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LFNC 100 - Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto von Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins comes to the cage accompanied by Future World Music - Dream Catchers. The crowd seem to be enjoying von Goldstein's choice of entrance music: Heut ist mein tag. Otto von Goldstein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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169 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto von Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from von Goldstein finds it's way through Rollins's defenses.
von Goldstein jabs at Rollins's body.
Rollins tries a head kick but it misses.
von Goldstein connects with a looping right hand.
Rollins moves to clinch but von Goldstein breaks away
and von Goldstein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by Rollins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Rollins.
von Goldstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from von Goldstein.
Rollins misses with a combination
and von Goldstein counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins walks into a straight right hand from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein connects with a crisp jab.
Rollins moves to clinch but von Goldstein breaks away
and von Goldstein counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein takes a swing at Rollins's ribcage but misses.
von Goldstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
von Goldstein cracks Rollins with an open hand slap.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rollins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
von Goldstein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rollins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. von Goldstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins lands a jab to the nose.
von Goldstein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rollins is fending him off so far but von Goldstein persists. Nope, Rollins circles away and we're back to standing.
von Goldstein shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rollins's guard.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
von Goldstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Goldstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
von Goldstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
von Goldstein won't allow Rollins to sweep him here.
Rollins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Goldstein.
Rollins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollins wants to stand but von Goldstein is controlling the position.
von Goldstein postures up in Rollins's guard and throws a big left but Rollins blocks it.
von Goldstein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
von Goldstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
von Goldstein works a leg free and moves into half guard.
von Goldstein thows a huge punch but Rollins dodges it nicely.
von Goldstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
von Goldstein lands strikes from half guard.
von Goldstein not doing much here.
von Goldstein throwing shots but Rollins is blocking nicely.
Rollins wants to control but von Goldstein is keeping busy.
von Goldstein is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
von Goldstein throwing shots but Rollins is blocking nicely.
von Goldstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein wants to take a breather but Rollins is having none of it.
von Goldstein stalling away here and it's allowed Rollins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
von Goldstein postures up.
Rollins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing von Goldstein from controlling successfully.
von Goldstein won't allow Rollins to sweep him here.
von Goldstein wants to pass the guard but Rollins is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Goldstein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rollins's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Goldstein throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto von Goldstein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
von Goldstein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins tries to clinch up.
A cross from von Goldstein lands.
Good standup being displayed there by von Goldstein as he connects with a hook.
von Goldstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rollins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
von Goldstein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rollins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rollins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
von Goldstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins leaves von Goldstein 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.
von Goldstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rollins moves in looking to clinch but von Goldstein pushes him off.
Rollins misses with a leg kick.
von Goldstein avoids the body shot from Rollins.
Rollins misses with a body kick.
von Goldstein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rollins.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
von Goldstein lands a body shot.
Rollins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and von Goldstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
von Goldstein lands an overhand right.
Rollins fails with the takedown.
von Goldstein scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Rollins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Goldstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunter Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto von Goldstein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by von Goldstein there.
No luck for von Goldstein with that takedown attempt.
Rollins throws a leg kick but von Goldstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rollins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before von Goldstein has time to react.
von Goldstein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rollins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rollins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein manages to break the clinch.
Rollins moves in looking to clinch but von Goldstein pushes him off.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch but von Goldstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rollins is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins digs a good hook to von Goldstein's body.
Rollins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
von Goldstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but von Goldstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Otto von Goldstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
von Goldstein connects with the punch.
That kick from Rollins tenderised von Goldstein's leg. von Goldstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
von Goldstein takes a swing at Rollins's ribcage but misses.
Rollins tries to clinch but von Goldstein is having none of it.
Rollins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but von Goldstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
von Goldstein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rollins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins drops his hands momentarily and von Goldstein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
von Goldstein thuds his right hand into Rollins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins misses with an uppercut.
von Goldstein lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins throws a head kick that misses
and von Goldstein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins scoring well with a low kick there.
Rollins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rollins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto von Goldstein 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. This is the final round!
von Goldstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rollins tries to clinch
and von Goldstein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rollins thinking.
Rollins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck von Goldstein on the side of the head.
Rollins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
von Goldstein works Rollins's body with a nice hook.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein scores with a body shot.
Rollins is looking to wear down von Goldstein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
von Goldstein lands with a shot to the body.
von Goldstein lands an overhand right.
Rollins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
von Goldstein gets a double leg takedown into Rollins's guard.
von Goldstein slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rollins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins keeping full guard, as von Goldstein tries to pass.
von Goldstein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rollins's head.
Rollins wants to get back to his feet but von Goldstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
von Goldstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Rollins has wrist control.
von Goldstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von Goldstein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
von Goldstein trying to control but Rollins is working from the bottom.
Otto von Goldstein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
von Goldstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von Goldstein sitting in guard here, content to control.
von Goldstein with a nice head shot there.
von Goldstein is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Goldstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Goldstein is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rollins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hunter Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from von Goldstein.
Rollins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rollins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
von Goldstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
von Goldstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from von Goldstein.
Rollins throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from von Goldstein as the two fighters clinch.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and von Goldstein avoids it.
von Goldstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rollins thows a body shot but no joy.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rollins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from von Goldstein finds it's way through Rollins's defenses.
von Goldstein moves away from the strike by Rollins.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins throws a leg kick
and Rollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for von Goldstein. That snapped Rollins's head back.
Rollins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto von Goldstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got von Goldstein 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto von Goldstein!
After the big win, Otto von Goldstein made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma's entrance music is All Shall Perish- Wage Slave. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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186 lbs
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192 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Ma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, William McGregor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor clinches up with Ma and pushes him back against the cage.
Ma looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor catches Ma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor rushes Ma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ma lands a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McGregor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Ma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ma! McGregor dives in looking to finish! Ma is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William McGregor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe has chosen Can't be Touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. Wolfe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfe throws a head kick that half lands.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards blocks a leg kick.
Wolfe looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edwards is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Edwards circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Wolfe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards moves forwards but Wolfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wolfe looks gassed!
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolfe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edwards. Wolfe shrugs it off though.
Edwards lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards lands a front kick.
Wolfe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Edwards clinches up with Wolfe and pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a knee to the head.
Wolfe takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Edwards - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Edwards lands a nice knee to the body.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edwards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Edwards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edwards landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edwards just leaning against Wolfe, taking a breather.
Wolfe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Edwards after a bit of a struggle.
Aaron Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolfe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolfe's face.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Wolfe's ribcage.
Edwards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Edwards.
Wolfe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Wolfe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wolfe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolfe. That did some damage!
Edwards pushes Wolfe away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Aaron Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
Edwards slips under a jab.
Edwards lands with a kick to the temple. Wolfe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Edwards lands a high kick!
Wolfe is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
Wolfe is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards is looking to slow Wolfe down with leg kicks.
Wolfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolfe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Edwards. That one must have hurt.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Wolfe stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wolfe.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolfe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Wolfe down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edwards. Wolfe shrugs it off though.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aaron Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle, before Edwards throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Wolfe's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Edwards lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Aaron Edwards!
A very excited looking Aaron Edwards made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melartin comes to the cage accompanied by Pennywise- Homesick . 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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142 lbs
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135 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry forces Melartin back against the cage and clinches.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Melartin.
Melartin can't break the clinch.
Terry landing knees to the body.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Terry is controlling him.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Terry has him pressed against the cage.
Terry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Melartin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terry is looking to land body kicks.
Melartin lands a leg kick that knocks Terry off balance momentarily.
Terry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Terry tries to clinch up
and Melartin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Melartin's waist but Melartin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terry off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Terry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terry walks into a left hand.
Melartin jabs Terry right on the nose. Terry blinks but takes it well.
Melartin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terry's hands.
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Terry darts in and clinches Melartin up against the cage.
Terry slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Terry obliges.
Melartin wants to get back to striking at distance but Terry won't allow it.
Melartin gets underhooks to prevent Terry's takedown attempt.
Rafael Melartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melartin's brow.
Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terry just misses with a punch to the body.
Terry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melartin tries to bum rush Terry with a series of wild strikes but Terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terry manages to avoid it.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melartin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Melartin scores with a jab to the body.
Melartin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but Melartin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terry blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Melartin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terry doesn't seem phased though.
Melartin swats away the attempt to clinch by Terry.
Terry misses with a low kick.
Terry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Melartin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melartin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terry was well out of range. Poor timing from Melartin.
Rafael Melartin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melartin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terry.
Terry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tombstone Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terry misses with a hook. Melartin ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Terry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Melartin jabs at Terry's body.
Terry wants to clinch.
Melartin jabs Terry right on the nose. Terry blinks but takes it well.
Melartin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Melartin lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melartin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terry.
A right-left combo lands from Melartin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Melartin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melartin connects with a body shot.
Terry tries to clinch up.
Terry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Melartin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Terry.
Terry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Terry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melartin blocks it with crossed arms.
Terry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melartin is keeping busy.
Terry prevents Melartin from breaking the clinch.
Melartin is trying to break free.
Terry lands a good knee to the midsection. Melartin won't want to take too many of those.
Terry taking a breather.
Melartin misses with a punch to the body.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melartin scores with a sloppy right hand. Terry should have avoided that one.
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melartin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Melartin misses with an uppercut.
Terry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melartin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry fails to land with a series of punches.
Melartin lands with a hook. Terry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terry dives in and grabs Melartin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melartin pushes down on Terry's head and hops out.
Melartin digs a good hook to Terry's body.
Terry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terry with a poor takedown
and Melartin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rafael Melartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Horrible takedown by Terry or perhaps it was just good defense by Melartin which made him look bad.
Terry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terry looks to clinch
and Melartin counters with a straight right hand.
Terry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melartin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Melartin cracks Terry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin tries to keep at a distance but Terry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Melartin breaks the clinch.
Terry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Terry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melartin.
Terry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melartin misses with a lunging right hand
and Terry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Terry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melartin scores with a jab.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Melartin as he jumps to the side.
Terry wants to clinch.
Melartin cracks Terry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a leg kick but Melartin checks it.
Melartin scores with a jab. Terry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melartin looks to score with a jab to the body but Terry is just out of range.
Terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Melartin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafael Melartin is winning the standup battle so far.
Terry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Melartin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melartin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Melartin.
Melartin lands a jab to Terry's midsection.
Terry tries to clinch but Melartin moves away
and Melartin counters with a left and a right that stings Terry.
Melartin lands a really nice looking cross but Terry seems unphased.
Terry tries to land a front kick but Melartin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Terry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melartin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Terry backs up against the cage.
Tombstone Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melartin scores with a decent looking hook.
Terry delivers a nice body kick.
Melartin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Melartin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Melartin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terry was well out of range. Poor timing from Melartin.
Melartin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melartin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Melartin pushes him off.
Terry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Terry wants to clinch.
Melartin lands a body shot.
Melartin lands with a cross.
Terry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melartin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Melartin throws a poor cross that misses
and Terry counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Melartin wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin sneaks back into half guard.
Melartin wants to control but Terry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Melartin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Terry wants to stand up but Melartin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Terry wants to free his trapped foot but Melartin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Melartin is trying to stand.
Terry stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Terry has a takedown stuffed.
Terry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melartin pinned against the cage. Melartin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Melartin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Terry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melartin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terry was well out of range. Poor timing from Melartin.
Terry misses with a combination
and Melartin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melartin, as that shot connected.
Melartin catches Terry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Melartin tests Terry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melartin scores with a nice strike.
Melartin connects with a looping right hand.
Melartin scores with a nice strike.
Terry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melartin defends it nicely.
Rafael Melartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Melartin scores with a shot to the body.
Melartin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Terry blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terry manages to avoid it.
Terry fails with the takedown.
Melartin lands with an overhand left.
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melartin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melartin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rafael Melartin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melartin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Melartin digs a good body shot into Terry's ribs.
Terry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melartin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin punishes Terry's body with a nice straight punch.
Terry drops his hands momentarily and Melartin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tombstone Terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melartin swats away the attempt to clinch by Terry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Melartin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Melartin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Melartin!
A relieved looking Rafael Melartin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tedward Bundiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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184 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tedward Bundiac!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bundiac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uzi blocks a jab.
Uzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Bundiac tries to sprawl out of it but Uzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bundiac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown but Bundiac shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bundiac misses with a body shot.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Bundiac.
Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tedward Bundiac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundiac throws a big shot that misses.
Bundiac thows a body shot but no joy.
Bundiac works the jab nicely.
Uzi walks into a stiff left hand from Bundiac.
Uzi shoots in and drives through. Bundiac sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Bundiac misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundiac misses the shot to the body.
Bundiac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Uzi. Uzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bundiac throws a series of punches but Uzi avoids them all with ease.
Uzi wants to clinch.
Bundiac lands a body shot.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bundiac misses with a series of wild punches.
Bundiac connects with a jab.
Uzi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bundiac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bundiac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundiac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzi is really struggling to control Bundiac but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Uzi works over Bundiac with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzi postures up.
Uzi has gone for a leg lock! Bundiac slips out almost immediately though and dives into Uzi's guard.
Bundiac trying to control but Uzi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundiac is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Uzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uzi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bundiac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundiac throws a hook but Uzi avoids it easily.
Uzi tries to clinch there but Bundiac circles away.
Bundiac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzi manages to avoid it.
Bundiac cracks Uzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bundiac looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range.
Bundiac scores with a jab.
Uzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bundiac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bundiac swivels and escapes.
Uzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bundiac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedward Bundiac dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bundiac lands a lovely overhand right.
Uzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bundiac pinned against the cage. Bundiac gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bundiac falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uzi counters with a one-two to the body.
Bundiac leaves Uzi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bundiac uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Uzi tries for a takedown but Bundiac circles away easily
and Bundiac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundiac swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uzi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzi looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi throwing strikes from guard but Bundiac blocks nicely.
Uzi content to stall in guard here.
Uzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uzi advances to half guard.
Uzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi 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.
Bundiac is trying to maintain the position but Uzi is very close to passing his half guard.
Uzi drops an elbow to the side of Bundiac's head.
Uzi is just content to waste time from the top position. Bundiac takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi wants to pass the guard but Bundiac is keeping the position.
Bundiac keeping moving, preventing Uzi from controlling successfully.
Uzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzi throwing strikes but missing.
Uzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzi 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.
Uzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundiac managing to control the position.
Bundiac keeping moving, preventing Uzi from controlling successfully.
Bundiac wants to get back to his feet but Uzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Uzi throws an elbow that misses. Bundiac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzi's guard. Nice move by Bundiac!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundiac wants to control from the top but Uzi keeps moving.
Bundiac slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyr Uzi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Horrible takedown by Uzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bundiac which made him look bad.
Bundiac misses with a hook to the body
and Uzi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uzi.
Uzi wants to pass the guard but Bundiac is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bundiac holds on and takes a little breather.
Bundiac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bundiac is controlling Uzi's posture.
Uzi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tedward Bundiac has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Uzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bundiac looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Uzi cracks Bundiac with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Uzi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bundiac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Uzi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bundiac knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uzi is trying to get an arm triangle but Bundiac is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Uzi landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Bundiac's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bundiac gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundiac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uzi thows a huge punch but Bundiac dodges it nicely.
Bundiac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bundiac's head.
Bundiac is trying to maintain the position but Uzi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Bundiac is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Bundiac scores with a four punch combination!
Bundiac looks to land a left hand but Uzi moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundiac leaves Uzi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bundiac staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyr Uzi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uzi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyr Uzi!
A determined Tyr Uzi didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen tubular bells as his entrance music. Randy Tessin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Randy Tessin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Tessin slips a straight right by Khan.
Tessin misses with a right hand
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan avoids the body shot from Tessin.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Tessin wants to stall.
Khan keeps control of Tessin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan prevents Tessin from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tessin.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tessin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tessin is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tessin has his back to the cage.
Khan pushes Tessin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tessin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan lands a left hand.
Tessin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
A jab from Tessin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tessin misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan won't allow Tessin to get back to his feet.
Khan is fighting to break Tessin's control of his arms but Tessin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tessin keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tessin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tessin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tessin is working hard here to advance position.
Tessin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khan is controlling him.
Khan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tessin's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khan lands a nice short elbow.
Tessin wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan throwing shots but Tessin is blocking nicely.
Tessin pushes Khan off looking to stand but Khan dives back in and keeps control.
Khan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Tessin is defending well.
Khan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tessin!
Tessin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan looking to land elbow strikes but Tessin uses the position to regain half guard.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tessin defending well though.
Khan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tessin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khan wants to pass to mount but Tessin is defending the position.
Tessin trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Tessin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tessin holding on.
Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tessin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Tessin!
Tessin is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Tessin is stalling in the full guard.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tessin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tessin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Tessin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tessin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan lands with a hook. Tessin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan sizes up Tessin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tessin misses with a looping right.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tessin under the eye.
Randy Tessin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Tessin moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tessin staying out of range there.
Tessin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Tessin cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rajja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Tessin.
Tessin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tessin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Tessin moved out of range nicely.
Tessin throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves out of range as Tessin strikes.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
Tessin throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Tessin will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Tessin seems unphased.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Khan throws the left hand but Tessin avoids the punch easily.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Tessin misses with a right hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tessin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Tessin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 Randy Tessin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tessin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tessin throws a big shot that misses.
Randy Tessin is winning the standup battle so far.
Tessin throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tessin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tessin blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin misses with an uppercut.
Tessin misses with a looping left.
Donk. Khan catches Tessin right on the button with a cross.
Khan tries to clinch but Tessin moves out of range.
Tessin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tessin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan looks to land a combination but Tessin avoids it well.
Khan staying out of range there.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tessin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin slips under a jab.
Tessin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tessin throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Tessin lands an overhand right.
Tessin cracks Khan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Khan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tessin finish him?
Khan is rocked!
Tessin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tessin finish him?
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Tessin saw it coming and moves away.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Tessin. No joy for Khan on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan slips a jab from Tessin.
Tessin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan defending well as Tessin loads up on a big left hand.
Tessin throws out a powerful jab.
Tessin misses with a straight right.
Tessin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan thuds a left hand into Tessin's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tessin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tessin taking a breather.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Tessin.
Tessin ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Tessin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tessin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welsh National Anthem. Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses the jab.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Farr.
Smith avoids the body shot from Farr.
Farr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farr swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves out of range as Farr strikes.
Smith throws a hook but Farr avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Farr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Farr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Farr.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Farr.
Farr lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Farr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Farr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr misses with a body shot.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Farr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farr throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Farr moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a jab when Farr was well out of range.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Farr moved out of range nicely.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farr.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Farr.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Farr misses with a hook
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Farr. Those never looked like landing.
Smith 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.
Farr lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith pushes Farr up against the cage in a clinch.
Farr is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith keeps control of Farr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Farr blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Farr controls his hands.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farr takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farr's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Farr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farr.
Farr is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrs head.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farr's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets through Farr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand.
Farr is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farr backwards.
Farr blocks a body shot from Smith.
A short right from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith pushes Farr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith swings for the body but Farr moves out of range.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farr backwards.
Farr is rocked!
Smith throws a big uppercut that drops Farr! More strikes from Smith and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Farr lies dazed against the cage as Smith celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Smith!
After the fight, Michael Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordie Green is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Marsden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordie Green!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Marsden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green motions for Marsden to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Green throws a leg kick
and Marsden counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marsden misses with a body kick.
Marsden throws a big shot that misses.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green connects with a right hand. Marsden shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marsden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden.
Mike Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Marsden throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Marsden misses with a series of wild punches.
Marsden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden.
Marsden takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Marsden ducks down to avoid it.
Green takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Marsden slips the punch.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Marsden misses with a body punch.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Green prevents a body shot from Marsden.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Marsden gets a clinch.
Marsden tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Marsden has Green pushed against the cage.
Marsden lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Marsden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Green.
Green 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.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden 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.
Marsden thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Marsden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marsden's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Green on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green motions for Marsden to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marsden lands with a nice body kick.
Marsden clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Marsden scores with a hook to the body.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is leaning against Green and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marsden struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Marsden tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Marsden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Marsden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marsden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Green tries to work over Marsden's front leg with a kick but Marsden checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green cracks Marsden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marsden throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Marsden is looking to land body kicks.
Marsden throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marsden misses with a low kick.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Marsden.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mike Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marsden is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Marsden.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green throws a solid leg kick but Marsden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Marsden's defenses.
Marsden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green throws a solid leg kick but Marsden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Marsden takes one on the button.
Marsden is looking to wear down Green with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marsden jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marsden misses with a two punch combination.
Marsden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marsden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green avoids the head kick by Marsden.
Mike Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsden swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marsden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marsden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Green checks it well.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsden can pounce on him.
Marsden takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marsden throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsden's sensitive parts.
Green defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Green throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Marsden misses the shot to the body.
Marsden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Marsden misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden checks a low kick from Green.
Marsden connects with a looping right hand.
Marsden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Green displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marsden fails to land with a series of punches.
Green throws out a leg kick but Marsden moves out of range and Green only half commits.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden misses with a body shot
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden clearly takes 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.
Green takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Marsden throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Marsden misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marsden checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden checks a low kick from Green.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden moves out of range as Green strikes.
Marsden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green misses with a double jab.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green slips under a jab from Marsden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marsden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Green's knee momentarily.
Marsden cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a hook.
Marsden looks to clinch
and Green counters with a leg kick.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Green misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Marsden has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Marsden.
Green blocks a body shot from Marsden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marsden on the inside.
Marsden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsden keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsden misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Marsden.
Marsden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marsden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden had his way with Gordie Green in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsden misses with a left hand
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden misses with a leg kick
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Green lands.
Marsden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Marsden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Marsden misses with a wild combination.
Green throws a leg kick but Marsden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with an outside leg kick.
Marsden checks a leg kick nicely.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marsden misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsden misses with the combination.
Marsden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Green on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsden off the cage and back into range.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Green walks into a left hand.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden misses with a straight left.
Marsden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gordie Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a right hand. Marsden shakes it off.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marsden is able to avoid easily.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Marsden blocks a jab.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marsden blocks a low kick nicely.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marsden is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Green.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marsden.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Green.
Marsden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Marsden.
Well Marsden 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Marsden!
Mike Marsden is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Mike Marsden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mortimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underworld has chosen Mr. Torture as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin |
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Mortimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underworld takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Hades Underworld has been cut.
Mortimer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mortimer throws a leg kick that misses.
Underworld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mortimer.
Underworld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Underworld.
Mortimer keeps Underworld at a distance using the push 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!
Underworld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mortimer lands with a nice body kick.
Mortimer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mortimer throws a lazy head kick
and Underworld counters with a body kick that stops Mortimer in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Underworld.
Mortimer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Underworld is out of range.
Underworld misses with a series of wild punches.
Underworld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Underworld looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Mortimer lands but Underworld takes it in his stride.
Underworld throws a combination that misses
and Mortimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Underworld swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mortimer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mortimer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortimer closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Mortimer.
Underworld tries to work over Mortimer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mortimer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Underworld backwards.
Mortimer crunches a lovely knee into Underworld's ribcage.
Underworld blocks an uppercut.
Underworld tries a body shot but Mortimer blocks it.
Underworld can't find room to land a body shot as Mortimer controls the action.
Underworld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mortimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Underworld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Underworld looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mortimer stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortimer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Underworld misses with a punch to the body.
Underworld can't find room to land a body shot as Mortimer controls the action.
A body shot lands from Mortimer.
Underworld wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mortimer works on Underworld's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Underworld fails to land.
Mortimer lands a body punch.
Mortimer tries to land a knee to the head but Underworld blocks with his arms.
Mortimer throws a head punch that misses.
Mortimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mortimer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Underworld's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Underworld misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mortimer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Underworld.
Mortimer prevents a body shot from Underworld.
Mortimer misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underworld misses with a punch on the inside.
Mortimer pushes Underworld back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mortimer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mortimer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mortimer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mortimer looking to throw knees to the head but Underworld is blocking nicely.
Underworld misses with a punch on the inside.
Underworld misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underworld pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mortimer lands a big head kick that sends Underworld tumbling to the mat! Mortimer takes a step backwards and waves Underworld back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mortimer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mortimer avoids a kick to the body.
Mortimer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Hades Underworld's cut even more.
Mortimer throws a front kick aimed at Underworld's knee but Underworld avoids it well.
Underworld lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Underworld.
Underworld on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underworld blocks a head kick by Mortimer.
Good leg kick by Mortimer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mortimer misses with a hook. Underworld ducked under it nicely.
Mortimer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mortimer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Underworld.
Underworld misses with a head kick.
Underworld takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mortimer throws a leg kick which misses Underworld's front leg but catches the back leg as Underworld tries to avoid it.
Mortimer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mortimer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mortimer looks to land a combination but Underworld avoids it well.
Mortimer keeps Underworld at a distance using the push kick.
Mortimer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mortimer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mortimer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hades Underworld's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mortimer clinches with his opponent.
Mortimer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mortimer blocking some punches.
Mortimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Underworld working aggressively here.
Mortimer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Underworld fails to land.
Mortimer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Underworld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mortimer prevents a body shot from Underworld.
Underworld wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Underworld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mortimer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Underworld.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mortimer throws a right hand that Underworld ducks under and follows up with a left that Underworld also avoids with ease.
Underworld checks a leg kick nicely.
Tony Mortimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mortimer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Underworld's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mortimer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Underworld is breathing heavily.
Mortimer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Underworld's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortimer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The cut above Hades Underworld's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mortimer tries a low kick but Underworld avoids it.
Underworld throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mortimer.
Mortimer scoring well with a low kick there.
Underworld catches Mortimer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mortimer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mortimer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mortimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mortimer misses with a body kick.
Mortimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tony Mortimer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mortimer closes the distance and clinches.
Mortimer lands a shoulder strike.
Hades Underworld's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mortimer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mortimer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mortimer taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mortimer.
Mortimer controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Mortimer fails to land.
Underworld goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Underworld wants to break free but Mortimer has control.
Underworld misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Underworld.
Underworld throws a punch but it's blocked by Mortimer.
Underworld misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mortimer.
A head punch on the inside from Underworld fails to land.
Underworld blocks the elbow strike.
Mortimer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mortimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mortimer on the inside.
A short right from Mortimer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underworld tries to throw a body punch but Mortimer avoids it by throwing Underworld back against the cage.
Mortimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mortimer tries to throw a body punch but Underworld avoids it by throwing Mortimer back against the cage.
Underworld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mortimer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underworld blocks a body shot from Mortimer.
Good body shot from Mortimer.
Mortimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Underworld's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hades Underworld's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Mortimer!
After the big win, Tony Mortimer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclean has chosen Oasis - F**king in the bushes as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean keeps the fight on the outside.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Mclean moves out of range easily.
Poulter lands a really nice looking cross but Mclean seems unphased.
Poulter slips a jab and a cross from Mclean.
Mclean looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mclean throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poulter.
Poulter is looking to slow Mclean down with leg kicks.
Poulter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mclean.
Poulter misses the shot to the body.
Poulter avoids the body shot from Mclean.
Mclean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mclean misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mclean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulter.
Poulter lands with a right hand.
Mclean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulter.
Mclean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mclean lands with a nice body punch.
Poulter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean blocks the body kick.
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mclean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mclean misses the jab.
Poulter fakes the leg kick and cracks Mclean in the body.
Mclean misses with a double jab.
Mclean looks gassed!
Mclean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mclean looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
Poulter cracks Mclean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Poulter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poulter finds it's way round the side to connect with Mclean's head.
Mclean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poulter thows a body shot but no joy.
Mclean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulter. Poulter obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mclean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
Mclean drops his hands momentarily and Poulter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poulter throws out a powerful jab.
Mclean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mclean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Mclean moves out of range easily.
Mclean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Poulter finds it's way through Mclean's defenses.
Poulter clinches.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulter scores with a hook to the body.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Poulter.
Mclean takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mclean tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulter is able to avoid easily.
Mclean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Poulter rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as Poulter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mclean doesn't seem phased though.
Poulter fakes the leg kick and cracks Mclean in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter works Mclean's body with a nice hook.
Poulter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poulter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poulter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Mclean tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mclean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Poulter!
Poulter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mclean's calf.
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mclean on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poulter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mclean.
Poulter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mclean's head.
Poulter lands a big head kick that sends Mclean tumbling to the mat! Poulter takes a step backwards and waves Mclean back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mclean is rocked!
Poulter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulter scores with a kick to the body.
Poulter closes the distance and pushes Mclean back into the cage.
Poulter misses with an elbow strike.
Mclean wants to get back to striking at distance but Poulter won't allow it.
Mclean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mclean is trying to push Poulter away but Poulter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poulter lands a body punch.
Poulter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poulter blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mclean dodges an elbow strike from Poulter.
Mclean avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
Poulter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mclean up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mclean misses with a head kick.
Mclean swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Mclean throws a body punch but Poulter moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclean. Poulter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulter lands with a kick to the temple. Mclean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Lenny Mclean has been cut.
Mclean jabs Poulter right on the nose. Poulter blinks but takes it well.
Poulter misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mclean avoids the head kick by Poulter.
Mclean lands a jab-cross combination.
Poulter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mclean. That did some damage!
Mclean throws an overhand right that lands on Poulter's shoulder, as Poulter tries to avoid the shot.
Mclean is breathing heavily.
Poulter lands a nice hook to Mclean's body. Mclean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Mclean misses.
Poulter cracks the inside of Mclean's front leg.
Poulter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mclean tries to bum rush Poulter with a series of wild strikes but Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulter lands with a nice body kick.
Mclean has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poulter.
Poulter throws the kick towards the body but Mclean avoids it.
Poulter rushes Mclean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Mclean throws an elbow but misses.
Poulter tries to work over Mclean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Poulter fails to land.
Mclean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mclean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poulters head.
Mclean manages to break the clinch.
Poulter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mclean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poulter keeps Mclean at a distance using the push kick.
Poulter keeps Mclean at a distance using the push kick.
Poulter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mclean misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Poulter scores with a jab to the body.
Poulter is looking to clinch but Mclean is avoiding it.
Mclean blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Poulter staying out of range there.
Mclean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poulter can pounce on him.
Poulter lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poulter throws a shot to the body.
Poulter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mclean's head.
Mclean takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Poulter.
Mclean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poulter.
Poulter lands a really nice looking cross but Mclean seems unphased.
Poulter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poulter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclean can do to turn this around?
Poulter fakes the leg kick and cracks Mclean in the body.
Poulter with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poulter. That's going to slow Mclean down.
Poulter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mclean on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poulter tries to clinch but Mclean moves out of range.
Poulter throws a head kick but Mclean moves out of range.
Mclean scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mclean missing with a left hand there. Poulter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclean throws a series of strikes that have Poulter backpedaling.
Poulter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mclean scores with a three punch combo!
Poulter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mclean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Poulter there.
Poulter takes a swing at Mclean's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poulter - that will leave a mark!
Good exchange - Poulter coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Mclean's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poulter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poulter sizes up Mclean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Poulter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poulter keeps Mclean at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulter.
Mclean takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulter tries to clinch but Mclean is having none of it.
Poulter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paul Poulter is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Poulter.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
Poulter thumps Mclean with a low kick.
Mclean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poulter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mclean avoids the head kick by Poulter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poulter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poulter connects with a solid leg kick.
Poulter moves away from the strike by Mclean.
Mclean 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.
Poulter lands with a nice body kick.
Poulter scores with a spinning back kick!
Mclean swats away the attempt to clinch by Poulter.
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!
Good work by Poulter as he checks the leg kick.
Poulter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mclean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulter takes a jab right on the kisser.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Poulter here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mclean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poulter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Mclean misses its intended target.
Mclean bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poulter's head backwards.
Mclean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mclean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poulter.
Mclean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mclean throws a lazy right hand but Poulter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mclean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mclean thows a body shot but no joy.
Poulter connects with a high kick.
Poulter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poulter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mclean misses with a left hand
and Poulter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poulter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mclean. That did some damage!
Poulter throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throws a jab but it's blocked by Poulter.
Mclean misses the shot to the body.
Mclean avoids the body shot from Poulter.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
Mclean loads up on a big right hand but Poulter slips the punch.
Mclean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Mclean moves out of range easily.
A big right from Poulter misses.
Mclean scores with a hook to the body. Poulter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mclean takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Mclean misses its intended target.
Mclean throws a body punch but Poulter moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poulter.
Poulter connects with a leg kick. Mclean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four 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!
Mclean takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poulter misses with an uppercut. Mclean saw that one coming.
Poulter pushes Mclean away with a front kick.
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mclean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poulter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mclean moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulter moves out of range as Mclean strikes.
A jab from Mclean does it's job there.
Poulter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poulter throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poulter.
Mclean connects with a body shot.
Mclean lands a really nice looking cross but Poulter seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Mclean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mclean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclean was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulter.
Mclean just misses with a punch to the body.
Mclean buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mclean misses with a wild combination.
Mclean keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Mclean misses
and Poulter counters with a left to the body.
Mclean tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mclean misses with a wild body shot.
Poulter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mclean is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Poulter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mclean if he has to take too many more of those.
Poulter scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mclean crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poulter - the referee stops the clock and Mclean gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poulter. Mclean manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Mclean is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulter connects with a solid leg kick.
Poulter dodges the punch combination from Mclean.
Mclean just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulter tries to land a front kick but Mclean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch lands to the side of Poulter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poulter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poulter thows a body shot but no joy.
Mclean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mclean is predictable there
and Poulter counters with a head kick.
Poulter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mclean at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mclean lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mclean swinging wildly here.
Mclean throws a leg kick but Poulter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulter connects with a solid leg kick.
Mclean takes a swing at Poulter's ribcage but misses.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses.
Poulter jabs Mclean right on the nose. Mclean blinks but takes it well.
Poulter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mclean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mclean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick
and Mclean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Mclean misses.
Mclean throws a hook but Poulter avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poulter throws a body punch but Mclean moves out of range.
Poulter thows a body shot but no joy.
Mclean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Mclean moves out of range easily.
Mclean takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Poulter misses its intended target.
Mclean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mclean blocks a leg kick.
Mclean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poulter at a distance.
Poulter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mclean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mclean.
Poulter scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean works Poulter's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclean manages to avoid it.
Mclean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclean misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Poulter is looking to slow Mclean down with leg kicks.
Mclean misses with a straight left.
Poulter scores with a spinning back kick!
Mclean misses with a straight left.
Poulter scores with a push kick.
Mclean throws a jab when Poulter was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poulter - that will leave a mark!
Mclean 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter had his way with Lenny Mclean in that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Mclean's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Poulter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Poulter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mclean swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulter.
Mclean throws an overhand right that lands on Poulter's shoulder, as Poulter tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Poulter tenderised Mclean's leg. Mclean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Mclean moves out of range easily.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclean throws a hook to the side of Poulter's head but Poulter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mclean is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A jab from Mclean misses.
Mclean throws out a leg kick but Poulter moves out of range and Mclean only half commits.
Poulter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Mclean misses.
Mclean looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mclean crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poulter - the referee stops the clock and Mclean gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poulter. Mclean manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poulter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mclean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poulter.
Poulter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poulter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Poulter tenderised Mclean's leg. Mclean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poulter delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter delivers a nice body kick.
Poulter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Poulter is looking to clinch but Mclean is avoiding it.
Poulter cracks the inside of Mclean's front leg.
Mclean finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mclean misses with a body shot.
Lenny Mclean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throws a hook to the side of Poulter's head but Poulter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mclean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poulter.
Mclean takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick from Poulter.
Poulter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.
Poulter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poulter lands a high kick!
A jab lands there for Mclean.
Mclean just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter connects with an inside leg kick.
Poulter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclean moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poulter.
Mclean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mclean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poulter scores with a sloppy right hand. Mclean should have avoided that one.
Poulter avoids the body shot from Mclean.
Mclean throws a big shot that misses.
Paul Poulter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mclean looks to land a left hand but Poulter moved out of range nicely.
Poulter avoids the body shot from Mclean.
Mclean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mclean takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poulter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mclean circles away quickly and effectively.
Poulter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mclean takes a swing at Poulter's ribcage but misses.
Mclean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mclean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mclean loads up on a big right hand but Poulter slips the punch.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclean was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Mclean misses.
Poulter scores with a hook to the body. Mclean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Mclean misses its intended target.
Poulter staying out of range there.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mclean throws a low kick, looking for Poulter's leg but Poulter calmly moves out of range.
Poulter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Mclean.
Mclean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poulter 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:44
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Poulter!
Paul Poulter is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Paul Poulter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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