Cooke wriggles free and stands up.
We've been told by Cooke's head coaches at Thunder MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
Cole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
Cole rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cooke looking to stall.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cole as Cooke tries to tie him up.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cole with the counter takedown but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cole throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
Cooke throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
Cole lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Cole's ribcage. Cole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Cole misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooke.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Michael Cole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Cole - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Cole.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke is looking to control Cole's arms but Cole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cole closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooke circles away.
Cole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cole throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cole looks up at the clock and then as Cooke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cole working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cole grinds an elbow into Cooke's temple.
Cooke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cole lands a nice forearm strike.
Cooke tries to escape but Cole is in control.
Cole working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cole lands a few punches from side control.
Cole trying to control the position but Cooke is working away.
Cooke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cole.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but Cooke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooke stops Cole from passing to mount.
Cole working the body and head with strikes.
Cole creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cooke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cooke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole tries to clinch up
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke tries to work over Cole's front leg with a kick but Cole checks it.
Cole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cole gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Cole lands a body punch.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole taking a breather.
Cole pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke is trying to break free.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke is looking to control Cole's arms but Cole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Cole is leaning against Cooke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Cole is working Cooke over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cole.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke just leaning against Cole, taking a breather.
A short left from Cole.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Cole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Cooke pushes him off.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
Cole tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooke defends well and Cole ends up having to push Cooke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cole checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cole throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a quick counter head kick but Cole was just out of range.
Cooke stuns Cole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Cole lands an overhand right.
Cole tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooke defends well and Cole ends up having to push Cooke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Cole tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole instigates a clinch.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cooke trying to stall but Cole improves his position.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke tries to stall but Cole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole keeps control of Cooke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Cole is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cole tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole works on Cooke's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cole swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cole pushes Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cole tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Cooke into the cage.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cooke wants to stall.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cooke.
Cooke is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Cole lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cooke tries to stall but Cole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cole goes for a double leg but Cooke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cooke continues to drive forward.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke slips a straight right by Cole.
Cooke pushes Cole away with a front kick.
Cole blocks a head kick by Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke looks to throw a body kick
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooke circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke is looking for a counter combo.
Cole clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Cooke.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cooke controlling the action here for a moment.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
A right hand to the body from Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cole.
Cole is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Cole's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cooke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Cole misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cole has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cole working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole lands a right hand.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Cole.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Cole.
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Cole.
I think Cole 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
Michael Cole is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michael Cole made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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