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BCF 40: Dawkins vs Hudson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Oshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neki Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatsuya Oshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Neki Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oshiro.
Daniels with a nice cross.
Daniels throws a series of strikes that have Oshiro backpedaling.
Oshiro is rocked!
Daniels is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Oshiro flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Oshiro is out cold! Daniels holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neki Daniels!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant tries to clinch there but Condit circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Grant rushes Condit and presses him up against the cage.
Grant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Condit blocks a leg kick.
Condit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Condit works over Grant's head and body with a nice combination.
Condit scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Condit forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Grant blocks a body shot from Condit.
Grant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Condit up against the cage.
Condit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grant obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condit lands with a nice combination. Grant backs away looking to recover.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Condit. Those never looked like landing.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Condit counters with a series of strikes. Grant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Condit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Condit's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Condit duly obliges.
Condit closes the distance and clinches.
Condit tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Condit swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant lands an elbow just above Condit 's eye.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Condit throws a series of strikes that have Grant backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch but Condit is having none of it.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Condit lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Condit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Condit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Condit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Condit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant misses with a double jab
and Condit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands with a kick to the temple. Condit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Condit lands with an overhand left.
Condit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Condit swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Condit tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Condit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant working Condit over with knees to the body.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Condit counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Condit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grant on the side of the head.
Grant clinches with his opponent.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Grant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condit is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Paul Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Condit blocks a head kick by Grant.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Condit tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Grant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Condit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Condit was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Condit is looking to clinch.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Condit.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Condit back into the cage.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condit misses with a series of wild punches.
Grant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant moves into the clinch.
Condit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Condit tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Condit.
Condit scores with a jab.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Condit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Condit misses with a punch to the body.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Condit looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Condit lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trevor Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant darts in trying to clinch
and Condit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Grant tenderised Condit's leg. Condit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit lands a lovely overhand right.
Condit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Condit swinging wildly here.
Condit dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
Condit lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Condit blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Condit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grant tries to clinch but Condit is having none of it.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Condit tries to keep at a distance but Grant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grant lands an elbow just above Condit 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
Condit misses the shot to the body.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Condit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Condit scores with a four punch combination!
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Condit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Condit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Condit.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
Grant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Condit checks a leg kick.
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Condit.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Condit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Condit moved out of range nicely.
Grant throws a head kick but Condit moves out of range.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Condit counters with a left and a right that stings Grant.
The fighters circle momentarily. Condit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grant tries to clinch but Condit moves out of range.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Condit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Condit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trevor Condit is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant tries to clinch there but Condit circles away.
Condit lands with a nice body punch.
Condit throws a combination. Grant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Condit.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Condit digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Condit fails to land with a series of punches.
Condit's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Condit duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Condit!
Condit tries to clinch up.
Grant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant darts in and clinches Condit up against the cage.
Condit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Paul Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Condit is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Condit looking to stall.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Condit's face.
Condit misses with a body punch.
Condit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grant avoiding damage.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Condit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Condit blocks a head kick by Grant.
Condit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Condit.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Condit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trevor Condit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant motions for Condit to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Condit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Grant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McCord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCord's entrance music is "Violate You"- Chino Xl. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike McCord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCord but McCord pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCord moves away.
Powers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Powers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCord doesn't seem bothered though.
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCord. McCord obviously looking to wear him down.
McCord blocks a head kick by Powers.
McCord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Powers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Powers misses with a body shot
and McCord counters with a left to the body.
McCord throws a low kick, looking for Powers's leg but Powers calmly moves out of range.
Powers misses with a double jab
and McCord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
McCord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCord bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Powers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCord avoids a kick to the body.
Mike McCord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers has his takedown stuffed
and McCord counters with a nice body shot.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
McCord swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Powers.
McCord scores with a punch to the head.
McCord misses with a leg kick.
McCord looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
Powers tries to keep at a distance but McCord has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCord prevents a body shot from Powers.
Powers tries to break the clinch but McCord is controlling the position.
Powers wants to break free but McCord has control.
McCord lands with a right to the head.
McCord lands a shot to the body.
McCord displaying some good clinch control by pressing Powers up against the cage.
McCord pushes Powers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powers working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to break free but McCord has control.
Powers wants to break free but McCord has control.
Powers pushes McCord back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powers backwards.
McCord throws an elbow that misses.
Powers can't break the clinch.
Powers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mike McCord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
Powers looks gassed!
McCord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powers scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from McCord.
McCord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCord throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from McCord.
McCord lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCord creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCord lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCord.
Powers tries to circle away but McCord has him pinned against the cage.
McCord lands an elbow just above Powers 's eye.
McCord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Powers is trying to force a seperation but McCord has the dominant position.
Powers prevents a body shot from McCord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCord creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powers's defenses.
Powers is trying to break the clinch but McCord has him pressed against the cage.
Powers blocks the elbow strike.
McCord working aggressively here.
Powers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCord gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Powers has had enough of the clinch but McCord keeps him there for the moment.
Powers has had enough of the clinch but McCord keeps him there for the moment.
McCord keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powers's efforts to push away.
McCord misses with a punch on the inside.
McCord misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McCord.
McCord misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powers throws a head punch that misses.
Powers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCord tries to land knees in the clinch but Powers avoids the damage to the body.
McCord tries to land knees in the clinch but Powers avoids the damage to the body.
Powers avoiding damage as McCord throws knees to the body.
McCord holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCord scores with a shot to the side of Powers's head.
Powers is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McCord can't fight it off and eventually Powers manages to take the fight to the floor. McCord looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Powers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCord tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Powers working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powersis looking to pass into half guard but McCord pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McCord is in guard.
Powers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCord manages to get himself to full guard.
McCord wants to control but Powers passes easily into half guard.
Powers throwing shots but McCord is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCord's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McCord dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCord manages to avoid it.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt
and McCord counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCord.
Powers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCord.
McCord slips under a jab from Powers.
Powers walks into a left hand.
McCord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Powers counters with a big head kick but McCord shrugs it off.
McCord wants to clinch
and Powers counters with a nice body shot.
McCord cracks Powers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Powers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCord misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powers.
Austin Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers is breathing heavily.
McCord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCord stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Powers lands with a hook. McCord tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCord uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Powers in his tracks.
McCord lands with a cross.
McCord misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powers.
Mike McCord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
McCord tests Powers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCord missing with a left hand there. Powers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Powers thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCord misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCord moves into the clinch.
McCord comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Powers is trying to break the clinch but McCord is controlling him.
Powers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Mike McCord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powers slips a straight right by McCord.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Powers as he checks the leg kick.
McCord misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. McCord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCord rather than just go for the knockout.
McCord moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCord misses with a straight left.
A jab from McCord misses.
Powers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCord lands a right hook to the body.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from McCord finds it's target.
McCord just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers checks a low kick from McCord.
McCord scoring well with a low kick there.
Powers misses the body punch
and McCord counters with a straight right hand.
Powers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Powers fails to pull guard.
McCord lands with a short shot to the head.
Powers wants to break free but McCord has control.
Powers blocks an elbow strike.
McCord misses with a body punch.
Powers avoids a wild elbow strike from McCord.
A left hand lands to the body for McCord.
Powers blocks an elbow strike.
McCord misses with the head strike.
Powers is trying to break the clinch but McCord has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCord.
Powers tries to circle away but McCord has him pinned against the cage.
McCord misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCord scores with a nice strike.
McCord moves away from the strike by Powers.
McCord misses with a straight left.
Powers throws a lazy head kick
and McCord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Powers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Powers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Powers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCord is looking to escape.
McCord really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Powers trying to control but McCord is having none of it.
McCord tries to hold on but Powers pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McCord dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCord.
Powers misses with a jab to the body
and McCord counters with a nice leg kick.
McCord lands a jab to Powers's midsection.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from McCord misses.
Powers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCord defends it nicely.
McCord missing with a left hand there. Powers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Powers misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCord lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Powers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers lands with a nice body punch.
McCord will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Powers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McCord is trying to defend but Powers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Powers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCord defending well though.
McCord knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCord works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCord wants to sweep here but Powers controlling him for the moment.
Powers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but McCord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Powers postures up.
Powers preventing the sweep.
Austin Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCord is on top in guard.
Powers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Powers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powers connects with a high kick.
McCord defending well as Powers loads up on a big left hand.
McCord throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Powers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCord misses with a straight right.
McCord moves out of range of the body kick from Powers.
Powers missing with a left hand there. McCord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from McCord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCord.
A punch combination from Powers misses.
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCord.
Powers checks the leg kick.
A big left from Powers misses.
McCord looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
McCord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by McCord. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCord.
Powers slips a straight right by McCord.
Powers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Powers scores with a hook to the body. McCord takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCord looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
Powers lands a high kick!
McCord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers cracks the inside of McCord's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
McCord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Powers as he connects with a hook.
Powers throws a lazy head kick
and McCord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but McCord shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCord connects with a looping right hand.
McCord scores with a jab. Powers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCord stuffs the takedown attempt from Powers. Powers gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike McCord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
McCord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCord. That's going to slow Powers down.
Powers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Powers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCord cracks Powers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Powers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCord has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McCord!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alez Calypse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Haseesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Calypse might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prodigy - Spitfire. Haseesh has chosen Guns n Roses - Mr Brownstone as his entrance music. Omar Haseesh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alez Calypse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Haseesh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haseesh throws the left hand but Calypse avoids the punch easily.
Calypse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haseesh is trying to defend but Calypse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Calypse moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Haseesh.
Haseesh is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Calypse.
Calypse is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haseesh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haseesh manages to get back to half guard.
Haseesh manages to get to full guard.
Haseesh keeping moving, preventing Calypse from controlling successfully.
Haseesh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calypse's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haseesh won't allow Calypse to sweep him here.
Calypse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Haseesh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Haseesh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Calypse. What's that going to do exactly?
Calypse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haseesh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Calypse working for a guillotine from mount but Haseesh is in no mood to give up.
Haseesh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Calypse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haseesh hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypse prevents Haseesh from getting the reversal.
Calypse wants to take Haseesh's back here but Haseesh is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Calypse working for a submission but Haseesh is keeping him at bay.
BOOM! Calypse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haseesh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haseesh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Calypse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haseesh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Haseesh taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calypse avoids the attempt from Haseesh to control.
Calypse looking to control but Haseesh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haseesh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Calypse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calypse wants to control but Haseesh is keeping him busy.
Calypse trying to pass the guard but Haseesh defending well.
Haseesh is refusing to be controlled, as Calypse sits in half guard.
Calypse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haseesh punching from the bottom.
Calypse 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! Haseesh is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alez Calypse!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Liandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koldan Heartless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Liandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Koldan Heartless!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Heartless.
Heartless tries to clinch up.
Liandro throws a hook but Heartless avoids it easily.
Heartless closes the distance and clinches up with Liandro, looking for a takedown. Heartless pushes Liandro against the cage but Liandro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liandro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liandro slaps away a takedown attempt from Heartless, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Liandro slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Heartless.
Heartless connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liandro's hands.
Liandro stuffs the takedown.
Nate Liandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koldan Heartless.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liandro.
It looks like Koldan Heartless has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liandro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Liandro.
Heartless shoots in and drives through. Liandro sprawls well.
Heartless loads up on a big right hand but Liandro slips the punch.
Heartless slips a jab and a cross from Liandro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liandro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heartless.
Liandro sizes up Heartless with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heartless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heartless looks gassed!
Liandro lands with a big right hook that stumbles Heartless - he's out on his feet here! Liandro follows up with another monster hook that separates Heartless from consciousness! Heartless falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Liandro stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Liandro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Wakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid Wakka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Timberloke's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cid Wakka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timberloke throws a lazy right hand but Wakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Timberloke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timberloke doesn't manage to clinch there - Wakka circles away.
Timberloke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timberloke tries to clinch up but Wakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Timberloke.
Timberloke lands with a cross.
Wakka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Timberloke scores with a hook to the body. Wakka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Timberloke just misses with a punch to the body.
Timberloke looks to land a combination but Wakka avoids it well.
Timberloke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Timberloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wakka.
A big right from Wakka misses.
Timberloke leaves Wakka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Justin Timberloke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timberloke throws out a loose jab but Wakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justin Timberloke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timberloke misses with a double jab.
Wakka moves in looking to clinch but Timberloke pushes him off.
Timberloke throws a body punch but Wakka moves out of range.
Wakka misses with a wild combination.
Timberloke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timberloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wakka.
Timberloke is looking to wear down Wakka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Timberloke misses with a wild body shot.
Timberloke throws the left hand but Wakka avoids the punch easily.
Timberloke drives through and clinches with Wakka against the cage.
Timberloke breaks the clinch.
Timberloke throws a right and a left that Wakka avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Timberloke throws a nice looking combination but Wakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timberloke moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timberloke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timberloke.
Timberloke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wakka backwards.
Timberloke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Timberloke stalls.
Wakka is trying to push Timberloke away but Timberloke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Timberloke lands with a light punch inside.
Timberloke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wakka's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Timberloke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timberloke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timberloke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wakka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wakka has closed the distance and engaged Timberloke in a clinch.
Timberloke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Timberloke.
Timberloke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timberloke tries to clinch up but Wakka circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wakka. Timberloke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timberloke works over Wakka's head and body with a nice combination.
Timberloke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wakka counters with a left and a right that stings Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a combination that misses
and Wakka counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wakka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Timberloke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Timberloke has Wakka pressed against the cage, preventing Wakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Timberloke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wakka backwards.
Wakka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wakka breaks the clinch.
Timberloke looks to land a combination but Wakka avoids it well.
Timberloke scores with a nice right hand.
Timberloke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wakka tries to clinch there but Timberloke circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke clinches up with Wakka and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakka working hard to break the clinch.
Timberloke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Timberloke.
Wakka moves away from the strike by Timberloke.
Wakka misses with a body shot.
Timberloke tries to bum rush Wakka with a series of wild strikes but Wakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timberloke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timberloke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wakka counters with a three punch combo that has Timberloke backing up. Timberloke nods at Wakka to acknowledge the strikes.
Wakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timberloke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wakka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wakka darts in trying to clinch
and Timberloke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 Justin Timberloke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wakka ducks right into an uppercut from Timberloke.
Timberloke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timberloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Timberloke.
Timberloke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wakka.
Wakka dodges the punch combination from Timberloke.
Timberloke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Timberloke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timberloke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Timberloke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wakka.
Timberloke throws a combination that misses
and Wakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Timberloke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Timberloke scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka tries to bum rush Timberloke with a series of wild strikes but Timberloke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wakka slips under a jab from Timberloke.
Wakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Timberloke throws a shot from downtown. Wakka moves away and avoids it.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wakka counters with a left and a right that stings Timberloke.
Timberloke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wakka.
Timberloke misses with a hook.
Timberloke throws a combination that misses
and Wakka counters with a crisp right hand that drops Timberloke! Wakka lets Timberloke back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Timberloke is rocked!
Timberloke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wakka counters with a left to the body.
Oh Timberloke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wakka moves away from the strike by Timberloke.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wakka counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cid Wakka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoru Cho Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Choi has chosen Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone as his entrance music. Minoru Cho Choi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Minoru Cho Choi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira moves out of range of the strikes.
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Cho Choi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cho Choi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
Nogueira trying to mount his opponent but Cho Choi defends it.
Cho Choi is trying to stand.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira throwing shots but Cho Choi is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to free his trapped foot but Cho Choi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cho Choi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogueira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cho Choi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cho Choi's head.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cho Choi is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Cho Choi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cho Choi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Cho Choi is working from the bottom.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Cho Choi dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Cho Choi is defending it quite comfortably.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cho Choi won't allow Nogueira to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Cho Choi is a slippery customer.
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cho Choi is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nogueira is nestled in close to Cho Choi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogueira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cho Choi's head.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Cho Choi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nogueira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cho Choi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nogueira is just out of range.
Nogueira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cho Choi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira postures up in Cho Choi's guard and throws a big left but Cho Choi blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nogueira scoring with some ground and pound.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Cho Choi keeps moving.
Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nogueira trying to control but Cho Choi is working from the bottom.
Nogueira trying to move into half guard but instead Cho Choi has managed to sweep!
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Cho Choi dodges it nicely.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Cho Choi is working from the bottom.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Cho Choi dodges it nicely.
Nogueira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cho Choi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Cho Choi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cho Choi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Cho Choi is a slippery customer.
Nogueira working over Cho Choi with some ground and pound. Cho Choi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nogueira looks to land a strike but Cho Choi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho Choi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Cho Choi is retaining full guard.
Nogueira throws a big right hand that misses.
Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nogueira trying to control but Cho Choi is working from the bottom.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick from Cho Choi.
Cho Choi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho Choi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cho Choi is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cho Choi can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Cho Choi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Cho Choi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cho Choi defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cho Choi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cho Choi defending well though.
Cho Choi wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cho Choi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nogueira is trying to control. Cho Choi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Minoru Cho Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Nogueira lands with a punch from half guard.
Nogueira is just content to waste time from the top position. Cho Choi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nogueira won't allow Cho Choi to get back to his feet.
Nogueira passes Cho Choi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nogueira is trying to control. Cho Choi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira works his way into side control.
Nogueira is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Cho Choi is working from the bottom.
Ricardo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricardo Nogueira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cho Choi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Cho Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cho Choi sprawls well. Cho Choi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Balletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balletti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ace of spades. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Balletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, David Steadman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balletti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steadman misses with an uppercut. Balletti saw that one coming.
Steadman misses with a few strikes there.
Steadman misses with an uppercut. Balletti saw that one coming.
Steadman lands a lovely overhand right.
Steadman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Steadman.
Balletti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steadman.
Steadman throws a nice looking combination but Balletti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steadman throws a shot from downtown. Balletti moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Balletti.
Steadman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balletti lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Balletti.
A jab from Balletti finds it's way through Steadman's defenses.
Balletti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Paulie Balletti has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steadman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balletti counters with a stiff right hand.
Balletti thuds his right hand into Steadman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steadman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balletti counters with a nice body shot.
Steadman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balletti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balletti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steadman throws out the jab.
Steadman throws a combination that misses
and Balletti counters with a nice body shot.
Steadman looks gassed!
Steadman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balletti jabs Steadman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balletti stuns Steadman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balletti throws out a powerful jab.
Steadman misses with a straight right.
Balletti lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steadman throws out a loose jab but Balletti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balletti moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Balletti counters with a stiff right hand.
Steadman throws a hook to the side of Balletti's head but Balletti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balletti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balletti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
David Steadman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balletti cracks Steadman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balletti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balletti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steadman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balletti lands a jab to Steadman's midsection.
Balletti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balletti is looking to wear down Steadman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balletti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balletti throws out a powerful jab.
Balletti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balletti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balletti jabs at Steadman's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steadman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balletti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balletti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balletti digs a good body shot into Steadman's ribs.
Steadman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balletti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balletti throws out a leg kick but Steadman moves out of range and Balletti only half commits.
Balletti lands with a cross.
Balletti is looking to chop away at Steadman's legs.
Steadman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balletti slips under a jab.
Balletti works the jab nicely.
Steadman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
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!
Balletti scores with a jab.
Balletti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balletti lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balletti.
Steadman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balletti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balletti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the liver by Balletti. Beautiful body shot.
Balletti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steadman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balletti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steadman. Steadman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balletti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Balletti - just one landing.
Balletti throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Balletti.
Steadman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balletti lands a nice shot to the body.
Balletti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Balletti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Balletti's cut.
That's time! Balletti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balletti scores with a hook to the body. Steadman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balletti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balletti slips a jab from Steadman.
Balletti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steadman.
David Steadman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steadman misses the body punch
letting Balletti counter with a right hand.
Balletti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steadman misses with a double jab
and Balletti counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Balletti.
Balletti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steadman can do to turn this around?
Balletti lands a slapping body shot.
Steadman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steadman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab from Balletti.
Balletti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steadman is breathing heavily.
Steadman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steadman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balletti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steadman throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Balletti counter with a right hand.
Steadman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Balletti. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Balletti.
Balletti lands with an overhand left.
Balletti cracks Steadman with an open hand slap.
Steadman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balletti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balletti lands a really nice looking cross but Steadman seems unphased.
Balletti throws out a leg kick but Steadman moves out of range and Balletti only half commits.
Balletti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steadman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balletti throws a shot to the body.
Balletti lands a nice hook to Steadman's body. Steadman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balletti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steadman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balletti lands a right 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!
Balletti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Balletti.
Balletti lands with a good body shot.
Balletti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balletti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steadman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steadman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balletti works Steadman's body with a nice hook.
Balletti catches Steadman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steadman walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Balletti.
Balletti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steadman.
Balletti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paulie Balletti is winning the standup battle so far.
Balletti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balletti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balletti lands a slapping body shot.
Balletti lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Balletti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steadman doesn't seem phased though.
Balletti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balletti scores with a nice strike.
Steadman throws the left hand but Balletti avoids the punch easily.
Balletti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steadman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balletti scores with a jab. Steadman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balletti cracks Steadman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balletti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steadman doesn't seem bothered though.
Steadman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steadman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Balletti.
Balletti motions for Steadman to come forward. Balletti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balletti keeps Steadman at a distance using the push kick.
Balletti lands a glancing blow to the side of Steadman's head.
Steadman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balletti lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balletti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steadman's hands.
Balletti thuds a left hand into Steadman's body.
Balletti scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Balletti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Balletti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Balletti punishes Steadman's body with a nice straight punch.
Balletti lands a nice shot that snaps Steadman's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Steadman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balletti lands a right hook to the body.
Balletti lands with a shot to the body.
Steadman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balletti dips to his left and cracks Steadman with an uppercut!
Balletti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balletti with a nice cross.
Balletti misses with a wild body shot.
Balletti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balletti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steadman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balletti lands a jab to the head.
Steadman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti lands a nice looking body shot.
Balletti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steadman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steadman walks into a straight right hand from Balletti.
Balletti lands a body shot.
Balletti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balletti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Balletti scores with a body shot.
Balletti cracks Steadman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balletti throws a shot to the body.
Balletti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steadman's head backwards.
Steadman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balletti misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadman misses with a hook. Balletti ducked under it nicely.
Balletti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balletti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steadman was well out of range. Poor timing from Balletti.
Steadman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balletti jabs Steadman right on the nose. Steadman blinks but takes it well.
Steadman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paulie Balletti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balletti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balletti lands with a shot to the body.
Balletti blocks a jab.
Steadman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Balletti. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balletti cracks Steadman with a good jab.
Balletti cracks a nice hook into Steadman's ribs.
Steadman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balletti scores with a shot to the body.
Balletti scores with a hook to the body. Steadman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balletti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balletti thuds a left hand into Steadman's body.
Balletti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steadman at a distance.
Steadman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balletti to score with a decent uppercut.
Balletti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
David Steadman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steadman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balletti clobbers Steadman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balletti lands with a cross.
Balletti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balletti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steadman. Steadman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steadman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balletti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balletti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balletti jabs at Steadman's body.
Balletti lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steadman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balletti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balletti connects with a right hand. Steadman shakes it off.
Steadman misses with a hook to the body
and Balletti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balletti lands with a nice body punch.
Balletti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balletti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balletti digs a good hook to Steadman's body.
A left lands for Balletti.
Balletti lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Balletti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balletti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Balletti!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Valjakkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Gracielo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valjakkala comes into the arena with QOTSA--No One Knows blaring out of the sound system. Juha Valjakkala is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270 lbs
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325 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Juha Valjakkala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Gracielo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valjakkala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valjakkala cracks Gracielo with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Alvaro Gracielo has been cut.
Valjakkala shoots in and bounces Gracielo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Valjakkala working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracielo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracielo working for a triangle but Valjakkala defends it easily.
Gracielo 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.
Gracielo working for a triangle but Valjakkala defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracielo has momentary wrist control but Valjakkala slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valjakkala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valjakkala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valjakkala connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracielo looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valjakkala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valjakkala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valjakkala preventing the sweep.
Valjakkala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracielo is defending against the submission attempts here by Valjakkala.
Valjakkala is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valjakkala connects with a nice short shot to Gracielo's temple.
Gracielo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracielo 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.
Valjakkala cracks Gracielo with a solid left hand.
Valjakkala cracks Gracielo with a solid left hand.
Gracielo wants to sweep but no luck.
Valjakkala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala with a nice head shot there.
Valjakkala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valjakkala's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valjakkala forces his way into half guard.
Gracielo tries to get to full guard but Valjakkala has control of the leg.
Valjakkala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valjakkala working Gracielo over with strikes.
Valjakkala trying to control the action but Gracielo is working from the bottom.
Valjakkala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Valjakkala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracielo is pressing down on Valjakkala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Valjakkala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valjakkala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valjakkala is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valjakkala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracielo's guard.
Gracielo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Valjakkala there.
Valjakkala working Gracielo over with strikes.
Valjakkala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valjakkala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valjakkala is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracielo defends it well.
Valjakkala seems to be looking for submissions.
Valjakkala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracielo tries to roll over but Valjakkala keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracielo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracielo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valjakkala is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracielo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valjakkala landing some decent shots from guard.
Valjakkala scoring with some ground and pound.
Valjakkala stands up over Gracielo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracielo has his foot on Valjakkala's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valjakkala works his way back into a safe position though.
Valjakkala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracielo keeping moving, preventing Valjakkala from controlling successfully.
Valjakkala keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracielo's head.
Valjakkala working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valjakkala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracielo has momentary wrist control but Valjakkala slips an elbow through the middle.
Valjakkala won't allow Gracielo to sweep him here.
Valjakkala landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Valjakkala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Gracielo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valjakkala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracielo.
Valjakkala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valjakkala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valjakkala looks to throw the jab but Gracielo is out of range.
Valjakkala swings for the body but Gracielo moves out of range.
Valjakkala scores with the left hand. Gracielo knows he should have avoided that one.
Valjakkala with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valjakkala bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracielo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valjakkala's best efforts.
Valjakkala 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.
Gracielo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracielo is breathing heavily.
Valjakkala winds up and cracks Gracielo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Valjakkala.
Valjakkala working Gracielo over with strikes.
Valjakkala lands with a punch from half guard.
Valjakkala is looking for a kimura here.
Gracielo is looking for a sweep. Valjakkala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valjakkala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valjakkala is keen to just control but Gracielo is a slippery customer.
Valjakkala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracielo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juha Valjakkala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracielo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valjakkala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracielo tries to get to full guard but Valjakkala has control of the leg.
Valjakkala lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala working over Gracielo with some ground and pound. Gracielo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valjakkala connects with a nice short shot to Gracielo's temple.
Valjakkala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracielo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valjakkala seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracielo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valjakkala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracielo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracielo.
Valjakkala scoring with some ground and pound.
Valjakkala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracielo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Valjakkala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valjakkala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracielo can do to turn this around?
Valjakkala passes into half guard.
Valjakkala working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valjakkala lands a nice short elbow.
Valjakkala winds up and cracks Gracielo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Valjakkala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracielo has hold of Valjakkala's hands but Valjakkala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracielo wants to get back to full guard.
Valjakkala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valjakkala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracielo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valjakkala is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Valjakkala wants to pass to mount but Gracielo is defending the position.
Gracielo taking some punishment here, with Valjakkala in his half guard.
Gracielo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala working Gracielo over with strikes.
Gracielo is pressing down on Valjakkala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Valjakkala here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Valjakkala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valjakkala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valjakkala working some strikes from top position.
Valjakkala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracielo's head.
Gracielo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valjakkala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valjakkala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valjakkala passes into half guard.
Valjakkala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracielo is looking for a sweep. Valjakkala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracielo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracielo wants to get back to full guard.
Valjakkala winds up and cracks Gracielo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Valjakkala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Gracielo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracielo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juha Valjakkala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracielo fails with the takedown
and Valjakkala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracielo's guard now.
Gracielo looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracielo, not yet.
Valjakkala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valjakkala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valjakkala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valjakkala passes into half guard.
Gracielo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracielo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracielo is looking to improve his position.
Valjakkala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracielo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valjakkala moves nicely into side control.
Gracielo is trying to get back to half guard.
Valjakkala lands some shots froms side control.
Valjakkala cracks Gracielo with a big elbow.
Valjakkala thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Valjakkala lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracielo down.
Valjakkala working the ground and pound.
Gracielo tries to buck Valjakkala off but Valjakkala is having none of it.
Valjakkala is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracielo is defending well.
Valjakkala working the ground and pound from side control.
Gracielo is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gracielo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valjakkala lands an elbow.
Valjakkala cracks Gracielo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Valjakkala landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valjakkala lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Valjakkala tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valjakkala has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracielo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracielo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Valjakkala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracielo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracielo prevents Valjakkala from getting the reversal.
Valjakkala slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracielo is trying to work for a kimura but Valjakkala is defending well.
Gracielo is working for a kimura but Valjakkala is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracielo is trying to work for a kimura but Valjakkala is defending well.
Valjakkala is pressing down on Gracielo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Valjakkala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracielo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Valjakkala.
Valjakkala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valjakkala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracielo wants to get back to full guard.
Gracielo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Valjakkala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valjakkala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracielo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracielo moves into full guard.
Gracielo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valjakkala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Valjakkala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valjakkala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Valjakkala!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Hudson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Hudson.
Dawkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dawkins throws a good cross that connects.
Dawkins tries to keep at a distance but Hudson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hudson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Hudson looking to throw knees to the head but Dawkins is blocking nicely.
Dawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Hudson avoids the damage to the body.
Dawkins tries a body shot but Hudson blocks it.
Hudson taking a breather.
Hudson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hudson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dawkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tim Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Hudson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dawkins quickly recovers to half guard.
Dawkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Hudson.
Hudson thows a huge punch but Dawkins dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to improve his position.
Hudson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dawkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dawkins is staying active underneath Hudson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dawkins is trying to control but can't.
Hudson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dawkins controlling the position well.
Dawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Hudson.
Dawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Hudson trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawkins is controlling Hudson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hudson is keen to just control but Dawkins is a slippery customer.
Hudson is trying to work for a kimura but Dawkins is defending well.
Hudson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawkins wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hudson lands a nice short elbow.
Hudson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hudson is just content to waste time from the top position. Dawkins takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hudson trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Dawkins, not yet.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Saul Hudson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dawkins swings for the body but Hudson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Hudson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hudson moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Dawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Hudson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hudson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawkins as he jumps to the side.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hudson.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Hudson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hudson blocks a jab.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Dawkins misses.
Hudson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hudson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawkins throws a hook but Hudson blocks it.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Hudson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hudson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hudson darts in and clinches Dawkins up against the cage.
Dawkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hudson controls his hands.
Dawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Hudson blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Dawkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Dawkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hudson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hudson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dawkins trying to control the position but instead, Hudson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawkins into the cage.
Dawkins lands a body punch.
Dawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hudson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dawkins up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hudson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tim Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Dawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Hudson avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Dawkins tries a body shot but Hudson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Hudson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hudson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hudson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hudson 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.
Dawkins trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins won't allow Hudson to sweep him here.
Dawkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hudson on the ground.
Hudson keeping full guard, as Dawkins tries to pass.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Hudson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dawkins!
Dawkins is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hudson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hudson has control of Dawkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dawkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hudson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dawkins working to try and regain half guard.
Hudson lands a nice shot to the head.
Dawkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hudson.
Hudson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dawkins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dawkins shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Dawkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hudson throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hudson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Hudson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hudson.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins throws the left hand but Hudson avoids the punch easily.
Dawkins is looking to wear down Hudson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hudson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Dawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawkins slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dawkins keeping full guard, as Hudson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hudson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawkins pulls his head out easily.
Hudson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawkins pulls his head out easily.
Dawkins stalling.
Dawkins trying to control the action but Hudson is working from the bottom.
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.
Hudson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dawkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dawkins's back!
Hudson is looking for the choke from the back position but Dawkins is controlling his hands well.
Hudson keeps control of the position as Dawkins tries to break free.
Hudson missing with strikes from the back.
Dawkins is covering up but some of the strikes from Hudson are getting through and doing damage.
Saul Hudson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hudson tries to get the hooks in deep but Dawkins pushed the leg off.
Dawkins is really stuck here.
Hudson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hudson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dawkins. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hudson!
Hudson is trying desperately to improve position.
Hudson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hudson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hudson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dawkins tries to control but Hudson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hudson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dawkins trying to control but Hudson is having none of it.
Hudson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hudson is squirming around, avoiding Dawkins's attempts to control the action.
Dawkins prevents Hudson from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Hudson really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dawkins throws a nice looking combination but Hudson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Dawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins takes a swing at Hudson's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hudson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Dawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Dawkins misses with a straight left.
Dawkins with a jab.
Hudson fails to land the takedown.
Hudson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins thuds his right hand into Hudson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hudson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Dawkins has knocked Hudson down with a huge combo! Dawkins steps away and waves a wobbly Hudson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Saul Hudson has been cut.
Hudson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dawkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dawkins looks to land a combination. Hudson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tim Dawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hudson avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawkins throws a shot to the body.
Dawkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Hudson's shoulder, as Hudson tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hudson, right into the meat.
Dawkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hudson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dawkins lands with a left to the head.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hudson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hudson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dawkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hudson controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Dawkins working aggressively here.
Dawkins blocks an elbow strike.
Hudson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Come on Hudson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Hudson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hudson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dawkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tim Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Hudson has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins trying to control the position but instead, Hudson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawkins into the cage.
Dawkins is pressed up against the cage. Hudson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dawkins down to the mat. Dawkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hudson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hudson clinches with his opponent.
Dawkins stalls.
Hudson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dawkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Hudson backwards.
A hook to the body from Dawkins.
Dawkins stalling the fight.
Hudson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dawkins prevents it.
Hudson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dawkins lands with a right to the head.
Dawkins effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hudson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins avoids the elbow strike from Hudson, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dawkins as the two fighters clinch.
Hudson missing with knees to the body.
Dawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Hudson blocks with his arms.
Dawkins missing with knees to the body.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawkins misses with some punches.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hudson prevents a body shot from Dawkins.
Hudson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hudson throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Dawkins.
Hudson is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawkins gets an underhook and turns Hudson into the cage.
Hudson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Dawkins had his way with Saul Hudson in that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Hudson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dawkins blocks a head kick by Hudson.
Some wild striking there from Dawkins.
Hudson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hudson throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Hudson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hudson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hudson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Hudson stalls from top position.
Hudson scores with punches from side control.
Hudson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dawkins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hudson's best efforts.
Hudson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dawkins sees it coming and defends easily.
Hudson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hudson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dawkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dawkins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hudson.
Hudson trying to move into half guard but instead Dawkins has managed to sweep!
Dawkins wants to stand but Hudson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hudson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hudson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dawkins has picked Hudson up and slammed him! Hudson can't keep hold of the triangle and Dawkins manages to pass to side control!
Hudson tries to buck Dawkins off but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins taking a breather here.
Dawkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hudson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dawkins tries to roll over but Hudson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hudson.
Dawkins tries to roll over but Hudson keeps him under control.
Hudson wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
Hudson is trying to work for a kimura but Dawkins is defending well.
Hudson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dawkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hudson is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dawkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hudson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hudson moves nicely into side control.
Hudson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
Hudson working the ground and pound from side control.
Hudson trying to control the position but Dawkins is working away.
Hudson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Hudson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hudson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Hudson!
Saul Hudson is the new heavyweight champion!
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