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IC 26: Okita vs Reigle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Wojarski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Kelly's chin.
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248 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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277 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Wojarski misses the target.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wojarski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Wojarski moved out of range nicely.
Wojarski misses with a looping right.
A jab from Wojarski misses.
Wojarski works the jab nicely.
It looks like Jesse Kelly has been cut.
Jesse Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojarski throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Wojarski cracks Kelly with an open hand slap.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Wojarski throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Wojarski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Wojarski trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.
Wojarski wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelly passes Wojarski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wojarski tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control.
Kelly wants to free his trapped foot but Wojarski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wojarski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wojarski misses with a looping right.
A jab from Wojarski misses.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojarski manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly scores with a takedown into Wojarski's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wojarski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wojarski wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wojarski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Michal Wojarski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wojarski swivels and escapes.
Wojarski throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Wojarski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojarski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wojarski slips a jab from Kelly.
Kelly slips a jab from Wojarski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a hook but Wojarski blocks it.
Wojarski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wojarski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kelly is just riding it out for now. Wojarski eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly keeping hold of Wojarski's head, controlling as best he can.
Wojarski stalling away here and it's allowed Kelly to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wojarski is controlling him.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Wojarski controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojarski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wojarski looking to pass the guard.
Wojarski trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Wojarski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojarski manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wojarski misses its intended target.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wojarski but Wojarski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wojarski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly is looking to stall here but Wojarski recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Wojarski counter with a right hand.
Wojarski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wojarski throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Wojarski throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly defending well as Wojarski loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wojarski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kelly's guard now.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Wojarski from controlling successfully.
Wojarski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly controls Wojarski momentarily but Wojarski frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly wants to stand up but Wojarski is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly looking to control.
Wojarski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kelly gets caught flat footed, as Wojarski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wojarski won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski looking to sit in guard and control but Kelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly trying to control but Wojarski is working from the bottom.
Wojarski is trying to control the position but Kelly postures up.
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.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Wojarski blocks nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wojarski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wojarski throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Wojarski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wojarski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Wojarski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Spants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cunns II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Solid 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Spants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Cunns II!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunns II throws a lazy right hand but Spants sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cunns II circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spants throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cunns II stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cunns II looks to land a combination but Spants avoids it well.
Cunns II Rushes Spants and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Spants is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Cunns II Piles on the pressure and Spants crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Cunns II!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stinkfist's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, People Are Strange by The Doors. Bobcat Stinkfist had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinkfist darts in and clinches Bennett up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stinkfist.
Stinkfist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stinkfist lands a body shot.
Bennett is trying to break free.
Stinkfist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett tries to break free but Stinkfist pushes him back against the cage.
Stinkfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stinkfist is working Bennett over against the cage.
Stinkfist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bennett looks gassed!
A body shot lands from Stinkfist.
A hook to the body from Stinkfist.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stinkfist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stinkfist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Stinkfist lands a shoulder strike.
Stinkfist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stinkfist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stinkfist.
A shot in the inside from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stinkfist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stinkfist pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stinkfist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
Stinkfist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stinkfist crunches a lovely knee into Bennett's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stinkfist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stinkfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stinkfist connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stinkfist.
A shot in the inside from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist works on Bennett's body with a couple of short punches.
Stinkfist connects with a knee to the head.
Stinkfist gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stinkfist lands with a left to the head.
Stinkfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stinkfist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stinkfist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bennett's face.
Stinkfist lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Stinkfist - that landed with a thud.
Stinkfist with a knee to the head.
Stinkfist scores with a shoulder strike.
Stinkfist scores with a shoulder strike.
Stinkfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Stinkfist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bennett's face.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stinkfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bennett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stinkfist scores with a shoulder strike.
Stinkfist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Stinkfist.
Stinkfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist prevents Bennett from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stinkfist.
Bennett wants to stall.
Stinkfist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Stinkfist is controlling the position.
Stinkfist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Stinkfist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stinkfist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stinkfist connects with a knee to the head.
Stinkfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Stinkfist digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stinkfist.
Stinkfist scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
A frustrated look appears on Bennett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stinkfist as the two fighters clinch.
Stinkfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stinkfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Stinkfist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike from Stinkfist.
A head punch on the inside from Stinkfist fails to land.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Stinkfist keeps him there for the moment.
Stinkfist misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stinkfist.
Stinkfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stinkfist swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinkfist throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Stinkfist misses with a body punch.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stinkfist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Stinkfist dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stinkfist misses the shot to the body.
Bobcat Stinkfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stinkfist misses the shot to the body.
Stinkfist lands a body shot.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Bennett blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stinkfist. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stinkfist throws a series of punches but Bennett avoids them all with ease.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stinkfist manages to avoid it.
Bennett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stinkfist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stinkfist ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Stinkfist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bennett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bennett advances position into side control!
Stinkfist tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bennett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bennett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stinkfist is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stinkfist manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bennett is looking to take a break and control but Stinkfist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stinkfist pushes Bennett off looking to stand but Bennett dives back in and keeps control.
Stinkfist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bennett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bennett's back!
Bennett covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Stinkfist lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bennett turns into Stinkfist and is now in his guard.
Stinkfist has his foot on Bennett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennett works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stinkfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Stinkfist, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stinkfist working for a triangle but Bennett defends it easily.
Bennett tries to free his leg and advance position but Stinkfist is retaining full guard.
Bennett trying to control but Stinkfist is working from the bottom.
Stinkfist 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.
Bennett wants to pass the guard but Stinkfist is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bennett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stinkfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Stinkfist, not yet.
Stinkfist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bennett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stinkfist looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bennett puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bennett seems to be looking for submissions.
Stinkfist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bennett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bennett's back!
Bennett covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Despite being in a bad position, Bennett is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist lands a shot to the body.
Bennett trying to control but not successfully.
Stinkfist has the hooks in. Bennett is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Stinkfist lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Stinkfist scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bennett is looking for a way out.
Stinkfist keeps control of the position as Bennett tries to break free.
Stinkfist punishes Bennett with strikes from the back mount.
Bennett is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobcat Stinkfist 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stinkfist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stinkfist takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stinkfist.
Bobcat Stinkfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Stinkfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stinkfist lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennett's head.
Stinkfist takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Stinkfist thows a body shot but no joy.
Stinkfist throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bennett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stinkfist sprawls well initially but Bennett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bennett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stinkfist manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett won't allow Stinkfist to sweep him here.
Bennett wants to pass the guard but Stinkfist is keeping the position.
Stinkfist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennett.
Bennett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bennett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Stinkfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stinkfist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bennett has managed to get both his arms back between Stinkfist's legs - danger averted.
Stinkfist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Stinkfist keeps moving.
Stinkfist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stinkfist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stinkfist's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bennett defends well.
Stinkfist working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bennett has passed into half guard!
Bennett prevents Stinkfist from improving his position.
Bennett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matt Bennett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bennett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stinkfist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bennett.
Stinkfist is pressing down on Bennett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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.
Bennett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stinkfist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bennett has managed to get both his arms back between Stinkfist's legs - danger averted.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Stinkfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Matt Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stinkfist is refusing to be controlled, as Bennett sits in half guard.
Bennett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stinkfist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stinkfist.
Stinkfist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bennett is aware though and is defending well.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from Stinkfist.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Bennett.
I think Stinkfist 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bobcat Stinkfist!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Re Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvain has chosen PETRI NYGĹRD: UKK as his entrance music. Tiago Silvain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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221 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Re Christensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silvain!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Christensen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silvain doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Tiago Silvain has been cut.
Christensen missing with a left hand there. Silvain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christensen misses with a wild combination.
Christensen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvain.
Silvain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Christensen misses.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvain digs a good body shot into Christensen's ribs.
Christensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvain was well out of range. Poor timing from Christensen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silvain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christensen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Christensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silvain. Silvain obviously looking to wear him down.
Silvain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christensen is breathing heavily.
Silvain connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christensen.
Silvain scores with a kick to the body.
Christensen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silvain. Silvain obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silvain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvain lands a knee to the body.
Christensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silvain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christensen, pushing him back against the cage.
Silvain avoids the elbow strike from Christensen, against the cage.
Silvain is trying to maintain a safe position but Christensen gets an underhook and turns Silvain into the cage.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvain moves into the clinch successfully.
Silvain leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Silvain's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silvain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silvain is fighting off a takedown attempt but Christensen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silvain to the mat. Silvain regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silvain looking to control.
Christensen thows a big elbow that misses.
Christensen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Christensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christensen stops Silvain from standing up.
Silvain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Christensen trying to control but Silvain is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Christensen misses.
Christensen tries to keep at a distance but Silvain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silvain lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Re Christensen has been cut.
Silvain taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Christensen.
Christensen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvain avoids it.
Christensen trying to land knees to the body.
Christensen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvain's face.
Christensen misses with some punches.
Christensen misses with a punch to the body.
Christensen has hold of one of Silvain's legs. Silvain is fighting the takedown attempt but Christensen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvain wants to stand and escape but Christensen is having none of it.
Silvain wriggles free and stands up.
Silvain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christensen throws out the jab.
Silvain is looking to slow Christensen down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silvain - that will leave a mark!
Silvain moves in looking to clinch but Christensen pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch but Christensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvain fails to land with a series of punches.
Christensen misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Christensen.
Silvain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Silvain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silvain lands a right hook to the body.
Silvain drives through and clinches with Christensen against the cage.
Silvain connects with a knee to the head.
Silvain connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvain.
Christensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christensen.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christensen throws a nice looking combination but Silvain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvain scores with a takedown into Christensen's guard.
Christensen keeping moving, preventing Silvain from controlling successfully.
Christensen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silvain trying to control but Christensen is working from the bottom.
Silvain wanted to stand there but Christensen had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christensen working for a triangle but Silvain defends it easily.
Silvain content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain postures up in Christensen's guard and throws a big left but Christensen blocks it.
Christensen keeping moving, preventing Silvain from controlling successfully.
Silvain is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Christensen wants to sweep here but Silvain controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvain tries to clinch up.
Christensen misses with an uppercut.
Christensen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silvain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christensen blocks a head kick by Silvain.
Christensen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silvain's guard.
Christensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvain is keeping the position for now.
Silvain wants to stand but Christensen is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christensen trying to control but Silvain is working from the bottom.
Silvain can't keep his opponent in guard - Christensen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silvain is trying to stand back up but Christensen is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christensen is looking to take a break and control but Silvain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Silvain counters with a left to the body.
Silvain slips a jab from Christensen.
Silvain swats away the attempt to clinch by Christensen.
Silvain throws a nice head kick!
Christensen takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Silvain.
Silvain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christensen's calf.
Silvain tries to clinch but Christensen is having none of it.
Silvain lands a head kick!
Silvain has closed the distance and engaged Christensen in a clinch.
Christensen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvain backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Christensen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvain's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christensen avoids the elbow strike from Silvain, against the cage.
Silvain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christensen backwards.
Silvain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christensen is keeping busy.
Silvain trying to land knees to the body.
Christensen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silvain smiles and moves away.
Christensen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christensen misses with a double jab.
Tiago Silvain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silvain blocks an uppercut.
Silvain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christensen is defending well for now.
Silvain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silvain lands a damaging elbow.
Silvain lands an elbow inside.
Christensen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Silvain.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but Christensen blocks it.
Silvain pushes off an throws an elbow but Christensen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Christensen has a couple of punches blocked by Silvain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silvain moves out of range as Christensen strikes.
Christensen closes the distance and clinches.
Silvain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Christensen tries to break free but Silvain pushes him back against the cage.
Silvain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christensen is keeping busy.
A short right from Christensen on the inside.
Christensen tries to pull guard but Silvain holds him up against the cage and eventually Christensen drops back down to his feet.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christensen avoids it.
Christensen tries to score a body lock takedown but Silvain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silvain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silvain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silvain lands an uppercut.
Silvain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Christensen managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silvain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvain.
Silvain misses with the head strike.
Christensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Christensen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvain trying to land knees to the body.
Christensen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvain backwards.
Christensen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Re Christensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christensen looking for a takedown.
Silvain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Christensen up against the cage.
Silvain is looking to control Christensen's arms but Christensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvain has his back to the cage.
Silvain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christensen manages to pull guard.
Silvain wants to get up but he can't break Christensen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silvain postures up.
Silvain trying to control the position from guard on top but Christensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Christensen is on top in guard.
Silvain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christensen scoring with some ground and pound.
Christensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvain wants to get back to his feet but Christensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Christensen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silvain pulls Christensen in close to prevent any damage.
Silvain wants to stand up but Christensen is controlling him.
Silvain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Christensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiago Silvain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silvain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christensen moves into the clinch.
Christensen avoiding damage as Silvain throws knees to the body.
Christensen jumps guard but Silvain stands there with Christensen around his waist. Christensen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Christensen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvain walks away with a smile on his face. Christensen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silvain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silvain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silvain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christensen.
No luck for Silvain with that takedown attempt.
Christensen clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christensen can't find room to land a body shot as Silvain controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christensen's brow.
Christensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silvain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Christensen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silvain just stands there and leans against the cage.
Re Christensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christensen goes for a takedown attempt but Silvain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silvain wants to clinch.
A cross from Christensen lands.
Tiago Silvain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christensen. Silvain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiago Silvain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christensen. Silvain does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiago Silvain.
I've got Silvain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Silvain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson has chosen Simple Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sidney Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a hook but Wooney avoids it easily.
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Wooney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson scores with a one two! Wooney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Wooney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooney works Stevenson's body with a nice hook.
Wooney fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson misses the body punch
so Wooney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooney throwing strikes from guard but Stevenson blocks nicely.
Wooney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wooney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stevenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wooney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooney is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wooney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooney throws and elbow that misses. Stevenson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wooney's guard. Nice move by Stevenson!
Wooney looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stevenson passes into side control.
Wooney is looking to regain half guard here but Stevenson keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooney throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Stevenson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stevenson decides to stand back up. Stevenson steps back and let's Wooney get back to his feet.
Wooney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooney throws a combination that misses
and Stevenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevenson throws the left hand but Wooney avoids the punch easily.
Wooney scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson punishes Wooney's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevenson leaves Wooney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Wooney scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooney raining down shots from the mount!
Stevenson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wooney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney looking to finish with strikes here!
Wooney with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevenson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevenson defends it well.
Wooney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooney is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevenson is just riding it out for now. Wooney eventually gives up the hold.
Stevenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Wooney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Wooney keeps him under control.
Wooney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooney throwing shots but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Wooney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevenson defends it well.
Wooney lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayne Wooney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Wooney.
No joy there for Wooney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wooney.
Wooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Wooney lands a slapping body shot.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wooney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevenson throws a sloppy body shot
and Wooney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wooney.
Wooney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevenson walks away with a smile on his face. Wooney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooney avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a shot to the body.
Wooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Wooney works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Wooney cracks Stevenson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Wooney's head but Wooney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Wooney ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooney fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooney misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Rayne Wooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooney staying out of range there.
Stevenson throws a hook but Wooney blocks it.
Wooney wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Wooney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wooney.
Wooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Wooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a hook.
Wooney tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney slips under a jab.
Wooney throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
Good exchange - Stevenson coming out on top.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson missing with a left hand there. Wooney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wooney manages to avoid it.
Wooney slips a jab from Stevenson.
Wooney is looking to wear down Stevenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooney moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Wooney tries to move into range but Stevenson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooney misses with the combination.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooney staying out of range there.
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.
Stevenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a right hook to the body.
Stevenson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wooney counters with a two punch combo.
Sidney Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooney moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stevenson tries to break free but Wooney pushes him back against the cage.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wooney won't allow it.
Wooney fails to pull guard.
Wooney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooney tries for a takedown but Stevenson manages to get underhooks.
Wooney misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sidney Stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wooney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooney.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wooney.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Wooney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stevenson's guard.
Rayne Wooney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooney connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooney scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooney pushing down on Stevenson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooney is working for a kimura but Stevenson is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson has one foot on Wooney's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Wooney defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Wooney defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Wooney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stevenson sprawls well initially but Wooney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooney thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Stevenson pushes Wooney off looking to stand but Wooney dives back in and keeps control.
Wooney is trying to work for a kimura but Stevenson is defending well.
Wooney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooney thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Stevenson trying to control here.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Wooney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevenson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wooney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stevenson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wooney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson throws a jab when Wooney was well out of range.
Stevenson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wooney counters with a left to the body.
Stevenson lands a body shot.
Stevenson throws a hook but Wooney blocks it.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the body
and Wooney moves into the clinch.
Wooney tries to pull guard but Stevenson holds him up against the cage and eventually Wooney drops back down to his feet.
Wooney misses with a knee strike.
Wooney wants a takedown.
Wooney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooney misses with a knee to the head.
Wooney pulls guard.
Wooney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevenson is aware though and is defending well.
Stevenson is looking to stand up but Wooney won't let him.
Stevenson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wooney is proving hard to escape from.
Wooney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Wooney keeps moving.
Wooney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooney keeping full guard, as Stevenson tries to pass.
Wooney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stevenson defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayne Wooney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wooney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayne Wooney!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nitram Eyricus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eyricus's choice of entrance music: Eat You by Limp Bizkit. 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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210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyon Okiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nitram Eyricus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okiro pushes Eyricus up against the cage in a clinch.
Eyricus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Okiro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Okiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Eyricus fails to land.
A hook to the body from Okiro.
A hook to the body from Okiro.
Nice body punch from Okiro.
Eyricus fails to pull guard.
Okiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Eyricus backwards.
Eyricus looks gassed!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okiro.
Nice body punch from Okiro - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Okiro.
Okiro works on Eyricus's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Okiro.
Okiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okiro lands a nice uppercut.
Eyricus is rocked!
Okiro is leaning against Eyricus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eyricus is still on wobbly legs! Can Okiro finish him?
Okiro lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Okiro.
Okiro lands a big right hand that drops Eyricus! The killer instinct kicks in and Okiro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Okiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyon Okiro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bou comes to the cage accompanied by in the Night Garden Theme Tune. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thom Le Bou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou dips to his left and cracks Gilmore with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gilmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Bou slips a jab from Gilmore.
Le Bou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
Gilmore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Gilmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilmore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Bou manages to avoid it.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore throws an overhand right that lands on Le Bou's shoulder, as Le Bou tries to avoid the shot.
Le Bou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gilmore just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Gilmore.
Le Bou avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilmore. Le Bou does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilmore. Le Bou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilmore throws a sloppy body shot
and Le Bou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Gilmore coming out on top.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou swings for the body but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Le Bou rather than just go for the knockout.
Gilmore misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Le Bou stands and throws Gilmore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Le Bou misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Le Bou is trying to ground and pound but Gilmore uses the momentary lack of control by Le Bou to regain half guard.
Le Bou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gilmore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Le Bou landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gilmore is defending against the submission attempts here by Le Bou.
Le Bou is looking to take a break and control but Gilmore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore kicks off Le Bou and gets to his feet.
Gilmore misses with a hook to the body
and Le Bou counters with a nice body shot.
Gilmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Bou checks a low kick from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a hook.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Bou manages to avoid it.
Le Bou takes a swing at Gilmore's ribcage but misses.
Gilmore throws a leg kick but Le Bou checks it.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Bou manages to avoid it.
Le Bou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut. Le Bou saw that one coming.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gilmore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Le Bou feints and as Gilmore raises his hands in defense, Le Bou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gilmore keeping full guard, as Le Bou tries to pass.
Le Bou is working Gilmore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Le Bou throwing strikes but missing.
Gilmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Le Bou looking to pass the guard.
Le Bou trying to control but Gilmore is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to stand but Le Bou is controlling the position.
Le Bou with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gilmore misses with a body kick.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Le Bou avoids them all with ease.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
Jab from Le Bou.
Le Bou drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Le Bou pushes down on Gilmore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Bou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Bou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilmore defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gilmore misses the jab.
Gilmore looks to land a right hand but Le Bou moved out of range.
Le Bou misses the shot to the body.
Le Bou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Bou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Bou.
Le Bou thuds his right hand into Gilmore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Gilmore - just one landing.
Le Bou dips to his left and cracks Gilmore with an uppercut!
Gilmore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Bou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gilmore misses the body punch
and Le Bou counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gilmore's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Bou distracts Gilmore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gilmore uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Le Bou blocks the leg kick.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Gilmore misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gilmore's hands.
Gilmore throws the left hand but Le Bou avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Le Bou.
Gilmore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Bou circles away quickly and effectively.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Gilmore misses with a jab to the body
and Le Bou counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gilmore!
Le Bou tries to control but Gilmore wriggling away.
The referee warns Gilmore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Bou misses with a head shot.
Le Bou sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Le Bou lands a big shot there that rocks Gilmore but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Le Bou landing strikes from the mount and Gilmore is in trouble!
Thom Le Bou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Bou working for a submission but Gilmore is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou unloads with some shots from mount but Gilmore bucks and avoids them well.
Gilmore is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Le Bou lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gilmore is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Le Bou lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Bou goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gilmore turns into him and now he's in Le Bou's guard.
Le Bou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Le Bou has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gilmore has passed into side control.
Gilmore tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Le Bou wants to control but Gilmore postures up.
Gilmore tries to stand but Le Bou is controlling his head.
Le Bou sneaks back into half guard.
Le Bou is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Bou is doing well to control the position and prevent Gilmore from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gilmore escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gilmore throws a right hand that Le Bou ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Bou also avoids with ease.
Gilmore throws a leg kick which misses Le Bou's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Bou tries to avoid it.
Le Bou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Gilmore misses.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bou shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gilmore is trying to stand back up but Le Bou is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Bou thows a huge punch but Gilmore dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gilmore looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Bou is just out of range.
Gilmore missing with a left hand there. Le Bou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilmore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Bou moves away from the strike by Gilmore.
Gilmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gilmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore throws a hook to the side of Le Bou's head but Le Bou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Gilmore.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilmore moves away.
Gilmore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Gilmore. No joy for Le Bou on that attempt.
Le Bou slips a straight right by Gilmore.
Le Bou ducks right into an uppercut from Gilmore.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou lands with a nice body punch.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilmore moves away.
Le Bou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Bou jabs at Gilmore's body.
Gilmore misses with a double jab
and Le Bou counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Le Bou sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Bou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Le Bou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gilmore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Le Bou thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Le Bou stands up over Gilmore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Le Bou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Bou drops back looking for a leg! Gilmore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gilmore manages to kick Le Bou off! Le Bou jumps back into Gilmore's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Le Bou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gilmore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gilmore throws a leg kick but Le Bou moved away.
Le Bou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gilmore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilmore throws a hook to the side of Le Bou's head but Le Bou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Le Bou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilmore lands a jab to Le Bou's midsection.
Le Bou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilmore looks to land a right hand but Le Bou moved out of range.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bou closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Happy Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Bou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Le Bou throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gilmore is pushing Le Bou's head away, looking to escape. Le Bou manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gilmore defending against the ground and pound.
Gilmore is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Le Bou trying to control the position but Gilmore is working away.
Le Bou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Le Bou tries for a kimura but Gilmore is defending well.
Le Bou throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Le Bou swings around for an armbar but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Le Bou's guard.
Le Bou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gilmore is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Le Bou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Bou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Le Bou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Busta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nat north (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Busta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, nat north!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
north scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Busta circles away from the clinch attempt.
north keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
north misses with a body kick.
north blocks a head kick by Busta.
north throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Busta was covering up waiting for the punch and north finishes the takedown easily into guard.
north trying to control but Busta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
north postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Busta is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of north, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
north had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Busta defends it easily.
north throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
north is looking for a triangle but Busta pushes his legs off easily.
north has a closed guard, preventing Busta from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
north is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Busta is aware though and is defending well.
Busta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
north is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Busta stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Busta avoids the head kick by north.
north uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Busta.
nat north seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
north tries to close the distance and clinch up but Busta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
north rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Busta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Busta with a jab.
A jab from Busta misses.
north looks to score with a jab to the body but Busta is just out of range.
north throws a head kick but Busta moves out of range.
north throws a looping overhand right but Busta ducks down to avoid it.
Busta throws a good cross that connects.
north tries to clinch up but Busta circles away and keeps his distance.
north misses with a takedown attempt - Busta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
north throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Busta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busta misses with the combination.
Busta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
north wants to clinch up but Busta keeps it at a distance.
Busta lands a right hook to the body.
north looks gassed!
north takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
north takes a kick to the side of the head.
Busta scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
north takes a swing at Busta's ribcage but misses.
north throws a lazy head kick
and Busta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Busta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Busta dominated 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.
Busta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Busta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Busta.
Busta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Busta throws a leg kick which misses north's front leg but catches the back leg as north tries to avoid it.
Busta with a jab.
Busta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Busta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Busta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Busta thumps north with a low kick.
Busta cracks north with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends north tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Busta pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! north is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Busta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simeoni Viikate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rallo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viikate kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cock Sparrer - England belong to me. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeoni Viikate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rallo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Viikate.
Viikate wants to clinch.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Viikate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viikate moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Viikate moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Viikate moves away from the strike by Brown.
Viikate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Viikate tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Viikate moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Brown misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viikate lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Viikate tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Viikate doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Viikate clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Viikate is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Viikate has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Nice elbow from Viikate.
Viikate misses with a knee strike.
Viikate throws an elbow that misses.
Viikate with a knee to the head.
Viikate has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Viikate.
Viikate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viikate.
Viikate misses with some punches.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viikate backwards.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Viikate.
Brown pushes Viikate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viikate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Viikate.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viikate wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a series of punches but Viikate avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viikate blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown tries to work over Viikate's front leg with a kick but Viikate checks it.
Viikate staying out of range there.
Viikate tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Viikate is predictable there
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Viikate darts in trying to clinch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Viikate blocks a jab.
Viikate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Viikate.
Viikate throws a head kick that misses.
Brown stuns Viikate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viikate tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown jabs Viikate right on the nose. Viikate blinks but takes it well.
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Viikate.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Viikate clinches with his opponent.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Viikate's ribcage. Viikate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Viikate misses with an elbow over the top.
Viikate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A lazy body kick from Viikate
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Viikate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viikate moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viikate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Viikate 's knee.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Viikate.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Viikate lands a head shot.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viikate darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rallo Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab lands there for Brown.
Viikate wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simeoni Viikate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viikate thumps Brown with a low kick.
Viikate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simeoni Viikate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viikate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viikate's calf.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viikate manages to avoid it.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Viikate was not able to check.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Viikate backing up. Viikate nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Viikate slips a straight right by Brown.
Viikate moves into the clinch.
Viikate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viikate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viikate.
Viikate lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Viikate misses with a knee to the head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Viikate throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viikate backwards.
Viikate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Viikate pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Viikate.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viikates head.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Viikate trying to land knees to the body.
Brown gets through Viikate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Viikate lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Viikate.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Viikate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Viikate is controlling him.
Brown leaning against his opponent.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viikate.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viikate backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viikate.
Viikate misses with an elbow over the top.
Viikate looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viikate throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Viikate darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikate tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Viikate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viikate tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Viikate's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Viikate.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Viikate counters with a right hand to the body.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Viikate connects with a nice looking jab.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Viikate really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viikate swinging wildly here.
Viikate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Viikate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Viikate misses with a hook.
Brown scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rallo Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Viikate wants to clinch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viikate tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Viikate blocks a jab.
A cross from Brown lands.
Viikate misses with a kick to the body
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viikate looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Viikate tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viikate closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Viikate misses.
Rallo Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Viikate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Viikate darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Viikate.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Viikate looks to clinch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown misses with a low kick as Viikate jumps back.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Viikate looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Viikate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikate tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Viikate thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viikate connects with a solid leg kick.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viikate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Viikate tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Viikate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Viikate.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Viikate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Viikate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Viikate tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Viikate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Viikate slips the punch.
Viikate tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Viikate wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Brown catches Viikate right on the button with a cross.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Viikate moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikate tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viikate's calf.
Viikate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Viikate counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Viikate doesn't seem phased though.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown thumps Viikate with a low kick.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Viikate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rallo Brown really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viikate's sensitive parts.
Viikate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Viikate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Viikate tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Viikate tries to clinch
and Viikate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viikate looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Viikate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Viikate.
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Viikate off the cage and back into rage.
Viikate tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown feints and then cracks Viikate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Viikate down.
Viikate misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Viikate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown thumps Viikate with a low kick.
Viikate throws a head kick that misses.
Viikate tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viikate clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Viikate looks to throw a body kick
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Viikate backing up. Viikate nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Viikate is rocked!
Brown lands a jab.
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Viikate misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikate darts in trying to clinch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown jabs Viikate right on the nose. Viikate blinks but takes it well.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Viikate closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate connects with a high kick.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viikate's sensitive parts.
Viikate throws a leg kick that misses.
Viikate scores with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Viikate darts in trying to clinch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikate tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Viikate's head but Viikate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Viikate's front leg but catches the back leg as Viikate tries to avoid it.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Viikate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viikate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown lands a head shot.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Viikate backing up. Viikate nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rallo Brown dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viikate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown lunges at Viikate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Viikate's hand.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Viikate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viikate avoids the body shot from Brown.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Viikate 's knee.
Viikate checks a low kick from Brown.
Viikate throws a body kick the misses
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Viikate.
Viikate wants to clinch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viikate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viikate.
Brown throws a series of punches but Viikate avoids them all with ease.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown swings for the body but Viikate moves out of range.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viikate takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Viikate takes one to the side of the head.
Viikate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viikate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown cracks Viikate with a good jab.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Viikate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Viikate throws a body kick the misses
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Viikate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viikate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Viikate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viikate throws a head kick that misses.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a head kick by Viikate.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viikate.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viikate gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viikate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Viikate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Viikate tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Viikate off the cage and back into rage.
Viikate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viikate wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Viikate tries to clinch
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Viikate tries to clinch but Brown moves away
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Viikate darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rallo Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viikate wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Viikate moved out of range nicely.
Viikate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simeoni Viikate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viikate throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rallo Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 42:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 42:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rallo Brown!
Rallo Brown is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Reigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reigle's choice of entrance music: So Common So Cheap. Nathaniel Reigle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Reigle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reigle sprawls well. Reigle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okita gets slowly back to his feet.
Okita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reigle tries to clinch up but Okita circles away and keeps his distance.
Reigle takes one on the button.
Reigle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reigle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Reigle as Okita shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Reigle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okita blocks a jab.
Okita swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikio Okita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigle moves into the clinch.
Okita letting Reigle take a breather here.
Reigle scores with a shot to the side of Okita's head.
A short left from Reigle.
Reigle is stalling here.
Okita has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Reigle regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reigle is keeping the position for now.
Reigle is looking to stand up but Okita isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita wants to control from the top but Reigle keeps moving.
Reigle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okita is controlling him.
Okita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reigle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reigle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Okita has Reigle in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Okita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okita seems keen to control Reigle's posture.
Okita looking for a guillotine here but Reigle defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Okita pulls Reigle in close to prevent any damage.
Reigle wants to stand and escape but instead Okita has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Reigle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okita trying to control but Reigle is working from the bottom.
Okita preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Reigle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reigle throws a body punch but Okita moves out of range.
Okita is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okita lands a really nice looking cross but Reigle seems unphased.
Reigle looks to throw the jab but Okita is out of range.
Reigle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reigle misses with a wild body shot.
Okita fails with the takedown
and Reigle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okita's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reigle is trying to defend but Okita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Okita trying to pass the guard but Reigle defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reigle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reigle tries to roll over but Okita keeps him under control.
Reigle won't allow Okita to pass to mount.
Reigle is refusing to be controlled, as Okita sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okita is working for a submission of some sort.
Okita trying to control the action but Reigle is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reigle throws a shot from downtown. Okita moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle takes a swing at Okita's ribcage but misses.
Okita shoots in for a takedown but Reigle shows good takedown defense.
Reigle tries to clinch but Okita moves out of range.
Okita blocks a jab.
Okita misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reigle counters with a low kick, right behind Okita 's knee.
Okita sizes up Reigle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reigle scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okita is defended easily by Reigle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reigle gets caught flat footed, as Okita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reigle is keeping the position for now.
Okita is working hard here to advance position.
Reigle can't keep his opponent in guard - Okita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reigle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reigle sees it coming and defends easily.
Okita is looking to take a break and control but Reigle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reigle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reigle tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Reigle misses.
Okita avoids the body shot from Reigle.
Okita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reigle. Reigle obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Reigle finds it's way through Okita's defenses.
Okita circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okita throws a jab when Reigle was well out of range.
Reigle misses the jab.
Okita fails with the takedown
and Reigle moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reigle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Okita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reigle walks away with a smile on his face. Okita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Reigle misses.
Reigle lands a head shot.
Reigle misses with a hook. Okita ducked under it nicely.
Okita shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Okita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Okita laying and praying for a moment but Reigle takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle is looking to improve his position.
Okita is trying to control. Reigle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Okita is looking for a kimura here.
Okita tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reigle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reigle makes his way to full guard, as Okita worked for a kimura.
Reigle keeping moving, preventing Okita from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Okita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigle throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigle. Okita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okita swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reigle counters with a head kick. That will keep Okita thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okita is defended easily by Reigle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reigle looks to land a right hand but Okita moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Reigle really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okita lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reigle backs up against the cage.
Okita shoots for a takedown but Reigle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okita.
Reigle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okita loads up on a big right hand but Reigle slips the punch.
Okita throws a hook to the side of Reigle's head but Reigle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reigle misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigle throws an overhand right that lands on Okita's shoulder, as Okita tries to avoid the shot.
Reigle connects with a jab.
Okita shoots in and drives through. Reigle sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reigle!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita misses with an uppercut.
Reigle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reigle walks into a straight right hand from Okita.
Reigle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reigle looks to land a combination but Okita avoids it well.
Reigle throws out a loose jab but Okita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigle tries to close the distance and clinch but Okita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reigle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nathaniel Reigle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Okita misses.
Reigle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Okita misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita misses with a body shot.
Nathaniel Reigle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reigle.
Okita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reigle throws a jab but it's blocked by Okita.
Okita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reigle is fending him off so far but Okita persists. Nope, Reigle circles away and we're back to standing.
Okita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reigle.
Okita just misses with a punch to the body.
Reigle misses the shot to the body.
Reigle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okita avoids the head kick by Reigle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita misses with a wild body shot.
Okita misses the jab.
Okita slips a jab from Reigle.
A telegraphed right hand from Reigle misses the target.
Reigle jabs at Okita's body.
Okita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reigle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Okita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Okita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reigle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita trying to control but Reigle is working from the bottom.
Reigle uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Reigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Okita loads up on a big right hand but Reigle slips the punch.
Okita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reigle misses with a straight right.
Reigle thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Reigle dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Okita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Okita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reigle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reigle moves away from the strike by Okita.
Reigle slips a straight right by Okita.
Okita misses the jab.
Reigle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okita looks to land a right hand but Reigle moved out of range.
Okita looks to score with a jab to the body but Reigle is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Okita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okita looks to land a right hand but Reigle moved out of range.
Okita is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okita scores with a jab. Reigle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reigle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reigle but Reigle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reigle slips a straight right by Okita.
Okita just misses with a punch to the body.
Okita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reigle!
Okita wants to control the pace but Reigle is squirming around nicely.
Reigle trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mikio Okita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okita wants to control the pace but Reigle is squirming around nicely.
Reigle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Okita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle is trying to escape the mount.
Okita moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Reigle has worked his arm free - good work by Reigle!
Okita working away.
Reigle sneaks out the side door and pushes Okita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okita is defended easily by Reigle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okita fails to land the takedown.
Okita tries to bum rush Reigle with a series of wild strikes but Reigle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nathaniel Reigle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reigle manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown by Okita or perhaps it was just good defense by Reigle which made him look bad.
Reigle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Okita will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Reigle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reigle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Reigle!
Nathaniel Reigle is the new welterweight champion!
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