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HFC 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hayden!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Hayden.
Daniel Hayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Hayden thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Hayden takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hayden throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Hayden fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayden cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayden throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayden connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Hayden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayden takes one to the chin there.
Hayden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayden throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Hayden lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Hayden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayden with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayden takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Hayden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Hayden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Hayden does no damage.
Hayden looks winded!
Hayden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayden throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hayden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Hayden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayden throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson jabs Hayden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Hayden moved out of range.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayden doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Hayden.
Hayden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses the jab.
Hayden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson lunges at Hayden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayden's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Hayden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Hayden's shoulder, as Hayden tries to avoid the shot.
Hayden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Hayden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayden.
Hayden throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayden slips under a jab.
Hayden looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Hayden throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Hayden saw that one coming.
Hayden blocks a jab.
Hayden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hayden lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hayden tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Hayden's ribcage but misses.
Hayden throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Hayden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hayden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayden.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayden.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Hayden with an uppercut!
Hayden is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnson! Hayden is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Libio Do Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Libio Do Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Do Santos .
Clinton is looking to clinch.
Clinton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clinton looks to clinch
and Do Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clinton is not content to let Do Santos control the position.
Do Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clinton tries to kick Do Santos off in order to stand up. Do Santos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Clinton is pushing Do Santos 's head away, looking to escape. Do Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Do Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Do Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Do Santos wants to control but Clinton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Clinton is not content to let Do Santos control the position.
Do Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clinton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Do Santos taking a breather here.
Clinton taking a bit of punishment here - Do Santos scoring with strikes.
Do Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Clinton is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Do Santos 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Do Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clinton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clinton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Do Santos is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Do Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clinton seems a little lost for a moment, as Do Santos dominates the positioning.
Do Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clinton is trying to get back to his feet.
Clinton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Do Santos . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Do Santos tries for a kimura but Clinton is defending well.
Do Santos wants to control but Clinton is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clinton, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clinton is trying to buck Do Santos off.
Do Santos advances to full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Do Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Do Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Clinton bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Libio Do Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Do Santos throws a shot from downtown. Clinton moves away and avoids it.
Martin Clinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clinton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Do Santos fails to land the takedown.
Clinton feints the counter takedown.
Do Santos misses with a double jab.
Do Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Clinton gets double underhooks and turns Do Santos into the cage.
Clinton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Do Santos defends it well.
Do Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinton.
Do Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clinton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do Santos looks to land a left hand but Clinton moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton moves into range and clinches up with Do Santos .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clinton.
Do Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
Do Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clinton.
Clinton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clinton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do Santos successfully pulls guard.
Clinton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clinton moves into the clinch.
Do Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Clinton blocks an elbow strike.
Do Santos tries to pull guard but Clinton won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Libio Do Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Do Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
Do Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clinton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clinton lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Libio Do Santos has been cut.
Clinton lands an elbow just above Do Santos 's eye.
Clinton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clinton's brow.
Do Santos misses with the head strike.
Do Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Clinton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clinton effectively controlling the action here.
Clinton blocks an uppercut.
Clinton lands a damaging elbow.
Clinton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Clinton.
Clinton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Do Santos breaks the clinch.
Clinton darts in and clinches Do Santos up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinton slows down the pace here.
Clinton blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Clinton.
Clinton avoiding damage as Do Santos throws knees to the body.
Clinton lands a damaging elbow.
Do Santos has had enough of the clinch but Clinton keeps him there for the moment.
Do Santos letting Clinton take a breather here.
Clinton lands a nice elbow.
Do Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Clinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clinton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do Santos 's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton lands a damaging elbow.
Clinton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clinton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Libio Do Santos 's cut is getting worse.
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!
Clinton has Do Santos pushed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Clinton.
Clinton prevents a body shot from Do Santos .
Do Santos trying to stall but Clinton improves his position.
Do Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clinton just leaning against Do Santos , taking a breather.
Do Santos manages to break the clinch.
Clinton is looking to clinch but Do Santos is avoiding it.
Do Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Clinton.
Do Santos has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Clinton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Libio Do Santos 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clinton gets a clinch.
Do Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Clinton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clinton lands an elbow just above Do Santos 's eye.
Do Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Do Santos dodges an elbow strike from Clinton.
Clinton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clinton avoiding damage.
Clinton is pushing Do Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clinton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton misses with an elbow over the top.
Clinton lands a damaging elbow.
Do Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clinton.
Clinton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do Santos manages to break the clinch.
Do Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clinton did well to prevent Do Santos getting side control.
Clinton has one foot on Do Santos 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Do Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clinton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Do Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Clinton is quick to defend against it.
A head kick misses from Do Santos .
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!
Clinton moves to clinch but Do Santos breaks away
and Do Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Do Santos working the ground and pound but Clinton is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Do Santos pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Clinton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Do Santos tries to control but Clinton wriggling away.
Do Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Do Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Clinton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Clinton!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Santos is trying to keep Clinton in close.
Clinton wanted to stand there but Do Santos had control of the position.
Do Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Do Santos stops Clinton from standing up.
Do Santos drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Do Santos as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Clinton screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Do Santos ! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Libio Do Santos !
Our winner, Libio Do Santos , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cai Mao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cai Mao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Phil Ure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cai Mao!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mao.
Mao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ure is breathing heavily.
Mao connects with a leg kick. Ure looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mao throws a right hand that Ure ducks under and follows up with a left that Ure also avoids with ease.
Ure takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Phil Ure has been cut.
Ure gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cai Mao!
After the fight, Cai Mao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Gorski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaki Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima has chosen Tupac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Grzegorz Gorski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Gorski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malaki Lima!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima lands with an uppercut that bounces Gorski off the cage and back into range.
Lima slips under a jab from Gorski.
Gorski misses with a looping right.
Gorski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lima lands with a right hand.
Lima throws a right and a left that Gorski avoids nicely.
Gorski throws a hook but Lima avoids it easily.
Lima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorski.
Lima smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gorski closes the distance and clinches.
Lima tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gorski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorski is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gorski in particular looking to stall.
Lima trying to hold on to Gorski's head to control him but Gorski postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorski is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gorski to get the leverage.
Gorski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lima controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lima is trying to maintain the position but Gorski is very close to passing his half guard.
Gorski is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lima gets back to full guard.
Lima wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gorski 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands a jab to the head.
Gorski lands with an uppercut that bounces Lima off the cage and back into range.
Lima needs to keep his hands up - Gorski had a free shot at his head there.
A nice combination there by Lima.
Danga de danga de dang - Lima scores with a four punch combination!
Gorski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gorski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gorski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima scores with a jab to the body.
Gorski throws a hook but Lima blocks it.
Lima clobbers Gorski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Lima.
Gorski has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorski swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Gorski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lima as he avoids it easily.
Lima feints the counter takedown.
Lima slips a straight right by Gorski.
Gorski throws a hook but Lima avoids it easily.
Gorski tries to clinch there but Lima circles away.
Grzegorz Gorski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorski clinches up with Lima and pushes him back against the cage.
Gorski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gorski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lima jumps guard but Gorski stands there with Lima around his waist. Lima gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gorski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Gorski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Grzegorz Gorski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaki Lima.
Lima tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gorski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gorski to keep the fight standing.
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 Grzegorz Gorski will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gorski looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima cracks Gorski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lima lands with a straight right. Gorski didn't see that one coming.
Lima moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorski closes the distance and pushes Lima back into the cage.
Gorski misses with some punches.
Lima fails to pull guard.
Gorski scores with a shot to the side of Lima's head.
A head punch on the inside from Gorski fails to land.
Gorski stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lima.
Lima tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Gorski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Grzegorz Gorski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaki Lima.
Gorski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lima prevents a body shot from Gorski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima fails to pull guard.
Gorski is trying to trip Lima. He has hold of a leg but Lima is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gorski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gorski stopping the sweep attempt from Lima.
Gorski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lima keeping full guard, as Gorski tries to pass.
Gorski stays in close to Lima's body and controls the position.
Gorski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gorski trying to control the position but Lima is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Gorski is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima tries to buck Gorski off but Gorski is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gorski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malaki Lima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gorski throws a big shot that misses.
Lima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gorski defends it well.
Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorski shoots for a takedown but Lima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lima misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lima won't allow Gorski to pass to mount.
Lima tries to get to full guard but Gorski has control of the leg.
Gorski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorski wants to take a breather but Lima is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Gorski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A left and a right from Lima both land. Nice combination.
Gorski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Gorski's shoulder, as Gorski tries to avoid the shot.
Lima dips to his left and cracks Gorski with an uppercut!
Gorski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gorski misses with a body shot.
Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorski cracks Lima with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima scores with a jab.
Lima might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lima gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gorski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
Gorski is fighting to break Lima's control of his arms but Lima is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gorski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lima looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lima looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lima!
Gorski struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lima wants to control but Gorski is keeping him busy.
Lima working the head with strikes.
Gorski can't do much from the bottom here.
Gorski is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gorski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gorski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gorski is pressing down on Lima's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lima content to stall in guard here.
Malaki Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grzegorz Gorski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorski looking to control.
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.
Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gorski is keeping the position for now.
Gorski controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gorski trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gorski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lima lands a glancing blow to the side of Gorski's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorski.
Gorski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gorski 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Malaki Lima!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Sinyavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsing Tsing Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Sinyavin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tsing Tsing Khan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with an uppercut. Sinyavin saw that one coming.
Sinyavin misses with a double jab.
Sinyavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sinyavin throws a head kick that misses.
Sinyavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinyavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Sinyavin lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Tsing Tsing Khan has been cut.
Khan scores with a jab. Sinyavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sinyavin misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Sinyavin connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinyavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Sinyavin counters with a straight right hand.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Sinyavin moves away and avoids it.
Sinyavin looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinyavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Sinyavin's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sinyavin throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinyavin.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Sinyavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sinyavin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sinyavin.
Sinyavin misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sinyavin on the side of the head.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan lands a nice hook to Sinyavin's body. Sinyavin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinyavin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinyavin misses the target.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinyavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khan just manages to avoid it.
Khan takes a swing at Sinyavin's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sinyavin finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Sinyavin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sinyavin scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Tsing Tsing Khan's cut even more.
Khan swings for the body but Sinyavin moves out of range.
Sinyavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sinyavin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sinyavin.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan checks a leg kick nicely.
Sinyavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan misses with a combination
and Sinyavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinyavin at a distance.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sinyavin takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sinyavin with a body shot.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Khan misses.
Sinyavin throws a quick counter head kick but Khan was just out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinyavin.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sinyavin can pounce on him.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinyavin.
Khan misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan digs a good hook to Sinyavin's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinyavin tries to score with a low kick but Khan moves his leg out of the way.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Sinyavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinyavin.
Sinyavin takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Sinyavin seems unphased.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Sinyavin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sinyavin cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Sinyavin walks into a jab.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinyavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fedor Sinyavin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsing Tsing Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinyavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Khan tries to bum rush Sinyavin with a series of wild strikes but Sinyavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinyavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan lands a jab to Sinyavin's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Sinyavin lands but Khan takes it in his stride.
Sinyavin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sinyavin duly obliges.
Sinyavin throws a head kick that half lands.
Khan blocks a head kick by Sinyavin.
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!
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinyavin misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Sinyavin misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Sinyavin's head back.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Sinyavin moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinyavin.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan works over Sinyavin's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Fedor Sinyavin has been cut.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
Sinyavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Sinyavin's head.
Khan tries to bum rush Sinyavin with a series of wild strikes but Sinyavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Sinyavin moves away and avoids it.
Sinyavin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan tests Sinyavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sinyavin ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinyavin manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Sinyavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sinyavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinyavin moves away.
Nice body kick there by Sinyavin.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sinyavin.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Sinyavin.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Sinyavin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinyavin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The cut above Tsing Tsing Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a swing at Sinyavin's ribcage but misses.
Sinyavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sinyavin misses the target.
Sinyavin throws a shot to the body.
Sinyavin ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Sinyavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sinyavin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sinyavin misses the shot to the body.
Sinyavin throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Sinyavin misses with a shot to the body
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsing Tsing Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan scores with the left hand. Sinyavin knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinyavin blocks a jab.
Sinyavin lands with a cross.
Sinyavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Khan jabs Sinyavin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan avoids the body shot from Sinyavin.
Sinyavin throws a big shot that misses.
Sinyavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan stuns Sinyavin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsing Tsing Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan misses with a looping right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sinyavin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sinyavin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sinyavin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sinyavin lands a head kick!
Sinyavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinyavin walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Khan works Sinyavin's body with a nice hook.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sinyavin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Sinyavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinyavin misses with a body shot.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinyavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Sinyavin moves away and avoids it.
Sinyavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Khan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sinyavin! He's just covering up as Khan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsing Tsing Khan!
Tsing Tsing Khan is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Drotske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!AJ Rumble had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Rumble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markus Drotske!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble lands a lovely overhand right.
Rumble takes a swing at Drotske's ribcage but misses.
Drotske closes the distance and pushes Rumble back into the cage.
Rumble lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rumble fails to land.
Drotske lands a shot to the body.
Rumble digs a right hand underneath Drotske's ribcage. Drotske let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rumble can't find room to land a body shot as Drotske controls the action.
Drotske stalling.
Rumble tries to throw a body punch but Drotske avoids it by throwing Rumble back against the cage.
Drotske presses Rumble against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rumble tries to break the clinch but Drotske is controlling the position.
Rumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
Rumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Rumble can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Rumble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rumble misses with a punch to the body.
Drotske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rumble tries to work over Drotske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drotske is struggling to control the position.
Rumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drotske blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Drotske.
Drotske blocking some punches.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Rumble misses with a punch to the body.
Rumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumble breaks from the clinch.
Drotske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rumble.
Drotske swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rumble slips a straight right by Drotske.
Rumble misses with a hook. Drotske ducked under it nicely.
Rumble throws a body punch but Drotske moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rumble lands with a hook. Drotske tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rumble throws a body shot but no joy.
Drotske is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rumble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drotske throws out the jab.
Rumble slips under a jab.
Rumble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drotske.
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!
Rumble misses with a hook.
Drotske bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drotske swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
AJ Rumble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rumble lands with an overhand left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drotske.
Rumble is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drotske is trying to get an arm triangle but Rumble is defending well.
Drotske tries for a kimura but Rumble is defending well.
Drotske controls the position.
Drotske working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drotske tries for a kimura but Rumble is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Rumble is right now.
Drotske is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rumble is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rumble is looking to reverse the position.
Drotske wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rumble keeps working.
Rumble is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
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 AJ Rumble will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drotske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drotske wants to clinch but Rumble slips to the side
and Rumble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Rumble.
Drotske scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drotske manages to avoid it.
Drotske throws a shot from downtown. Rumble moves away and avoids it.
Drotske uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rumble misses with a right hand
and Drotske counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble breaks the clinch.
Drotske closes the distance and clinches.
Rumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rumble.
Rumble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rumble lands a right hand.
Rumble is leaning against Drotske and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drotske throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rumbles head.
Drotske blocks an uppercut.
Drotske looking for a takedown.
Drotske misses with a punch to the body.
AJ Rumble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumble.
Rumble manages to break the clinch.
Rumble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drotske.
Rumble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Drotske misses its intended target.
Rumble misses with a jab to the body
and Drotske counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drotske throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Drotske. That snapped Rumble's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drotske tries to clinch but Rumble moves out of range.
Rumble throws a right hand that misses
and Drotske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
AJ Rumble is winning the standup battle so far.
Rumble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Rumble misses.
Drotske lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drotske.
Rumble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rumble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drotske takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rumble loads up on a big right hand but Drotske slips the punch.
Rumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drotske moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drotske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rumble feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drotskes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumble swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drotske moves away.
Drotske throws the left hand but Rumble avoids the punch easily.
Drotske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drotske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drotske has Rumble up against the cage in a clinch.
Rumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drotske lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Drotske uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Drotske.
Rumble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drotske lands a left hand.
Rumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drotske pushes Rumble back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drotske working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Drotske.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drotske lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drotske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drotske blocks an uppercut.
Drotske lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
Rumble gets through Drotske's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drotske lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drotske.
Rumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Markus Drotske will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Drotske lands with an overhand left.
Drotske misses with a two punch combination.
Rumble lands a jab to the nose.
Drotske shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rumble as he avoids it easily.
Drotske might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drotske connects with a nice looking jab.
Rumble cracks Drotske with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rumble lands a jab to Drotske's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske ducks under a wild hook from Rumble.
Drotske ducks under a wild hook from Rumble.
Drotske blocks a jab.
AJ Rumble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Drotske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drotske fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rumble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drotske avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rumble just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Drotske.
Rumble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drotske moves away.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drotske manages to avoid it.
Drotske throws a lazy right hand but Rumble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drotske slips a jab and a cross from Rumble.
Drotske throws out a counter right but Rumble avoids it with no problem.
Drotske throws a body punch but Rumble moves out of range.
Drotske connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rumble's hands.
Rumble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drotske ducks under a wild hook from Rumble.
Drotske is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drotske pushes Rumble up against the cage in a clinch.
Drotske lands an uppercut.
Rumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drotske has Rumble pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drotske.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Drotske - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rumble is trying to push Drotske away but Drotske has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumble.
Rumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Drotske.
Rumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumble misses with a body punch.
Rumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drotske's elbow.
Drotske is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rumble is keeping busy.
Drotske misses with a body punch.
Rumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumble working aggressively here.
Rumble prevents a body shot from Drotske.
Rumble throws a head punch that misses.
Rumble throws a head punch that misses.
Rumble misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drotske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drotske takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Drotske.
Rumble lands a nice uppercut.
Drotske is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drotske has a couple of punches blocked by Rumble.
A short uppercut from Drotske.
Drotske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drotske just leaning against Rumble, taking a breather.
Drotske is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but AJ Rumble did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drotske is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rumble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drotske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drotske changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drotske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rumble.
Drotske jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drotske tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drotske waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rumble.
Drotske throws an overhand right that lands on Rumble's shoulder, as Rumble tries to avoid the shot.
Rumble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rumble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble misses the jab.
Drotske lands with a nice combination. Rumble backs away looking to recover.
Drotske bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rumble is trying to control Drotske's posture but Drotske avoids it.
Drotske just content to control the position.
Drotske tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rumble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rumble tries to get out of the position.
Drotske advances to full mount.
Drotske goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rumble turns into him and now he's in Drotske's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drotske is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumble controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drotske is trying to control the position but Rumble postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble won't allow Drotske to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drotske working a defensive guard but Rumble passes into half guard.
Drotske is trying to stand up here but Rumble is controlling him well.
Rumble content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drotske tries to roll over but Rumble keeps him under control.
Drotske slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drotske tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rumble content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drotske drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rumble takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rumble misses with a wild body shot.
Rumble lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Markus Drotske will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rumble throws a jab when Drotske was well out of range.
It seemed like Drotske was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rumble throws a looping overhand right but Drotske ducks down to avoid it.
Rumble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drotske gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rumble misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Drotske.
Rumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drotske's elbow.
Drotske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumble's elbow.
Drotske works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske trying to control the position from guard on top but Rumble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drotske trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rumble keeping moving, preventing Drotske from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble keeping full guard, as Drotske tries to pass.
Rumble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rumble, not yet.
Drotske wants to control from the top but Rumble keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drotske stands and throws Rumble's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rumble sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rumble wants to control but Drotske is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drotske trying to control from half guard but Rumble is working away.
Drotske is looking for a kimura here.
Rumble is refusing to be controlled, as Drotske sits in half guard.
Rumble is trying to stand back up but Drotske is controlling him
Rumble is looking for a sweep. Drotske is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drotske not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rumble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drotske under the eye.
Drotske scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rumble in his tracks.
Rumble stuffs the takedown attempt from Drotske. Drotske gets slowly back to his feet.
Drotske tries to clinch but Rumble moves out of range.
Drotske has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drotske there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rumble defending well as Drotske loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotske bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rumble's head.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drotske manages to avoid it.
Drotske fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rumble misses.
Drotske takes the fight into the clinch.
Drotske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drotske misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drotske.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rumble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rumble prevents a body shot from Drotske.
Rumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drotske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Drotske comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drotske 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Drotske!
Markus Drotske is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Markus Drotske 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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