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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 1043 p4p, 115 weight class) and Do Who Tsoi (ranked 848 p4p, 90 weight class). Murray 's entrance music is Dead man walking. A fine choice. Tsoi has chosen !!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Do Who Tsoi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chad Murray 's chin.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Murray off balance momentarily.
Tsoi jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsoi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tsoi looks to land a body kick but Murray moved away.
Tsoi misses with a body shot.
Tsoi digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tsoi slips under a jab from Murray .
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsoi.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow Tsoi down.
Murray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Tsoi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murray takes a step back to recover.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Tsoi lands with an uppercut that bounces Murray off the cage and back into range.
Tsoi scores with a nice strike.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
Murray throws out a powerful jab.
Murray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murray .
It looks like Do Who Tsoi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Tsoi misses
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsoi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsoi throws a right hand that misses
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Tsoi connects with a looping right hand.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsoi.
Murray throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Murray lands a nice hook to Tsoi's body. Tsoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsoi moves into the clinch successfully.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Tsoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsoi backwards.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Tsoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsoi lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Tsoi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsoi blocks the elbow strike.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsoi or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsoi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray .
Murray lands a nice elbow.
Tsoi digs a right hand into Murray 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murray 's gas tank.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tsoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray has had enough of the clinch but Tsoi keeps him there for the moment.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsoi misses with some punches.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsoi breaks the clinch.
Murray throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
Murray gets tackled into the cage by Tsoi. Tsoi maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray prevents a body shot from Tsoi.
Tsoi is working Murray over against the cage.
Tsoi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Tsoi tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Tsoi back against the cage.
Tsoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray blocking some punches.
Tsoi prevents a body shot from Murray .
Tsoi blocks a body shot from Murray .
Tsoi blocks a body shot from Murray .
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tsoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray lands a right hand.
Tsoi takes a shot to the head.
Tsoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Tsoi takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Tsoi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tsoi thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
No joy there for Tsoi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Do Who Tsoi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tsoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsoi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tsoi tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Tsoi throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tsoi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray .
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tsoi finds it's way round the side to connect with Murray 's head.
Tsoi lands a body shot.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Tsoi avoids it.
Tsoi falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Tsoi moves away and avoids it.
Tsoi takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Tsoi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Murray . Beautiful body shot.
Murray blocks a jab.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Murray checks it.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsoi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoi throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Tsoi slips under a jab from Murray .
Murray throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a left to the body.
Tsoi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Tsoi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi walks into a stiff left hand from Murray .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
It looked like Murray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsoi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsoi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Murray .
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
Tsoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsoi looks to clinch
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Murray tenderised Tsoi's leg. Tsoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tsoi throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Murray misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray moves away from the strike by Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a combination that misses
and Murray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tsoi looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tsoi has managed to clinch.
Murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tsoi misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray .
Tsoi tries to score a body lock takedown but Murray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tsoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Tsoi's head.
Tsoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsoi scores with a shot to the side of Murray 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Tsoi.
Tsoi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Tsoi scores with a shoulder strike.
Chad Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tsoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsoi misses with some punches.
Tsoi lands with a left to the head.
Tsoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Murray .
Tsoi is working Murray over against the cage.
Tsoi blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tsoi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tsoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsoi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsoi's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Tsoi controls the action.
Tsoi working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Do Who Tsoi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Do Who Tsoi'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tsoi keeps Murray at a distance using the push kick.
Tsoi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray checks a low kick from Tsoi.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tsoi misses.
Tsoi digs a good body shot into Murray 's ribs.
Tsoi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsoi's head.
Tsoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
Murray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tsoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Murray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsoi.
Tsoi swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsoi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Tsoi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Tsoi connects with a crisp jab.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Tsoi moved out of range.
Tsoi throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsoi cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray tries to move into range but Tsoi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Murray 's corner calls for a 1-2. Murray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tsoi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi closes the distance and clinches.
Tsoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Tsoi looking to stall.
Tsoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsoi misses with the head strike.
Tsoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Tsoi controls the action.
Tsoi swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsoi.
Tsoi lands with a right to the head.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tsoi's defenses.
Tsoi lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsoi.
Tsoi tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Tsoi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Tsoi working aggressively here.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsoi lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Murray .
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray pushes Tsoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murray blocking some punches.
Tsoi is looking to control Murray 's arms but Murray gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tsoi has his back to the cage.
Tsoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray is trying to push Tsoi away but Tsoi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tsoi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsoi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Do Who Tsoi.
Well Tsoi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Who Tsoi!
A very excited looking Do Who Tsoi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dijkstra (ranked 1304 p4p, 177 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 720 p4p, 102 weight class). Dijkstra's entrance music is Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. A fine choice. Omar Dijkstra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Dijkstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkstra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dijkstra lands a leg kick that knocks Nazarov off balance momentarily.
Nazarov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dijkstra throws a series of punches but Nazarov avoids them all with ease.
Dijkstra ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov cracks Dijkstra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dijkstra throws a low kick, looking for Nazarov's leg but Nazarov calmly moves out of range.
Dijkstra throws a solid leg kick but Nazarov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dijkstra.
Dijkstra thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Dijkstra tenderised Nazarov's leg. Nazarov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dijkstra slips a straight right by Nazarov.
Nazarov looks to throw the jab but Dijkstra is out of range.
Dijkstra throws a leg kick
and Nazarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Dijkstra misses with a hook.
Nazarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazarov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dijkstra or perhaps it was just good defense by Nazarov, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra throws an overhand right that lands on Nazarov's shoulder, as Nazarov tries to avoid the shot.
Dijkstra motions for Nazarov to come forward. Dijkstra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dijkstra just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazarov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dijkstra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dijkstra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dijkstra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nazarov scores with a jab.
Nazarov throws a series of punches but Dijkstra moves out of range.
Dijkstra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazarov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dijkstra slips a jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov tests Dijkstra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov moves out of range of the body kick from Dijkstra.
Dijkstra misses with a leg kick.
Nazarov with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dijkstra.
Dijkstra misses with a head kick.
Dijkstra ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov lunges at Dijkstra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dijkstra's hand.
Dijkstra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nazarov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazarov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dijkstra's head.
Nazarov throws the left hand but Dijkstra avoids the punch easily.
Nazarov thuds a left hand into Dijkstra's body.
Dijkstra misses with a straight left.
Nazarov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dijkstra misses with a head kick.
Vadim Nazarov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Nazarov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Omar Dijkstra has been cut.
Dijkstra tries a low kick but Nazarov avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dijkstra lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nazarov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nazarov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dijkstra wants to slow Nazarov down by chopping away at his legs.
Dijkstra dives in for a single leg takedown but Nazarov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dijkstra walks into a left hand.
Nazarov throws a jab when Dijkstra was well out of range.
Nazarov takes a swing at Dijkstra's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Nazarov as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nazarov throws a looping overhand right but Dijkstra ducks down to avoid it.
Dijkstra doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazarov circles away.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but Dijkstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dijkstra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but Nazarov avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dijkstra drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nazarov sprawls and moves away.
Dijkstra wants to land a leg kick but Nazarov is out of range.
Dijkstra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dijkstra tries to land a leg kick but Nazarov saw it coming and moves away.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
Dijkstra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
Nazarov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dijkstra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dijkstra missing with a left hand there. Nazarov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Nazarov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but Dijkstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazarov checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Nazarov misses.
Dijkstra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
Dijkstra throws a leg kick but Nazarov moved away.
Dijkstra tries for a takedown but Nazarov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Dijkstra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarov misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vadim Nazarov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Omar Dijkstra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Nazarov misses.
Dijkstra tries to work over Nazarov's front leg with a kick but Nazarov checks it.
Dijkstra scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dijkstra throws a right hand that misses
and Nazarov counters with a nice body shot.
Dijkstra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dijkstra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nazarov.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazarov.
It seemed like Nazarov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dijkstra is looking to clinch.
Dijkstra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dijkstra works Nazarov's body with a nice hook.
Nazarov looks to land a right hand but Dijkstra moved out of range.
Dijkstra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nazarov checks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dijkstra might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dijkstra misses with an uppercut. Nazarov saw that one coming.
Dijkstra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nazarov counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra wants to slow Nazarov down by chopping away at his legs.
Dijkstra dodges the punch combination from Nazarov.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.
Dijkstra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nazarov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dijkstra throws out the jab.
Nazarov throws a series of punches but Dijkstra moves out of range.
Nazarov lands an overhand right.
Nazarov moves out of range of the body kick from Dijkstra.
Nazarov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nazarov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dijkstra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nazarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nazarov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dijkstra.
Nazarov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dijkstra cracks Nazarov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dijkstra throws a low kick, looking for Nazarov's leg but Nazarov calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov slips a jab from Dijkstra.
Dijkstra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nazarov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dijkstra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nazarov prevents Dijkstra from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Nazarov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dijkstra trying to control the action but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Nazarov is trying to improve his position.
Nazarov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dijkstra's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is looking to improve his position.
Dijkstra stops Nazarov from getting back to his feet.
Dijkstra wants to pass the guard but Nazarov is defending well.
Dijkstra prevents Nazarov from standing back up.
Nazarov wants to control but Dijkstra is keeping busy.
Nazarov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dijkstra pulls his head out easily.
Dijkstra seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dijkstra tries to pass to full mount but Nazarov defends it.
Dijkstra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dijkstra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dijkstra wants to pass the guard but Nazarov is defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dijkstra misses with a kick to the body.
Nazarov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Dijkstra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vadim Nazarov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Omar Dijkstra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Dijkstra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nazarov throws a looping overhand right but Dijkstra ducks down to avoid it.
Dijkstra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dijkstra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nazarov! But no joy.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Dijkstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Dijkstra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nazarov 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.
Dijkstra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazarov.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but Nazarov avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.
Nazarov misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dijkstra throws a hook but Nazarov avoids it easily.
Nazarov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nazarov lands an overhand right.
Dijkstra is rocked!
Nazarov swings for the body but Dijkstra moves out of range.
Dijkstra tries to counter with a takedown but Nazarov is quick to defend against it.
Oh Dijkstra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dijkstra throws a front kick aimed at Nazarov's knee but Nazarov avoids it well.
Dijkstra connects with an inside leg kick.
Dijkstra seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut. Dijkstra saw that one coming.
Dijkstra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nazarov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dijkstra at a distance.
Nazarov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dijkstra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nazarov.
Dijkstra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nazarov swivels and escapes.
Dijkstra fakes the leg kick and cracks Nazarov in the body.
Dijkstra lands a jab to the nose.
Dijkstra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nazarov throws a good cross that connects.
Nazarov walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dijkstra drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nazarov swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dijkstra's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Nazarov!
Vadim Nazarov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Force (ranked 1090 p4p, 133 weight class) and Jordi Joestar (ranked 973 p4p, 117 weight class). Joestar has chosen Stand Proud 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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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordi Joestar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Force has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Joestar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Force.
Joestar misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Joestar.
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joestar moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Force 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Force misses with an uppercut. Joestar saw that one coming.
Joestar lands a slapping body shot.
Force throws a low kick, looking for Joestar's leg but Joestar calmly moves out of range.
Force darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jordi Joestar has been cut.
Joestar ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Force throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joestar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joestar digs a good hook to Force's body.
Joestar scores with a spinning back kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Force crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joestar - the referee stops the clock and Force gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joestar. Force manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Joestar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force takes a jab right on the kisser.
Force misses with a body kick.
Joestar blocks a low kick nicely.
Joestar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Force fires out a quick counter leg kick but Joestar just manages to avoid it.
Joestar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Joestar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joestar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joestar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joestar was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Joestar throws out a counter right but Force avoids it with no problem.
Joestar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Force moves away.
Force appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Joestar there.
Joestar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Joestar scores with a nice body kick.
Force doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Force takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a hook to the body
and Joestar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joestar is looking to slow Force down with leg kicks.
Force fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joestar misses with a few strikes there.
Force misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Joestar to counter with a crisp jab.
Joestar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Force lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Joestar.
Joestar lands with a nice body punch.
Force is breathing heavily.
Donk. Joestar catches Force right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the body from Force misses
and Joestar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joestar lands with a hook. Force tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Force is rocked!
Joestar cracks Force with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Force falls to his knees and Joestar doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordi Joestar!
Jordi Joestar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 186 p4p, 24 weight class) and Katu Partio (ranked 774 p4p, 81 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Partio has chosen Sininen sunnuntai 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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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio throws a lazy body kick
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Partio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Partio sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Partio.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Partio.
Partio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Partio was not able to check.
Partio with a nice cross.
Brophy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Partio scores with a hook.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
Partio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Partio throws an off balance right hand
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Partio.
Partio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brophy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Katu Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio connects with a high kick.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Partio misses with a leg kick.
Brophy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Partio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Partio trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Partio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Partio throws a big elbow that misses.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Partio from controlling successfully.
Partio scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brophy has his foot on Partio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Partio works his way back into a safe position though.
Partio is looking to work some ground and pound but Brophy has wrist control.
Partio wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Partio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Partio postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davie Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Brophy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Partio looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Partio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brophy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brophy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Partio misses.
Brophy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Partio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brophy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brophy checks a leg kick nicely.
Partio motions for Brophy to come forward. Partio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Partio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brophy controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Partio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Brophy coming out on top.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Partio throws a body shot but no joy.
Partio connects with a body shot.
Partio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Partio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Partio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Partio.
Partio scores with a three punch combo!
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Partio swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
Partio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Brophy.
Partio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Partio.
Partio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davie Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Partio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Brophy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Brophy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
Partio catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Partio throws out a powerful jab.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Partio digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
Partio stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Partio misses with a body shot.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio tries to land a body kick
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Partio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brophy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Partio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Partio there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brophy.
Partio misses with a two punch combination.
Partio tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
A clash of legs there as Partio blocks the low kick.
Partio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Partio.
Nice body kick there by Partio.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Brophy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Partio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.
Partio thumps Brophy with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Partio.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Partio.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Partio misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Partio was not able to check.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy scores with a jab. Partio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Brophy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Partio looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Partio. That's going to slow Brophy down.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio motions for Brophy to come forward. Partio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brophy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Partio lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katu Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Partio lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Brophy tries to score with a low kick but Partio moves his leg out of the way.
Partio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Partio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio taking a break here but Brophy is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Partio is trying to control. Brophy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Partio wants to pass the guard but Brophy is defending well.
Brophy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
Brophy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brophy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Partio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Partio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Partio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Partio passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brophy wants to control but Partio is having none of it.
Partio controlling from mount.
Brophy tries to hold on but Partio pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Partio unloads with some shots from mount but Brophy bucks and avoids them well.
Partio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brophy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Partio.
Brophy tries to hold on but Partio postures up.
Brophy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Partio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brophy is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katu Partio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Partio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katu Partio!
Katu Partio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 148 p4p, 21 weight class) and Corey Davis (ranked 536 p4p, 59 weight class). Davis has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Corey Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters with a nice body shot.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lester under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis looks to throw a body kick
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis tries a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Lester slips a straight right by Davis.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Lester finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Lester off the cage and back into range.
Lester misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lester scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Davis feints a counter leg kick.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Lester connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lester - the referee stops the clock and Davis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lester. Davis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Lester.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Lester throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Lester throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
Davis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Lester counters with a nice body shot.
Lester connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Lester checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
Davis slips a jab from Lester.
Lester throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from Lester.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Lester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Davis takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis slips a jab from Lester.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Lester misses.
Davis is looking to chop away at Lester's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Lester as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
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 Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters circling a little - Lester finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester blocks a leg kick.
Lester slips a straight right by Davis.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester misses with a hook.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester lands a jab to the nose.
Lester blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lester checks a leg kick.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Davis with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lester.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters with a nice body kick.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Lester throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Lester scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lester.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Lester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Lester swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Lester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Lester.
Lester takes one on the button.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lester.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
Lester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis is rocked!
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
Lester knocks out Davis with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Lester before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Lester picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moe Lester!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy McKane (ranked 44 p4p, 6 weight class) and Bapu Burpha (ranked 210 p4p, 25 weight class). McKane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SAIL - AWOLNATION. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzy McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burpha. That's going to slow McKane down.
A good leg kick by Burpha.
Burpha looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Ozzy McKane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burpha misses with a leg kick.
Burpha throws the left hand but McKane avoids the punch easily.
McKane throws an overhand right that lands on Burpha's shoulder, as Burpha tries to avoid the shot.
McKane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
McKane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McKane slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
McKane throws a hook but Burpha blocks it.
Burpha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McKane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burpha.
McKane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burpha misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
McKane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burpha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Burpha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McKane scores with a nice body kick.
Burpha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKane.
A solid body kick from Burpha.
McKane throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
A nice side step and Burpha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McKane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burpha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKane has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Burpha there.
McKane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burpha cracks a nice hook into McKane's ribs.
McKane misses with a kick to the body.
Burpha misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Burpha gets caught flat footed, as McKane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burpha keeping moving, preventing McKane from controlling successfully.
McKane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burpha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burpha keeping moving, preventing McKane from controlling successfully.
McKane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha is pulling down on McKane's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burpha throws a head kick that misses.
McKane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burpha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McKane's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McKane not doing much here.
Burpha is defending against the submission attempts here by McKane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane is trying to control. Burpha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McKane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burpha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Burpha is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Burpha is defending against the submission attempts here by McKane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapu Burpha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burpha throws a series of punches but McKane moves out of range.
Burpha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McKane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burpha scrambles back to his feet.
Burpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burpha sprawls well. Burpha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKane gets slowly back to his feet.
McKane lands a right hook to the body.
McKane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burpha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKane's calf.
McKane misses with an uppercut.
Burpha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from McKane.
Burpha flicks out a counter leg kick but McKane steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane throws a hook to the side of Burpha's head but Burpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from McKane.
Burpha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McKane stalks Burpha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burpha's face. Burpha staggers backwards, shaken.
McKane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burpha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burpha.
McKane shoots in for a takedown but Burpha shows good takedown defense.
Burpha tries a head kick but it misses.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
McKane lands a leg kick that knocks Burpha off balance momentarily.
McKane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Burpha.
Bapu Burpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKane with a poor takedown
and Burpha counters with a head kick. That will keep McKane thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ozzy McKane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burpha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burpha scores with a nice body kick.
McKane throws a front kick that sends Burpha stumbling back into the cage.
Burpha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKane's calf.
Burpha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McKane throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Burpha finds it's way through McKane's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burpha.
McKane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Burpha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burpha. Burpha obviously looking to wear him down.
McKane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burpha throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burpha, right into the meat.
McKane misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burpha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McKane - the referee stops the clock and Burpha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McKane. Burpha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McKane looks to throw a body kick
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKane throws a front kick aimed at Burpha's knee but Burpha avoids it well.
Burpha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burpha throws a leg kick but McKane sees it coming and moves out of range.
McKane quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bapu Burpha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burpha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burpha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McKane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burpha on the side of the head.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burpha counters with a good low kick that McKane was not able to check.
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!
McKane just misses with a punch to the body.
McKane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McKane checks a low kick from Burpha.
McKane throws a right hand that misses
and Burpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKane throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKane jabs Burpha right on the nose. Burpha blinks but takes it well.
McKane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McKane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McKane jabs Burpha right on the nose. Burpha blinks but takes it well.
McKane throws out a leg kick but Burpha moves out of range and McKane only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by McKane there.
McKane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKane throws a shot to the body.
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 Ozzy McKane will probably get the nod.
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.
Burpha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burpha's corner calls for a 1-2. Burpha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McKane throws the kick towards the body but Burpha avoids it.
McKane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a straight right hand.
Burpha misses with a looping left.
McKane feinted with a counter takedown.
Burpha keeps McKane at a distance using the push kick.
McKane throws a nice looking combination but Burpha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burpha tries a low kick but McKane avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burpha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKane fails to land the takedown.
McKane misses with a hook.
Burpha thinks about the counter body kick.
McKane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burpha. Burpha obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha delivers a nice body kick.
Burpha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burpha is looking to slow McKane down with leg kicks.
McKane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McKane lands a glancing blow to the side of Burpha's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burpha.
Burpha lands with an overhand left.
Burpha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McKane is out of range.
McKane with a poor takedown
and Burpha counters with a big head kick but McKane shrugs it off.
It looks like Ozzy McKane has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ozzy McKane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McKane defending well as Burpha loads up on a big left hand.
McKane misses with a left hand
and Burpha counters with a low kick, right behind McKane 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane misses with a looping right.
Burpha only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane digs a good body shot into Burpha's ribs.
McKane throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
McKane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burpha.
McKane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McKane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burpha is out of range and McKane settles back down.
Burpha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burpha is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burpha. That's going to slow McKane down.
McKane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
McKane loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Burpha walks into a stiff left hand from McKane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane fails with a takedown attempt.
McKane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burpha sprawls well. Burpha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKane gets slowly back to his feet.
McKane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McKane missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burpha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burpha avoids the body shot from McKane.
Burpha cracks McKane with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha feints a counter leg kick.
Burpha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha feints and then cracks McKane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKane down.
A slow jab from McKane misses its intended target.
Burpha throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.
McKane throws a sloppy body shot
and Burpha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKane blocks a leg kick.
Burpha staying out of range there.
McKane backing away here, and Burpha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burpha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McKane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane slips under a jab from Burpha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKane was well out of range. Poor timing from Burpha.
Burpha lands a leg kick that knocks McKane off balance momentarily.
McKane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McKane throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bapu Burpha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burpha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bapu Burpha!
Bapu Burpha decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 54 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 101 p4p, 16 weight class). Matus comes to the cage accompanied by Crow Spirit. Douglas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. Jack Douglas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Matus punishes Douglas's body with a nice straight punch.
Matus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Douglas.
Matus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
We've been informed that Douglas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Matus.
Matus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matus drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matus pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Matus prevents a body shot from Douglas.
A left hand lands to the body for Matus.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Matus controls his hands.
Matus tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Matus controls the action.
Matus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Matus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Matus throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Matus.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Matus.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
Matus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but Matus has the dominant position.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Matus is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matus has his back to the cage.
Douglas tries to break the clinch but Matus is controlling the position.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Matus.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Matus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
It seemed like Douglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matus misses with a left hand
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Douglas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matus misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Douglas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Douglas thuds his right hand into Matus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matus, right into the meat.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Matus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Douglas.
Matus checks a low kick from Douglas.
Matus moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matus.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Matus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Matus controls the action.
Matus blocking some punches.
Matus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matus pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matus lands with a right to the head.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Douglas punishes Matus's body with a nice straight punch.
Matus throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
Matus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Matus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matus lands a right hook to the body.
Matus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Matus.
Matus moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus darts in and clinches Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matus misses with a knee strike.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matus keeps the fight on the outside.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas tries a quick counter leg kick but Matus is wise to it.
Matus misses with a looping right.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus tried to score with a low kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Matus fails to land.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas tries to work over Matus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matus throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
A jab from Matus misses.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Matus lands a front kick.
Matus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matus slips a straight right by Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Douglas gets tackled into the cage by Matus. Matus maintains the clinch.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas works on Matus's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas lands a left hand.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matus or not.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matuss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Matus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Matus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Matus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Matus fails to land.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Matus as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matus or not.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas is looking to slow Matus down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Matus moves his leg out of the way.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Douglas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Matus slips under a jab from Douglas.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Matus scoring well with a low kick there.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Matus moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Matus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Matus circles away easily
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a body shot.
Matus misses with a double jab.
Douglas swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Matus misses with a hook.
Don Juan Matus is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matus cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matus moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
Crunch! Matus slams his shin into Douglas's torso.
Matus scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Matus staying out of range there.
Matus is looking to slow Douglas down with leg kicks.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Matus with a hook.
Matus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matus misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Douglas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matus momentarily.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Douglas drops his hands momentarily and Matus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Douglas.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a left hand
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matus lands a jab.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Matus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matus blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Matus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but Matus checks it.
Douglas digs a good hook to Matus's body.
Matus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Matus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Matus is looking to counter punch.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Matus finds it's target.
Matus throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Matus avoids it with no problem.
Matus avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas scores with a jab. Matus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Douglas blocks the low kick.
Matus thumps Douglas with a low kick.
Douglas slips a straight right by Matus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas!
Jack Douglas looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 97 p4p, 5 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (ranked 253 p4p, 9 weight class). De Gaul comes to the cage accompanied by Asterix and Obelix. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gaul misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Gaul. Jabneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Gaul keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabneel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Gaul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Gaul connects with a body shot that sends Jabneel's belly button to the back.
Jabneel scores with a nice body kick.
Jabneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Gaul moves away.
De Gaul throws a hook but Jabneel avoids it easily.
De Gaul throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jabneel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Gaul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jabneel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Gaul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabneel.
Jabneel lands a really nice looking cross but De Gaul seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Gaul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jabneel thuds a left hand into De Gaul's body.
Jabneel swings for the body but De Gaul moves out of range.
De Gaul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
De Gaul drops his hands momentarily and Jabneel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Gaul moves out of range of the body kick.
De Gaul is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by De Gaul. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabneel. De Gaul does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Gaul slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from De Gaul.
Jabneel looks winded!
De Gaul doesn't manage to clinch there - Jabneel circles away.
De Gaul moves out of range as Jabneel strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from De Gaul misses its target.
Jabneel blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Gaul. De Gaul obviously looking to wear him down.
Jabneel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Gaul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Gaul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Jabneel tenderised De Gaul's leg. De Gaul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jabneel avoids the body shot from De Gaul.
De Gaul throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jucal Jabneel has been cut.
De Gaul throws a body punch but Jabneel moves out of range.
De Gaul takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Gaul misses with a body shot.
De Gaul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Gaul misses with a wild body shot.
Jabneel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jabneel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jabneel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De Gaul throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul takes a swing at Jabneel's ribcage but misses.
De Gaul moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Gaul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Gaul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabneel moves away.
Jabneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obelix De Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabneel misses with a body kick.
Jabneel throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Gaul throws a looping overhand right but Jabneel ducks down to avoid it.
De Gaul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Gaul looks to land a right hand but Jabneel moved out of range.
De Gaul lands a nice looking body shot.
Jabneel needs to keep his hands up - De Gaul had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabneel avoids a kick to the body.
Jabneel blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul tries to clinch but Jabneel moves out of range.
De Gaul throws a lazy body kick
and Jabneel counters with a takedown into side control.
De Gaul is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hey Steves Fight Shack, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
De Gaul is looking to reverse the position.
De Gaul has one of Jabneel's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabneel lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obelix De Gaul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jucal Jabneel'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.
De Gaul connects with a body shot.
Jabneel shoots in but no luck this time.
Obelix De Gaul is winning the standup battle so far.
De Gaul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jabneel on the side of the head.
Jabneel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jabneel blocks a head kick by De Gaul.
De Gaul tries to land a body kick
so Jabneel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jucal Jabneel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jabneel chips away with some ground and pound.
De Gaul keeping moving, preventing Jabneel from controlling successfully.
De Gaul is pulling down on Jabneel's head. It's preventing any offense from Jabneel, at least for the moment.
Jabneel trying to control but De Gaul is working from the bottom.
De Gaul looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul 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.
Jabneel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jabneel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jabneel lands strikes from half guard.
Jabneel is trying to control the action in half guard but De Gaul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Gaul avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jabneel.
Jabneel is nestled in close to De Gaul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jabneel in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul trying to control but Jabneel postures up.
Jabneel drops an elbow to the side of De Gaul's head.
Ground and pound from Jabneel.
De Gaul is looking to escape.
Jabneel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Gaul has his hands clasped together around Jabneel's back. He's all about the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jabneel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul misses with a body shot.
Jabneel avoids the body shot from De Gaul.
Jabneel misses with a head kick.
Jabneel moves out of range of the body kick from De Gaul.
De Gaul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De Gaul here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
De Gaul looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabneel is just out of range.
Jabneel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Gaul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jabneel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Gaul lands the left hand.
Obelix De Gaul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jabneel is looking to clinch.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
De Gaul throwing a counter right hand but Jabneel manages to avoid it.
Jabneel tries to score with a low kick but De Gaul moves his leg out of the way.
Jabneel scores with a spinning back kick!
Jabneel slips a jab from De Gaul.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
De Gaul thinks about countering with a head kick.
De Gaul is looking to wear down Jabneel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Gaul takes a step back to recover.
A left lands for De Gaul.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Gaul.
Jabneel tries to work over De Gaul's front leg with a kick but De Gaul checks it.
Jabneel throws a head kick that misses.
De Gaul delivers a nice body kick.
Jabneel is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabneel scores with a jab. De Gaul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Gaul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabneel.
Jabneel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Gaul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jabneel keeps the fight on the outside.
De Gaul misses with a head kick.
Jabneel shoots in for a takedown but De Gaul shows good takedown defense.
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 Obelix De Gaul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jucal Jabneel'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!
Jabneel lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Jabneel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Gaul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Gaul misses with an uppercut.
Jabneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jabneel moves out of range as De Gaul throws a body kick.
De Gaul takes a swing at Jabneel's ribcage but misses.
De Gaul throws a push kick but Jabneel slaps the foot to one side.
De Gaul throws a push kick but Jabneel slaps the foot to one side.
De Gaul keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabneel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jabneel misses with a body kick.
Jabneel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jabneel fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul misses with a straight right.
De Gaul gets caught napping as Jabneel dives in and scores a takedown. De Gaul manages to retain guard.
De Gaul kicks Jabneel off and gets to his feet.
Jabneel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - De Gaul finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Gaul looks to land a right hand but Jabneel moved out of range.
De Gaul lands a right hook to the body.
De Gaul connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabneel slips a jab from De Gaul.
Jabneel takes one on the button.
De Gaul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabneel can do to turn this around?
De Gaul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jabneel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Gaul scores with a body shot.
De Gaul throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jucal Jabneel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul cracks Jabneel with an open hand slap.
De Gaul scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by De Gaul.
De Gaul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jabneel in his tracks.
De Gaul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Gaul throws a push kick but Jabneel slaps the foot to one side.
Jabneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obelix De Gaul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Gaul's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Gaul duly obliges.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Gaul.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Gaul.
De Gaul steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jabneel. That one must have hurt.
Jabneel moves away from the strike by De Gaul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul throws a hook but Jabneel blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by De Gaul there.
Jabneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Gaul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabneel wants to clinch.
A low kick from Jabneel misses
and De Gaul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jabneel fails with the takedown
and De Gaul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jabneel misses the shot to the body.
De Gaul cracks Jabneel with an open hand slap.
De Gaul stuns Jabneel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jabneel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Gaul.
Jabneel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jabneel is looking to land body kicks.
Jabneel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Gaul checks a leg kick.
Jabneel throws a wild body kick that De Gaul sees coming a mile off.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabneel with the counter takedown but De Gaul avoids it easily.
De Gaul lands a nice shot that snaps Jabneel's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabneel misses with a wild body shot.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from De Gaul misses its target.
De Gaul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jabneel misses the shot to the body.
De Gaul cracks a nice hook into Jabneel's ribs.
A lazy left from De Gaul finds it's target.
Jabneel throws a leg kick but De Gaul sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obelix De Gaul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Gaul, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obelix De Gaul!
Our winner, Obelix De Gaul, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 51 p4p, 7 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 102 p4p, 17 weight class). St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
As Tallon tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Tallon manages to avoid the attempt.
Tallon throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Tallon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Tallon.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tallon lands a right hook to the body.
Tallon misses with a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Tallon ducks down to avoid it.
Tallon misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
St. Georges cracks Tallon with a good jab.
Tallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tallon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tallon moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tallon is out of range.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Tallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tallon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Tallon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon blocks a jab.
Tallon swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
Tallon slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Tallon misses with a looping left.
Tallon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
Tallon throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tallon misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands the left hand.
St. Georges jabs Tallon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tallon throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Tallon is just out of range.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Tallon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon tries to land a leg kick but St. Georges saw it coming and moves away.
Tallon ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
Tallon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tallon tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tallon throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tallon looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges takes one to the side of the head.
Tallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
St. Georges is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St. Georges misses with a wild combination.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Tallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tallon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St. Georges to score with a decent uppercut.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tallon wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tallon.
Tallon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tallon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Georges scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St. Georges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St. Georges.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Tallon.
Nice body punch from Tallon - that landed with a thud.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Tallon.
With the fighters up against the cage, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from St. Georges.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon digs a right hand underneath St. Georges's ribcage. St. Georges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tallon takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Sean Tallon has been cut.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Tallon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges tries a body shot but Tallon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tallon prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Tallon controls his hands.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Tallon takes an elbow to the temple.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Tallon controls the action.
Tallon blocking some punches.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
St. Georges lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tallon.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Tallon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tallon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tallon digs a right hand into St. Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Georges's gas tank.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tallon swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon takes an elbow to the temple.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Tallon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon misses with a shot to the body
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Tallon throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
Tallon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St. Georgess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges misses the jab.
Tallon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tallon's head backwards.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tallon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tallon lands a nice looking body shot.
Tallon throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Tallon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
St. Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Tallon's body.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tallon throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tallon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Tallon wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges sizes up Tallon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Tallon moves out of range easily.
St. Georges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tallon.
Tallon misses the jab.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Tallon.
Tallon throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
Tallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Tallon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Georges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tallon throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tallon's hands.
St. Georges lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St. Georges is looking to clinch.
Tallon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Tallon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Tallon avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tallon.
Sean Tallon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from St. Georges misses.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Nice shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tallon looks for the body kick but St. Georges saw that one coming.
Tallon throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Tallon.
Tallon swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Tallon throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tallon.
Tallon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St. Georges. That one must have hurt.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges slips a jab from Tallon.
An inside leg kick from St. Georges misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from St. Georges.
Tallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Tallon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Georges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tallon tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Tallon pivots, looking for a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range and Tallon settles back down.
Tallon lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tallon circles away from the clinch attempt.
St. Georges takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
St. Georges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tallon throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tallon. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tallon defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tallon.
Tallon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St. Georges.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Tallon avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tallon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tallon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
That kick from Tallon tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tallon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tallon tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
Tallon throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Tallon only half commits.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St. Georges crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tallon - the referee stops the clock and St. Georges gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tallon. St. Georges manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tallon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Tallon tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tallon misses with a straight right.
Tallon fakes the leg kick and cracks St. Georges in the body.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tallon! But no joy.
St. Georges clinches up against the cage.
Tallon tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Tallon blocks it.
Tallon tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallon cracks St. Georges with a nice body shot.
A bit of stalling here from St. Georges.
Tallon cracks St. Georges with a nice body shot.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tallon blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tallon scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Tallon lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallon.
Gauthier St. Georges has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tallon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the side of Tallon's head.
Tallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Tallon avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Tallon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from St. Georges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St. Georges.
Tallon blocks the elbow strike.
Tallon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Tallon tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Tallon swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with an elbow strike.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St. Georges stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Georges lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Tallon.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Georges controls his hands.
Tallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St. Georges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tallon is keeping busy.
Tallon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallon.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tallon up against the cage.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon takes an elbow to the temple.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Tallon.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St. Georges 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Luatua (ranked 13 p4p, 1 weight class) and Bull Hurley (ranked 56 p4p, 3 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Luatua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Hurley finds it's target.
Hurley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Luatua blocks a jab.
Luatua takes a swing at Hurley's ribcage but misses.
Hurley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luatua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn Reborn - Trinity in the buildup to the fight.
Luatua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luatua cracks Hurley with a good jab.
Luatua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurley.
Luatua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hurley lands with a right to the head.
Luatua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luatua tries a body shot but Hurley blocks it.
Luatua tries a body shot but Hurley blocks it.
Luatua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luatua misses with the head strike.
Luatua managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
Hurley misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley lands a good knee to the midsection. Luatua won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
A short uppercut from Luatua.
Hurley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luatua blocks a body shot from Hurley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luatua.
Hurley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luatua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurley throws an off balance right hand
and Luatua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luatua with a hook.
Hurley misses with a body kick.
Luatua connects with a body shot.
Hurley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hurley looks winded!
Luatua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luatua misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Luatua. Hurley shrugs it off though.
Luatua tries to land a front kick but Hurley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luatua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley missing with knees to the body.
Luatua is leaning against Hurley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luatua lands a nice shot to the body.
Luatua misses with a body punch.
Luatua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luatua scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luatua struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luatua.
Luatua misses with a punch on the inside.
Luatua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hurley or not.
Luatua misses with a body punch.
Luatua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luatua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hurley tries to throw a body punch but Luatua avoids it by throwing Hurley back against the cage.
A short right from Luatua on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Luatua.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luatua.
Luatua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Luatua.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hurley prevents a body shot from Luatua.
Luatua swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurley.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luatua's elbow.
Luatua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luatua lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luatua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luatua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luatua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Luatua - that landed with a thud.
Luatua lands a left hand.
Luatua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Luatua.
Luatua breaks the clinch.
Hurley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luatua instigates a clinch.
Luatua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luatua lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley throws a head punch that misses.
Hurley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luatua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luatua is leaning against Hurley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luatua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luatua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luatua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luatua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hurley is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley prevents a body shot from Luatua.
Luatua lands with a short shot to the head.
Luatua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hurley is still on wobbly legs! Can Luatua finish him?
Hurley prevents a body shot from Luatua.
Hurley seems to have recovered his senses.
Luatua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Luatua.
Still in the clinch, Luatua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luatua drops Hurley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hurley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Hurley controls the action.
Luatua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luatua is working Hurley over against the cage.
Luatua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luatua works on Hurley's body with a couple of short punches.
Luatua lands a big right hand! Hurley is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Luatua!
Robbie Luatua retains his super heavyweight title!
As Robbie Luatua got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kYFpwRvZ1I'.
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