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300.F.C FIGHT 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Watson Delafontaine (ranked 4896 p4p, 4824 weight class) and Percival Sherington (ranked 473 p4p, 468 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 Hilo, Watson Delafontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Sherington!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Delafontaines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Delafontaine scores with a shot to the body.
Sherington swings for the body but Delafontaine moves out of range.
Sherington misses with a body shot.
Delafontaine tries to counter with a takedown but Sherington is quick to defend against it.
Delafontaine misses with a wild combination.
Delafontaine blocks a jab.
Delafontaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherington closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Delafontaine to the mat! Delafontaine manages to get full guard.
Sherington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sherington trying to control but Delafontaine is working from the bottom.
Sherington passes Delafontaine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherington trying to mount his opponent but Delafontaine defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delafontaine trying to control but Sherington postures up.
Sherington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sherington is trying to work for a kimura but Delafontaine is defending well.
Delafontaine is trying to maintain the position but Sherington is very close to passing his half guard.
Sherington is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Delafontaine is just riding it out for now. Sherington eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Delafontaine tries to get to full guard but Sherington has control of the leg.
Delafontaine punching from the bottom.
Sherington wants to pass the guard but Delafontaine is defending well.
Delafontaine is trying to control but Sherington passes into side control!
Delafontaine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delafontaine tries to get out of the position.
Sherington is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Delafontaine looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sherington gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Delafontaine is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sherington lets go of the hold and Delafontaine can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Percival Sherington!
A victorious Percival Sherington thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Stricter (ranked 4066 p4p, 4555 weight class) and Ubo Utunga (ranked 442 p4p, 462 weight class). Nigel Stricter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Stricter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubo Utunga!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stricter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Utunga tries to avoid it but Stricter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Utunga to the ground. Utunga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stricter throws a nice looking combination but Utunga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stricter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Utunga on his heels. He'll look to pass Utunga's guard now, I'm sure.
Stricter wants to pass the guard but Utunga is keeping the position.
Stricter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stricter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Utunga's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricter stands up out of the half guard.
Utunga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stricter dives in and grabs Utunga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Utunga pushes down on Stricter's head and hops out.
No luck for Utunga with that takedown attempt.
Stricter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Utunga manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricter drives through and clinches with Utunga against the cage.
Stricter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Utunga's efforts to push away.
Utunga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stricter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Stricter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stricter has Utunga pushed against the cage.
Utunga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
A left hand lands to the body for Stricter.
Stricter wants the takedown. Utunga is fighting it off but Stricter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Utunga's guard against the cage.
Stricter lands a couple of digs.
Utunga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stricter controls the pace.
Stricter pushing down on Utunga's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stricter is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Utunga is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nigel Stricter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Murhapuro (ranked 4374 p4p, 4036 weight class) and Gordon Ryan (ranked 454 p4p, 440 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mfer Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan tries for a takedown but Murhapuro circles away easily
letting Murhapuro counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Murhapuro.
Jab by Murhapuro.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Murhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan walks straight into a right hand from Murhapuro - that's dropped him! Murhapuro jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ryan from any more punishment! Ryan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mfer Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Slow (ranked 2805 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 156 p4p, 111 weight class). Zemin has chosen 부모님 은혜 as his entrance music. Unang Zemin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slow under the eye.
Zemin pounces like a tiger and cracks Slow with a vicious hook! Slow is down but not out! Zemin follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Unang Zemin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 2272 p4p, 11820 weight class) and Australian RooMan (ranked 305 p4p, 621 weight class). 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RooMan scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
RooMan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
RooMan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barnes sitting in guard here, content to control.
RooMan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
RooMan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barnes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RooMan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrew Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RooMan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
RooMan connects with a jab.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
RooMan with a jab.
RooMan misses with a wild combination.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
RooMan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
RooMan scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
RooMan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and RooMan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
RooMan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
RooMan moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for RooMan.
Barnes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting RooMan counter with a right hand.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and RooMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a leg kick but RooMan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
RooMan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes misses with the combination.
RooMan feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and RooMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and RooMan moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - RooMan scores with a four punch combination!
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at RooMan's knee but RooMan avoids it well.
Barnes throws a low kick but RooMan moves out of range easily.
RooMan slips under a jab.
RooMan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
RooMan lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes throws a series of punches but RooMan avoids them all with ease.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - RooMan scores with a four punch combination!
Barnes throws a series of punches but RooMan moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
RooMan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
RooMan catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
RooMan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
RooMan lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but RooMan manages to avoid it.
RooMan misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by RooMan.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
RooMan throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes avoids the body shot from RooMan.
RooMan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
RooMan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and RooMan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
RooMan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from RooMan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Australian RooMan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from RooMan.
RooMan throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from RooMan.
Barnes digs a good hook to RooMan's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow RooMan down.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by RooMan.
RooMan unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
RooMan swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
RooMan lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RooMan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Australian RooMan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes throws a hook but RooMan blocks it.
RooMan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
RooMan lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RooMan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around RooMan's waist but RooMan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barnes off to one side.
Barnes is looking to wear down RooMan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. RooMan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and RooMan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but RooMan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and RooMan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Australian RooMan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
RooMan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. RooMan moves away and avoids it.
RooMan throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
RooMan misses with a double jab.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Barnes lands a head kick. RooMan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes throws a series of punches but RooMan avoids them all with ease.
RooMan throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
RooMan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Barnes misses with a hook
enabling RooMan to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
RooMan lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
RooMan throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by RooMan. Beautiful body shot.
RooMan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
RooMan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as RooMan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
RooMan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
A nice combination there by RooMan.
A punch combination from RooMan misses.
A telegraphed right hand from RooMan misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RooMan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
RooMan misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes looks to land a combination but RooMan avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from RooMan. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
RooMan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
RooMan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Barnes avoids the body shot from RooMan.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
RooMan blocks the body kick.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from RooMan.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from RooMan does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sizes up RooMan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that RooMan sees coming a mile off.
RooMan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from RooMan.
RooMan throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by RooMan.
RooMan jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
RooMan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
RooMan thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes avoids the body shot from RooMan.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
RooMan misses the shot to the body.
Barnes avoids the body shot from RooMan.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Australian RooMan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes misses with a double jab
and RooMan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by RooMan.
RooMan throws a right and a left that both miss.
RooMan tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
RooMan throws a one two combo.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
RooMan blocks a head kick by Barnes.
RooMan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
RooMan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
RooMan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and RooMan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
RooMan throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
RooMan scores with a jab.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. RooMan saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Nice jab there from RooMan.
RooMan misses with a looping left.
RooMan misses with a jab, cross combination.
RooMan moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
RooMan misses with a jab, cross combination.
RooMan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
RooMan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on RooMan's shoulder, as RooMan tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract RooMan.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but RooMan circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
RooMan throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around RooMan's waist but RooMan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barnes off to one side.
RooMan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
RooMan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
RooMan checks a low kick from Barnes.
No joy there for RooMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
RooMan scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
Barnes throws a right and a left that RooMan avoids nicely.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as RooMan throws out the jab.
RooMan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for RooMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
RooMan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but RooMan checks it.
RooMan misses with a straight left.
As RooMan looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but RooMan just gets out of the way.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
RooMan lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but RooMan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
RooMan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes is looking to counter with head kicks.
RooMan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As RooMan looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but RooMan just gets out of the way.
RooMan blocks a head kick by Barnes.
RooMan throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by RooMan.
RooMan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes scores with a jab.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by RooMan. RooMan obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from RooMan.
RooMan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
RooMan scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
RooMan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from RooMan. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
RooMan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes tries to move into range but RooMan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
RooMan staying out of range there.
RooMan throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes moves out of range as RooMan strikes.
RooMan lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
RooMan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
RooMan motions for Barnes to come forward. RooMan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Australian RooMan really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
RooMan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
RooMan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by RooMan.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
RooMan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RooMan misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into RooMan's ribs.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but RooMan is just out of range.
Barnes lands a head kick!
RooMan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RooMan thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
RooMan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for RooMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and RooMan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by RooMan.
RooMan throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for RooMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
RooMan works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Barnes throws a series of punches but RooMan moves out of range.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes looks to land a combination but RooMan avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
RooMan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and RooMan counters with a one-two to the body.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from RooMan.
RooMan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt RooMan.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from RooMan.
Barnes throws a right and a left that RooMan avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RooMan throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and RooMan counters with a nice body shot.
RooMan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
RooMan scores with a one two! Barnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
RooMan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes defending well as RooMan loads up on a big left hand.
RooMan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from RooMan.
RooMan connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
RooMan lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
RooMan throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by RooMan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from RooMan! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and RooMan counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by RooMan!
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
RooMan missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
RooMan blocks a head kick by Barnes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
RooMan lands a body shot.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Australian RooMan dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
RooMan lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
RooMan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but RooMan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses RooMan's sensitive parts.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
RooMan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
RooMan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
RooMan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barnes throws a head kick but RooMan moves out of range.
RooMan misses with a looping left.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from RooMan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
RooMan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan scores with a body shot.
Barnes staying out of range there.
RooMan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 Barnes is rocked!
RooMan looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from RooMan! But no joy.
RooMan tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but RooMan manages to avoid it.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by RooMan.
RooMan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from RooMan misses.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and RooMan is able to avoid easily.
RooMan misses with a series of wild punches.
Australian RooMan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan scores with a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RooMan throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses the jab.
RooMan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes misses with a combination
letting RooMan counter with a right hand.
RooMan connects with the punch.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
RooMan connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RooMan tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andrew Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
RooMan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes is looking to chop away at RooMan's legs.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
RooMan digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
RooMan's corner calls for a 1-2. RooMan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
RooMan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
RooMan throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from RooMan.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
RooMan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes throws a series of punches but RooMan moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RooMan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
RooMan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
RooMan lands a jab to the head.
Barnes throws a right and a left that RooMan avoids nicely.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and RooMan counters with a straight right hand.
RooMan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but RooMan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from RooMan.
RooMan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by RooMan there.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and RooMan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Australian RooMan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well RooMan 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Australian RooMan!
A victorious Australian RooMan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Stawarski (ranked 1211 p4p, 3985 weight class) and Fury Tyson (ranked 160 p4p, 436 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Stawarski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fury Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stawarski slips under a jab.
Stawarski needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson cracks Stawarski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stawarski to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stawarski looks to clinch but Tyson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stawarski taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fury Tyson!
Fury Tyson is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Rockefeller (ranked 644 p4p, 2118 weight class) and Peter Kowalski (ranked 31 p4p, 96 weight class). Rockefeller 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Trooper- Iron Maiden. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Rockefeller !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski looks for a takedown but Rockefeller sprawls well.
A nice leg kick from Rockefeller , right into the meat of the thigh.
Rockefeller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rockefeller wants it to stay on the feet.
Rockefeller staying out of range there.
Kowalski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rockefeller quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rockefeller pushes Kowalski off and gets back to his feet.
Kowalski connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Richard Rockefeller has been cut.
Kowalski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rockefeller 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockefeller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski won't allow Rockefeller to get back to his feet.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockefeller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski cracks Rockefeller with a solid left hand.
Rockefeller uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kowalski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rockefeller on the side of the head.
Rockefeller scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockefeller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rockefeller wants it to stay on the feet.
Richard Rockefeller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Kowalski.
Kowalski slips a straight right by Rockefeller .
Kowalski moves out of range as Rockefeller strikes.
Kowalski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rockefeller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Rockefeller .
Kowalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowalski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rockefeller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rockefeller bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Richard Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockefeller lands a really nice looking cross but Kowalski seems unphased.
Kowalski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rockefeller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kowalski scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kowalski. Kowalski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rockefeller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rockefeller .
Kowalski shoots in looking for a takedown. Rockefeller tries to sprawl out of it but Kowalski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rockefeller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalski moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockefeller misses the target.
Richard Rockefeller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Rockefeller misses.
Kowalski misses with a takedown
and Rockefeller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rockefeller defends it nicely.
Rockefeller is looking to counter punch.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.
Rockefeller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kowalski moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockefeller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rockefeller misses with a left hand
and Kowalski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rockefeller 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski lands a couple of digs.
Rockefeller pushes Kowalski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kowalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockefeller is just out of range.
Rockefeller slips a jab and a cross from Kowalski.
Kowalski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rockefeller !
Rockefeller sneaks out the side door and pushes Kowalski away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Rockefeller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Rockefeller 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rockefeller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rockefeller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalski throws out the jab.
A jab from Rockefeller misses.
It seemed like Kowalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rockefeller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rockefeller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kowalski on the side of the head.
Rockefeller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalski with the counter takedown but Rockefeller avoids it easily.
Rockefeller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
Rockefeller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalski.
Rockefeller looks to throw the jab but Kowalski is out of range.
Rockefeller looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalski is just out of range.
Kowalski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kowalski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rockefeller defends it well.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but Rockefeller moved out of range nicely.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rockefeller takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
Rockefeller misses with a wild combination.
Kowalski throws the left hand but Rockefeller avoids the punch easily.
Kowalski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rockefeller is trying to stand up here but Kowalski is controlling him well.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rockefeller manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kowalski keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Rockefeller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalski breaks the clinch.
Kowalski moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Rockefeller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richard Rockefeller is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalski misses with a looping left.
Kowalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowalski misses with a takedown
letting Rockefeller counter with a right hand.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that Rockefeller avoids nicely.
Kowalski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockefeller circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockefeller dips to his left and cracks Kowalski with an uppercut!
Rockefeller throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalski tries for a takedown but Rockefeller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richard Rockefeller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Kowalski.
Kowalski slips a jab from Rockefeller .
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockefeller throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rockefeller as he jumps to the side.
Rockefeller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rockefeller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalski with the counter takedown but Rockefeller avoids it easily.
Rockefeller lands with a cross.
Kowalski moves out of range as Rockefeller strikes.
Rockefeller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kowalski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rockefeller lands a nice shot that snaps Kowalski's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rockefeller throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalski catches Rockefeller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt
and Rockefeller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockefeller .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockefeller .
Kowalski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rockefeller counter with a right hand.
Rockefeller throws a hook but Kowalski avoids it easily.
Kowalski avoids the body shot from Rockefeller .
Rockefeller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Rockefeller tenderised Kowalski's leg. Kowalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kowalski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kowalski throws a shot from downtown. Rockefeller moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Rockefeller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Rockefeller '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.
Rockefeller stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kowalski.
The fighters circling - Rockefeller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rockefeller misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalski counters with a single leg into guard. Rockefeller didn't expect that.
Kowalski distracts Rockefeller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rockefeller wants to stand up but Kowalski is controlling him.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockefeller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski won't allow Rockefeller to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski landing with the ground and pound.
Kowalski trying to control but Rockefeller is working from the bottom.
Rockefeller wants to stand and escape but Kowalski is having none of it.
Rockefeller wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kowalski manages to pass to side control.
Rockefeller is looking to get back to full guard here but Kowalski has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kowalski lands a nice forearm strike.
Kowalski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rockefeller !
Kowalski avoids the attempt from Rockefeller to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski landing punches.
Kowalski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rockefeller hang on?
Rockefeller is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kowalski cracks Rockefeller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rockefeller is rocked!
Kowalski postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rockefeller badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kowalski around the waist but Kowalski pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kowalski is the winner by TKO! Kowalski jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski is the new super heavyweight champion!
Peter Kowalski gave a mention to MKFC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Dillinger (ranked 2682 p4p, 518 weight class) and Boryenka Stepanov (ranked 357 p4p, 74 weight class). Stepanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Boryenka Stepanov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Dillinger !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryenka Stepanov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stepanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dillinger down.
Dillinger is pushing Stepanov's head away, looking to escape. Stepanov manages to hold on to the position though.
Dillinger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dillinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stepanov on the ground.
Dillinger wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Stepanov scoring with strikes but Dillinger is staying in there.
Stepanov is landing with some decent strikes but Dillinger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dillinger is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepanov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Dillinger badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stepanov around the waist but Stepanov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stepanov is the winner by TKO! Stepanov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boryenka Stepanov!
An out of breath Boryenka Stepanov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 482 p4p, 225 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 69 p4p, 38 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andonian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Andonian blocks a jab.
Andonian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andonian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andonian walks into a left hand.
Andonian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andonian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkele is defending well for now.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Andonian.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Andonian, against the cage.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Andonian, against the cage.
Perkele pushes Andonian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andonian scores with a shot to the side of Perkele's head.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andonian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andonian misses with the head strike.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andonian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Andonian is just out of range.
Andonian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perkele throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Andonian counters with a left and a right that stings Perkele.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Andonian's shoulder, as Andonian tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andonian is rocked!
Perkele circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Andonian tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Perkele wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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