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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefol Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Odensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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242 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefol Czarnecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Odensson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odensson misses with a few strikes there.
Czarnecki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Odensson's sensitive parts.
Czarnecki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Czarnecki duly obliges.
Odensson tries to clinch but Czarnecki moves out of range.
Odensson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Czarnecki lands with a hook. Odensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Odensson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Czarnecki throws a combination. Odensson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Czarnecki is looking to slow Odensson down with leg kicks.
Stefol Czarnecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Czarnecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Odensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Czarnecki moves in looking to clinch but Odensson pushes him off.
Czarnecki throws a sloppy head kick and Odensson moves out of range easily.
Czarnecki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odensson.
Odensson misses with a body shot
and Odensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Odensson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Czarnecki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Czarnecki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Odensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarnecki dips to his left and cracks Odensson with an uppercut!
Odensson is rocked!
Odensson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Czarnecki counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stefol Czarnecki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Suulas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suulas lands in his opponent's guard.
Suulas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suulas cracks Faria with a solid left hand.
Suulas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suulas chips away with some ground and pound.
Suulas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Suulas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faria misses the body punch
and Suulas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suulas lands with an overhand left.
Suulas gets a clinch.
Suulas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Suulas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Suulas takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Suulas.
Good body shot from Suulas.
Suulas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suulas scores with a takedown into Faria's guard.
Suulas stays in close to Faria's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suulas on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tarmo Suulas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Suulas moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suulas.
Suulas is leaning against Faria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faria lands an elbow inside that Suulas shrugs off.
Suulas decides to pull guard.
Suulas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faria's guard.
Faria can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suulas controls the pace.
Faria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Faria is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suulas connects with a nice short shot to Faria's temple.
Suulas controlling the pace.
Suulas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Suulas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suulas clinches up against the cage.
Suulas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faria up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Suulas scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Suulas.
Suulas breaks the clinch.
Suulas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Suulas misses with the ground and pound.
Suulas looks up at the clock and then as Faria takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Suulas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Faria trying to remain calm as Suulas controls from the top position.
Suulas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Faria is trying to escape the position but Suulas is controlling the position.
Suulas working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suulas controlling from side mount.
Suulas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Suulas staying calm.
Check out the look on Suulas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tarmo Suulas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas cracks Faria with a big right hand but Faria just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Suulas passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Faria!
Suulas lands with some strikes.
Suulas raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suulas controlling from the full mount.
Suulas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Suulas landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas content just to control the position here.
Suulas breaks from Faria's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Suulas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faria hang on?
Suulas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Suulas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suulas lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Faria's face.
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.
Suulas lands a nice shot to the head.
Faria is bucking up trying to escape but Suulas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Faria takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Suulas's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarmo Suulas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Hague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hague's entrance music is Duran, Duran - Wild Boys. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Hague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korba tries to close the distance and clinch but Hague swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korba misses with a two punch combination.
Hague lands a nice hook to Korba's body. Korba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hague throws out a loose jab but Korba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hague connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Korba scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Hague misses its intended target.
Hague takes a swing at Korba's ribcage but misses.
Korba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hague keeps the fight on the outside.
Hague throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Korba.
Hague changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Korba looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hague trying to control the position but Korba is working away.
Korba prevents Hague from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Korba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Korba is trying to buck Hague off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hague tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Korba is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hague connects with a decent elbow.
Korba is not content to let Hague control the position.
Korba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hague is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hague stops Korba from getting back to his feet.
Korba wants to control but Hague is keeping busy.
Korba is refusing to be controlled, as Hague sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Korba gets full guard.
Korba is trying to control the position but Hague postures up.
Hague tries to free his leg and advance position but Korba is retaining full guard.
Hague trying to control but Korba is working from the bottom.
Hague pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Korba is keeping the position for now.
Hague looking to sit in guard and control but Korba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Korba pushes down on Hague's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korba is looking for a kimura but Hague is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Korba to get the leverage.
Korba passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hague looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Korba wants to control but Hague is keeping busy.
Hague breaks Korba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Korba has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hague off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
William Hague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hague throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hague's guard.
Korba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hague dives on top into guard.
Korba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hague gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hague has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Korba looks gassed!
Hague trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Korba manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Korba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hague is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Korba, into his guard.
Hague pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Korba is keeping the position for now.
Hague trying to control the position from guard on top but Korba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Korba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Korba with a poor takedown
and Hague counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korba wants to clinch.
Korba closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hague did well to prevent Korba getting side control.
Korba is trying to work for a kimura but Hague is defending well.
Korba wants to free his trapped foot but Hague is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hague manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Korba wants to pass the guard but Hague is keeping the position.
Korba trying to control but Hague is working from the bottom.
Korba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Korba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba wants to control from the top but Hague keeps moving.
Hague wants to sweep here but Korba controlling him for the moment.
Hague is trying to control the position but Korba postures up.
Korba wants to stand but Hague has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Korba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hague tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hague had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Korba defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Korba wants to pass the guard but Hague is keeping the position.
Hague looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hague looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Korba puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korba seems to be looking for submissions.
Hague trying to control but Korba postures up.
Korba not doing much here.
Korba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hague defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hague wants to improve his position but Korba is controlling well.
Korba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hague keeps working.
Korba is looking for a kimura but Hague is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Korba to get the leverage.
Hague is trying to get back to full guard.
Korba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Korba seems to be looking for submissions.
Hague trying to get back to full guard but Korba takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hague keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Korba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hague to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hague shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hague is looking to improve his position but Korba isn't that keen on the idea.
Korba is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hague can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Korba avoids the attempt from Hague to control.
Korba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hague working to try and regain half guard.
Korba is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hague has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Korba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Korba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hague was covering up waiting for the punch and Korba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hague working a defensive guard here.
Hague bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Korba's guard.
Hagueis looking to pass into half guard but Korba pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Korba is in guard.
Hague looking for a sweep. Not yet Hague, not yet.
Korba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hague, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Hague misses
so Korba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Korba stands up from Hague's guard - Korba perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba avoids the body shot from Hague.
Hague throws an off balance right hand
and Korba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Korba.
Korba connects with a couple of short punches.
Korba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hague is not content to let Korba control the position.
Korba in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Korba cracks Hague with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hague struggling a bit here.
Hague tries to buck Korba off but Korba is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korba has hold of Hague's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hague tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Korba cranks the arm and Hague screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hague, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Erwin Korba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch has chosen Get Knocked Out as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Benoit Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Punch!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Punch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Punch slips a straight right by Kong.
Punch scores with a jab to the head.
Punch misses with a hook
and Kong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punch thinking.
Kong misses with a straight left.
Kong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Punch, as that shot connected.
Kong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Punch is out of range and Kong settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Punch misses with a lunging right hand
and Kong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Punch misses with a left hand
and Kong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Punch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punch punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Punch.
Punch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kong lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Kong coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Punch misses with a double jab
and Kong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Punch checks a leg kick.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Punch throws a sloppy body shot
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong lands a jab to the head.
Punch throws a right hand that misses
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Punch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kong counters with a thumping low kick.
Punch looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Kong.
Punch misses with a lunging right hand
and Kong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Punch throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Punch blocks a jab.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a thumping low kick.
Punch misses with a hook
and Kong counters with a thumping low kick.
Punch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kong tries a low kick but Punch avoids it.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punch 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.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Punch checks a leg kick.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Punch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Punch misses
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Kong takes one on the button.
Punch throws a poor cross that misses
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kong tries to work over Punch's front leg with a kick but Punch checks it.
Kong throws a low kick, looking for Punch's leg but Punch calmly moves out of range.
Kong misses with a low kick as Punch jumps back.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a nice body shot.
Ray Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Punch misses.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Punch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch misses with an uppercut.
Punch misses with a series of wild punches.
Punch misses with a left hand
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kong lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Punch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong thows a body shot but no joy.
Kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punch. Punch obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Kong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Punch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Punch throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Punch thows a body shot but no joy.
Punch swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong misses with a low kick as Punch jumps back.
Punch throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Kong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch swings widly with a right hand
and Kong counters with a left to the body.
Punch wants to slow Kong down by chopping away at his legs.
Punch throws a sloppy body shot
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Punch feints a jab promting Kong to slip. Punch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
Kong throws a solid leg kick but Punch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kong.
Punch scores with a one two! Kong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kong misses with a body punch
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punch checks a low kick from Kong.
Punch misses with a hook
and Kong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Punch lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Punch. Those never looked like landing.
Punch misses the body punch
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Punch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Punch misses with a leg kick
and Kong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punch moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Punch throws a sloppy body shot
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punch.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
A clash of legs there as Punch blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Punch throws a shot to the body.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong misses with a hook
and Punch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Punch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Punch - just one landing.
Kong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
and Punch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Punch blocks the low kick.
Punch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Punch misses the target.
A combination from Punch does no damage.
Punch misses with a right hand
and Kong counters with a left to the body.
Punch misses with an uppercut
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong misses with a lunging right hand
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Kong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kong.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Punch throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
Punch misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punch throws out the jab.
Punch throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Punch scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Kong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Donk. Punch catches Kong right on the button with a cross.
Punch misses with a lunging right hand
and Kong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Punch throws a right hand that Kong ducks under and follows up with a left that Kong also avoids with ease.
Punch tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Punch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Punch.
Punch connects with a jab.
Punch moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Punch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the body from Punch misses
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong slips a straight right by Punch.
Punch throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Kong throws a hook but Punch avoids it easily.
Punch throws a combination that misses
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punch misses with a leg kick.
Kong connects with a right hand. Punch shakes it off.
Punch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punch!
Benoit Kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kong slips a jab from Punch.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punch throws out the jab.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with an inside leg kick.
Kong throws a hook but Punch blocks it.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Punch misses with a double jab.
Kong throws a hook to the side of Punch's head but Punch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punch scores with a hook.
Punch needs to keep his hands up - Kong had a free shot at his head there.
Punch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punch thinking.
Benoit Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch misses with a double jab
and Kong counters with a right hand to the body.
Punch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punch thinking.
Good exchange - Punch coming out on top.
Kong cracks Punch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Punch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Punch throws a combination that misses
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Punch.
Kong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Punch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punch misses the body punch
and Kong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punch thinking.
Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Punch misses with an uppercut
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Punch misses with a double jab
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ray Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punch throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kong scores with a nice strike.
Punch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kong scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benoit Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kong 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benoit Kong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartly Gorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorman has chosen The Hours - Ali in the jungle as his entrance music. Jamie Anderton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
286 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bartly Gorman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Anderton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gorman throws a jab when Anderton was well out of range.
Jamie Anderton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorman throws a combination. Anderton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorman lands with a hook. Anderton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jamie Anderton's cut is getting worse.
Gorman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderton.
Anderton thows a leg kick but Gorman checks it
and Gorman counters with a crisp one two that drops Anderton! Gorman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anderton to his feet! Anderton is in big trouble!
Anderton is rocked!
Anderton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Anderton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderton is breathing heavily.
Anderton circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Gorman. Anderton falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Gorman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartly Gorman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Aka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk Hogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Aka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aka looks to land a right hand but Hogan moved out of range.
Aka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hogan checks a leg kick.
Aka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hogan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aka.
Hogan lands a body shot.
Aka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
Aka crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.
Aka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hogan looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aka crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Hogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aka.
Aka tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aka obliges.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.
Aka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aka wants a takedown.
Aka tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Hogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aka misses with a knee to the head.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Aka misses with a knee to the head.
Aka prevents Hogan from breaking the clinch.
Aka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aka is trying to keep an underhook but Hogan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hogan is trying to control. Aka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aka is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Aka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aka lands a decent shot there.
Hogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hogan's guard.
Hogan can't keep his opponent in guard - Aka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hogan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aka thows a big elbow that misses.
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aka.
Aka has gone for a leg lock! Hogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aka's guard.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Aka.
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.
Aka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aka lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aka lands a nice shot to the head.
Aka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Hogan tries to reverse the position but Aka maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Aka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Aka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hogan moves out of range as Aka throws a body kick.
Aka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aka misses with a head kick.
Hulk Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aka lands a high kick!
Aka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
Aka misses with a body kick.
Aka throws out a powerful jab.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aka.
Hogan misses with a hook to the body
and Aka counters with a leg kick.
Hogan tries to bum rush Aka with a series of wild strikes but Aka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hogan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aka.
Aka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan 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.
Hogan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hogan is rocked!
Aka throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hogan clean off his feet! He's out cold! Aka stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Aka!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Hagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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138 lbs
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18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabio Ba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matty Hagan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ba shoots and misses
and Hagan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ba was well out of range. Poor timing from Hagan.
Ba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hagan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ba tries to bum rush Hagan with a series of wild strikes but Hagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hagan - the referee stops the clock and Ba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hagan. Ba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hagan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ba's sensitive parts.
Ba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hagan throws a leg kick but Ba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ba clinches up with Hagan and pushes him back against the cage.
Ba goes for a takedown attempt but Hagan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ba closes the distance and pushes Hagan back into the cage.
Hagan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hagan looks gassed!
Hagan tries a knee to the head but Ba blocks it.
Hagan tries a knee to the head but Ba blocks it.
Ba tries to pull guard but Hagan holds him up against the cage and eventually Ba drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Ba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ba has had enough of the clinch but Hagan keeps him there for the moment.
Hagan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ba trying to stall but Hagan improves his position.
Hagan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba is working for takedown but Hagan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ba is trying to break the clinch but Hagan has him pressed against the cage.
Hagan tries a knee to the head but Ba blocks it.
Hagan keeps control of Ba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hagan misses with a knee to the head.
Hagan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hagan keeps control of Ba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ba wants a takedown but no success here.
Ba presses Hagan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ba wants to break free but Hagan has control.
Ba is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagan has double underhooks.
Ba tries to pull guard but Hagan won't allow it.
Ba tries to pull guard but Hagan holds him up against the cage and eventually Ba drops back down to his feet.
Hagan prevents Ba from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hagan keeps control of Ba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hagan as Ba tries to tie him up.
Hagan misses with a knee to the head.
Hagan misses with a knee to the head.
Hagan dodges an elbow strike from Ba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ba tries to pull guard but Hagan won't allow it.
Ba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hagan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hagan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ba ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ba no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ba looking for a sweep. Not yet Ba, not yet.
Ba controls Hagan momentarily but Hagan frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ba is on top in guard.
Hagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ba trying to control but Hagan is working from the bottom.
Ba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagan can't keep his opponent in guard - Ba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ba wants to take a breather but Hagan is having none of it.
Ba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ba seems to be working for a kimura but Hagan defends the submission attempt.
Ba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hagan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba is trying to control. Hagan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ba wants to control the pace but Hagan is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Ba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hagan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hagan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hagan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ba blocks it with crossed arms.
Ba is trying to stall.
Hagan gets underhooks to prevent Ba's takedown attempt.
Ba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Ba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ba is trying to drag Hagan to the mat but Hagan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ba manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ba is trying to control the action in half guard but Hagan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ba seems to be looking for submissions.
Ba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hagan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba trying to pass the guard but Hagan defending well.
Ba trying to control from half guard but Hagan is working away.
Ba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ba controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ba seems to be working for a kimura but Hagan defends the submission attempt.
Ba looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hagan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba seems to be looking for submissions.
Ba in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hagan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabio Ba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Daniels knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Michael Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson cracks Daniels with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Daniels misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Daniels misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daniels had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniels.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daniels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Daniels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daniels shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Daniels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooh!!! Jackson has knocked Daniels down with a huge combo! Jackson steps away and waves a wobbly Daniels back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Daniels is rocked!
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson jabs Daniels right on the nose. Daniels blinks but takes it well.
Jackson drops Daniels with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jackson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten has chosen El Guapo Likes to Dance as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones misses the body punch
and Rutten counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Rutten avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
It looks like Tommy Jones has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
Jones is working Rutten over against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Rutten only half commits.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
A jab from Jones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Jones lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Jones down.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rutten lands a front kick.
Good shot there by Rutten.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rutten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutten.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutten tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Tommy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones 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.
A head kick from Rutten lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Rutten tries to tie him up.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten stalling the fight.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Rutten misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones lands with a cross.
Rutten throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Rutten avoids it.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rutten blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones wants to slow Rutten down by chopping away at his legs.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Jones.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones with a nice cross.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Rutten down.
Jones connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutten if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Rutten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Rutten is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Tommy Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Rutten's ribcage. Rutten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Jones.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Jones gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones works on Rutten's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rutten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Jones.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
Jones is working Rutten over against the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Rutten misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones digs a right hand into Rutten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutten's gas tank.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Jones thows a body kick. Rutten tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Rutten blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Rutten's side.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutten misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Rutten has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rutten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Rutten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Rutten counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Jones.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutten's head.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones motions for Rutten to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Rutten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones thows a body kick. Rutten tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rutten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Rutten as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Rutten's head back.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Rutten's head back.
Both fighters circling a little - Rutten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones jabs at Rutten's body.
Rutten has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones works on Rutten's body with a couple of short punches.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten lands a knee to the head.
Jones is working Rutten over against the cage.
Rutten letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jones clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones works on Rutten's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones is leaning against Rutten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
Jones working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones is pushing Rutten up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones misses with some punches.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones stalls.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutten is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Rutten is rocked!
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Rutten is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Rutten prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones has Rutten pressed against the cage.
Rutten stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones pushes Rutten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten can't break the clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Rutten gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutten is keeping busy.
Jones lands a body shot.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones pushes Rutten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Rutten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutten's gas tank.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones is leaning against Rutten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutten up against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jones had his way with Bas Rutten in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Rutten is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten slips a jab from Jones.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Rutten throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Rutten off balance momentarily.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Rutten saw it coming and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutten momentarily.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten connects with a jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutten connects with a jab.
Jones moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Rutten moved away.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Tommy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones darts in and clinches Rutten up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Rutten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutten tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Bas Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones pushes Rutten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Rutten's ribcage. Rutten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A short right from Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones is working Rutten over against the cage.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutten up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Jones is working Rutten over against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
A short right from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:44
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:44
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Jones!
Tommy Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
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