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CFL 136: Furious PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Black Flood Diesel - Lost Cause. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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289 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Perry!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Nelson with that takedown attempt.
Nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nelson somewhat.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Perry sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Perry.
Perry drops his shoulder and cracks Nelson with a huge uppercut! Nelson goes down! Can Perry finish him?
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Brad Nelson has been cut.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Nelson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perry trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
Perry working some strikes from top position.
Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
Nelson trying to control the position.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Perry landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perry throws and elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws and elbow that misses. Perry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Perry!
Nelson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Perry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Perry prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Perry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, if Perry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perry working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
Perry wants to work for an arm triangle but Nelson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Perry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nelson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Perry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Perry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nelson won't allow Perry to get back to his feet.
Perry working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Perry wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perry swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry misses the jab.
Perry steps into range and cracks Nelson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Nelson flops backwards and Perry dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dwayne Perry hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Perry throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Perry.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Perry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nelson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nelson is fighting to break Perry's control of his arms but Perry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Perry looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry controlling Nelson's posture.
Perry is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perry walks away with a smile on his face. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Perry as Nelson shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Perry.
Perry throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson shoots in and bounces Perry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Perry wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nelson is now in half guard.
Nelson is working for a submission of some sort.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perry defends it well.
Perry is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Perry from improving his position.
Perry gets full guard.
Perry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perry tries to pass to full mount but Nelson defends it.
Perry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry working Nelson over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Nelson wants to control but Perry passes into side.
Perry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry working away.
Nelson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Perry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nelson down.
Dwayne Perry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Perry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perry is putting a hurting on Nelson here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Perry is trying to get an arm triangle but Nelson is defending well.
Perry gets to mount! Nelson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Perry lands a big elbow.
Perry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Perry trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Perry unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nelson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Perry celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Perry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Bag of Weed as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tex Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Anderton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Anderton misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderton's knee momentarily.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Anderton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Anderton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderton missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderton moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Anderton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderton throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
A slow jab from Anderton misses its intended target.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderton was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Anderton lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into rage.
Griffin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderton under the eye.
Anderton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin works Anderton's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Anderton moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Anderton's head but Anderton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderton looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderton is breathing heavily.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderton blocks a leg kick.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Anderton saw that one coming.
Anderton misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Anderton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griffin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Griffin drops Anderton with a beautiful combination! Anderton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Griffin is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tex Anderton has been cut.
Griffin digs a good hook to Anderton's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tex Anderton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Anderton misses with a straight right.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderton.
Brian Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Anderton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderton on the side of the head.
Griffin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderton in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderton sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin tests Anderton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. Anderton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderton. That did some damage!
Anderton misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Griffin stuns Anderton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderton's head.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin cracks the inside of Anderton's front leg.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin takes a swing at Anderton's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anderton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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.
Anderton blocking the ground and pound.
Griffin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Griffin content just to control the position here.
Griffin throws some wild stikes that Anderton manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tex Anderton'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderton throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Anderton misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Anderton misses with a body shot.
Anderton misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Anderton as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin jabs Anderton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin stuns Anderton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderton's head.
Anderton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderton's hands.
Anderton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Anderton's head back.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Anderton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderton looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderton's head.
Anderton walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tex Anderton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderton misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Anderton.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Griffin to work.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tex Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderton manages to avoid it.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Griffin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brian Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderton misses with a straight right.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Anderton down.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderton tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Fisher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Must Be The Money. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Fisher shoots in looking for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fisher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fisher keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
Fisher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emelianenko landing with the ground and pound.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Emelianenko is pushing down on Fisher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fisher is fighting to maintain full guard but Emelianenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Fisher is pressing down on Emelianenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Fisher keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
Fisher looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.
Emelianenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fisher 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.
Emelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fisher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emelianenko passes Fisher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fisher has one foot on Emelianenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Fisher's ribs.
Fisher looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Fisher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Steve Fisher has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fisher was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fisher manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fisher's guard now.
Emelianenko trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko 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.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emelianenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fisher keeps working.
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fisher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko.
Emelianenko works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko lands a big shot that drops Fisher! Can he finish him?
Emelianenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emelianenko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Emelianenko has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fisher is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Emelianenko yanks on the arm and Fisher is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Emelianenko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CoCo Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Ready or Not - Fugees. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, CoCo Ware!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ware lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ware shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogers sprawls well. Rogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ware gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ware misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Ware does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ware moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Ware misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ware on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick from Ware.
Ware lands a head kick that stumbles Rogers and the fighters go to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Ware from controlling successfully.
Ware looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware throws a big right hand that misses.
Ware postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Ware isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers controlling Ware's posture.
Ware tries to stand but Rogers is controlling from the bottom.
Ware trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ware throws a lazy body kick
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers stalks Ware and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ware's face. Ware staggers backwards, shaken.
Fedor Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ware uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Ware shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogers as he jumps to the side.
Fedor Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CoCo Ware.
Ware throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogers digs a good body shot into Ware's ribs.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Ware is out of range.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ware throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ware throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Ware.
Ware throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Ware lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ware defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ware. Ware circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ware momentarily.
It looks like CoCo Ware has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Rogers. Beautiful body shot.
Ware looks gassed!
Rogers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rogers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick by Ware misses
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rogers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ware takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers lands with a straight right. Ware didn't see that one coming.
Ware takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rogers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Rogers finds it's way through Ware's defenses.
Rogers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ware walks into a stiff left hand from Rogers.
CoCo Ware seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ware misses with a takedown
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rogers clobbers Ware with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Ware blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Decent striking displayed by Rogers there.
Ware looks to clinch
and Rogers counters with a left to the body.
Rogers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
That has opened up CoCo Ware's cut even more.
Ware is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rogers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ware.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Ware.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rogers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ware if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CoCo Ware's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rogers connects with a nice looking jab.
Ware ducks right into an uppercut from Rogers.
Ware has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ware gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rogers counters with a one-two to the body.
Ware throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ware fails with a takedown attempt.
Ware on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogers!
Rogers feints and then cracks Ware's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ware down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Ware's head.
Nice shot by Rogers.
Ware's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rogers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ware scrambles back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Rogers.
The cut above CoCo Ware's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Ware.
Ware is breathing heavily.
Ware takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rogers lands the left hand.
Ware takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogers cracks Ware with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
CoCo Ware's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rogers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ware can do to turn this around?
Rogers cracks Ware with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rogers lands a body shot.
Rogers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at CoCo Ware's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Rogers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Batman TV Show Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
6 - 0 - 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jirka Fukala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fukala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Nice body kick there by West.
A slow jab from Fukala misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from West.
Fukala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Fukala.
Fukala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from West.
Fukala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fukala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jirka Fukala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukala throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Fukala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fukala lands a jab to the head.
Fukala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
West scores with a jab.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fukala slips under a jab.
Fukala throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
Fukala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
Fukala thows a body shot but no joy.
West stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and West wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Fukala misses
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fukala misses with a straight right.
West scores with a three punch combo!
Fukala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fukala drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but West manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fukala has West in his guard.
Fukala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fukala is proving hard to escape from.
Fukala isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. West stacks Fukala on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by West!
Fukala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fukala can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fukala to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fukala lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fukala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fukala checks the leg kick.
West blocks a jab.
Fukala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
West takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
West misses with a leg kick.
West misses with a low kick as Fukala jumps back.
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fukala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam West dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
West ducks under a wild hook from Fukala.
Fukala throws a combination that misses
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Fukala takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Fukala misses with a body shot
and West finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fukala misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Fukala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fukala feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fukala puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fukala passes to full mount!
Fukala tries to control but West wriggling away.
Fukala is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But West has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from West!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fukala's guard.
Fukala 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fukala throws his legs up looking for a submission but West uses it to pass to side control.
West decides to stand back up. West steps back and let's Fukala get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed West momentarily.
West misses with a looping right.
West moves into range and connects with a jab.
West is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fukala.
Fukala throws a combination. West tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fukala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
A head kick misses from West.
Fukala connects with a nice looking jab.
Fukala throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukala misses the target.
West misses with a jab to the body
and Fukala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West is looking to score with low kicks.
Fukala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukala.
Fukala swinging wildly here.
West lands the left hand.
Fukala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed West momentarily.
Fukala misses with a hook to the body
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukala scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fukala misses with a jab to the body
and West counters with a solid body kick.
Fukala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fukala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
Adam West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Fukala down.
The fighters circle momentarily. West darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fukala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fukala throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fukala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fukala throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Fukala shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West throws a head kick but Fukala moves out of range.
Fukala works West's body with a nice hook.
West misses with a body shot
and Fukala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukala tries for a takedown but West circles away easily
and West makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fukala shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jirka Fukala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fukala.
A jab lands there for Fukala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
West tries a low kick but Fukala avoids it.
West defending well as Fukala loads up on a big left hand.
West is looking to chop away at Fukala's legs.
Fukala lands the left hand.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukala shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Fukala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West throws a hook but Fukala blocks it.
Fukala throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fukala throws a combination. West tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
West throws a hook but Fukala avoids it easily.
Jirka Fukala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fukala thows a body shot but no joy.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fukala misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
Fukala throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fukala.
A big left from Fukala misses.
Fukala throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to clinch there but Fukala circles away.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Fukala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fukala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from West lands.
West misses with a body kick.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukala.
Fukala throws a sloppy body shot
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Fukala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adam West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fukala with a poor takedown
and West counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West motions for Fukala to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fukala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West ducks under a wild hook from Fukala.
Fukala lands a jab to West's midsection.
Fukala misses with a two punch combination.
West goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fukala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
Adam West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fukala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West cracks the inside of Fukala's front leg.
Fukala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam West!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soloman van der Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's entrance music is You are the best around. A fine choice. van der Vaart has chosen Nah Mean as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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178 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Soloman van der Vaart!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to score with a low kick but van der Vaart moves his leg out of the way.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from van der Vaart. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from van der Vaart misses the target.
van der Vaart throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. van der Vaart tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Emelianenko is in van der Vaart's guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but van der Vaart keeps moving.
van der Vaart is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but van der Vaart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van der Vaart seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van der Vaart.
van der Vaart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
van der Vaart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
van der Vaart throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
van der Vaart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
van der Vaart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks van der Vaart off balance momentarily.
van der Vaart misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
van der Vaart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Emelianenko moves out of range as van der Vaart strikes.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that van der Vaart ducks under and follows up with a left that van der Vaart also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
van der Vaart blocks the body kick.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that van der Vaart ducks under and follows up with a left that van der Vaart also avoids with ease.
van der Vaart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
van der Vaart tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
A big left from van der Vaart misses.
Emelianenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Emelianenko does it's job there.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
van der Vaart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
van der Vaart moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
van der Vaart walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko.
van der Vaart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for van der Vaart. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
van der Vaart looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
van der Vaart throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soloman van der Vaart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but van der Vaart is working away.
Emelianenko is putting a hurting on van der Vaart here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Emelianenko'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.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks van der Vaart off balance momentarily.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andrei Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko scores with a spinning back kick!
van der Vaart checks a low kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emelianenko swings for the body but van der Vaart moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down van der Vaart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
van der Vaart struggling a bit here.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but van der Vaart is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
van der Vaart taking a bit of punishment here - Emelianenko scoring with strikes.
Emelianenko working the strikes but van der Vaart uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
van der Vaart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wants to take a breather but van der Vaart is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if van der Vaart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko wants to take a breather but van der Vaart is having none of it.
Emelianenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
van der Vaart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Emelianenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but van der Vaart sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
van der Vaart won't allow Emelianenko to pass to mount.
Emelianenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emelianenko is working for a submission of some sort.
Emelianenko throwing shots but van der Vaart is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Emelianenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from van der Vaart does no damage.
van der Vaart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
van der Vaart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
van der Vaart checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but van der Vaart moves out of range.
Emelianenko scores with a jab.
van der Vaart walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
van der Vaart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
van der Vaart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by van der Vaart - just one landing.
van der Vaart slips under a jab.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
van der Vaart slips under a jab.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but van der Vaart circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van der Vaart throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
van der Vaart 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.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van der Vaart.
van der Vaart throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soloman van der Vaart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to mount his opponent but van der Vaart defends it.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
van der Vaart is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. van der Vaart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throwing shots but van der Vaart is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emelianenko is stalling here. van der Vaart is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Emelianenko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and van der Vaart has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
van der Vaart wants to stand but Emelianenko has his arm trapped.
van der Vaart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
van der Vaart wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling his arm.
That's four 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.
van der Vaart landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Emelianenko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
van der Vaart wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back.
Andrei Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Soloman van der Vaart.
Well Emelianenko 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho has chosen Sharkslayer - Hunting Theme as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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29
165 lbs
17 - 4 - 1 |
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23
168 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Jericho!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcos doesn't seem bothered though.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcos scores with the left hand. Jericho knows he should have avoided that one.
Jericho dips to his left and cracks Marcos with an uppercut!
Jericho misses the jab.
Marcos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jericho misses with a hook. Marcos ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Jericho misses.
No luck for Jericho with that takedown attempt.
Marcos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jericho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jericho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marcos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho lands a jab to Marcos's midsection.
Jericho takes the fight into the clinch.
Jericho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marcos.
A lazy left from Jericho finds it's target.
Jericho throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Marcos.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Jericho tries to clinch there but Marcos circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Marcos throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos slips under a jab from Jericho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcos. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Marcos.
Marcos connects with a right hand. Jericho shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Jericho misses the body punch
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marcos looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Marcos is looking to clinch.
Jericho checks a leg kick.
Jericho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jericho misses with a takedown
and Marcos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jericho's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Jericho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferdinand Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Jericho.
Jericho digs a good body shot into Marcos's ribs.
Marcos scores with a leg kick.
Marcos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jericho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jericho jabs Marcos right on the nose. Marcos blinks but takes it well.
Marcos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jericho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marcos lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jericho really felt that one!
Marcos scoring well with a low kick there.
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jericho.
Jericho tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily
and Marcos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jericho fails with the takedown
and Jericho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jericho looks gassed!
Jericho has his takedown stuffed
and Marcos counters with a one-two to the body.
Marcos jabs Jericho right on the nose. Jericho blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Marcos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jericho under the eye.
Jericho defending well as Marcos loads up on a big left hand.
Jericho tries to clinch but Marcos is having none of it.
Jericho misses with a body punch
and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut.
Marcos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Marcos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jericho to the mat! Jericho manages to get full guard.
Marcos throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marcos tries to free his leg and advance position but Jericho is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos gets to his feet - Jericho follows without any prompting.
Marcos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ricky Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho clinches.
Jericho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marcos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Marcos to work.
Jericho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jericho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marcos is defending well for now.
Marcos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jericho fails with the takedown
and Marcos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ferdinand Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Jericho.
Marcos is looking to clinch.
Marcos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcos moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jericho's sensitive parts.
Marcos throws a wild body kick that Jericho sees coming a mile off.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jericho misses
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Jericho misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a leg kick.
Marcos misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marcos enables Jericho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marcos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marcos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Marcos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jericho is aware though and is defending well.
Marcos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jericho controls the pace.
Jericho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho trying to control but Marcos is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marcos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Marcos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from Jericho.
Donk. Marcos catches Jericho right on the button with a cross.
Marcos lands a leg kick that knocks Jericho off balance momentarily.
Jericho misses with the combination.
Jericho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos dominated that second round.
That's time! Marcos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marcos scores with a hook to the body. Jericho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Marcos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jericho doesn't seem phased though.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jericho misses with a body punch
and Marcos counters with a good, hard body kick but Jericho shrugs it off.
Jericho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marcos.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Marcos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jericho's calf.
Marcos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jericho's sensitive parts.
Jericho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Marcos moved out of range nicely.
Jericho throws a leg kick
and Marcos counters with a one-two to the body.
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Marcos is out of range.
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jericho was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcos.
Marcos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcos.
Ferdinand Marcos is winning the standup battle so far.
Jericho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jericho showed some decent athleticism there.
Marcos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jericho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Marcos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jericho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marcos is looking to stand up but Jericho isn't so interested in that idea.
Marcos trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho wants to control from the top but Marcos keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marcos wants to stand but Jericho is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricky Jericho.
Jericho throws a hook but Marcos avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A low kick from Jericho is predictable there
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marcos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Jericho throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a one-two to the body.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcos feints a jab promting Jericho to slip. Marcos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jericho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jericho throws a sloppy body shot
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marcos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcos.
Jericho checks the leg kick.
Marcos misses with a jab to the body
and Jericho counters with a thumping low kick.
Jericho takes one to the side of the head.
Jericho is rocked!
Marcos ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Jericho's jaw. Jericho's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Marcos does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ferdinand Marcos!
Ferdinand Marcos retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Pakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shyne. Pakkanen has chosen Loost Koos - Pakkasta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Pakkanen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Pakkanen's shoulder, as Pakkanen tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Pakkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Pakkanen avoids them all with ease.
Pakkanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pakkanen working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pakkanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pakkanen is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pakkanen to get the leverage.
Diaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Pakkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Pakkanen shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pakkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakkanen.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz rushes Pakkanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Pakkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Pakkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Pakkanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
Pakkanen tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Pakkanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Pakkanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pakkanen looks gassed!
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Pakkanen.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a right hand that Pakkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pakkanen also avoids with ease.
Pakkanen ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Pakkanen's head back.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pakkanen in his tracks.
Jab by Diaz.
Pakkanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Pakkanen is rocked!
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Pakkanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but Pakkanen blocks it.
Diaz landing knees to the body.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pakkanen being controlled against the cage.
Pakkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Pakkanen's head.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz throws a right hand that Pakkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pakkanen also avoids with ease.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pakkanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a body kick that stops Pakkanen in his tracks momentarily.
Diaz works over Pakkanen's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pakkanen avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Pakkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pakkanen can do to turn this around?
Diaz lands with a cross.
Pakkanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Pakkanen drops back down to his feet.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nick Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz lands a knee to the head.
Pakkanen is breathing heavily.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Diaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz pushes Pakkanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pakkanen.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Pakkanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pakkanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Diaz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pakkanen up against the cage.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz is working Pakkanen over against the cage.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pakkanen or not.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pakkanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz takes a swing at Pakkanen's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a series of punches but Pakkanen avoids them all with ease.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pakkanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Pakkanen checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Pakkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Pakkanen avoids it well.
Pakkanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Pakkanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Pakkanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pakkanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pakkanen.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz throws the left hand but Pakkanen avoids the punch easily.
Pakkanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pakkanen.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pakkanen moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pakkanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pakkanen shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Pakkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pakkanen gets a takedown into half guard.
Pakkanen trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Pakkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Pakkanen is proving a slippery customer.
Pakkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkanen looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pakkanen keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Pakkanen is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pakkanen is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pakkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Pakkanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Pakkanen is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Diaz.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Pakkanen drops back down to his feet.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Pakkanen fails to pull guard.
Pakkanen fails to pull guard.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pakkanen blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pakkanen or not.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Pakkanen tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz stalling against the cage.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Diaz.
Pakkanen takes a shot to the head.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz stuns Pakkanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pakkanen dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pakkanen back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Pakkanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Pakkanen walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Pakkanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pakkanen thinking.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pakkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Pakkanen avoids it well.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Pakkanen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaz lands a knee to the body.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pakkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Pakkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Pakkanen slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Pakkanen misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Pakkanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Pakkanen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pakkanen dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Pakkanen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz is pulling down on Pakkanen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pakkanen, at least for the moment.
Pakkanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Pakkanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is trying to keep Pakkanen in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pakkanen postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Pakkanen trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Diaz.
Pakkanen shoots and misses
and Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a hook but Pakkanen avoids it easily.
Pakkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pakkanen shoots and misses
and Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pakkanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is leaning against Pakkanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz lands a knee to the body.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pakkanens head.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Pakkanen's belly button to the back.
Diaz rushes Pakkanen and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands a head kick. Pakkanen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pakkanen scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz had his way with Petri Pakkanen in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pakkanen jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Pakkanen around his waist. Pakkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pakkanen.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pakkanens head.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pakkanen fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Pakkanen backing up. Pakkanen nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Pakkanen avoids them all with ease.
Pakkanen moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
Pakkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Pakkanen shoots and misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pakkanen back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pakkanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is leaning against Pakkanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz presses Pakkanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Pakkanen back into the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz stuns Pakkanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Pakkanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pakkanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Pakkanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Pakkanen down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Pakkanen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pakkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a jab when Pakkanen was well out of range.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pakkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pakkanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Pakkanen should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a hook but Pakkanen avoids it easily.
Diaz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Pakkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pakkanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pakkanen doesn't seem phased though.
Petri Pakkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:42
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:43
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between lukasz tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eazy-E - Real Mothafuckin' G'z kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, lukasz tyminski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve McQueen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tyminski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQueen moves away.
McQueen moves out of range of the strikes.
tyminski throws a looping overhand right but McQueen ducks down to avoid it.
lukasz tyminski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQueen looks to land a right hand but tyminski moved out of range.
McQueen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by tyminski.
McQueen with a jab.
tyminski misses with a looping left.
McQueen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
tyminski throws an overhand right that lands on McQueen's shoulder, as McQueen tries to avoid the shot.
McQueen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tyminski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from tyminski. McQueen does a little dance to reset his feet.
tyminski throws an overhand right that lands on McQueen's shoulder, as McQueen tries to avoid the shot.
tyminski just misses with a punch to the body.
tyminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
tyminski thows a body shot but no joy.
tyminski connects with a single shot there.
tyminski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - McQueen scores with a four punch combination!
tyminski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
tyminski ducks under a wild hook from McQueen.
McQueen with a nice cross.
tyminski throws a lazy right hand but McQueen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from tyminski.
tyminski misses the jab.
McQueen avoids the body shot from tyminski.
tyminski misses with a combination
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
McQueen avoids a punch combination nicely.
McQueen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
tyminski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McQueen doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from tyminski.
A big left from tyminski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by tyminski.
A big right from tyminski misses.
McQueen tries a low kick but tyminski avoids it.
tyminski misses with a wild combination.
tyminski moves out of range as McQueen strikes.
tyminski throws a predictable looking body shot
letting McQueen counter with a right hand.
tyminski just misses with a punch to the body.
tyminski moves away from the strike by McQueen.
McQueen throws a leg kick but tyminski moved away.
tyminski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
tyminski takes a swing at McQueen's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from tyminski misses its intended target.
McQueen looks to score with a jab to the body but tyminski is just out of range.
McQueen loads up on a big right hand but tyminski slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
tyminski scores with a one two! McQueen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Steve McQueen has been cut.
McQueen connects with a high kick.
McQueen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt tyminski.
McQueen blocks a jab.
tyminski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McQueen counters with a straight right hand.
tyminski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McQueen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
tyminski jabs at McQueen's body.
tyminski walks into a straight right hand from McQueen.
tyminski misses with a straight right.
tyminski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McQueen.
A cross from tyminski lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
tyminski tries to close the distance and clinch up but McQueen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
tyminski misses with an uppercut. McQueen saw that one coming.
McQueen swings for the body but tyminski moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tyminski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQueen.
McQueen misses with a low kick.
tyminski throws a jab but it's blocked by McQueen.
tyminski throws a hook but McQueen blocks it.
tyminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
tyminski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McQueen lands with a cross.
A slow jab from tyminski misses its intended target.
tyminski misses with a shot to the body
and McQueen counters with a one-two to the body.
McQueen slips a straight right by tyminski.
McQueen throws the left hand but tyminski avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tyminski feints a jab promting McQueen to slip. tyminski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McQueen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McQueen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from tyminski does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve McQueen'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.
McQueen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from tyminski.
McQueen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
tyminski misses with a straight left.
tyminski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQueen.
tyminski throws a predictable looking body shot
and McQueen counters with a stiff right hand.
tyminski looks to land a right hand but McQueen moved out of range.
McQueen walks into a left hand.
tyminski throws a looping overhand right but McQueen ducks down to avoid it.
tyminski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
tyminski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McQueen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McQueen thumps tyminski with a low kick.
tyminski missing with a left hand there. McQueen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
tyminski stuns McQueen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McQueen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by tyminski.
McQueen moves away from the strike by tyminski.
tyminski misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen moves out of range of the strikes.
tyminski misses with a hook to the body
and McQueen counters with an outside leg kick.
tyminski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for McQueen.
Steve McQueen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McQueen pivots, looking for a leg kick but tyminski is out of range and McQueen settles back down.
tyminski throws a left and a right that both miss
and McQueen counters with a stiff right hand.
McQueen misses with an uppercut. tyminski saw that one coming.
tyminski moves out of range of the strikes.
McQueen scoring well with a low kick there.
tyminski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQueen.
A big left from McQueen misses.
McQueen works tyminski's body with a nice hook.
tyminski connects with a nice looking jab.
tyminski wants to clinch but McQueen slips to the side
and McQueen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQueen slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from McQueen finds it's target.
tyminski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQueen.
tyminski misses the jab.
McQueen slips a straight right by tyminski.
McQueen avoids the body shot from tyminski.
tyminski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McQueen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from tyminski.
tyminski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
tyminski misses with a body punch
and McQueen counters with a nice low kick that buckles tyminski's knee momentarily.
tyminski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQueen manages to avoid it.
McQueen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQueen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
tyminski slips under a jab from McQueen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
tyminski lands the left hand.
tyminski looks to score with a jab to the body but McQueen is just out of range.
McQueen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
tyminski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
tyminski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
tyminski thuds a left hand into McQueen's body.
tyminski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McQueen counters with a stiff right hand.
McQueen takes a swing at tyminski's ribcage but misses.
A big left from tyminski misses.
McQueen lands a nice hook to tyminski's body. tyminski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McQueen connects with a crisp jab.
tyminski throws the left hand but McQueen avoids the punch easily.
tyminski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQueen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for McQueen.
tyminski throws a jab when McQueen was well out of range.
McQueen connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQueen lands a nice leg kick that just misses tyminski's sensitive parts.
McQueen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
tyminski throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
tyminski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQueen manages to avoid it.
tyminski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McQueen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
tyminski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McQueen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
tyminski fails in his attempt to clinch.
tyminski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
tyminski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McQueen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! tyminski scrambles back to his feet.
McQueen connects with a leg kick. tyminski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
tyminski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McQueen circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve McQueen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
tyminski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
tyminski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McQueen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
tyminski misses the body punch
and McQueen counters with a straight right hand.
tyminski throws a hook to the side of McQueen's head but McQueen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
tyminski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
tyminski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McQueen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from tyminski.
tyminski walks into a stiff left hand from McQueen.
Decent striking displayed by tyminski there.
tyminski lands a slapping body shot.
McQueen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to tyminski's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from McQueen misses the target.
McQueen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to tyminski's calf.
tyminski with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen lands with a right hand.
McQueen slips under a jab from tyminski.
McQueen swats away the attempt to clinch by tyminski.
McQueen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McQueen dodges the punch combination from tyminski.
McQueen works the jab nicely.
McQueen slips under a jab from tyminski.
tyminski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
tyminski misses with a body punch
and McQueen counters with a head kick.
McQueen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McQueen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McQueen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McQueen throws a series of strikes that have tyminski backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tyminski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for tyminski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McQueen slips a straight right by tyminski.
tyminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
tyminski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
tyminski tries to close the distance and clinch but McQueen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tyminski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
tyminski throws an overhand right that lands on McQueen's shoulder, as McQueen tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from McQueen misses.
McQueen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt tyminski.
tyminski connects with a jab.
McQueen lands with a straight right. tyminski didn't see that one coming.
tyminski avoids the body shot from McQueen.
tyminski looks to land a left hand but McQueen moved out of range nicely.
McQueen staying out of range there.
tyminski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen slips a straight right by tyminski.
A slow jab from tyminski misses its intended target.
tyminski misses with a hook to the body
and McQueen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
tyminski misses the jab.
tyminski blocks the body kick.
tyminski misses with a body shot.
McQueen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping tyminski at a distance.
tyminski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McQueen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
tyminski throws a shot from downtown. McQueen moves away and avoids it.
McQueen moves out of range as tyminski strikes.
tyminski scores with a jab to the body.
tyminski misses with a straight left.
tyminski connects with a right hand. McQueen shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tyminski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McQueen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches tyminski on the side of the head.
A big right from tyminski misses.
tyminski looks to land a right hand but McQueen moved out of range.
tyminski looks to land a left hand but McQueen moved out of range nicely.
McQueen defending well as tyminski loads up on a big left hand.
tyminski moves out of range of the leg kick from McQueen.
McQueen connects with a right hand. tyminski shakes it off.
tyminski moves into range and connects with a jab.
McQueen blocks a jab.
tyminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McQueen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQueen connects with the punch.
tyminski thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve McQueen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
tyminski ducks under a wild hook from McQueen.
tyminski throws a lazy right hand but McQueen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
tyminski throws a series of punches but McQueen avoids them all with ease.
McQueen slips a straight right by tyminski.
McQueen takes one to the side of the head.
tyminski misses with a body punch
and McQueen counters with a nice low kick that buckles tyminski's knee momentarily.
McQueen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on tyminski if he has to take too many more of those.
A big left from tyminski misses.
The fighters circling - tyminski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
tyminski avoids the body shot from McQueen.
tyminski looks to land a left hand but McQueen moved out of range nicely.
McQueen moves out of range as tyminski strikes.
tyminski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQueen was well out of range. Poor timing from tyminski.
McQueen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. tyminski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McQueen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tyminski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen misses with a looping left.
tyminski darts in trying to clinch
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
McQueen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McQueen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt tyminski.
McQueen ducks under a wild hook from tyminski.
tyminski takes a swing at McQueen's ribcage but misses.
tyminski thows a left - swing and a miss!
tyminski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McQueen.
tyminski walks into a jab.
tyminski throws a big shot that misses.
tyminski throws a series of punches but McQueen avoids them all with ease.
tyminski missing with a left hand there. McQueen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for McQueen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tyminski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
tyminski lands a jab to McQueen's midsection.
tyminski throws a series of punches but McQueen moves out of range.
McQueen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tyminski.
tyminski looks to clinch
and McQueen counters with a stiff right hand.
McQueen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
tyminski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
tyminski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from McQueen does no damage.
tyminski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQueen was well out of range. Poor timing from tyminski.
McQueen missing with a left hand there. tyminski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
tyminski misses with a shot to the body
and McQueen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
tyminski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQueen.
tyminski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McQueen to score with a decent uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether tyminski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
tyminski misses with a shot to the body
and McQueen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
tyminski is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen drops tyminski with a huge uppercut! tyminski drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McQueen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve McQueen! Steve McQueen retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote comes to the cage accompanied by Bas' Theme. Bas De Groote has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groote throws a head kick but Karev moves out of range.
De Groote changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karev connects with a body shot.
Karev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Groote's calf.
De Groote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karev throws a leg kick but De Groote sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karev cracks De Groote with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karev throws a solid leg kick but De Groote takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karev.
De Groote moves into the clinch.
Karev breaks from the clinch.
Karev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Groote.
Karev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Groote at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Karev misses
and De Groote counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groote moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas De Groote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Karev tenderised De Groote's leg. De Groote is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karev lands a lovely overhand right.
Karev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karev throws a hook to the side of De Groote's head but De Groote sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Karev.
De Groote has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karev.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karev.
De Groote is breathing heavily.
De Groote drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karev can't do much from the bottom here.
Karev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote is looking to take a break and control but Karev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Groote throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Karev works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Groote is taking a breather. Karev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Karev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Groote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karev is staying active underneath De Groote, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karev wants to get back to his feet.
Karev wants to control but De Groote is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Groote trying to mount his opponent but Karev defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karev is looking for a sweep. De Groote is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karev is refusing to be controlled, as De Groote sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bas De Groote.
De Groote shoots in for a takedown but Karev shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from De Groote misses
and Karev counters with a good low kick that De Groote was not able to check.
De Groote has closed the distance and engaged Karev in a clinch.
Karev blocks an uppercut.
Karev wants to break free but De Groote has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Groote.
Karev lands a hook that snaps the head of De Groote backwards.
De Groote prevents Karev from breaking the clinch.
Karev wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Groote is looking to control Karev's arms but Karev gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Groote has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Karev.
Karev manages to break the clinch.
Karev looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groote is just out of range.
De Groote swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karev throws a low kick but De Groote avoids it.
De Groote shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Karev finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote throws a jab but it's blocked by Karev.
Karev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groote shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karev as he avoids it easily.
De Groote misses with a straight left.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Groote thows a leg kick but Karev checks it
and Karev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Groote thinking.
A head kick misses from Karev.
Oleg Karev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karev. That's going to slow De Groote down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Karev.
Karev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Bas De Groote has been cut.
Karev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groote takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karev.
Karev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groote blocks a head kick by Karev.
Karev feints and then cracks De Groote's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Groote down.
De Groote on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Groote moves out of range of the strikes.
Oleg Karev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karev. De Groote does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oleg Karev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by De Groote.
Karev lands a right hook to the body.
Karev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karev throws a body kick that misses.
Karev looks to throw a body kick
and De Groote counters with a series of strikes. Karev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Groote gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Karev has one of De Groote's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
De Groote tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karev gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karev gets back to full guard.
Karev pushes De Groote off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Karev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groote scores with a one two! Karev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bas De Groote's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Groote works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Groote changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karev tries to avoid it but De Groote manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karev to the ground. Karev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karev blocks a head kick by De Groote.
Karev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Groote.
De Groote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groote throws a body kick the misses
and Karev counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Groote's knee momentarily.
De Groote with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karev counters with an inside leg kick.
Karev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groote.
Donk. Karev catches De Groote right on the button with a cross.
Nice body kick from Karev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groote sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Karev.
Karev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groote looks for a takedown but Karev sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas De Groote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karev lands a nice looking body kick.
Karev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groote looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from De Groote misses
and Karev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Groote blocks a jab.
Karev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Groote's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karev.
Karev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Groote has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Groote and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karev throws a front kick that sends De Groote stumbling back into the cage.
De Groote takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karev connects with a body shot that sends De Groote's belly button to the back.
Karev keeps De Groote at a distance using the push kick.
Karev lands a big head kick that sends De Groote tumbling to the mat! Karev takes a step backwards and waves De Groote back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Groote is rocked!
Karev lands a nice hook to De Groote's body. De Groote takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karev throws a leg kick but De Groote sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Groote has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Groote and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Groote takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev lands a body shot.
De Groote walks into a straight right hand from Karev.
A jab from Karev finds it's way through De Groote's defenses.
De Groote blocks a head kick by Karev.
De Groote moves out of range as Karev throws a body kick.
Karev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karev throws a head kick that De Groote semi-blocks.
Bas De Groote's cut is getting worse.
Karev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Groote counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groote keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karev throws a low kick but De Groote avoids it.
Karev throws a leg kick which misses De Groote's front leg but catches the back leg as De Groote tries to avoid it.
De Groote throws a low kick, looking for Karev's leg but Karev calmly moves out of range.
Karev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev tries a low kick but De Groote avoids it.
Karev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bas De Groote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groote is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Groote keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from De Groote
and Karev counters with a one-two to the body.
Karev throws a head kick that misses.
De Groote looks to throw the jab but Karev is out of range.
Karev loads up on a big right hand but De Groote slips the punch.
Karev thuds a left hand into De Groote's body.
Karev throws a body kick the misses
and De Groote moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groote lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karev.
Karev lands with a left to the head.
De Groote will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A hook to the body from Karev.
Karev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groote throws a lazy head kick
and Karev counters with a right hand to the body.
Karev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Karev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Karev!
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