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AFC 25: Soto vs Sheeks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sing Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Martello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sing Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Martello!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yang tries to clinch but Martello is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martello.
Yang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martello.
Sing Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Martello.
Martello tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yang swivels and escapes.
Yang checks the leg kick.
Yang tries to clinch there but Martello circles away.
Yang wants to clinch up but Martello keeps it at a distance.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang tries to clinch up but Martello circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martello tries to circle away but Yang has him pinned against the cage.
Yang lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Max Martello has been cut.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Martello's ribcage.
Martello looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang missing with knees to the body.
Martello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Martello's ribcage.
Yang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yang has Martello pushed against the cage.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martello's face.
Yang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yang stops a takedown attempt from Martello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yang.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yang.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang throws an elbow that misses.
Yang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martello jumps guard but Yang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yang lands an elbow inside.
Martello tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martello.
Martello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Yang.
Yang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yang lands an elbow inside.
Yang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martello can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Yang.
Yang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martello wants the takedown. Yang is fighting it off but Martello persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yang's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang wants to control but Martello passes easily into half guard.
Martello wants to control but Yang is keeping him busy.
Martello is looking for a kimura here.
Yang is trying to maintain the position but Martello is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martello is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martello wants to take a breather but Yang is having none of it.
Martello is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martello is trying for a kimura here. Yang looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Martello wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Martello!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donatello Vucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donatello Vucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Perkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perkovic connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Donatello Vucci has been cut.
Vucci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perkovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perkovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vucci is defending well for now.
Vucci is trying to break the clinch but Perkovic has him pressed against the cage.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but Vucci blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perkovic obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic working Vucci over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Perkovic.
Perkovic slows down the pace here.
Vucci is trying to push Perkovic away but Perkovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perkovic landing knees to the head.
Perkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but Vucci blocks it.
Perkovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vucci is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic is pushing Vucci up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkovic throws an elbow but misses.
Perkovic effectively controlling the action here.
Vucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkovic leaning against his opponent.
Vucci fails to pull guard.
Perkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vucci.
Perkovic missing with knees to the body.
Perkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Vucci avoids the damage to the body.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vucci avoids it.
Vucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vucci tries for a takedown but Perkovic manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donatello Vucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkovic misses with a knee to the head.
Perkovic keeps control of Vucci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vucci avoids it.
Perkovic missing with knees to the body.
Perkovic lands a knee to the head.
Perkovic lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucci is trying to break the clinch but Perkovic is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Vucci's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkovic connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Perkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donatello Vucci's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkovic slips under a jab.
Vucci throws a shot from downtown. Perkovic moves away and avoids it.
Perkovic connects with a high kick.
Vucci is rocked!
Perkovic lands an uppercut, right on the button! Vucci tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Perkovic!
Mikhail Perkovic managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Meshkov (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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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Tempest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Meshkov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meshkov misses the jab.
Meshkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tempest.
Tempest throws a body kick the misses
and Meshkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tempest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tempest takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tempest is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tempest looks to land a combination but Meshkov avoids it well.
Meshkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tempest looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tempest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tempest takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Paul Tempest has been cut.
Meshkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tempest.
Meshkov lands a nice shot that snaps Tempest's head back.
Meshkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tempest's head backwards.
Meshkov sends Tempest crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Meshkov is motioning to the referee to let Tempest up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Meshkov drives through with a takedown into Tempest's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tempest is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Meshkov wants to control from the top but Tempest keeps moving.
Meshkov is pushing down on Tempest's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tempest is fighting to maintain full guard but Meshkov has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Meshkov there.
Paul Tempest's cut is getting worse.
Tempest avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meshkov.
Meshkov wants to pass to mount but Tempest is defending the position.
Meshkov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Meshkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meshkov is nestled in close to Tempest, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paul Tempest's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Still in half guard, Meshkov seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meshkov.
Meshkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meshkov uses his free foot to push down on Tempest's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tempest.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meshkov lands a big elbow.
Jeez, Paul Tempest's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Tempest's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anton Meshkov!
After winning the bout, Anton Meshkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Hoya has chosen The Game - My Life ft. Lil Wayne as his entrance music. Dante Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger De La Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith missing with a left hand there. De La Hoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De La Hoya throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
It looks like Dante Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and De La Hoya counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by De La Hoya.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by De La Hoya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De La Hoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
De La Hoya moves into the clinch.
De La Hoya landing knees to the head.
Dante Smith's cut is getting worse.
De La Hoya lands a big knee to the head and Smith goes down! De La Hoya pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger De La Hoya!
Our winner, Roger De La Hoya, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ames Ond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ames Ond looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ames Ond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Norris!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris catches Ond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Ames Ond has been cut.
Norris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ond needs to keep his hands up - Norris had a free shot at his head there.
Norris blocks a head kick by Ond.
Ond throws a nice head kick!
Ond throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Norris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ond is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Norris connects with a nice cross there... Ond is looking wobbly and Norris recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ond to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Norris jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grant Norris!
Grant Norris took some time post fight to say the following; 'That's what happens if you stand in front of me.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fanis Bartko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jez Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marpo & Full Blooded Mutt - Šáhnu na tvůj svět. Donnely is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu Tang Clan-Protect ya Neck. Fanis Bartko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jez Donnely's chin.
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fanis Bartko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jez Donnely!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartko shoots in but no luck this time.
Bartko dodges the punch combination from Donnely.
Bartko shoots in for a takedown but Donnely shows good takedown defense.
Donnely is looking to clinch but Bartko is avoiding it.
Donnely attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bartko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fanis Bartko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donnely's waist but Donnely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bartko off to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Donnely. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donnely.
Bartko shoots in looking for a takedown but Donnely manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bartko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bartko shoots in for a takedown but Donnely shows good takedown defense.
Donnely decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Donnely trying to pass the guard but Bartko defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Donnely lands a nice short elbow.
Bartko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donnely pulls his head out easily.
Donnely tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Donnely decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartko has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely instigates a clinch.
Bartko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Donnely gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donnely manages to break the clinch.
Bartko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bartko is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bartko.
Bartko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donnely misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donnely.
Donnely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Donnely tenderised Bartko's leg. Bartko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donnely.
Donnely shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnely throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnely turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnely leaves Bartko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donnely throws a low kick, looking for Bartko's leg but Bartko calmly moves out of range.
Donnely throws a low kick but Bartko avoids it.
A combination from Donnely does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bartko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Donnely.
Good leg kick by Donnely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donnely scores with a leg kick.
Donnely tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bartko is able to avoid easily.
Donnely throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donnely connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartko momentarily.
Bartko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donnely rushes Bartko and presses him up against the cage.
Bartko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Donnely holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donnely is on top in guard.
Donnely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartko is keeping the position for now.
Bartko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donnely throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bartko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donnely doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donnely manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donnely advances position into side control!
Donnely decides to stand back up. Donnely steps back and let's Bartko get back to his feet.
Bartko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donnely tries to avoid it but Bartko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donnely to the ground. Donnely escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donnely throws a sloppy head kick and Bartko moves out of range easily.
Donnely darts in and clinches Bartko up against the cage.
Bartko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Donnely wants to stall.
Donnely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donnely.
Bartko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donnely swinging wildly here.
Bartko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnely closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bartko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bartko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donnely has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Donnely is landing with some decent strikes but Bartko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Donnely lands a heavy elbow.
Bartko is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Donnely works his way into full mount!
Donnely working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jez Donnely dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bartko.
Donnely throws a head kick that half lands.
Bartko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Donnely as Bartko shoots in.
Donnely misses with a body kick.
Donnely connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bartko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bartko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fanis Bartko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donnely.
Bartko swats away the attempt to clinch by Donnely.
Bartko shoots in but no luck this time.
Donnely fakes the leg kick and cracks Bartko in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Bartko or perhaps it was just good defense by Donnely which made him look bad.
Donnely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartko shoots in for a takedown but Donnely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely throws a combination. Bartko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fanis Bartko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donnely tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnely tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartko blocks a head kick by Donnely.
Donnely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donnely moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donnely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnely tries to clinch but Bartko moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bartko blocks the leg kick.
Donnely drives through with a takedown into Bartko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Donnely with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bartko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donnely can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Donnely throwing strikes from guard but Bartko blocks nicely.
Donnely stands and throws Bartko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnely tries to advance to mount but Bartko denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely stands up and beckons Bartko to his feet.
Bartko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Donnely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartko manages to get himself to full guard.
Bartko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bartko has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Donnely should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bartko has tightened it up now! Donnely should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fanis Bartko!
Fanis Bartko retains his bantamweight title!
Fanis Bartko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agaton Piaskun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice has chosen Westside Connection - Bow Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Agaton Piaskun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Justice!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piaskun misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Justice blocks the leg kick.
Piaskun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Justice with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Justice.
Ivan Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Justice catches Piaskun right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Justice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piaskun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Justice as he avoids it easily.
Justice misses with a head kick.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Piaskun is just out of range.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Justice blocks the leg kick.
Piaskun connects with an inside leg kick.
Piaskun throws a leg kick but Justice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Piaskun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justice checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaskun scores with a takedown into Justice's guard.
Piaskun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Piaskun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Piaskun from controlling successfully.
Piaskun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Justice wants to get back to his feet but Piaskun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Piaskun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Piaskun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piaskun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Piaskun takes a little break here. Justice wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Piaskun scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An elbow from Piaskun crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice is looking for a sweep.
Piaskun misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Piaskun landing a few strikes.
Piaskun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Justice down.
Piaskun scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Piaskun'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.
Justice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piaskun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Justice can't do much from the bottom here.
Justice parries the strikes from Piaskun easily there. Piaskun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Justice to escape.
Piaskun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piaskun postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Piaskun with the ground and pound but Justice regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Justice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piaskun is working away from the top position though.
Piaskun trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to roll over but Piaskun keeps him under control.
Piaskun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Piaskun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Justice's head.
Piaskun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Justice knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Justice can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piaskun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Justice is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agaton Piaskun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Justice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Justice working a defensive guard here.
Piaskun slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Justice.
Piaskun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Piaskun 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.
Piaskun working the head and body with strikes.
Justice trying to control but Piaskun postures up.
Piaskun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Piaskun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Piaskun throwing shots but Justice is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justice is pressing down on Piaskun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Piaskun trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Piaskun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Piaskun wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.
Justice looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Piaskun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Agaton Piaskun has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piaskun. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Piaskun rather than just go for the knockout.
Piaskun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piaskun throws a low kick but Justice avoids it.
Piaskun throws a low kick but Justice avoids it.
Justice checks a leg kick.
Piaskun keeps Justice at a distance using the push kick.
Piaskun throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Justice throws a leg kick which misses Piaskun's front leg but catches the back leg as Piaskun tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piaskun tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Justice enables Piaskun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Justice manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Piaskun throwing strikes from guard but Justice blocks nicely.
Piaskun throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Justice is looking to escape.
Justice is controlling Piaskun's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Piaskun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Piaskun is thwarting Justice's attempts to control the position.
Piaskun thows a huge punch but Justice dodges it nicely.
Piaskun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Justice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justice can't keep his opponent in guard - Piaskun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Justice trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piaskun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piaskun is keen to just control but Justice is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piaskun working over Justice with some ground and pound. Justice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justice punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agaton Piaskun dominated that second round.
That's time! Piaskun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Justice throws a leg kick
and Piaskun finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big right from Justice misses.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piaskun doesn't seem bothered though.
Piaskun wants to slow Justice down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Piaskun has a takedown stuffed.
Justice lands a glancing blow to the side of Piaskun's head.
Piaskun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Piaskun throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a one-two to the body.
A clash of legs there as Piaskun blocks the low kick.
Piaskun misses with a takedown attempt
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice throws a low kick but Piaskun moves out of range easily.
Ivan Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaskun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Piaskun looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Piaskun throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Justice wants to land a leg kick but Piaskun is out of range.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Justice misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Justice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justice.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piaskun manages to avoid it.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piaskun manages to avoid it.
Justice throws a low kick but Piaskun avoids it.
Piaskun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justice throws a hook but Piaskun blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piaskun trying to control from half guard but Justice is working away.
Justice trying to control but Piaskun postures up.
Ivan Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piaskun is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice wants to get back to his feet.
Piaskun controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piaskun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Piaskun lands a nice short elbow.
Justice wants to improve his position but Piaskun is controlling well.
Piaskun not doing much here.
Piaskun is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Justice is just riding it out for now. Piaskun eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piaskun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piaskun is pressing down on Justice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Justice is holding on for now.
Piaskun is trying to control. Justice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piaskun takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Justice is not content to let Piaskun control the position.
Piaskun is taking a breather. Justice 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.
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 Agaton Piaskun.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Piaskun, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agaton Piaskun!
A very excited looking Agaton Piaskun made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Koontz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Alive. Koontz has chosen DJ Khaled-Im so hood remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arthur Stark has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Koontz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Koontz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koontz cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Koontz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koontz, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koontz 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 Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark tries a low kick but Koontz avoids it.
Stark throws a head kick but Koontz moves out of range.
Stark lands a high kick!
Koontz thumps Stark with a low kick.
Koontz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koontz throws a low kick but Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koontz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Koontz sees coming a mile off.
Koontz tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koontz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark moves out of range as Koontz throws a body kick.
Koontz misses with a low kick.
Koontz throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koontz is out of range.
Stark throws a series of punches but Koontz moves out of range.
Stark drives through and clinches with Koontz against the cage.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Koontz.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koontz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koontz managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Koontz tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Koontz tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
Koontz lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Arthur Stark has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Koontz blocks with his arms.
Stark avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koontz scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Koontz blocks it.
Koontz blocks a body shot from Stark.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Koontz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark wants to stall.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koontz.
Koontz is stalling here.
Koontz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koontz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark avoiding damage.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Koontz managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark avoiding damage as Koontz throws knees to the body.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koontz lands a knee to the body.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Koontz lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Koontz looking to throw knees to the head but Stark is blocking nicely.
Koontz lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Koontz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Koontz is blocking nicely.
Koontz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koontz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koontz is trying to maintain a safe position but Stark gets an underhook and turns Koontz into the cage.
Koontz misses with a knee to the head.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koontz is defending well for now.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Koontz avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koontz.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koontz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koontz is defending well for now.
Koontz trying to land knees to the body.
Koontz lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Koontz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Stark's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koontz connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koontz throws a low kick, looking for Stark's leg but Stark calmly moves out of range.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koontz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A low kick from Koontz is predictable there
and Koontz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Koontz moved away.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koontz thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick.
Koontz dips to his left and cracks Stark with an uppercut!
Stark looks to land a right hand but Koontz moved out of range.
Stark moves out of range as Koontz throws a body kick.
Stark misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koontz. That's going to slow Stark down.
Stark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koontz throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark trying to control the position but instead, Koontz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stark into the cage.
Koontz avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Jason Koontz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koontz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Koontz avoids the damage to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Koontz blocks it.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Koontz avoids the damage to the body.
Koontz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koontz managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a left hand.
Koontz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.
Koontz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Koontz avoids the damage to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Koontz blocks with his arms.
Koontz managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koontz avoids it.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koontz avoids it.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Koontz misses with a knee to the head.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Koontz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Koontz avoids the damage to the body.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Koontz avoids the damage to the body.
Stark avoiding damage as Koontz throws knees to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koontz avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Koontz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Stark cracks Koontz with a nice body shot.
Stark pushes Koontz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark effectively controlling the action here.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Stark.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Koontz is blocking nicely.
Stark looking to stall.
Koontz connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koontz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark looking to stall.
Koontz throws an elbow but it misses.
Koontz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koontz trying to land knees to the body.
Koontz avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Stark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Stark throws a leg kick but Koontz moved away.
Koontz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koontz misses with a leg kick
and Stark counters with a good, hard body kick but Koontz shrugs it off.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koontz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koontz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koontz throws a leg kick that misses.
Koontz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark looks for the body kick but Koontz saw that one coming.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a head kick but Koontz moves out of range.
Koontz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Jason Koontz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Koontz circles away.
Koontz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Koontz.
Koontz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koontz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koontz takes the fight into the clinch.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Stark tries to stall but Koontz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koontz is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koontz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koontz.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koontz blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koontz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koontz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koontz trying to land knees to the body.
Koontz blocks an elbow strike.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Koontz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koontz avoids it.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Koontz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koontz.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koontz blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Koontz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Koontz blocks it.
Stark stalling in the clinch.
Koontz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koontz missing with knees to the body.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koontz trying to land knees to the body.
Stark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koontz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark taking a breather.
Koontz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koontz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Koontz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark has Koontz pressed against the cage.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Koontz blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark looking to stall.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koontz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Stark!
Arthur Stark very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griffin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sail by AWOLNATION. Joseph Sandoval acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandoval.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Sandoval has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
Sandoval working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling the position.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling the position.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
It looks like Chris Griffin has been cut.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griffin is rocked!
Sandoval lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin is looking to control Sandoval's arms but Sandoval gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
Sandoval pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Griffin! Sandoval unloads with more strikes and Griffin sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Sandoval!
A relieved looking Joseph Sandoval thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Sheeks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheeks connects with a nice looking jab.
Soto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sheeks looks to land a left hand but Soto moved out of range nicely.
Soto lands a nice hook to Sheeks's body. Sheeks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Sheeks moves out of range easily.
Sheeks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soto.
Soto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheeks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Soto drives through and clinches with Sheeks against the cage.
Soto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Soto.
Soto scores with a hook to the body.
Sheeks looks gassed!
Sheeks has Soto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Soto lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sheeks is trying to keep Soto in close.
Soto tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheeks is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sheeks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sheeks wants to stand and escape but Soto is having none of it.
Soto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sheeks is trying to keep Soto in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soto fakes the leg kick and cracks Sheeks in the body.
Soto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto wants to land a leg kick but Sheeks is out of range.
Soto feints and as Sheeks raises his hands in defense, Soto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Soto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sheeks trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto is standing up over Sheeks. Sheeks looks to escape but Soto dives into side control.
Sheeks is not content to let Soto control the position.
Soto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Soto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sheeks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheeks has one of Soto's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Sheeks tries to bench press Soto off him but Soto keeps the position.
Soto trying to control the position but Sheeks is working away.
Sheeks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sheeks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom here.
Soto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sheeks, who protects the arm well.
Soto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom here.
Soto wants to control but Sheeks is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Sheeks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Soto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sheeks misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheeks. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chad Sheeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Sheeks.
Soto scores with a leg kick.
Soto is looking to clinch but Sheeks is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Soto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sheeks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soto counters with a right hand to the body.
Soto drives through and clinches with Sheeks against the cage.
Sheeks can't find room to land a body shot as Soto controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soto.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto blocks a body shot from Sheeks.
Soto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto throws a hook but Sheeks avoids it easily.
Soto darts in and clinches Sheeks up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sheeks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Soto is looking to chop away at Sheeks's legs.
Soto has Sheeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Soto gets through Sheeks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Soto.
Sheeks is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soto prevents it.
Soto cracks Sheeks with a nice body shot.
Soto breaks from the clinch.
Soto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sheeks takes a step back to recover.
Soto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheeks's calf.
Soto scores with a push kick.
Soto is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soto tries to work over Sheeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto lands a right hand.
Soto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augusto Soto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soto throws an elbow that misses.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soto.
Sheeks blocking some punches.
Sheeks is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sheeks to the mat. Sheeks regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Soto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheeks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto looking to pass the guard.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheeks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Soto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sheeks shoots for a double leg takedown but Soto sprawls well. He's pushed Sheeks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sheeks tries for a takedown but Soto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Sheeks.
Soto rushes Sheeks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Soto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soto works on Sheeks's body with a couple of short punches.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Soto dominated that second 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.
Soto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sheeks scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sheeks shoots in for a double leg but Soto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sheeks fails with the takedown.
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Sheeks moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soto.
Soto connects with a nice looking jab.
Soto digs a good hook to Sheeks's body.
Soto looks for the body kick but Sheeks saw that one coming.
Sheeks thuds a left hand into Soto's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soto thows a huge punch but Sheeks dodges it nicely.
Sheeks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto stalling.
Soto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sheeks for as long as he can get away with.
Soto'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Soto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sheeks shoots for a takedown but Soto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Sheeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheeks. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheeks misses with a wild body shot.
Soto thows a body kick. Sheeks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sheeks keeping full guard, as Soto tries to pass.
Soto is stalling in the full guard.
Soto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheeks wants to sweep here but Soto controlling him for the moment.
Soto controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Augusto Soto just wasn't active enough.
Sheeks fails with the takedown.
Soto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheeks under the eye.
Soto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheeks can do to turn this around?
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheeks dives in and grabs Soto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soto pushes down on Sheeks's head and hops out.
Soto lands a leg kick that knocks Sheeks off balance momentarily.
Soto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sheeks tries to kick Soto off but Soto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sheeks trying to control here.
Soto seems to be looking for submissions.
Soto not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks is refusing to be controlled, as Soto sits in half guard.
Soto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sheeks is looking for a sweep. Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Soto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sheeks trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Soto manages to pass to mount!
Augusto Soto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Soto clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sheeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soto feints and then cracks Sheeks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheeks down.
Sheeks lands a really nice looking cross but Soto seems unphased.
Soto gets the takedown into side control.
Soto is staying tight to Sheeks's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Soto trying to control the action but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom here.
Sheeks is letting Soto control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto in the domination position with Sheeks hanging on.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Soto forces Sheeks back against the cage and clinches.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Sheeks controls the action.
Soto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sheeks clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
Soto connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sheeks to escape the position.
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.
Sheeks breaks Soto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
Soto has Sheeks pulled in close to control his posture.
Soto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soto has Sheeks pulled in close to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Soto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Soto fails to land the takedown.
Sheeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Soto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheeks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto is trying to push Sheeks away but Sheeks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soto swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheeks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheeks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soto.
Sheeks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Sheeks misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Soto. No joy for Sheeks on that attempt.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
Soto is looking to clinch.
Sheeks leaves Soto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Soto stuffs the takedown attempt from Sheeks. Sheeks gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks punishes Soto's body with a nice straight punch.
Soto is looking to clinch.
Sheeks ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
Soto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheeks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheeks with a hook.
Sheeks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Sheeks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sheeks thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sheeks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soto is in Sheeks's guard.
Soto trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Sheeks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Soto had his way with Chad Sheeks in that round.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soto looking to score a takedown here. Sheeks is defending well but Soto drives through and ends up in Sheeks's guard.
Soto wants to control from the top but Sheeks keeps moving.
Soto stops Sheeks from standing up.
Soto trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Soto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sheeks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sheeks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soto controls the pace.
Augusto Soto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sheeks throws out a loose jab but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheeks throws a body punch but Soto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soto.
Sheeks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Soto has Sheeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheeks wants to take the fight to the mat but Soto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Soto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheeks.
Soto tries to work over Sheeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto has picked Sheeks up - he's going for a ride! Soto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Soto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheeks wants to control but Soto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sheeks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sheeks.
Sheeks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto postures up.
Soto stops Sheeks from standing up.
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!
Sheeks keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Sheeks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Soto defends well.
Soto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soto in side control, throwing shots but Sheeks defends.
Sheeks defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheeks keeps working.
Sheeks sneaks back into half guard.
Sheeks trying to control but Soto postures up.
Soto trying to control from half guard but Sheeks is working away.
Sheeks is looking to improve his position.
Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soto wants to free his trapped foot but Sheeks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sheeks is trying to maintain the position but Soto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sheeks is refusing to be controlled, as Soto sits in half guard.
Soto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheeks controlling the position for now.
Soto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Augusto Soto.
Sheeks looking to score a takedown here. Soto is defending well but Sheeks drives through and ends up in Soto's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Sheeks from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheeks won't allow Soto to sweep him here.
Chad Sheeks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Soto!
Augusto Soto retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Augusto Soto, 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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