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MMAL 74: Lock n Load PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Dawson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a solid leg kick but Dawson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marciano.
Dawson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Dawson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dawson blocks a leg kick.
Marciano misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dawson throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Dawson misses with a looping right.
Marciano throws a right hand that Dawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawson also avoids with ease.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Marciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marciano should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dawson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawson throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Dawson.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Dawson blocks a leg kick.
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dawson cracks Marciano with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson lands with a straight right. Marciano didn't see that one coming.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dawson.
Marciano is rocked!
Dawson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dawson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Marciano! Dawson dives in looking to finish! Marciano 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 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Dawson!
A very excited looking Jay Dawson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dj Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mallao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dj Tiongson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mallao!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mallao shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiongson tries to sprawl out of it but Mallao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiongson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mallao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiongson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiongson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiongson slowing the pace effectively.
Mallao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiongson up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiongson as Mallao tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiongson controlling the action here for a moment.
Mallao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiongson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tiongson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mallao is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tiongson to the mat. Tiongson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tiongson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tiongson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mallao!
Tiongson working for a guillotine from mount but Mallao is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallao defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tiongson.
Tiongson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiongson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tiongson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiongson content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mallao is working to get back to half guard.
Mallao is squirming around, avoiding Tiongson's attempts to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dj Tiongson.
Tiongson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mallao to the mat! Mallao manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallao has control of Tiongson's left arm, preventing Tiongson from doing any damage.
Tiongson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mallao keeping full guard, as Tiongson tries to pass.
Mallao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tiongson controls the pace.
Tiongson postures up in Mallao's guard and throws a big left but Mallao blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiongson stopping the sweep attempt from Mallao.
Tiongson trying to control but Mallao is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Tiongson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Mallao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tiongson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mallao swivels and escapes.
Tiongson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiongson manages to break the clinch.
Tiongson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dj Tiongson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiongson tries to clinch up.
Tiongson shoots in for a takedown but Mallao shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiongson as he avoids it easily.
Mallao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tiongson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mallao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tiongson trying to control but Mallao postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallao is keen to just control but Tiongson is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dave Mallao wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mallao feints and as Tiongson raises his hands in defense, Mallao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tiongson working a defensive guard here.
Mallao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiongson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mallao postures up.
Tiongson has his hands on Mallao's head, controlling the position.
Tiongson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dj Tiongson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mallao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mallao is looking to clinch but Tiongson is avoiding it.
Tiongson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mallao.
Tiongson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiongson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallao throws a leg kick but Tiongson checks it.
Mallao lands an overhand right.
Mallao tries to clinch up but Tiongson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiongson shoots in but Mallao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallao gets caught napping as Tiongson dives in and scores a takedown. Mallao manages to retain guard.
Tiongson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mallao trying to control the position.
Tiongson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiongson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tiongson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mallao to his feet.
Tiongson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mallao counters with a two punch combo.
Tiongson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mallao. Mallao gets slowly back to his feet.
Mallao is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Tiongson finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mallao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiongson.
Tiongson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mallao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Tiongson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Mallao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tiongson looks for a takedown but Mallao sprawls well.
Tiongson blocks the body kick.
Mallao tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Mallao or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiongson which made him look bad.
Tiongson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiongson dives in and grabs Mallao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mallao pushes down on Tiongson's head and hops out.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown but Tiongson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mallao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiongson has closed the distance and engaged Mallao in a clinch.
Tiongson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mallao won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Mallao as Tiongson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mallao fails with a takedown attempt.
Mallao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mallao throws a sloppy head kick and Tiongson moves out of range easily.
Mallao decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiongson wants to control but Mallao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tiongson manages to get to full guard.
Tiongson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mallao is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson is pulling down on Mallao's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiongson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiongson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mallao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mallao passes Tiongson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
Mallao is keen to just control but Tiongson is a slippery customer.
Tiongson wants to improve his position but Mallao is controlling well.
Tiongson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson is looking to control Mallao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiongson avoid being mounted?
Mallao is working for a submission of some sort.
Tiongson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mallao manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson working to try and regain half guard.
Mallao wants to control the pace but Tiongson is squirming around nicely.
Tiongson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mallao prevents Tiongson from standing back up.
Tiongson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mallao is taking a breather. Tiongson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dave Mallao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dj Tiongson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiongson is trying to stand up here but Mallao is controlling him well.
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 Dj Tiongson.
Well Tiongson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dj Tiongson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Montesa (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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemmy Montesa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montesa tries to clinch but Vegas moves away
and Vegas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vegas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Montesa tries to clinch but Vegas moves out of range.
Montesa throws a leg kick that misses.
Montesa lands a left and a right that send Vegas crashing to the mat, dazed. Montesa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jonny Vegas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montesa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vegas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vegas.
Montesa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montesa lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Vegas falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lemmy Montesa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kane's choice of entrance music: Saigon - Bring Me Down . Big Pump has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pump gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Big Pump has been cut.
Pump throws a combination that misses
and Kane counters with a thumping low kick.
Pump throws a lazy head kick
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
Pump throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pump thows a body shot but no joy.
Pump takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pump is rocked!
Kane throws an overhand right that drops Pump like a sack of potatoes! Kane dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hairy Kane!
During a confident post fight interview, Hairy Kane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stella Artois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stella Artois told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Ken Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Artois!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt
and Artois counters with a stiff right hand.
Kimura fails to land the takedown.
Artois has closed the distance and engaged Kimura in a clinch.
Kimura pushes off an throws an elbow but Artois leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Artois breaks the clinch.
Artois throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ken Kimura has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artois looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Artois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kimura's head.
Kimura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Artois throws an elbow that misses. Kimura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Artois's guard. Nice move by Kimura!
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Artois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura wants to get up but he can't break Artois's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Artois is retaining full guard.
Kimura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Artois tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kimura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kimura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artois wants to sweep here but Kimura controlling him for the moment.
Kimura being controlled here momentarily.
Ken Kimura has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Artois.
Artois clinches up with Kimura and pushes him back against the cage.
Artois pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Artois falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kimura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Artois!
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!
Kimura controlling the position easily from mount.
Kimura trying to control but Artois is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kimura looking to control but Artois is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Artois is working to get back to half guard.
Artois is bucking up trying to escape but Kimura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artois is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Kimura has taken his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Artois won't enjoy being in this position. Kimura looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Artois is tapping - it's over boys! Kimura picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ken Kimura!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Liibeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Misuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Liibeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Misuki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Misuki.
Misuki closes the distance and clinches up with Liibeni, looking for a takedown. Misuki pushes Liibeni against the cage but Liibeni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Misuki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Misuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liibeni is fending him off so far but Misuki persists. Nope, Liibeni circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Misuki.
Kris Liibeni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Misuki.
Misuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Liibeni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Misuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liibeni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Misuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liibeni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liibeni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liibeni gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misuki is defending against the submission attempts here by Liibeni.
Misuki is looking to escape.
Liibeni is looking to take a break and control but Misuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Misuki keeping control of the position.
Misuki actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Liibeni is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Misuki is looking for a sweep. Liibeni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liibeni is looking to advance position but Misuki won't allow it.
Liibeni is trying to control. Misuki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Misuki tries to get to full guard but Liibeni has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Liibeni is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Misuki trying to control but Liibeni postures up.
Misuki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Liibeni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Liibeni's back!
Liibeni is really stuck here.
Liibeni is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misuki is not going to allow Liibeni to sit and survive in this position.
Misuki doesn't have the hooks in and Liibeni manages to turn into his guard.
Misuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Misuki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Liibeni has passed into half guard!
Liibeni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Misuki is just riding it out for now. Liibeni eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liibeni is nestled in close to Misuki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Liibeni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liibeni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misuki pinned against the cage. Misuki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Misuki with that takedown attempt.
Kris Liibeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liibeni misses with a takedown attempt - Misuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Misuki clinches with his opponent.
Misuki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liibeni is defending well.
Liibeni tries to circle away but Misuki has him pinned against the cage.
Liibeni is trying to push Misuki away but Misuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Misuki keeps control of Liibeni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Misuki fails to pull guard.
Kris Liibeni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Misuki.
Misuki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liibeni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misuki tries a body shot but Liibeni blocks it.
Misuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Misuki gets caught flat footed, as Liibeni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Misuki has control of Liibeni's left arm, preventing Liibeni from doing any damage.
Misuki keeping moving, preventing Liibeni from controlling successfully.
Liibeni works over Misuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Misuki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Misuki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Misuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Liibeni pushes Misuki off looking to stand but Misuki dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misuki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liibeni defending well though.
Misuki is thwarting Liibeni's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misuki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liibeni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Misuki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Misuki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Liibeni or perhaps it was just good defense by Misuki which made him look bad.
Liibeni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liibeni stuffs the takedown.
Liibeni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Misuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liibeni moves away.
Misuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liibeni is fending him off so far but Misuki persists. Nope, Liibeni circles away and we're back to standing.
Misuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Liibeni. Liibeni gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Misuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liibeni moves in looking to clinch but Misuki pushes him off.
Misuki throws a head kick but Liibeni moves out of range.
Misuki scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liibeni.
Liibeni shoots in for a takedown but Misuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misuki avoids the head kick by Liibeni.
Misuki misses with a wild combination.
Misuki rushes Liibeni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Misuki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Liibeni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Misuki darts in and clinches Liibeni up against the cage.
Liibeni is trying to pull guard but Misuki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misuki.
It looks like Kris Liibeni has been cut.
Liibeni prevents the takedown attempt.
Liibeni is trying to break free.
Misuki is pushing Liibeni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Misuki has eaten all the pies!
Liibeni wants to take the fight to the mat but Misuki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Misuki pulls Liibeni into guard.
Misuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liibeni advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misuki kicks Liibeni off and gets back to his feet.
Liibeni misses with a combination
and Misuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liibeni stuffs the takedown.
Misuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Liibeni slams his shin into Misuki's torso.
Liibeni rushes Misuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liibeni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Misuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Liibeni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misuki darts in and clinches Liibeni up against the cage.
Misuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liibeni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Liibeni is pressing down on Misuki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Misuki is holding on for now.
Liibeni blocks the strikes from Misuki.
Liibeni is keen to just control but Misuki is a slippery customer.
Misuki controlling the position for now.
Misuki tries to get to full guard but Liibeni has control of the leg.
Liibeni is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kris Liibeni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liibeni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Misuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Misuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Liibeni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Liibeni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liibeni wants to control but Misuki is keeping him busy.
Liibeni remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Liibeni wants to control for a moment but Misuki uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misuki gets back to full guard.
Misuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liibeni trying to control but Misuki is working from the bottom.
Misuki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Liibeni escapes and throws Misuki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liibeni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liibeni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Liibeni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liibeni 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Liibeni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Mox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakeem Jabbar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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243 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Mox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar darts in trying to clinch
and Mox counters with a takedown into side control.
Mox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabbar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mox works to advance to full mount. Jabbar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mox content just to control the position here.
Jabbar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mox is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Jabbar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mox dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mox working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jabbar is rocked!
Mox controlling the position easily from mount.
Jabbar is still in real trouble! Can Mox finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mox lands a heavy elbow.
Mox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mox looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jabbar seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Mox wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mox did well to prevent Jabbar getting side control.
Mox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mox 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.
Mox is controlling Jabbar's posture.
Mox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jabbar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jabbar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Mox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Mox 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.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabbar misses with a takedown attempt - Mox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jabbar misses with a body kick.
Mox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mox showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Mox.
Jabbar is defending against the submission attempts here by Mox.
Jabbar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jabbar tries to get to full guard but Mox has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mox is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mox is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jabbar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mox.
Mox passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mox wants to finish this one by submission but Jabbar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mox.
Mox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mox working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Mox dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jabbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jabbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mox is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mr Mox.
Jabbar connects with a high kick.
It looks like Mr Mox has been cut.
Jabbar tries to clinch there but Mox circles away.
Mox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mox passes into half guard.
Mox working Jabbar over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mox controlling the pace.
Mox is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jabbar!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mox content just to control the position here.
Mox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jabbar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mox controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mox raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jabbar wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mox has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jabbar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Mox has Jabbar flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jabbar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mox lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mox is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mox seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jabbar for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mox working for a choke but Jabbar is defending well.
Hakeem Jabbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mr Mox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mox keeps control of the position easily here as Jabbar tries to buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Mox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mox, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Mox!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Fillipovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zangief Hakkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakkarainen has chosen HellYeah as his entrance music. Mirko Fillipovitch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zangief Hakkarainen's chin.
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World class 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Fillipovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Zangief Hakkarainen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakkarainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakkarainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fillipovitch. Fillipovitch obviously looking to wear him down.
Mirko Fillipovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fillipovitch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick that misses.
Hakkarainen misses with a leg kick.
Fillipovitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fillipovitch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hakkarainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fillipovitch's knee momentarily.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick but Hakkarainen moves out of range.
Hakkarainen avoids the head kick by Fillipovitch.
Hakkarainen lands with a nice combination. Fillipovitch backs away looking to recover.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick that misses.
Fillipovitch moves out of range as Hakkarainen strikes.
Fillipovitch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hakkarainen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fillipovitch looks to throw the jab but Hakkarainen is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fillipovitch thumps Hakkarainen with a low kick.
Fillipovitch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hakkarainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fillipovitch throws the kick towards the body but Hakkarainen avoids it.
Hakkarainen tries to clinch there but Fillipovitch circles away.
Hakkarainen throws a hook to the side of Fillipovitch's head but Fillipovitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch throws a low kick, looking for Hakkarainen's leg but Hakkarainen calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fillipovitch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hakkarainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hakkarainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hakkarainen scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Hakkarainen closes the distance and pushes Fillipovitch back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakkarainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hakkarainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Fillipovitch has double underhooks.
Hakkarainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hakkarainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Fillipovitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fillipovitch misses with a leg kick.
Fillipovitch misses with a body kick.
Hakkarainen misses with a low kick as Fillipovitch jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakkarainen.
Hakkarainen throws a body kick that misses.
Hakkarainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick
enabling Hakkarainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Fillipovitch takes a swing at Hakkarainen's ribcage but misses.
Fillipovitch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fillipovitch wants to slow Hakkarainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hakkarainen tries to bum rush Fillipovitch with a series of wild strikes but Fillipovitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Hakkarainen tenderised Fillipovitch's leg. Fillipovitch is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Hakkarainen blocks the low kick.
Fillipovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Hakkarainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hakkarainen's sensitive parts.
Hakkarainen connects with a body shot.
Hakkarainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hakkarainen throws a low kick, looking for Fillipovitch's leg but Fillipovitch calmly moves out of range.
Hakkarainen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Fillipovitch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakkarainen checks a low kick from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hakkarainen misses with a body shot.
Hakkarainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick but Hakkarainen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Fillipovitch dominated that round.
That's time! Fillipovitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hakkarainen cracks Fillipovitch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Hakkarainen blocks the leg kick.
Fillipovitch throws a wild body kick that Hakkarainen sees coming a mile off.
Fillipovitch walks into a left hand.
Mirko Fillipovitch is winning the standup battle so far.
Fillipovitch misses with a leg kick.
Hakkarainen ducks under a wild hook from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fillipovitch misses with a low kick.
Hakkarainen throws a sloppy head kick and Fillipovitch moves out of range easily.
Fillipovitch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hakkarainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Hakkarainen lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Fillipovitch is predictable there
and Hakkarainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakkarainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fillipovitch backs up against the cage.
A low kick from Fillipovitch misses
and Hakkarainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fillipovitch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hakkarainen. That did some damage!
A low kick from Fillipovitch misses
and Hakkarainen counters with a left and a right that stings Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hakkarainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fillipovitch misses with a low kick.
Fillipovitch misses with a leg kick
and Hakkarainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakkarainen checks a leg kick.
Hakkarainen scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hakkarainen lands with a straight right. Fillipovitch didn't see that one coming.
Fillipovitch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hakkarainen looks to land a left hand but Fillipovitch moved out of range nicely.
Fillipovitch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hakkarainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hakkarainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fillipovitch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hakkarainen tries to clinch there but Fillipovitch circles away.
Hakkarainen blocks a head kick by Fillipovitch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hakkarainen.
Hakkarainen wants to slow Fillipovitch down by chopping away at his legs.
Fillipovitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakkarainen slips a jab from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick the misses
and Hakkarainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hakkarainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hakkarainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fillipovitch.
Hakkarainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakkarainen tries a low kick but Fillipovitch avoids it.
Fillipovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Hakkarainen moves out of range easily.
Fillipovitch throws a lazy body kick
and Hakkarainen counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Fillipovitch misses
and Hakkarainen counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakkarainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fillipovitch.
Hakkarainen misses with a low kick.
Hakkarainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hakkarainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hakkarainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fillipovitch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hakkarainen throws a lazy right hand but Fillipovitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zangief Hakkarainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fillipovitch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hakkarainen throws a hook to the side of Fillipovitch's head but Fillipovitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakkarainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fillipovitch misses with a head kick.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick
and Hakkarainen counters with a straight right hand.
Fillipovitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakkarainen can pounce on him.
Hakkarainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fillipovitch misses with a leg kick
and Hakkarainen counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fillipovitch takes one to the side of the head.
Fillipovitch blocks a head kick by Hakkarainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch missing with a left hand there. Hakkarainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fillipovitch thows a leg kick but Hakkarainen checks it
and Fillipovitch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Fillipovitch.
Hakkarainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fillipovitch is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fillipovitch.
A leg kick checked by Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakkarainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fillipovitch's head backwards.
Hakkarainen moves out of range of the body kick from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fillipovitch misses with a shot to the body
and Hakkarainen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakkarainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fillipovitch.
Hakkarainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fillipovitch moves away.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick but Hakkarainen moved away.
Hakkarainen throws a leg kick but Fillipovitch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hakkarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hakkarainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fillipovitch misses the jab.
Fillipovitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Hakkarainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hakkarainen thuds his right hand into Fillipovitch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hakkarainen missing with a left hand there. Fillipovitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fillipovitch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fillipovitch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hakkarainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hakkarainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hakkarainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fillipovitch looks to land a left hand but Hakkarainen moved out of range nicely.
Hakkarainen throws a sloppy head kick and Fillipovitch moves out of range easily.
Hakkarainen misses with an uppercut. Fillipovitch saw that one coming.
Hakkarainen avoids a kick to the body.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick but Hakkarainen moved away.
Fillipovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakkarainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fillipovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Hakkarainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hakkarainen.
Fillipovitch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fillipovitch.
Hakkarainen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hakkarainen lands a slapping body shot.
Hakkarainen misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fillipovitch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fillipovitch walks into a jab.
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!
Hakkarainen jabs Fillipovitch right on the nose. Fillipovitch blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zangief Hakkarainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hakkarainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zangief Hakkarainen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxxi Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxxi Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Tulfo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulfo avoids the body shot from Moon.
Tulfo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tulfo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tulfo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tulfo throws a big right hand that misses.
Tulfo forces his way into half guard.
Tulfo 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.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tulfo.
Tulfo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moon defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tulfo pulls his head out easily.
Moon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tulfo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tulfo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tulfo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tulfo is looking for a kimura here.
Tulfo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Moon defend it? Tulfo steps over the head and cranks it - Moon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tulfo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erwin Tulfo!
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