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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Markus Kiviranta (ranked 7163 p4p, 481 weight class) and Pull Plugger (ranked 7297 p4p, 487 weight class). Markus Kiviranta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pull Plugger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Kiviranta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiviranta cracks Plugger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiviranta moves into the clinch.
Kiviranta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kiviranta trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiviranta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plugger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kiviranta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Plugger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kiviranta breaks from the clinch.
Kiviranta misses with a body kick.
Kiviranta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiviranta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plugger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kiviranta pushes Plugger up against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Plugger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Plugger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kiviranta is defending well.
Kiviranta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiviranta swinging wildly here.
Kiviranta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plugger tries to score a body lock takedown but Kiviranta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Markus Kiviranta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
Kiviranta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plugger blocks a head kick by Kiviranta.
Kiviranta tries to work over Plugger's front leg with a kick but Plugger checks it.
Kiviranta gets a takedown into half guard.
Plugger trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kiviranta seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger is controlling Kiviranta's trapped leg to prevent Kiviranta from advancing to side control.
Kiviranta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plugger on the ground.
Plugger gets back to full guard.
Kiviranta wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Plugger's closed guard. He's half up but Plugger has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Plugger pivots and extends the arm, Kiviranta falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Plugger! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pull Plugger!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanton AZ (ranked 7574 p4p, 267 weight class) and Jib Mubagy (ranked 6771 p4p, 246 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton AZ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jib Mubagy !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AZ clinches.
Mubagy tightens his grip and picks AZ up, before dumping him to the ground. AZ manages to land in guard.
Mubagy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
AZ might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mubagy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mubagy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
AZ wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mubagy manages to pass to side control.
Mubagy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AZ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubagy controlling from mount.
Mubagy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
AZ is looking to improve his position but Mubagy isn't that keen on the idea.
Mubagy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mubagy landing strikes from the mount and AZ is in trouble!
Mubagy controlling the position easily from mount.
AZ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mubagy on the ground.
Mubagy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. AZ looks a forlorn figure.
Mubagy controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy unloading with bombs!
Mubagy controlling from the full mount.
AZ is looking to improve his position but Mubagy isn't that keen on the idea.
Mubagy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mubagy landing strikes from the mount and AZ is in trouble!
Mubagy looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AZ is in a horrible position here. Mubagy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mubagy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mubagy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish AZ?
AZ wants to control but Mubagy is having none of it.
Mubagy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mubagy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
AZ is rocked!
Mubagy postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked AZ badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mubagy around the waist but Mubagy pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mubagy is the winner by TKO! Mubagy jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jib Mubagy !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Some Body (ranked 7051 p4p, 556 weight class) and Haee Yip (ranked 7414 p4p, 571 weight class). Body comes to the cage accompanied by boom. Some Body has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Some Body!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haee Yip!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip keeps the fight on the outside.
Body moves in looking to clinch but Yip pushes him off.
Yip throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Body tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yip is in Body's guard.
Yip is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yip lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Body keeping full guard, as Yip tries to pass.
Yip slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yip has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yip is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Body doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yip.
Yip stalling.
That's two 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yip seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Yip there.
Yip lands with a punch from half guard.
Yip is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip prevents Body from standing back up.
Body trying to hold on to Yip's head to control him but Yip postures up.
Yip perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yip stops Body from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Yip is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Body tries to clinch but Yip moves out of range.
Body tries to close the distance and clinch but Yip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yip shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Body is trying to defend but Yip finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yip controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Body wants to control the action here but instead Yip manages to pass to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yip looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yip looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haee Yip 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.
Yip keeps the fight on the outside.
Body tries to clinch up but Yip circles away and keeps his distance.
Yip shoots in but Body avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Body tries to clinch up but Yip circles away and keeps his distance.
Yip drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Body's face as Yip controls the position.
Body wants to get back to his feet.
Yip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yip is working Body over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Body can't do much from the bottom here.
Body is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yip is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip is staying tight to Body's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Body can't do much from the bottom here.
Body tries to buck Yip off but Yip is having none of it.
Yip is working Body over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yip scoring with punches and elbows.
Body being controlled for a moment.
Yip decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip rushes Body and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Body goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Body goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Body lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yip just misses with a elbow thrown towards Body's brow.
Body unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yip lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yip has picked Body up - he's going for a ride! Yip dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yip wants to pass to mount but Body is defending the position.
Yip is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Body throws a strike from the bottom but Yip passes into side control!
Yip working away.
Yip lands some shots froms side control.
Body is looking to reverse the position.
Yip just content to control the position.
Body gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Yip controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Yip has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yip's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
You get the feeling that Body really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Body tries to reverse the position but Yip maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haee Yip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Body fails in his attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Body enables Yip to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Body manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Body wants to control the position but Yip says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yip wants to work for an arm triangle but Body is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Body trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yip manages to pass to mount!
Body tries to hold on but Yip postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Body can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yip with shots to the head and body - Body looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yip looking to finish Body with some ground and pound. This is bad for Body!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip with good strikes from the mount here!
Yip postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Body looks a forlorn figure.
Body is rocked!
Yip with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Body is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Body tries to reverse the position but Yip maintains control.
Yip looking to isolate an arm here. Body doesn't see it coming and as Yip extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Yip!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Haee Yip!
Some Body was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Ballin (ranked 7382 p4p, 558 weight class) and Aiden Khan (ranked 7583 p4p, 566 weight class). Khan has chosen Simply the Best. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joeseph Ballin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khan defends it nicely.
Ballin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballin circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan tries to bum rush Ballin with a series of wild strikes but Ballin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballin dodges the punch combination from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khan manages to circle out of the way.
Ballin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wriggles free and stands up.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballin.
Khan works over Ballin's head and body with a nice combination.
Khan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ballin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Ballin is out of range.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Ballin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ballin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballin circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan lands with a cross.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ballin on the side of the head.
Khan feints a jab promting Ballin to slip. Khan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ballin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ballin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballin.
Ballin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Ballin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballin moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a two punch combo.
Ballin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ballin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ballin shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Khan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballin shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ballin is breathing heavily.
Khan connects with a jab.
Khan throws a series of punches but Ballin avoids them all with ease.
Khan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Khan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ballin or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan, which made it look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Ballin wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Ballin misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ballin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Khan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Joeseph Ballin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ballin. Ballin gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Ballin's belly button to the back.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a combination. Ballin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Ballin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballin is just out of range.
Ballin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Ballin taking a breather.
Ballin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ballin tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Ballin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballin is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ballin has his back to the cage.
Ballin looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Ballin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ballin stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joeseph Ballin.
Khan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ballin moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan digs a good hook to Ballin's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a combination. Ballin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan scores with a one two! Ballin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ballin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballin counters with a one-two to the body.
Ballin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a right hand that Ballin ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballin also avoids with ease.
Ballin closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Ballin pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ballin. Ballin gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballin shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ballin eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Ballin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballin dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ballin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ballin.
Ballin looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballin circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan throws a right hand that Ballin ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballin also avoids with ease.
Ballin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ballin slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Ballin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khan.
Aiden Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballin tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Ballin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Ballin persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan scores with a hook.
Ballin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aiden Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
Ballin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ballin somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Ballin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ballin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
As Ballin backs off Khan throws a huge counter combo but Ballin manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a one two! Ballin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ballin. Ballin gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Aiden Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ballin's hands.
Ballin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan stalks Ballin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ballin's face. Ballin staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ballin is defended easily by Khan.
Khan throws a combination. Ballin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ballin's head backwards.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballin is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khan looks to land a combination but Ballin avoids it well.
Ballin tries to counter by clinching up but Khan breaks away and moves out of range.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballin.
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!
Ballin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Ballin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ballin misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joeseph Ballin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiden Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Khan!
Aiden Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hayden (ranked 7078 p4p, 544 weight class) and Johan Kemsky (ranked 6097 p4p, 505 weight class). Clay Hayden could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johan Kemsky's chin.
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164 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Kemsky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Hayden.
Hayden slips a jab and a cross from Kemsky.
Hayden dives in and grabs Kemsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kemsky pushes down on Hayden's head and hops out.
Kemsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kemsky misses with a wild combination.
Hayden throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Hayden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Hayden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayden scores with a kick to the body.
Kemsky throws a nice looking combination but Hayden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kemsky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemsky swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayden.
Hayden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayden sizes up Kemsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kemsky misses with a few strikes there.
Kemsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayden.
Kemsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayden.
Kemsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayden.
A punch combination from Kemsky misses.
Hayden connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayden misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayden.
Kemsky misses with a wild combination.
Hayden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Hayden.
Kemsky missing with a left hand there. Hayden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayden is looking to clinch but Kemsky is avoiding it.
Johan Kemsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Kemsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kemsky lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayden. Kemsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kemsky throws a right and a left that Hayden avoids nicely.
Hayden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hayden landing a few strikes.
Hayden lands some shots froms side control.
Hayden looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kemsky is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kemsky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hayden is putting a hurting on Kemsky here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kemsky is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemsky defending against the ground and pound.
Hayden cracks Kemsky with a big elbow.
Hayden working the head with strikes.
Hayden looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hayden cracks Kemsky with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hayden cracks Kemsky with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hayden is chipping away with strikes.
Hayden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hayden wants to control but Kemsky is keeping him busy.
Hayden working the ground and pound but Kemsky is defending the strikes.
Hayden with the ground and pound but Kemsky regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hayden 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hayden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hayden is trying to control the action in half guard but Kemsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Hayden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Hayden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kemsky slips a jab from Hayden.
Kemsky avoids the body shot from Hayden.
Kemsky misses with a few strikes there.
Johan Kemsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kemsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayden.
Kemsky scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Clay Hayden has been cut.
Hayden misses the shot to the body.
Hayden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hayden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden jumps guard but Kemsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kemsky breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayden dodges the punch combination from Kemsky.
Kemsky throws a nice looking combination but Hayden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Hayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kemsky throws a right hand that Hayden ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayden also avoids with ease.
Hayden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kemsky sprawls well initially but Hayden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kemsky wants to get back to his feet.
Kemsky is refusing to be controlled, as Hayden sits in half guard.
Hayden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hayden is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kemsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hayden stops Kemsky from getting back to his feet.
Hayden is trying to control. Kemsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hayden maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kemsky could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hayden has cracked it and Kemsky is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hayden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clay Hayden!
Clay Hayden thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between African King (ranked 5855 p4p, 494 weight class) and Ian Justino (ranked 5812 p4p, 492 weight class). The key to victory for African King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Justino!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justino misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Justino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ian Justino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justino misses with the combination.
King attempts a counter takedown but Justino avoids it well and moves away.
Justino looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Justino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King checks a leg kick.
Justino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Justino counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Justino is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Justino passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for King!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justino controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
Justino looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
King wants to hold on but Justino pushes him away.
Justino controlling his opponent.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justino looking to control and managing it successfully.
King wants to control but Justino is having none of it.
Justino controlling the position easily from mount.
We've been informed that Justino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Justino is continuing to stall.
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.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
Justino controlling from mount.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Justino controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Justino dominated that 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.
Justino throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Justino circles away.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justino tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justino to the ground. Justino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Justino in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
King tries to clinch there but Justino circles away.
Justino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Justino is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Justino misses with a straight left.
Justino throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Justino. Those never looked like landing.
Justino misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justino misses with a double jab.
King tries to clinch there but Justino circles away.
Justino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for African King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from King.
King looks for a takedown but Justino sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justino throws a big shot that misses.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Justino swivels and escapes.
Justino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King misses with a right hand
and Justino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King has control of Justino's left arm, preventing Justino from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Justino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The adventures of Justino the control monster continue. Boring.
King 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.
Justino stands up and waves to King to follow him.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Justino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King dodges the punch combination from Justino.
Justino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justino.
African King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justino misses with a double jab
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ian Justino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Justino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Justino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Justino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justino loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justino.
A head kick misses from King.
Justino is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Justino lands a left and a right that send King crashing to the mat, dazed. Justino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
King is rocked!
It looks like African King has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Justino closes the distance and clinches.
Justino breaks the clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Justino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justino drops King with a huge uppercut! King drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Justino is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Justino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter King (ranked 4223 p4p, 431 weight class) and Shawn Kowalski (ranked 6716 p4p, 539 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its Time to TAP. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski dives in for a single leg takedown but King sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kowalski moves out of range of the strikes.
King with a poor takedown
and Kowalski counters with a two punch combo.
King misses with a hook.
Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kowalski's coach down at BAK training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kowalski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kowalski shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski works the jab nicely.
It looks like Dexter King has been cut.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kowalski connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent King tumbling to the canvas! Kowalski pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! King was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shawn Kowalski!
Shawn Kowalski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dexter King stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one can Defeat me cuZ "I DONT GIVE UP"'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Roberts (ranked 4152 p4p, 435 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 3264 p4p, 373 weight class). Ispa Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Perkele as Roberts shoots in.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Perkele sprawls well.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Perkele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perkele gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roberts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses. Perkele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roberts's guard. Nice move by Perkele!
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roberts managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perkele content to stall in guard here.
Perkele slips nicely into half guard.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Perkele has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control but Perkele is keeping busy.
Perkele sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perkele missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perkele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts dives in and grabs Perkele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkele pushes down on Roberts's head and hops out.
Perkele wants to counter with a clinch but Roberts pushes him away.
Perkele moves into the clinch.
Perkele slows down the pace here.
Perkele presses Roberts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele stops a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Perkele pushes Roberts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Our sources have told us that Roberts has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Perkele is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Perkele is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkele throws a big uppercut that drops Roberts! More strikes from Perkele and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Roberts lies dazed against the cage as Perkele celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Marshall (ranked 3192 p4p, 89 weight class) and Donny Ronaldson (ranked 3318 p4p, 95 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ronaldson's choice of entrance music: Anarchy in the UK. 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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249 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donny Ronaldson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall gets a clinch.
Marshall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ronaldson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marshall tries to break free but Ronaldson pushes him back against the cage.
Ronaldson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ronaldson blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ronaldson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall wants to stand up but Ronaldson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ronaldson being controlled here momentarily.
Marshall is looking for a triangle but Ronaldson pushes his legs off easily.
Ronaldson content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marshall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ronaldson defends well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Ronaldson shoots in but no luck this time.
Marshall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marshall looks to land a combination. Ronaldson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ronaldson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ronaldson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Marshall. No joy for Ronaldson on that attempt.
Marshall Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Ronaldson.
Nice cross by Marshall.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Ronaldson circles away.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Ronaldson keeps it at a distance.
Marshall Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronaldson shoots in and bounces Marshall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marshall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ronaldson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Marshall - just one landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ronaldson.
Marshall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ronaldson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ronaldson.
Marshall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Ronaldson slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldson wants to clinch
and Marshall counters with a crisp one two that drops Ronaldson! Marshall thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ronaldson to his feet! Ronaldson is in big trouble!
Ronaldson looks winded!
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Ronaldson wants to counter with a clinch but Marshall pushes him away.
Ronaldson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldson tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldson looking to score a takedown here. Marshall is defending well but Ronaldson drives through and ends up in Marshall's guard.
Marshall wants to stand but Ronaldson is controlling the position.
Marshall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marshall controls Ronaldson momentarily but Ronaldson frees himself.
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 Marshall Marshall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marshall tries to bum rush Ronaldson with a series of wild strikes but Ronaldson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronaldson blocks a head kick by Marshall.
Ronaldson closes the distance and clinches up with Marshall, looking for a takedown. Ronaldson pushes Marshall against the cage but Marshall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronaldson moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Ronaldson wants to counter with a clinch but Marshall pushes him away.
Ronaldson moves out of range of the leg kick from Marshall.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marshall.
It looks like Donny Ronaldson has been cut.
Marshall Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marshall counters with a nice right hand that sends Ronaldson toppling to the canvas! Ronaldson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marshall finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldson takes the fight into the clinch.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch but Ronaldson keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall tries to break the clinch but Ronaldson is controlling the position.
Ronaldson breaks the clinch.
Ronaldson with a poor takedown
and Marshall counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Ronaldson is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marshall Marshall!
Marshall Marshall got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yut Han (ranked 1983 p4p, 226 weight class) and Bob Brown (ranked 6672 p4p, 458 weight class). Yut Han has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yut Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Han.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Han doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Han slips the punch.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Han.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown pulls guard.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Han is one step ahead there.
Brown looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Han stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Han stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Han is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Han is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Han won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Han landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control.
Han keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Han is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Han 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.
Han makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing that Han has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Han lands a couple of elbows.
Han is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Han is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Han postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Han is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Han with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown is rocked!
Han landing with the ground and pound.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Han finish him?
Han working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Han wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Han's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Han works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Han is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Han loads up on a big left hand. Brown felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Han looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Brown can't hide his disappointment, as Han celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yut Han!
Yut Han was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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