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Bloody Hell XVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombardo comes to the cage accompanied by From Despair To Where. Robinson has chosen Blur - Song 2 Remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anthony Lombardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
Lombardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lombardo! Robinson is out on his feet! Lombardo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Robinson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Robinson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lombardo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Ondrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stonehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ondrus comes to the cage accompanied by HARDCORE. Stonehouse has chosen Invaders Must Die as his entrance music. Paul Stonehouse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Ondrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Stonehouse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonehouse tries to clinch there but Ondrus circles away.
Ondrus keeps the fight on the outside.
Stonehouse is looking to clinch.
Stonehouse shoots in for a double leg but Ondrus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stonehouse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ondrus.
Ondrus stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ondrus.
Ondrus shoots in looking for a takedown. Stonehouse tries to sprawl out of it but Ondrus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stonehouse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Ondrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse tries to clinch
and Ondrus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ondrus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stonehouse!
Ondrus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ondrus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ondrus throws a strike there. Stonehouse manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stonehouse tries to get to full guard but Ondrus has control of the leg.
Ondrus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stonehouse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ondrus.
Stonehouse is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stonehouse tries to roll over but Ondrus keeps him under control.
Stonehouse gets back to full guard.
Stonehouse wants to control the position but Ondrus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Stonehouse is trying to get back to full guard.
Ondrus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stonehouse has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus thows a huge punch but Stonehouse dodges it nicely.
Ondrus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stonehouse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ondrus.
Ondrus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ondrus wants to pass the guard but Stonehouse is defending well.
Stonehouse is trying to control but can't.
Stonehouse is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stonehouse keeps working.
Ondrus is thwarting Stonehouse's attempts to control the position.
Ondrus seems to be looking for submissions.
Stonehouse is refusing to be controlled, as Ondrus sits in half guard.
Ondrus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Stonehouse defend it? Ondrus steps over the head and cranks it - Stonehouse is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ondrus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Petr Ondrus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Cutting has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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203 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting misses with a wild body shot.
Cutting stalks Nowak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nowak's face. Nowak staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Krzysztof Nowak has been cut.
Cutting looks to land a right hand but Nowak moved out of range.
Cutting misses with a wild combination.
Cutting misses with the combination.
Nowak slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
Cutting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowak was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutting.
Nowak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutting actively working from the bottom here.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but Cutting defending well.
Still in half guard, Nowak seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cutting actively working from the bottom here.
Cutting looking for subs from the bottom but Nowak mounts him!
Nowak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cutting?
Nowak looking to control but Cutting is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nowak thowing shots but they're missing.
Cutting in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nowak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nowak looking to control but Cutting is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cutting throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cutting is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nowak punching from mount but Cutting doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nowak thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cutting throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Nowak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Nowak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cutting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowak.
Cutting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cutting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nowak circles away quickly and effectively.
Nowak has his takedown stuffed
and Cutting counters with a left to the body.
Nowak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cutting lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nowak moves out of range of the strikes.
Nowak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cutting pinned against the cage. Cutting gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutting.
Cutting throws a right hand that Nowak ducks under and follows up with a left that Nowak also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Cutting shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nowak is backing up but Cutting catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nowak covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Cutting Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cutting!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Bell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cody.
Cody tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown. Cody tries to sprawl out of it but Bell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cody manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bell checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Bell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Bell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cody.
Cody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Cody connects with a leg kick. Bell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Bell.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cody counters with an outside leg kick.
Cody lands a body shot.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cody moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cody.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cody lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Cody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cody blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
Bell looks gassed!
Cody tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
Cody blocks a body shot from Bell.
Cody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cody.
Cody landing knees to the head.
Cody taking a breather.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cody just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cody lands a hook that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Nice elbow from Cody.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Cody avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cody.
Cody scores with a knee to the head.
Cody tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cody lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Cody.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
Cody lands a nice uppercut.
Cody throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cody.
Cody prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Cody.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cody lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cody pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cody lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell is rocked!
Cody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Cody connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody with a knee to the head.
Cody trying to control the position but instead, Bell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cody into the cage.
Cody misses with a knee strike.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cody gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cody backwards.
Cody blocks a body shot from Bell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cody just stands there and leans against the cage.
Willy Cody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Bell.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Cody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Cody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Cody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bell thuds a left hand into Cody's body.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
Cody pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bell is out of range and Cody settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cody.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cody lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Cody counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Cody finish him?
Bell lands a lovely overhand right.
Bell seems to have recovered his senses.
Russell Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cody wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
and Cody counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bell is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Cody.
That has opened up Russell Bell's cut even more.
Bell tries a body shot but Cody blocks it.
Cody prevents a body shot from Bell.
Cody landing knees to the head.
Cody misses with a knee to the head.
Cody with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cody creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cody pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Cody controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Cody is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bell is keeping busy.
Cody with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cody tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bell tries a body shot but Cody blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cody.
Cody has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cody fails to land.
Cody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a left hand.
Bell tries to work over Cody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bell lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Bell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Willy Cody has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell tests Cody's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cody regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bell checks a leg kick.
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!
Cody throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Cody moves away and avoids it.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Willy Cody will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cody is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Bell misses the jab.
Cody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cody dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Cody counters with a leg kick.
Bell misses with a right hand
and Cody counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Cody misses.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cody has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bell lands a body shot.
Cody lands a left hand.
Cody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cody misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bell.
Cody misses with a knee strike.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cody on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bell.
Bell jumps into guard, dragging Cody to the mat.
Cody is standing up over Bell. Bell looks to escape but Cody dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cody stands up and beckons Bell to his feet.
Cody walks into a stiff left hand from Bell.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Cody counters with a nice leg kick.
Bell tries to keep at a distance but Cody has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bell successfully pulls guard.
Bell is looking for a triangle here but Cody uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cody decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bell to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cody. That's going to slow Bell down.
Cody plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cody gets a clinch.
Russell Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell can't find room to land a body shot as Cody controls the action.
Cody connects with a knee to the head.
Cody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cody is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cody misses with a knee to the head.
Cody throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bells head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Cody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cody has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Willy Cody!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Willy Cody!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Willy Cody!
Willy Cody wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Steller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiago Souza's chin.
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207 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Steller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Souza!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Souza tries for a takedown but Steller circles away easily
and Steller counters with a single leg into guard. Souza didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steller trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steller.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Steller landing with the ground and pound.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza is looking to stand up but Steller isn't so interested in that idea.
Steller landing some decent shots from guard.
Steller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steller.
Steller landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steller advances position into side control!
Steller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Steller tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Steller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Souza taking a bit of punishment here - Steller scoring with strikes.
Steller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller working the ground and pound but Souza is defending the strikes.
Souza defending against the ground and pound.
Steller is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steller is working Souza over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza dodges the ground and pound from Steller.
An elbow from Steller crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Steller.
Steller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Steller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Steller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller scores with punches from side control.
Steller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Steller.
Souza defending against the ground and pound.
Steller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Steller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Steller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller looks up at the clock and then as Souza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Steller smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Steller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Steller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Steller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Souza is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steller off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steller trying to control the action but Souza just sinks the hooks in.
Steller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Steller throwing hammer fists to the chest of Souza. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Steller dominated that round.
That's time! Steller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Steller gets caught flat footed, as Souza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Steller throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Steller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Souza manages to get himself to full guard.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souza is trying to keep Steller in close.
Steller scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steller has Souza in his guard.
Steller throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steller controls Souza momentarily but Souza frees himself.
Steller looking for a sweep. Not yet Steller, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steller is on top in guard.
Steller trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steller lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Souza is trying to keep Steller in close.
Steller thows a big elbow that misses.
Steller throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Souza working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Steller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Souza!
Steller landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller lands a nice shot to the head.
Steller lands a heavy elbow.
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steller landing shots from mount.
Souza is rocked!
Steller postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Souza in real trouble here! The ref calls for Souza to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Steller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Textmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unto CB Torture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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222 lbs
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24
203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Textmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Unto CB Torture!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Textmark misses with a takedown attempt - CB Torture sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Textmark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and CB Torture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Justin Textmark has been cut.
Textmark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but CB Torture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
CB Torture looks to land a combination but Textmark avoids it well.
Unto CB Torture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Textmark dodges the punch combination from CB Torture.
Textmark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. CB Torture defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Textmark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
CB Torture throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Textmark has his takedown stuffed
and CB Torture counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Textmark down! CB Torture is looking to finish but Textmark is intelligently defending himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
CB Torture would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Textmark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. CB Torture defends it easily.
CB Torture decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Textmark, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
CB Torture looks to land a combination but Textmark avoids it well.
CB Torture lands a nice hook to Textmark's body. Textmark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Textmark slips a jab and a cross from CB Torture.
Textmark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Textmark tries to clinch but CB Torture is having none of it.
Textmark dives in and grabs CB Torture's left leg, looking for a takedown. CB Torture pushes down on Textmark's head and hops out.
CB Torture throws a series of punches but Textmark moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Textmark does no damage.
Textmark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Textmark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Textmark decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
CB Torture is looking to escape.
Textmark prevents CB Torture from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
CB Torture tries to kick Textmark off but Textmark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Textmark 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.
CB Torture is doing well to control the position and prevent Textmark from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CB Torture pushes Textmark off looking to stand but Textmark dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Textmark prevents CB Torture from improving his position.
CB Torture looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
CB Torture is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Textmark is trying for a kimura here. CB Torture looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Textmark wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Textmark!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hubert Parada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pung Rundgung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundgung is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullsonparade. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hubert Parada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pung Rundgung!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rundgung finds it's way through Parada's defenses.
Rundgung feints a jab promting Parada to slip. Rundgung then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Parada with a poor takedown
enabling Rundgung to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Rundgung.
Pung Rundgung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parada gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rundgung counters with a thumping low kick.
Parada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rundgung to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert Parada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rundgung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parada somewhat.
Parada slips a straight right by Rundgung.
Parada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rundgung scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parada fails with a takedown attempt.
Rundgung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rundgung misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Rundgung as Parada shoots in.
Rundgung tests Parada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rundgung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parada's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parada doesn't manage to clinch there - Rundgung circles away.
Rundgung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rundgung scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rundgung counters with a straight right hand.
Rundgung missing with a left hand there. Parada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rundgung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rundgung lands a right hook to the body.
Rundgung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pung Rundgung dominated that round.
That's time! Parada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Parada misses with a takedown
and Rundgung counters with a stiff right hand.
Parada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rundgung counters with a series of strikes. Parada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rundgung.
A left and a right from Rundgung both land. Nice combination.
Pung Rundgung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rundgung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parada shoots and misses
and Rundgung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert Parada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parada with a poor takedown
and Rundgung counters with a left and a right that stings Parada.
Rundgung keeps Parada at a distance using the push kick.
Parada moves out of range of the body kick from Rundgung.
Rundgung swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rundgung. Parada does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parada's head.
Parada fails with the takedown
and Rundgung counters with a left and a right that stings Parada.
A big right from Rundgung misses.
Rundgung dips to his left and cracks Parada with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parada misses with a takedown
and Parada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rundgung misses with a looping left.
Parada doesn't manage to clinch there - Rundgung circles away.
Parada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parada tries to move into range but Rundgung moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rundgung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parada in his tracks.
Parada shoots and misses
and Rundgung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Parada.
Rundgung throws a head kick that misses.
Rundgung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pung Rundgung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Parada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rundgung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parada.
Parada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Rundgung misses its intended target.
Parada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rundgung pinned against the cage. Rundgung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Rundgung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rundgung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rundgung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rundgung lands with an overhand left.
Parada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rundgung counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parada's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert Parada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parada walks into a stiff left hand from Rundgung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rundgung counters with a straight right hand.
Rundgung misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Rundgung.
Rundgung feints a jab promting Parada to slip. Rundgung then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pung Rundgung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parada blocks a jab.
Pung Rundgung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Parada might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rundgung's waist but Rundgung gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parada off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parada.
Rundgung throws a hook but Parada avoids it easily.
Rundgung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rundgung defends it well.
Rundgung makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rundgung.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung is controlling Parada's posture.
Parada postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rundgung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Parada, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rundgung landing with the ground and pound.
Hubert Parada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parada looking for subs off his back but Rundgung has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rundgung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pung Rundgung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rundgung winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Pung Rundgung!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Pung Rundgung!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Pung Rundgung!
Pung Rundgung wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Mosh. Daley has chosen Fuck u right back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sean Daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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220 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Daley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daley tries to kick Coleman off but Coleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daley is trying is best to control the position here.
Daley is trying to stand.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daley kicks off Coleman and gets to his feet.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Coleman counters with a single leg into guard. Daley didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Daley is keeping the position.
Daley trying to control the position here.
Coleman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Daley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Daley has escaped and now he's on top!
Daley stands up and waves to Coleman to follow him.
Sean Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Daley misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daley throws a head kick that misses
and Coleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from Daley.
Daley tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
Coleman slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daley's waist but Daley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Coleman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coleman showed some decent athleticism there.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Daley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daley pushes Coleman off looking to stand but Coleman dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is working for a submission of some sort.
Coleman is trying to work for a kimura but Daley is defending well.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman is looking to stall here but Daley recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tito Coleman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daley but Daley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daley as he avoids it easily.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Daley shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Daley there.
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daley pinned against the cage. Daley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daley leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daley throws a leg kick
enabling Coleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Daley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daley pinned against the cage. Daley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Daley shows good takedown defense.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Coleman dives in and grabs Daley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daley pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.
Sean Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daley stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a jab but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daley but Daley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman trying to move into half guard but instead Daley has managed to sweep!
Coleman has a closed guard, preventing Daley from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley stands up from Coleman's guard - Daley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Daley. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daley throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Daley misses with a straight right.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Daley stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Coleman somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coleman. That did some damage!
Coleman has his takedown stuffed
and Daley counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daley was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Daley thows a leg kick but Coleman checks it
and Coleman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Daley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coleman's knee momentarily.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coleman controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Daley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Coleman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Daley tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Daley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daley leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Sean Daley!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Sean Daley!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Sean Daley!
Sean Daley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Fedja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedja comes to the cage accompanied by The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK . Power is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: X gonna give it to ya - DMX. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Fjodor Fedja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedja throws out the jab.
Fedja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Power avoids it really well and circles away.
Power throws a right hand that Fedja ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedja also avoids with ease.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fedja chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Fedja gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Power prevents the takedown attempt.
Power prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjodor Fedja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedja tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fedja tries to score a body lock takedown but Power shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Power was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Power in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fedja takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fedja is looking to improve his position but Power isn't that keen on the idea.
Power putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power moves to the back position.
Power is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fedja. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fedja defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Power's arms.
Fedja is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Power gets his way!
Power looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power not allowing Fedja to control his hands.
Fedja preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Power.
Fedja is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fedja has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Fedja right now.
Power throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fedja could be in trouble here!
Fedja is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Power gets his way!
Power patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedja defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fedja is trying to get back to his feet but Power has full control of the position and if anything, Fedja has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Power throwing sloppy strikes.
Power looking for the RNC.
Fedja is trying to get back to his feet but Power has full control of the position and if anything, Fedja has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power lands a shot to the head.
Fedja tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fedja wants to control but Power is having none of it.
Power is landing with some decent strikes but Fedja is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fedja manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Power lands a decent elbow from side control.
Power prevents Fedja from escaping the position.
Power in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fedja wants to get back to his feet but Power drags him back down.
Power working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedja is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Power has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fedja regains half guard.
Fedja is defending against the submission attempts here by Power.
Power is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fedja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power dodges the punch combination from Fedja.
Fedja misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fedja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedja.
Power is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power throws a right and a left that Fedja avoids nicely.
Fedja moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Power wants to clinch up but Fedja keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Fedja as Power shoots in.
Fedja gets a takedown into half guard.
Fedja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fedja lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power has hold of Fedja's hands but Fedja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fedja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fedja is looking to take a break and control but Power is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Fedja connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Power looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fedja lands a nice short elbow.
Fedja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Power's head.
Fedja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fedja is pressing down on Power's thigh, looking to free his foot. Power is holding on for now.
Fedja is working for a kimura but Power is defending it quite comfortably.
Power keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fedja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fedja's back!
Power is cranking Fedja's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Fedja! He's tightened the choke and Fedja is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thomas Power!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - German Kiss. Jari Lehtonen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Wuzz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Lehtonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wuzz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehtonen throws a series of punches but Wuzz avoids them all with ease.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wuzz moves away.
Wuzz slaps away a takedown attempt from Lehtonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wuzz.
Lehtonen slaps away a takedown attempt from Wuzz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lehtonen misses with a looping left.
Lehtonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wuzz doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot.
Wuzz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lehtonen.
Wuzz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lehtonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wuzz moves away from the strike by Lehtonen.
Wuzz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehtonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehtonen forces Wuzz back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lehtonen prevents Wuzz from breaking the clinch.
Wuzz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wuzz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lehtonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wuzz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lehtonen has managed to get both his arms back between Wuzz's legs - danger averted.
Lehtonen postures up and lands a big shot to Wuzz's brow.
Lehtonen wants to stand but Wuzz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lehtonen stands and steps away. Wuzz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuzz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lehtonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lehtonen darts in and clinches Wuzz up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wuzz has a takedown stuffed.
Wuzz shoots in but no luck this time.
Wuzz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehtonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehtonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lehtonen.
Wuzz looks to land a combination but Lehtonen avoids it well.
Wuzz throws a right hand that Lehtonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Lehtonen also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Wuzz or perhaps it was just good defense by Lehtonen which made him look bad.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wuzz wants to sweep here but Lehtonen controlling him for the moment.
Lehtonen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wuzz is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wuzz is looking to clinch but Lehtonen is avoiding it.
Wuzz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wuzz shoots in but no luck this time.
Lehtonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Wuzz off the cage and back into rage.
Lehtonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wuzz's sensitive parts.
Lehtonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Lehtonen drags the fight down to the ground.
Wuzz thows a big elbow that misses.
Wuzz wants to pass the guard but Lehtonen is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz thows a big elbow that misses.
Lehtonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wuzz defends it easily.
Lehtonen wants to get back to his feet but Wuzz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wuzz wants to pass the guard but Lehtonen is keeping the position.
Wuzz cracks Lehtonen with a solid left hand.
Wuzz slips nicely into half guard.
Wuzz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lehtonen defends it well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lehtonen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wuzz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like Jari Lehtonen has been cut.
Wuzz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lehtonen has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtonen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wuzz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lehtonen did well to prevent Wuzz getting side control.
Wuzz is looking to advance position but Lehtonen won't allow it.
Wuzz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lehtonen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lehtonen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wuzz is proving hard to escape from.
Lehtonen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wuzz, up you get!
Wuzz tries for a takedown but Lehtonen circles away easily
and Lehtonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wuzz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lehtonen as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen throws a hook to the side of Wuzz's head but Wuzz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehtonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lehtonen wants it to stay on the feet.
Wuzz fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen throws a nice looking combination but Wuzz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lehtonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Andy Wuzz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wuzz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lehtonen misses with a takedown
and Wuzz counters with a two punch combo.
Jari Lehtonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wuzz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lehtonen ducks under a wild hook from Wuzz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Wuzz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lehtonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Wuzz.
Wuzz closes the distance and clinches.
Lehtonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehtonen lands with a nice combination. Wuzz backs away looking to recover.
Jari Lehtonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wuzz is looking to clinch but Lehtonen is avoiding it.
Lehtonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lehtonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wuzz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wuzz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but Wuzz is avoiding it.
Lehtonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lehtonen wants it to stay on the feet.
Lehtonen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wuzz has a takedown stuffed.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but Lehtonen shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen closes the distance and clinches.
Wuzz tries to pull guard but Lehtonen holds him up against the cage and eventually Wuzz drops back down to his feet.
Lehtonen wants a takedown.
Lehtonen has Wuzz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wuzz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wuzz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lehtonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but Wuzz is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is looking to clinch.
Lehtonen stuffs the takedown.
Wuzz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Lehtonen.
Wuzz fails with a takedown attempt.
Wuzz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lehtonen defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lehtonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wuzz shoots in but no luck this time.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wuzz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wuzz tries to bum rush Lehtonen with a series of wild strikes but Lehtonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wuzz forces Lehtonen back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen looking to stall.
Wuzz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lehtonen's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtonen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lehtonen tries to clinch there but Wuzz circles away.
Lehtonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wuzz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lehtonen enables Wuzz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lehtonen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wuzz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lehtonen looking to control.
Wuzz stops Lehtonen from standing up.
Lehtonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wuzz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wuzz 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.
Lehtonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen wants to stand and escape but Wuzz is having none of it.
Wuzz throwing strikes but missing.
Lehtonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lehtonen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wuzz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wuzz throwing strikes but missing.
Wuzz is in close to Lehtonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andy Wuzz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wuzz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wuzz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lehtonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wuzz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wuzz connects with a couple of short punches.
Wuzz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wuzz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehtonen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wuzz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wuzz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lehtonen sneaks back into half guard.
Lehtonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Wuzz.
Wuzz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wuzz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lehtonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Wuzz working over Lehtonen with some ground and pound. Lehtonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen wants to get back to his feet.
Lehtonen manages to get to full guard.
Wuzz throwing strikes but missing.
Wuzz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lehtonen is looking for a triangle but Wuzz pushes his legs off easily.
Wuzz throwing strikes from guard but Lehtonen blocks nicely.
Lehtonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wuzz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wuzz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is trying to get an arm triangle but Lehtonen is defending well.
Lehtonen manages to get back to half guard.
Lehtonen wants to control but Wuzz is keeping busy.
Lehtonen actively working from the bottom here.
Wuzz working Lehtonen over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuzz winds up and cracks Lehtonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wuzz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wuzz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wuzz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Wuzz had his way with Jari Lehtonen in that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lehtonen tries to clinch but Wuzz moves out of range.
Lehtonen throws a shot from downtown. Wuzz moves away and avoids it.
Lehtonen digs a good hook to Wuzz's body.
Lehtonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuzz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lehtonen circles away.
Lehtonen misses with a hook. Wuzz ducked under it nicely.
Wuzz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehtonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Wuzz. Wuzz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that Wuzz semi-blocks.
Lehtonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lehtonen wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lehtonen is defended easily by Wuzz.
Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown but Wuzz shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen throws a looping overhand right but Wuzz ducks down to avoid it.
Lehtonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lehtonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wuzz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehtonen.
Horrible takedown by Wuzz or perhaps it was just good defense by Lehtonen which made him look bad.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but Wuzz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz fails with the takedown
and Wuzz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehtonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wuzz tries to clinch up.
Wuzz shoots in and drives through. Lehtonen sprawls well.
Wuzz moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehtonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz fails with the takedown.
Wuzz forces Lehtonen back against the cage and clinches.
Wuzz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lehtonen walks away with a smile on his face. Wuzz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wuzz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lehtonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wuzz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lehtonen somewhat.
Wuzz moves out of range as Lehtonen strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lehtonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jari Lehtonen!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jari Lehtonen!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight as a draw!
Jari Lehtonen wins by majority decision!
Jari Lehtonen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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