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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Lawson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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274 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony takes one to the chin there.
Anthony shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lawson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Lawson. Beautiful body shot.
Anthony looks gassed!
Lawson digs a good hook to Anthony's body.
Lawson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anthony.
Lawson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Stephen Anthony has been cut.
Good work by Anthony as he checks the leg kick.
Lawson wobbles Anthony with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Lawson dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Anthony to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julius Lawson!
Our winner, Julius Lawson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Must Be The Money. Steve Fisher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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235 lbs
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287 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Simpson finds it's way through Fisher's defenses.
Fisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simpson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Simpson throws the kick towards the body but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher moves into the clinch successfully.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Fisher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Simpson.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Fisher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fisher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Simpson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fisher.
Simpson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fisher on the ground.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Fisher throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Fisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher looking to pass the guard.
Fisher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Simpson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simpson's head.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fisher trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Simpson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fisher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simpson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fisher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simpson's guard.
Simpson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simpson tries to get out of the position.
Fisher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fisher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson is trying to maintain the position but Fisher is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fisher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simpson connects with a jab.
Simpson clinches up with Fisher and pushes him back against the cage.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher scores with a hook to the body.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Simpson misses with an elbow over the top.
Simpson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fisher lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Fisher.
Fisher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fisher's elbow.
Fisher creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Simpson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Simpson drops to his knees and Fisher pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Fisher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandy Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandy's entrance music is Protect ya neck. A fine choice. Dallas has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. Mandy Brandy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Dallas's chin.
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
9 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mandy Brandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dallas throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Dallas is looking to regain half guard here but Brandy keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandy slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Dallas.
Brandy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brandy blocks Dallas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dallas working to try and regain half guard.
Brandy controlling the pace for now.
Dallas gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Brandy keeps control of the position easily here as Dallas tries to buck him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandy working for a choke but Dallas is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy has good solid back control here.
I really don't envy Dallas right now.
Brandy keeps control of the position easily here as Dallas tries to buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dallas tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy keeps control of the position easily here as Dallas tries to buck him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brandy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brandy working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dallas is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Brandy has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dallas taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mandy Brandy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gzrel Mephistopheles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynald Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel Mephistopheles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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247 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gzrel Mephistopheles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Reynald Mercier!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mephistopheles looks to land a combination but Mercier avoids it well.
Mephistopheles throws a right hand that Mercier ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercier also avoids with ease.
Mephistopheles misses with a series of wild punches.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mephistopheles swivels and escapes.
Gzrel Mephistopheles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Mephistopheles. Those never looked like landing.
Mephistopheles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercier.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
Mephistopheles throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Mephistopheles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles throws a right hand that Mercier ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercier also avoids with ease.
Mephistopheles throws a one two combo.
Mephistopheles misses with a wild combination.
Mercier throws a combination that misses
and Mephistopheles counters with a series of strikes. Mercier will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercier throws a series of punches but Mephistopheles avoids them all with ease.
Mercier closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mephistopheles struggling a bit here.
Mephistopheles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mephistopheles wants to control but Mercier postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercier wants to control but Mephistopheles is keeping him busy.
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!
Mercier might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mephistopheles kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mephistopheles is trying to control Mercier's posture but Mercier avoids it.
Mercier postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mephistopheles wants to control but Mercier postures up.
Mephistopheles tries to improve position but can't.
Mercier trying to control the action but Mephistopheles is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles wants to control but Mercier postures up.
Mephistopheles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mercier controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Mercier.
Mephistopheles tries to clinch up.
Mephistopheles misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mephistopheles wants it to stay on the feet.
Mephistopheles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mephistopheles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercier throws out the jab.
Mephistopheles lands a two punch combo.
Mephistopheles misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercier fails to land the takedown.
Gzrel Mephistopheles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reynald Mercier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Mephistopheles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercier doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gzrel Mephistopheles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mephistopheles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mephistopheles misses with a double jab.
A combination from Mephistopheles does no damage.
A combination from Mephistopheles does no damage.
Mercier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mephistopheles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles misses with a two punch combination.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercier throws a head kick but Mephistopheles moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooh!!! Mephistopheles has knocked Mercier down with a huge combo! Mephistopheles steps away and waves a wobbly Mercier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mercier is rocked!
Gzrel Mephistopheles is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Mephistopheles steps in with a hook that catches Mercier right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mephistopheles follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mercier looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gzrel Mephistopheles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dai Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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197 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dai Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard moves out of range as Haye strikes.
Haye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hard counters with a straight right hand.
Hard defending well as Haye loads up on a big left hand.
Hard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haye.
Hard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haye lands a right hook to the body.
Haye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hard.
Hard misses with a low kick.
Haye paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hard is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body punch from Haye.
Haye clobbers Hard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Hard misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hard moves out of range of the strikes.
Hard takes one on the button.
Haye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hard moves away.
Haye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hard moves away.
Haye is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Haye connects with a right hand. Hard shakes it off.
Haye throws the left hand but Hard avoids the punch easily.
Hard misses with a two punch combination.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hard misses with a wild body shot.
Haye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hard has a takedown stuffed.
Hard has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hard. That snapped Haye's head back.
Haye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haye works Hard's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haye lands with a right hand.
Hard throws a lazy right hand but Haye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hard throws a big shot that misses.
Haye dips to his left and cracks Hard with an uppercut!
Hard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haye defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haye sizes up Hard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haye.
Haye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hard momentarily.
Haye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Haye.
Haye throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
Haye throws out a powerful jab.
David Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard swings for the body but Haye moves out of range.
A big left from Haye misses.
Hard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haye.
Haye throws an off balance right hand
and Hard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hard scores with a body shot.
Hard misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye connects with a body shot that sends Hard's belly button to the back.
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!
Hard moves away from the strike by Haye.
Hard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hard tries to score with a low kick but Haye moves his leg out of the way.
Hard walks into a left hand.
Hard throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Haye has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haye moves away.
Haye throws a jab when Hard was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Haye checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haye throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haye dominated that round.
That's time! Hard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Hard misses.
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
Hard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Haye finds it's target.
Hard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Haye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hard moves out of range of the strikes.
Hard dives in and grabs Haye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haye pushes down on Hard's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Hard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye lands with a shot to the body.
Haye throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye throws a hook to the side of Hard's head but Hard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hard lands with a nice body punch.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haye swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Haye. That snapped Hard's head back.
David Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hard.
Haye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hard.
Haye loads up on a big right hand but Hard slips the punch.
Dai Hard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye misses with a straight left.
Hard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Haye scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hard works the jab nicely.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haye throws a looping overhand right but Hard ducks down to avoid it.
Hard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haye is rocked!
Hard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hard misses with a hook.
Hard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haye throws a hook to the side of Hard's head but Hard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haye misses with a straight right.
Haye throws a right hand that misses
and Hard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haye is still on wobbly legs! Can Hard finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye swings widly with a right hand
and Hard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hard wants to work for an arm triangle but Haye is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haye seems to have recovered his senses.
Haye is looking to improve his position.
Hard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hard 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Haye to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Haye shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard thowing shots but they're missing.
Haye really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Haye that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hard working for a guillotine from mount but Haye is in no mood to give up.
Hard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hard has control of Haye's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Haye regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Hard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haye cracks Hard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haye stuffs the takedown.
Hard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Haye looks to land a right hand but Hard moved out of range.
Hard staying out of range there.
Hard ducks right into an uppercut from Haye.
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hard thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Haye.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Hard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haye.
Hard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haye is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for Hard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Hard missing with a left hand there. Haye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
David Haye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye throws an overhand right that lands on Hard's shoulder, as Hard tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Haye as Hard shoots in.
Hard throws a jab when Haye was well out of range.
Haye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye connects with a right hand. Hard shakes it off.
Haye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hard is rocked!
Haye misses the jab.
Oh Hard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haye.
Hard defending well as Haye loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Haye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hard.
Hard seems to have got his legs back now.
Haye goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haye checks a leg kick.
Jab from Hard.
Haye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haye drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hard right on the button. Hard goes down! Haye follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Haye gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Haye!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Pakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pakkanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Loost Koos - Pakkasta. 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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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Pakkanen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a wild combination.
al Rashid tries to clinch up.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid presses Pakkanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
al Rashid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pakkanen up against the cage.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pakkanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Rashid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakkanen looks for a takedown but al Rashid sprawls well.
al Rashid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pakkanen.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
al Rashid has managed to clinch.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
Pakkanen fails to pull guard.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a shot to the body.
al Rashid has closed the distance and engaged Pakkanen in a clinch.
Pakkanen tries to break free but al Rashid pushes him back against the cage.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but al Rashid won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen wants to break free but al Rashid has control.
Pakkanen breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid moves into range and clinches up with Pakkanen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid lands a left hand.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid clinches up with Pakkanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Pakkanen working hard to break the clinch.
al Rashid lands a nice uppercut.
Pakkanen pulls guard effortlessly.
al Rashid wants to stand but Pakkanen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pakkanen looking for a guillotine here but al Rashid defends easily.
Pakkanen keeping full guard, as al Rashid tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but al Rashid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pakkanen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. al Rashid is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pakkanen.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
al Rashid trying to control the action but Pakkanen is working from the bottom.
al Rashid has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen takes one on the button.
Pakkanen has a takedown stuffed.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Rashid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Rashid has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that round.
That's time! al Rashid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pakkanen shoots and misses
and al Rashid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
al Rashid throws a head kick but Pakkanen moves out of range.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
Pakkanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Rashid's waist but al Rashid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pakkanen off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Rashid.
al Rashid tries a head kick but it misses.
al Rashid fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Rashid takes the fight into the clinch.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakkanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts al Rashid as he jumps to the side.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Pakkanen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
al Rashid misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Rashid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pakkanen.
al Rashid has Pakkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, al Rashid scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
al Rashid swinging wildly here.
al Rashid is looking to score with low kicks.
Pakkanen avoids the head kick by al Rashid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a nice body kick.
al Rashid connects with a high kick.
al Rashid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Rashid. That's going to slow Pakkanen down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid misses with a head kick.
Pakkanen takes a kick to the side of the head.
al Rashid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pakkanen.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pakkanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? al Rashid is fending him off so far but Pakkanen persists. Nope, al Rashid circles away and we're back to standing.
al Rashid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid has Pakkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
Pakkanen is breathing heavily.
al Rashid tries to work over Pakkanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pakkanen misses with a takedown attempt
and al Rashid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
A short right from al Rashid.
Pakkanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pakkanen is trying to break free.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Rashid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pakkanen can do to turn this around?
al Rashid throws a sloppy head kick and Pakkanen moves out of range easily.
al Rashid forces Pakkanen back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid is working Pakkanen over against the cage.
Pakkanen is trying to push al Rashid away but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kareem al Rashid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Rashid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pakkanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid has Pakkanen pressed against the cage.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from al Rashid.
al Rashid is leaning against Pakkanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that second 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.
al Rashid connects with a nice looking jab.
al Rashid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pakkanen.
al Rashid closes the distance and pushes Pakkanen back into the cage.
Pakkanen has had enough of the clinch but al Rashid keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but al Rashid won't allow it.
Pakkanen jumps guard but al Rashid stands there with Pakkanen around his waist. Pakkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pakkanen jumps guard but al Rashid stands there with Pakkanen around his waist. Pakkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Still in the clinch, al Rashid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pakkanen wants to break free but al Rashid has control.
Pakkanen fails to pull guard.
Pakkanen can't break the clinch.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pakkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from al Rashid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid feints a jab promting Pakkanen to slip. al Rashid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pakkanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pakkanen is rocked!
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al Rashid taking a breather.
al Rashid keeps control of Pakkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the body.
al Rashid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pakkanen.
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Pakkanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
al Rashid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
al Rashid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the side of Pakkanen's head.
Pakkanen is still on wobbly legs! Can al Rashid finish him?
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
Pakkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. al Rashid just stands there and leans against the cage.
al Rashid digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Rashid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
al Rashid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Rashid!
A kick lands to the mid section there for al Rashid.
al Rashid is looking to wear down Pakkanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
al Rashid moves into range and clinches up with Pakkanen.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pakkanens head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a nice body shot.
al Rashid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pakkanen or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid doesn't manage to clinch there - Pakkanen circles away.
al Rashid closes the distance and pushes Pakkanen back into the cage.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid has closed the distance and engaged Pakkanen in a clinch.
al Rashid pushes Pakkanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
al Rashid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pakkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid lands a slapping body shot.
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
al Rashid instigates a clinch.
Pakkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as al Rashid walks away with a smile on his face. Pakkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pakkanen gets tackled into the cage by al Rashid. al Rashid maintains the clinch.
Pakkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but al Rashid has double underhooks.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike.
al Rashid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Rashid clinches with his opponent.
Pakkanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage.
Pakkanen is trying to break free.
Pakkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by al Rashid.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid pushes Pakkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pakkanen has had enough of the clinch but al Rashid keeps him there for the moment.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
Pakkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pakkanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. al Rashid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pakkanen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
al Rashid throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Rashid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Rashid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pakkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakkanen tries to move into range but al Rashid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pakkanen closes the distance and clinches up with al Rashid, looking for a takedown. Pakkanen pushes al Rashid against the cage but al Rashid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakkanen gets tackled into the cage by al Rashid. al Rashid maintains the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid works on Pakkanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. al Rashid just stands there and leans against the cage.
al Rashid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Rashid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and al Rashid duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from al Rashid.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kareem al Rashid is winning the standup battle so far.
al Rashid misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Rashid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and al Rashid duly obliges.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pakkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but al Rashid won't allow it.
Pakkanen takes a shot to the head.
Pakkanen wants to break free but al Rashid has control.
al Rashid has Pakkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Pakkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pakkanen is trying to push al Rashid away but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
al Rashid prevents Pakkanen from breaking the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
al Rashid wants to stall.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid had his way with Petri Pakkanen in 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. And we move into the final round!
al Rashid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Rashid connects with a leg kick. Pakkanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pakkanen dodges the punch combination from al Rashid.
A punch combination from al Rashid misses.
al Rashid fails to land with a series of punches.
Pakkanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. al Rashid defends it nicely.
al Rashid wants to land a leg kick but Pakkanen is out of range.
al Rashid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from al Rashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pakkanen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a nice shot to the body.
Pakkanen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
Pakkanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pakkanen dodges the punch combination from al Rashid.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Rashid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pakkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as al Rashid walks away with a smile on his face. Pakkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to clinch up.
al Rashid throws a head kick that misses.
al Rashid scoring well with a low kick there.
al Rashid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pakkanen wants to clinch up but al Rashid keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid slaps away a takedown attempt from Pakkanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Rashid - that will leave a mark!
A left and a right from al Rashid both land. Nice combination.
al Rashid lands with a kick to the temple. Pakkanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al Rashid lands with a kick to the temple. Pakkanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid swinging wildly here.
Pakkanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and al Rashid finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from al Rashid.
al Rashid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Pakkanen circles away.
Pakkanen avoids the head kick by al Rashid.
Pakkanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
al Rashid misses with a leg kick
and al Rashid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pakkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kareem al Rashid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and al Rashid wants it to stay on the feet.
Pakkanen shoots in for a takedown but al Rashid shows good takedown defense.
al Rashid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pakkanen.
Pakkanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
al Rashid stuffs the takedown.
al Rashid throws a right hand that Pakkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pakkanen also avoids with ease.
al Rashid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid feints and then cracks Pakkanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pakkanen down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Rashid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Petri Pakkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
al Rashid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem al Rashid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Rashid 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem al Rashid!
Kareem al Rashid retains his welterweight title!
Kareem al Rashid managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luc Deveraux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus Rios's chin.
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luc Deveraux!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios gets a clinch.
Deveraux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deveraux has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rios regains guard immediately.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Deveraux stays in close to Rios's body and controls the position.
Deveraux's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luc Deveraux.
Deveraux throws a head kick that misses.
Rios tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux connects with a leg kick. Rios looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rios doesn't manage to clinch there - Deveraux circles away.
Rios takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rios.
Rios gets a clinch.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deveraux backwards.
Rios just leaning against Deveraux, taking a breather.
Rios trying to stall but Deveraux improves his position.
Deveraux prevents a body shot from Rios.
Deveraux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deveraux stalling the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deveraux is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rios pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Deveraux backwards.
Deveraux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios keeps control of Deveraux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deveraux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deveraux tries to stall but Rios uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deveraux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deveraux looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.
Deveraux moves out of range as Rios throws a body kick.
Deveraux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rios blocks a low kick nicely.
Deveraux lands an overhand right.
Rios blocks a jab.
Rios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Luc Deveraux has been cut.
Luc Deveraux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios tries to clinch but Deveraux is having none of it.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deveraux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deveraux throws a head kick that misses.
Deveraux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deveraux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deveraux.
Deveraux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Rios just misses with a punch to the body.
Rios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deveraux counters with a series of strikes. Rios will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rios throws a head kick but Deveraux moves out of range.
Rios ducks right into an uppercut from Deveraux.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
Deveraux throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deveraux counters with an inside leg kick.
Deveraux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rios is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deveraux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Deveraux moves out of range of the strikes.
Deveraux throws a hook but Rios blocks it.
Deveraux is looking to slow Rios down with leg kicks.
Nice jab there from Deveraux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch but Deveraux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rios throws a body punch but Deveraux moves out of range.
Deveraux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deveraux tries a low kick but Rios avoids it.
Deveraux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deveraux scores with the left hand. Rios knows he should have avoided that one.
Rios is rocked!
Deveraux lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Rios crumples to the floor! Deveraux milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luc Deveraux!
A pretty intense looking Luc Deveraux took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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