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Aspire 95: Green vs Souvlaki 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 1325 p4p, 146 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 1415 p4p, 153 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chalke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Operation Blade. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah thuds his right hand into Chalke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Chalke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judah just manages to avoid it.
Chalke is looking to clinch but Judah is avoiding it.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chalke.
Elijah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah takes a swing at Chalke's ribcage but misses.
Chalke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Judah misses the body punch
letting Chalke counter with a right hand.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Chalke moved out of range nicely.
Judah works Chalke's body with a nice hook.
Chalke rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
Chalke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chalke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
Chalke gets a clinch.
Judah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Chalke.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Chalke backwards.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chalke tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Chalke clinches with his opponent.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Chalke slowing the pace effectively.
Chalke can't get the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chalke.
A right handed body shot lands from Judah.
Judah lands an uppercut.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Chalke controls the action.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries to work over Chalke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chalke wants to take the fight to the mat but Judah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chalke blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Chalke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judah working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Chalke blocking some punches.
Chalke goes for a takedown attempt but Judah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chalke staying out of range there.
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
Chalke ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chalke has time to react.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick
and Chalke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Chalke is just out of range.
Chalke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chalke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chalke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Judah slips under a jab from Chalke.
Chalke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Chalke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Chalke thinks about countering with a body kick.
Judah swings for the body but Chalke moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Chalke moves out of range of the strikes.
Chalke moves into the clinch.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Judah misses with a left hand
and Chalke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chalke defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Chalke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Judah.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Nice body kick from Chalke.
Judah lands with a good body shot.
Chalke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah dips to his left and cracks Chalke with an uppercut!
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Chalke moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chalke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chalke.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chalke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Elijah Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chalke looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chalke backwards.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah misses with some punches.
Chalke blocking some punches.
Judah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Chalke ducks down to avoid it.
Chalke ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Chalke rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah tries to circle away but Chalke has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah breaks the clinch.
Chalke ducks right into an uppercut from Judah.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a nice looking body kick.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chalke.
Judah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chalke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chalke, right into the meat.
Elijah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chalke.
Chalke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chalke moves away.
As Judah backs away, Chalke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
It appears Chalke was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a nice looking body shot.
Chalke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chalke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chalke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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!
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Chalke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Judah throws a body punch but Chalke moves out of range.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Chalke moved away.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chalke manages to avoid it.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Chalke saw that one coming.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Judah thows a body kick. Chalke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chalke avoids the body shot from Judah.
Chalke walks into a stiff left hand from Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chalke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Chalke's front leg but catches the back leg as Chalke tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chalke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chalke tries to clinch up but Judah circles away and keeps his distance.
Chalke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah swings for the body but Chalke moves out of range.
Chalke throws a quick counter kick to the body but Judah avoids it.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Chalke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Judah digs a good hook to Chalke's body.
Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Judah digs a good hook to Chalke's body.
Judah throws a lazy uppercut
and Chalke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chalke moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Judah finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chalke is rocked!
Chalke walks straight into a right hand from Judah - that's dropped him! Judah jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Chalke from any more punishment! Chalke complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elijah Judah!
An out of breath Elijah Judah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Van Veen (ranked 671 p4p, 99 weight class) and Rudy Rhod (ranked 741 p4p, 111 weight class). Van Veen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Give it ALL. Rudy Rhod will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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174 lbs
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169 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod misses with a hook.
Rhod has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Van Veen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Veen throws a one two combo.
Van Veen misses with a low kick as Rhod jumps back.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Veen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhod throws out a loose jab but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Veen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhod lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Van Veen
and Rhod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhod cracks Van Veen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Veen takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Rhod controls the action.
Rhod digs a right hand into Van Veen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Veen's gas tank.
Van Veen misses with the head strike.
Rhod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhod.
Rhod lands a right hand.
Van Veen lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Veens head.
Van Veen lands a shoulder strike.
Rhod gets through Van Veen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Veen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhod.
Rhod misses with the head strike.
Rhod scores with a shot to the side of Van Veen's head.
Rhod lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Rhod scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhod controls his hands.
Rhod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhod.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Rhod.
A short left from Rhod.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Veen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Rhod avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhod controls his hands.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhod lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rhod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rhod.
Van Veen prevents a body shot from Rhod.
Rhod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Veen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhod has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
Rhod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen blocking some punches.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhod controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhod controls his hands.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Rhod avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
Rhod just leaning against Van Veen, taking a breather.
Rhod blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Rhod throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhod is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Veen gets an underhook and turns Rhod into the cage.
Rhod prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Rhod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rhod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Veen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Van Veen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Van Veen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhod prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod tries to throw a body punch but Van Veen avoids it by throwing Rhod back against the cage.
Rhod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Veen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Veen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Van Veen coming out on top.
Van Veen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rhod's hands.
Van Veen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Veen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Veen looks to throw a body kick
and Rhod counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Veen thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Veen throws out the jab.
Rhod now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Veen backing away here, and Rhod unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Veen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rhod dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rhod walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Veen.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Veen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Veen lands a jab.
Van Veen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Veen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhod.
Rhod moves away from the strike by Van Veen.
Rhod steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Veen.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Veen. Van Veen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Rhod finds it's target.
Van Veen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Van Veen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Rhod swings for the body but Van Veen moves out of range.
As Rhod backs away, Van Veen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Veen.
Van Veen takes one to the chin there.
Rhod scores with a hook.
Rhod throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Van Veen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Veen lands a jab to Rhod's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Van Veen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Veen.
Rhod has managed to clinch.
Rhod gets through Van Veen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhod.
Rhod misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Rhod fails to land.
Van Veen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Van Veen.
Van Veen blocking some punches.
Rhod misses with a body punch.
Rhod misses with some punches.
Van Veen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Veen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudy Rhod seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Veen working aggressively here.
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Veen tries to work over Rhod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhod struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Veen controls his hands.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Rhod controls the action.
Rhod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Veen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhod.
Van Veen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rhod blocking some punches.
Rhod throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Rhod tries to work over Van Veen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Rhod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhod's elbow.
Rhod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Veen or not.
Rhod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen lands a right hand.
Van Veen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhod controls his hands.
Rhod tries to work over Van Veen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhod.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhod's elbow.
Rhod misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod throws a head punch that misses.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Rhod controls the action.
Rhod trying to control the position but instead, Van Veen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rhod into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Veen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Rhod avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod misses with a body punch.
Rhod throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
Van Veen tries to work over Rhod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Rhod.
Rhod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Veen.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Rhod avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
Rhod tries a body shot but Van Veen blocks it.
Rhod scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rudy Rhod will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rhod misses with a right hand
and Van Veen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhod throws a jab when Van Veen was well out of range.
Ludo Van Veen is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Veen clobbers Rhod with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rhod throws an off balance right hand
and Van Veen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Veen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhod counters with a low kick, right behind Van Veen 's knee.
Rhod motions for Van Veen to come forward. Rhod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Veen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhod counters with a left to the body.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the body
letting Rhod counter with a right hand.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Veen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
A little jabbing left from Rhod on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen keeps the fight on the outside.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Van Veen is out of range.
Van Veen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Veen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rhod takes one on the button.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Veen looks to throw the jab but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rhod connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Veen scores with a kick to the body.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
Rhod tries to counter with a clinch but Van Veen shakes him off and moves away.
Van Veen moves away from the strike by Rhod.
Van Veen is looking to counter punch.
Rhod defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen connects with a right hand. Rhod shakes it off.
Donk. Van Veen catches Rhod right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Rhod.
Van Veen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rhod under the eye.
Van Veen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhod.
Rhod staying out of range there.
Rhod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Veen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Veen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Veen lands with a straight right. Rhod didn't see that one coming.
Van Veen throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Veen lands with a straight right. Rhod didn't see that one coming.
Rudy Rhod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhod was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Rhod takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Veen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Veen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Rhod scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Van Veen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Veen staying out of range there.
It looked like Van Veen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rhod rushes Van Veen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rhod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhod works on Van Veen's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Rhod controls the action.
Van Veen lands a shot to the body.
Van Veen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhod's elbow.
Rhod lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Rhod.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Veen lands a shot to the body.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
Van Veen tries to work over Rhod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhod works on Van Veen's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Rhod avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
Rhod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Veen's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rhod 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Rhod!
Rudy Rhod seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushii (ranked 773 p4p, 79 weight class) and Don Gotti (ranked 868 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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144 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Gotti!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti throws a big shot that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gotti has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gotti throws a looping overhand right but Atsushii ducks down to avoid it.
Atsushii throws a head kick that misses.
Gotti goes for a double leg but Atsushii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Atsushii continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Atsushii misses the target.
Atsushii throws the left hand but Gotti avoids the punch easily.
Gotti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gotti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gotti throws a body punch but Atsushii moves out of range.
Gotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gotti feints and as Atsushii raises his hands in defense, Gotti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushii seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gotti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gotti stopping the sweep attempt from Atsushii.
Gotti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Atsushii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gotti has Atsushii in his guard.
Gotti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gotti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gotti keeping moving, preventing Atsushii from controlling successfully.
Gotti has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Atsushii has passed into side control.
Gotti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Atsushii's best efforts.
Gotti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gotti tries to roll over but Atsushii keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii trying to control the pace.
Gotti has a hand on Atsushii's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Atsushii takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gotti tries to reverse the position but Atsushii maintains control.
Atsushii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gotti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gotti gets back to half guard.
Gotti tries to roll over but Atsushii keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is staying active underneath Atsushii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gotti looking for subs from the bottom but Atsushii mounts him!
Gotti can't escape the position.
Atsushii controlling from mount.
Gotti is desperately trying to improve his position but Atsushii has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gotti keeps trying to improve his position.
Atsushii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Kuroda Atsushii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atsushii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Gotti.
Gotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushii manages to avoid it.
Gotti moves out of range as Atsushii throws a body kick.
Atsushii tries a low kick but Gotti avoids it.
Don Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Atsushii is just out of range.
Gotti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atsushii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Gotti backs away, Atsushii returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gotti lunges at Atsushii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atsushii's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushii throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gotti's head.
Gotti misses with an uppercut
and Atsushii counters with a right hand to the body.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Atsushii.
Gotti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti is looking for a kimura but Atsushii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gotti to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Atsushii has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gotti is working for a submission of some sort.
Don Gotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atsushii preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gotti is working for a kimura but Atsushii is defending it quite comfortably.
Atsushii is not content to let Gotti control the position.
Gotti is looking for a kimura here.
Gotti wants to work for an arm triangle but Atsushii is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gotti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gotti is looking to take a break and control but Atsushii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atsushii slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gotti won't allow Atsushii to sweep him here.
Gotti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gotti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gotti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Atsushii is looking to regain half guard here but Gotti keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gotti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gotti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsushii.
Atsushii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gotti. Atsushii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atsushii's corner calls for a 1-2. Atsushii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotti circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti throws a body punch but Atsushii moves out of range.
Atsushii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Atsushii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atsushii lands a nice hook to Gotti's body. Gotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushii throws a lazy body kick
and Gotti counters with a shoot takedown. Atsushii fights it but they end up in guard.
Atsushii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gotti is one step ahead there.
Gotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Atsushii seems keen to control Gotti's posture.
Atsushii working a defensive guard here.
Atsushii pulls Gotti in close to prevent any damage.
Gotti postures up.
Gotti won't allow Atsushii to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Atsushii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gotti has Atsushii in his guard.
Gotti looking for a sweep. Not yet Gotti, not yet.
Atsushii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gotti wants to sweep here but Atsushii controlling him for the moment.
Gotti has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Atsushii is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gotti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti looks to move to half guard but instead Atsushii has passed into mount! Damn!
Atsushii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gotti is looking to escape.
Atsushii prevents Gotti from getting the reversal.
Gotti is still trying to improve position.
Gotti sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Atsushii trying to control from half guard but Gotti is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Atsushii pushes past his half guard into mount!
Atsushii controlling his opponent.
Gotti is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gotti regains half guard.
Atsushii prevents Gotti from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kuroda Atsushii.
I think Atsushii 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushii!
Our winner, Kuroda Atsushii, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 1650 p4p, 220 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 1731 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mu throws out a loose jab but Aokison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mu misses with a looping right.
Mu throws a hook but Aokison blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Aokison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mu throws a hook but Aokison blocks it.
Mu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aokison counters with a takedown into side control.
Mu bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Mu throws a series of punches but Aokison moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mu misses with a wild body shot.
Mu misses with a body kick.
Aokison sizes up Mu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mu blocks a body shot from Aokison.
Aokison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aokison fails to pull guard.
Aokison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aokison tries to throw a body punch but Mu avoids it by throwing Aokison back against the cage.
Aokison pushes Mu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mu lands a shoulder strike.
Aokison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aokison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mu backwards.
It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Mu is working Aokison over against the cage.
Aokison jumps guard but Mu stands there with Aokison around his waist. Aokison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aokison blocks an uppercut.
Aokison pushes Mu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aokison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison drags the fight down to the ground.
Aokison looking to control.
Aokison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mu looking to pass the guard.
Aokison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mu defends well.
Mu is pushing down on Aokison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aokison is fighting to maintain full guard but Mu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aokison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aokison actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aokison wants to control but Mu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aokison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mu controlling the pace.
Aokison looking for submissions off his back.
Mu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Aokison tries to roll over but Mu keeps him under control.
Aokison actively working from the bottom here.
Mu prevents Aokison from improving his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mu stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aokison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mu. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but He Mu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on He Mu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Aokison misses.
Mu tries a quick counter leg kick but Aokison is wise to it.
Mu moves out of range of the strikes.
Aokison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mu blocks a body shot from Aokison.
Aokison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aokison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aokison misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu blocks a body shot from Aokison.
Mu blocks a body shot from Aokison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mu pushes Aokison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aokison working aggressively here.
Aokison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryu Aokison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Mu.
Mu throws a head punch that misses.
Aokison misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu blocks a body shot from Aokison.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Aokison.
Aokison displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mu up against the cage.
Mu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mu misses with an uppercut. Aokison saw that one coming.
Aokison needs to keep his hands up - Mu had a free shot at his head there.
Aokison connects with a right hand. Mu shakes it off.
Mu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aokison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
He Mu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu lands a nice looking body shot.
Aokison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mu in his tracks.
Aokison moves forwards but Mu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aokison takes a swing at Mu's ribcage but misses.
Mu throws out a counter right but Aokison avoids it with no problem.
Mu slips a jab from Aokison.
Aokison backing away here, and Mu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mu wants it to stay on the feet.
Mu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ryu Aokison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mu moves away from the strike by Aokison.
Mu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison misses with a lunging right hand
and Mu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mu moves away from the strike by Aokison.
Aokison looks to score with a jab to the body but Mu is just out of range.
Aokison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aokison slips a jab and a cross from Mu.
Mu ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.
Mu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aokison.
Mu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison throws the left hand but Mu avoids the punch easily.
Aokison tries for a takedown but Mu circles away easily
and Mu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aokison thinking.
Mu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aokison.
Aokison rushes Mu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mu is pushing Aokison up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mu misses with some punches.
Aokison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Aokison.
Aokison tries to pull guard but Mu holds him up against the cage and eventually Aokison drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Aokison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aokison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but He Mu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on He Mu's cut.
That's time! Aokison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aokison. Mu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mu slips a jab from Aokison.
Aokison misses with a jab to the body
and Mu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aokison's knee momentarily.
Mu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aokison dodges the punch combination from Mu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aokison checks it well.
Aokison is looking for a counter combo.
Mu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison tries to clinch but Mu is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mu blocks the leg kick.
Mu blocks a jab.
Mu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aokison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aokison tries to clinch but Mu moves away
and Mu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aokison. Mu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aokison wants to clinch but Mu slips to the side
and Mu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison takes a swing at Mu's ribcage but misses.
Mu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aokison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mu.
Aokison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mu throws a body punch but Aokison moves out of range.
Mu just misses with a punch to the body.
Aokison misses with an uppercut.
Mu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryu Aokison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mu manages to avoid it.
Aokison slips under a jab.
Aokison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aokison tries to clinch there but Mu circles away.
Mu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aokison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mu.
Mu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
He Mu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aokison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aokison looks to clinch
and Mu counters with an inside leg kick.
Aokison moves into the clinch.
Mu prevents a body shot from Aokison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison tries to throw a body punch but Mu avoids it by throwing Aokison back against the cage.
Aokison misses with a punch to the body.
Aokison tries to work over Mu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aokison throws a punch but it's blocked by Mu.
Mu blocking some punches.
Aokison misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aokison.
Aokison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aokison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Mu - that landed with a thud.
Aokison tries to throw a body punch but Mu avoids it by throwing Aokison back against the cage.
Mu prevents a body shot from Aokison.
Mu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
He Mu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Mu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michail Podolski (ranked 390 p4p, 38 weight class) and Katu Partio (ranked 412 p4p, 40 weight class). Partio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sininen sunnuntai. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michail Podolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio throws out a leg kick but Podolski moves out of range and Partio only half commits.
Podolski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Partio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Podolski scrambles back to his feet.
Podolski misses with a shot to the body
and Partio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Podolski slips a straight right by Partio.
Jab from Partio.
Partio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Podolski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Partio somewhat.
Podolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Partio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Podolski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Partio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Podolski is fending him off so far but Partio persists. Nope, Podolski circles away and we're back to standing.
Partio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Podolski circles away quickly and effectively.
Podolski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Podolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Partio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Podolski misses the target.
We've been told by Podolski's head coaches at Lionheart FC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Katu Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Podolski misses with a hook to the body
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Podolski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Podolski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Podolski's head.
Partio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Podolski's head.
Podolski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Podolski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Podolski lands with a nice body punch.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Podolski is able to avoid easily.
Partio is looking to slow Podolski down with leg kicks.
Podolski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Partio eats them both and turns towards Podolski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Partio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Partio showed some decent athleticism there.
Partio controlling the pace.
Podolski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Partio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio trying to control from half guard but Podolski is working away.
Partio is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Podolski reverses the position - he's now on top in Partio's guard.
Podolski wants to control from the top but Partio keeps moving.
Partio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Podolski is stalling in the full guard.
Partio wants to sweep here but Podolski controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio looking to control.
Partio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Podolski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Podolski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Partio looking for a guillotine here but Podolski defends easily.
Partio looking for subs off his back but Podolski has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Partio is looking to improve his position.
Podolski is trying to control the action in half guard but Partio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Partio is looking to improve his position.
Partio is still trying to improve position.
Partio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katu Partio 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.
Podolski tries to score with a low kick but Partio moves his leg out of the way.
Podolski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Podolski.
Partio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Partio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Podolski's calf.
Partio tries a low kick but Podolski avoids it.
A combination from Podolski does no damage.
Podolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Podolski.
Podolski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Podolski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Podolski misses with a straight right.
Partio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Podolski throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Partio feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Partio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Partio lunges at Podolski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Podolski's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Partio throws a head kick that misses.
Michail Podolski is winning the standup battle so far.
Partio blocks a low kick nicely.
Podolski scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio looks to throw a body kick
and Podolski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Podolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Podolski.
Partio walks into a left hand.
Partio is rocked!
Podolski drops Partio with a straight right hand, right on the button! Podolski follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michail Podolski!
Michail Podolski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 845 p4p, 83 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 319 p4p, 31 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nordskov's choice of entrance music: Fugle. Mads Nordskov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Nordskov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordskovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nordskov lands with a cross.
Nordskov misses with a hook.
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Marshall is looking to counter punch.
Marshall connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
Nordskov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Nordskov misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Nordskov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall scores with a sloppy right hand. Nordskov should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nordskov.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nordskov on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nordskov.
Marshall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nordskov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nordskov lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall seems unphased.
Marshall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nordskov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marshall scrambles back to his feet.
Nordskov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Nordskov scores with a leg kick.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Marshall walks into a jab.
Nordskov misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Nordskov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nordskov lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Marshall.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Nordskov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordskov is looking to clinch.
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Nordskov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Marshall misses with a lunging right hand
and Nordskov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall throws out a powerful jab.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Nordskov looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Marshall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Nordskov lands.
Marshall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nordskov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nordskov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marshall scrambles back to his feet.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Nordskov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshall lands a lovely overhand right.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Nordskov's shoulder, as Nordskov tries to avoid the shot.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. Marshall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nordskov slips a straight right by Marshall.
Nordskov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nordskov takes one to the side of the head.
Nordskov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordskovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Nordskov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nordskov misses with a kick to the body.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nordskov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marshall under the eye.
Nordskov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordskov.
Nordskov connects with a right hand. Marshall shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nordskov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick.
Marshall throws a hook but Nordskov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Nordskov's shoulder, as Nordskov tries to avoid the shot.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nordskov throws a sloppy body shot
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crunch! Nordskov slams his shin into Marshall's torso.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick from Nordskov.
Marshall is looking to counter the offense by Nordskov and move into the clinch.
Nordskov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nordskov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nordskov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Nordskov.
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut
and Nordskov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov cracks Marshall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Nordskov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marshall checks the leg kick.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall moves out of range as Nordskov strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall thuds his right hand into Nordskov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marshall throws a hook but Nordskov blocks it.
Marshall takes one to the chin there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nordskov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
enabling Nordskov to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordskovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshall blocks the body kick.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Nordskov throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nordskov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marshall might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nordskov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nordskov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marshall takes a step back to recover.
Marshall cracks Nordskov with an open hand slap.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Nordskov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Nordskov misses
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordskov looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
Nordskov throws the kick towards the body but Marshall avoids it.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nordskov.
Marshall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nordskov tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nordskov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marshall misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Marshall.
It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Nordskov ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Nordskov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshall finds it's way round the side to connect with Nordskov's head.
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Marshall swings widly with a right hand
and Nordskov counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Nordskov.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Nordskov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nordskov slips under a jab.
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov throws a push kick but Marshall slaps the foot to one side.
Nordskov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
Nordskov lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Nordskov.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nordskov counters with an inside leg kick.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordskov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
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!
Nordskov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
Nordskov cracks a nice hook into Marshall's ribs.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Marshall misses the jab.
Nordskov cracks Marshall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marshall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nordskov throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Nordskov.
A head kick misses from Nordskov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall scores with a decent looking hook.
Nordskov clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall misses with a body punch
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nordskov is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marshall's corner calls for a 1-2. Marshall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall moves out of range as Nordskov strikes.
Marshall throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Marshall connects with a crisp jab.
Nordskov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Nordskov digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
Nordskov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nordskov.
Marshall takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nordskov.
A short right from Nordskov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Marshall blocks an uppercut.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nordskov.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov is leaning against Marshall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall lands with a left to the head.
Marshall tries to work over Nordskov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall tries a body shot but Nordskov blocks it.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nordskov.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nordskov pushes Marshall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nordskov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Nordskov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Marshall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Nordskov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Nordskov blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Marshall - that landed with a thud.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Nordskov avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mads Nordskov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Nordskov.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nordskov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Nordskov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nordskov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marshall on the side of the head.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
A shot to the liver by Nordskov. Beautiful body shot.
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Marshall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nordskov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nordskov tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nordskov slips a straight right by Marshall.
Nordskov cracks the inside of Marshall's front leg.
Tobias Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nordskov tests Marshall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nordskov clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordskov 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 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov gave a mention to Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Grout (ranked 738 p4p, 93 weight class) and Tank Shamrock (ranked 334 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
KO power |
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Granite chin |
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Grout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock forces Grout back against the cage and clinches.
Shamrock tries to score a body lock takedown but Grout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've been informed that Shamrock 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.
Grout prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Grout.
Grout throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Grout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grout's elbow.
Grout makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Harry Grout has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Grout swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grout fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Grout gets tackled into the cage by Shamrock. Shamrock maintains the clinch.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grout throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Grout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grout's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grout keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Grout is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grout cracks Shamrock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Tank Shamrock has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock tries to clinch but Grout moves away
and Grout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grout lands a really nice looking cross but Shamrock seems unphased.
Grout scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shamrock takes a swing at Grout's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Grout appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grout ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Grout up against the cage.
Shamrock tries to work over Grout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grout misses with the head strike.
Shamrock pushes Grout back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grout breaks the clinch.
Grout misses with a body punch
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grout throws a good cross that connects.
That kick from Grout tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grout was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
It looked like Grout was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grout slips a jab from Shamrock.
Grout keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grout takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Grout doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Grout, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grout looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Grout throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grout is trying to defend but Shamrock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grout is refusing to be controlled, as Shamrock sits in half guard.
Shamrock is pressing down on Grout's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grout is holding on for now.
Shamrock trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grout fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Grout.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Grout's defenses.
Grout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grout moves out of range of the strikes.
Grout is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shamrock lands a glancing blow to the side of Grout's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grout lands a left and a right that send Shamrock crashing to the mat, dazed. Grout thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock lunges at Grout with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grout's hand.
Grout is rocked!
Shamrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Tank Shamrock's cut even more.
Grout loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grout seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grout misses the target.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Grout misses.
Grout misses with a looping left.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grout looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grout's head backwards.
Grout throws a head kick that misses
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Oh Grout is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grout seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Grout there.
Grout throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Grout misses the jab.
Shamrock cracks Grout with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shamrock has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Grout to stand back up!
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!
Grout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock gets a double leg takedown into Grout's guard.
Grout utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Grout is keeping the position.
Grout 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.
Shamrock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grout not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Grout keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grout controlling Shamrock's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Grout sprawls well.
As Shamrock looks to move away, Grout throws a big counter combo but Shamrock just gets out of the way.
Grout misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shamrock digs a good hook to Grout's body.
Grout takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grout doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shamrock cracks Grout with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shamrock has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Grout to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock drops Grout with a big left hand! Grout is injured, injured bad! Shamrock jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Shamrock!
Tank Shamrock really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Adams (ranked 731 p4p, 107 weight class) and Ghazi Okah (ranked 172 p4p, 24 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Thom Pace - Maybe. Okah has chosen Rock Stone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses the jab.
Okah throws a good cross that connects.
Okah lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
A jab from Okah misses.
It looked like Adams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Okah.
Adams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Adams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****AXE PACK***** in the buildup to the fight.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Okah moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okah! But no joy.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okah! But no joy.
Adams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Okah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okah throws a shot to the body.
Adams moves out of range of the body kick from Okah.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okah tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams tries to score a body lock takedown but Okah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okah misses with a body punch.
Okah swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Okah.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
Okah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okah scores with a hook to the body.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Okah avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Okah makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Okah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Adams attempts a counter takedown but Okah avoids it well and moves away.
Okah works the jab nicely.
Okah's corner calls for a 1-2. Okah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okah staying out of range there.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
letting Okah counter with a right hand.
James Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice jab there from Okah.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Okah slips the punch.
Adams blocks a leg kick.
Okah lands with a nice body punch.
Ghazi Okah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okah misses with a looping left.
Okah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Okah does it's job there.
Okah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adams. That did some damage!
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okah is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Okah circles away and we're back to standing.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams blocks the body kick.
Okah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Okah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okah.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Okah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okah slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Okah moves into range and clinches up with Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Okah avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Okah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Okah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Adams trying to control the position but instead, Okah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adams into the cage.
Okah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Okah wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okah pushes Adams off and scrambles back to his feet.
Okah pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okah lands a front kick.
Adams swings for the body but Okah moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okah.
Adams checks a low kick from Okah.
Okah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams tries to bum rush Okah with a series of wild strikes but Okah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okah is looking to land body kicks.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okah circles away quickly and effectively.
Okah connects with a crisp jab.
Okah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adams tries to clinch but Okah is having none of it.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Okah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adams tries to clinch up but Okah circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Okah misses.
Good leg kick by Okah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Okah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okah throws a leg kick but Adams moved away.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Okah saw that one coming.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Adams with a nice cross.
Okah throws a right hand that misses
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams lands a really nice looking cross but Okah seems unphased.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
and Okah counters with a straight right hand.
Okah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Okah keeps the fight on the outside.
Okah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams.
A little jabbing left from Okah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okah scores with a shot to the body.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okah! But no joy.
Ghazi Okah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okah instigates a clinch.
Okah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Okah fails to land.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Okah tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Okah back against the cage.
Okah breaks the clinch.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Okah moved out of range nicely.
Adams jabs Okah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okah.
Okah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Adams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams misses with a hook. Okah ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Okah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Okah slips the punch.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams blocks a low kick nicely.
Okah throws a body kick that misses.
Okah misses with a body kick.
Adams clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okah swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams presses Okah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okah connects with a right hand. Adams shakes it off.
Okah connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adams.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Okah moved out of range.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Okah there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adams's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah is not going to allow Adams to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okah has good solid back control here.
Adams is keeping busy.
Okah controlling from the back.
Ghazi Okah has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okah is continuing to stall.
My spies in The Wild Beasts Zoo inform me that Okah has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Okah trying to control.
James Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams just trying to survive but Okah is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Okah is hanging on to Adams's back as he tries to escape.
Okah controls the position.
Let's hope that Okah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The adventures of Okah the control monster continue. Boring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Okah is controlling the position but Adams somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Okah is looking to advance position but Adams won't allow it.
Adams punching from the bottom.
Ghazi Okah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okah is taking a breather. Adams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Okah pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazi Okah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okah 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazi Okah!
After winning the bout, Ghazi Okah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 114 p4p, 12 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 310 p4p, 41 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . Ricardo Castillo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castillo.
Frankels 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.
Frankels looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Castillo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frankels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo moves away from the strike by Frankels.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo misses with a low kick.
Castillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frankels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Frankels misses
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo has closed the distance and engaged Frankels in a clinch.
Frankels lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Frankels.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Frankels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frankels lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels is working Castillo over against the cage.
Frankels wants a takedown but no success here.
Frankels blocks an elbow strike from Castillo.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo working aggressively here.
Frankels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frankels is struggling to control the position.
Frankels lands a takedown into guard.
Frankels tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
Frankels stopping the sweep attempt from Castillo.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frankels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frankels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Castillo keeping full guard, as Frankels tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels stands and throws Castillo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Castillo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Frankels connects with a decent elbow.
Frankels content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Frankels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Frankels fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Frankels are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Frankels wants to control for a moment but Castillo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Castillo is not content to let Frankels control the position.
Frankels lands with a punch from half guard.
Frankels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankels thows a huge punch but Castillo dodges it nicely.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frankels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Frankels there.
Ground and pound from Frankels.
Frankels throwing shots but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Frankels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillo's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frankels wants to pass the guard but Castillo is defending well.
Frankels throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Castillo to regain full guard.
Frankels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frankels throws a big elbow that misses.
Castillo wants to sweep here but Frankels controlling him for the moment.
Frankels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castillo is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frankels throws a leg kick but Castillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Frankels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frankels fails with the takedown
and Castillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankels throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castillo.
Castillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frankels on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Frankels blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo scores with a jab to the body.
Frankels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castillo can do to turn this around?
Castillo throws a front kick aimed at Frankels's knee but Frankels avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Frankels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castillo digs a good body shot into Frankels's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo walks into a left hand.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Frankels is just out of range.
Castillo throws a shot to the body.
Castillo digs a good hook to Frankels's body.
Frankels throws a low kick but Castillo avoids it.
Castillo throws a series of punches but Frankels moves out of range.
Castillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frankels counters with an inside leg kick.
Castillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frankels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frankels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frankels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frankels.
Frankels keeps the fight on the outside.
Frankels fires out a quick counter leg kick but Castillo just manages to avoid it.
Frankels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castillo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Castillo misses with a left hand
and Frankels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ricardo Castillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frankels under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Frankels.
A head kick misses from Frankels.
Castillo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Frankels moves out of range of the body kick from Castillo.
Frankels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castillo lands a really nice looking cross but Frankels seems unphased.
Castillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frankels misses with an uppercut
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankels misses with an uppercut
and Castillo counters with a leg kick.
Castillo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Frankels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Frankels cracks Castillo with a big right hand and Castillo goes down!
Castillo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankels stands up over Castillo, holding on to his feet. Frankels throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Castillo is out cold! Frankels lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocket Bob Frankels!
Rocket Bob Frankels retains his heavyweight title!
Rocket Bob Frankels bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Green (ranked 23 p4p, 1 weight class) and Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 120 p4p, 9 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Sugar Rush. Souvlaki has chosen Greek Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Koulouraki Souvlaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blake Green's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki goes for a double leg but Green avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Green continues to drive forward.
Souvlaki darts in looking for a takedown but Green gets double underhooks and turns Souvlaki into the cage.
We've been informed that Souvlaki 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.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souvlaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Souvlaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koulouraki Souvlaki.
Souvlaki walks into a left hand.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souvlaki.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souvlaki closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Souvlaki pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souvlaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green works Souvlaki's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souvlaki shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Souvlaki shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souvlaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souvlaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Souvlaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Souvlaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
Souvlaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Souvlaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Green's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souvlaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souvlaki trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Green is stalling in the full guard.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souvlaki is keeping the position for now.
Green controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souvlaki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Souvlaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Souvlaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green has control of Souvlaki's left arm, preventing Souvlaki from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souvlaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souvlaki looking to sit in guard and control but Green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Souvlaki wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Souvlaki is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki is striking from the bottom but Green uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Souvlaki tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Souvlaki tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
Souvlaki is pressing down on Green's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Souvlaki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Green controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Green is fighting to break Souvlaki's control of his arms but Souvlaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souvlaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souvlaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Souvlaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Green instigates a clinch.
Souvlaki working hard to break the clinch.
Souvlaki tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the cage.
Green prevents a takedown attempt there.
Souvlaki wants a takedown.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koulouraki Souvlaki.
A hook to the body from Green.
Souvlaki blocks a body shot from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green cracks Souvlaki with a nice body shot.
Green digs a right hand into Souvlaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Souvlaki's gas tank.
Souvlaki is trying to drag Green to the mat but Green just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souvlaki can do to turn this around?
Souvlaki breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green looks to land a right hand but Souvlaki moved out of range.
Green moves into the clinch successfully.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souvlaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green cracks Souvlaki with a nice body shot.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Souvlaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Green shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Green is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Souvlaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Souvlaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Souvlaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green swings for the body but Souvlaki moves out of range.
Souvlaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Blake Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looks like Green has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Souvlaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Souvlaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souvlaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Souvlaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Souvlaki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Green tries to bench press Souvlaki off him but Souvlaki keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Souvlaki.
Green struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Green controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Souvlaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Green to see if he's OK.
Green is not content to let Souvlaki control the position.
Souvlaki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Souvlaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Souvlaki.
Souvlaki is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koulouraki Souvlaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green seems a little lost for a moment, as Souvlaki dominates the positioning.
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.
Souvlaki wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Green trying to remain calm as Souvlaki controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Souvlaki.
Souvlaki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Green is trying to control Souvlaki's posture but Souvlaki avoids it.
Souvlaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Souvlaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Souvlaki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Souvlaki is working Green over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Green moves out of range as Souvlaki strikes.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souvlaki moves away.
Souvlaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Souvlaki.
Green throws a low kick but Souvlaki avoids it.
Green with a nice cross.
Souvlaki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Green on his heels. He'll look to pass Green's guard now, I'm sure.
Green is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Souvlaki postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souvlaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souvlaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Souvlaki is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souvlaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Souvlaki trying to control the position.
Souvlaki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Green has passed into half guard!
Green prevents Souvlaki from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling the pace.
Green looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Souvlaki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Souvlaki wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Green is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Souvlaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Souvlaki wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Souvlaki trying to control but Green postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Souvlaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Green defends well and Souvlaki ends up having to push Green into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blake Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Souvlaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Souvlaki tries for a takedown but Green sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koulouraki Souvlaki.
Green with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Green misses with a straight right.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green scores with a nice body kick.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Green as Souvlaki shoots in.
Green throws a quick counter kick to the body but Souvlaki avoids it.
Souvlaki shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Souvlaki shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Green feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Souvlaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souvlaki manages to avoid it.
Souvlaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Souvlaki tries for a takedown but Green sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souvlaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Souvlaki checks a low kick from Green.
Souvlaki gets tackled into the cage by Green. Green maintains the clinch.
Souvlaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A body shot lands from Green.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green forces Souvlaki back against the cage and clinches.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souvlaki is looking for a takedown.
Green tries a body shot but Souvlaki blocks it.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Souvlaki avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souvlaki's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green tries to work over Souvlaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Green is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Souvlaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green working aggressively here.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souvlaki is trying to drag Green to the mat but Green just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koulouraki Souvlaki.
Green digs a right hand underneath Souvlaki's ribcage. Souvlaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Souvlaki is trying to drag Green to the mat but Green just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Souvlaki avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souvlaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki is looking for a takedown.
Souvlaki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Souvlaki avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souvlaki's elbow.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Souvlaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Souvlaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Green is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Souvlaki controls the action.
Blake Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Souvlaki lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries a body shot but Souvlaki blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souvlaki.
Souvlaki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Green clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Souvlaki misses with a punch to the head.
Green avoids the strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki struggling to land strikes to the head as Green covers up.
Green covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Souvlaki is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Souvlaki gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Souvlaki gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Souvlaki apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Souvlaki. Souvlaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Souvlaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Green looks to throw the jab but Souvlaki is out of range.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souvlaki.
Jab from Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Green.
Souvlaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Green manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Souvlaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Souvlaki moves out of range of the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souvlaki.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Souvlaki moves away and avoids it.
Green throws a body punch but Souvlaki moves out of range.
Souvlaki misses with a takedown attempt - Green sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Souvlaki defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Souvlaki blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green had his way with Koulouraki Souvlaki in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Blake Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green thumps Souvlaki with a low kick.
Green stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Souvlaki misses.
Souvlaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Green throws a hook but Souvlaki avoids it easily.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Souvlaki manages to avoid it.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koulouraki Souvlaki.
Souvlaki staying out of range there.
Souvlaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Souvlaki fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Green slams his shin into Souvlaki's torso.
Souvlaki moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Souvlaki is just out of range.
Souvlaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green thumps Souvlaki with a low kick.
Souvlaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Green.
Souvlaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
Souvlaki dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Souvlaki's head and hops out.
Green throws out a loose jab but Souvlaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souvlaki takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souvlaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Souvlaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
Souvlaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Souvlaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souvlaki's calf.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souvlaki moves away.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souvlaki.
Souvlaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Souvlaki getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Souvlaki throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Souvlaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souvlaki is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Green avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Souvlaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Souvlaki is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Souvlaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Green postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Green has passed into side control.
Souvlaki can't do much from the bottom here.
Souvlaki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Green off and has taken his back!
Green preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Souvlaki.
Green looking very determined here, making life difficult for Souvlaki.
Souvlaki lands with a hammerfist to the side of Green's head.
Green has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki wants to control but Green manages to buck him off and is now in Souvlaki's guard! Nice work there by Green!
Souvlaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Souvlaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koulouraki Souvlaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souvlaki is striking but Green is not phased and passes to half guard.
Well, if Green is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Souvlaki is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
Blake Green retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Blake Green waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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