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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen The Game as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragos Ilie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilie avoids the head kick by Hogan.
Ilie gets a clinch.
Ilie lands with a right to the head.
Hogan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ilie is defending well for now.
Hogan stalls.
Hogan jumps guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ilie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ilie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ilie throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Ilie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hogan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie looking to pass the guard.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Ilie is proving a slippery customer.
Ilie trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Ilie postures up.
Ilie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ilie manages to get himself to full guard.
Ilie trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie 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.
Hogan trying to control but Ilie is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Hogan misses with an uppercut
and Ilie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ilie throws a series of punches but Hogan moves out of range.
Ilie throws a leg kick
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hogan connects with a nice short shot to Ilie's temple.
Hogan with the ground and pound but Ilie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ilie looking for a sweep. Not yet Ilie, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ilie looking for a sweep. Not yet Ilie, not yet.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Hogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Ilie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan 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.
Hogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ilie manages to get himself to full guard.
Hogan trying to control but Ilie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ilie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hogan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Hearst Hogan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ilie misses the jab.
Hogan checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hogan blocks the leg kick.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Ilie is looking to clinch.
Hogan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Ilie looks to land a right hand but Hogan moved out of range.
Ilie checks a low kick from Hogan.
Ilie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hogan can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a hook.
Hogan swings for the body but Ilie moves out of range.
Hogan feints and then cracks Ilie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ilie down.
Ilie checks the leg kick.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ilie avoids it really well and circles away.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ilie but Ilie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dragos Ilie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Hearst Hogan.
Hogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ilie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ilie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ilie lands with a straight right. Hogan didn't see that one coming.
Hogan pushes Ilie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ilie.
Hogan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ilie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ilie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ilie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan misses the jab.
Ilie moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Ilie.
Hogan shoots in and drives through. Ilie sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fails to land the takedown.
Dragos Ilie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ilie moves into the clinch.
Ilie looking to stall.
Ilie can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ilie.
Hogan lands a nice knee to the body.
Hogan leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ilie or not.
Ilie tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Ilie back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Hearst Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ilie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Hogan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ilie slips a straight right by Hogan.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Ilie counters with a left and a right that stings Hogan.
Hogan throws a sloppy head kick and Ilie moves out of range easily.
Ilie wants to land a leg kick but Hogan is out of range.
Hogan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunter Hearst Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan lands a leg kick that knocks Ilie off balance momentarily.
Hogan blocks a leg kick.
Ilie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan dodges the punch combination from Ilie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Ilie blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ilie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ilie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogan. Hogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Hogan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hogan connects with a leg kick. Ilie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hogan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Hogan.
Hogan gets through Ilie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Dragos Ilie has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hogan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hogan.
Hogan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hogan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogan is trying to trip Ilie. He has hold of a leg but Ilie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hogan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hogan stands and throws Ilie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hogan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ilie some visible discomfort.
Ilie is not content to let Hogan control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilie can't do much from the bottom here.
Hogan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ilie holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Ilie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hogan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hogan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ilie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hogan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hogan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hogan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ilie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to ground and pound but Ilie uses the momentary lack of control by Hogan to regain half guard.
Hogan 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Hearst Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hogan 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 for Hunter Hearst Hogan!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Hunter Hearst Hogan!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Hunter Hearst Hogan!
Hunter Hearst Hogan wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hunter Hearst Hogan made sure he mentioned xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyndon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo comes into the arena with White Rabbit blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lyndon Jones enters the cage!
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyndon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzo's head back.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Gonzo's head but Gonzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones lands a jab to Gonzo's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Gonzo shoots in.
Gonzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Gonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzo off to one side.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Lyndon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Gonzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gonzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzo 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.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzo's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Gonzo working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gonzo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to control here.
Gonzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to stand but Gonzo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Gonzo walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Gonzo counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzo in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Gonzo drags him back down.
The strikes coming from Gonzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jones regains half guard, as Gonzo was trying to land strikes.
Gonzo is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo prevents Jones from standing back up.
Gonzo thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Gonzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo.
Gonzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzo.
Gonzo stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo.
Gonzo stalling.
Gonzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones wants to stand back up but Gonzo manages to pass into side control.
Gonzo cracks Jones with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Gonzo trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gonzo trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Gonzo working the strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gonzo is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Gonzo is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzo looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gonzo throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzo stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones leaves Gonzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Gonzo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Gonzo 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones cracks Gonzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Gonzo persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Gonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzo needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzo scores a takedown into full mount!
Gonzo working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Jones slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gonzo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gonzo is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Gonzo struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Gonzo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gonzo tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Doctor Gonzo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones throws the left hand but Gonzo avoids the punch easily.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzo should have avoided that one.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyndon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands with a hook. Gonzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzo.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzo.
Jones lands the left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Gonzo on that attempt.
Jones with a jab.
Gonzo shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Doctor Gonzo!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chwytny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Gambino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chwytny Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a nice body kick.
Vlad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gambino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vlad eats them both and turns towards Gambino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gambino lands with a straight right. Vlad didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambino throws a push kick but Vlad slaps the foot to one side.
Gambino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vlad.
Vlad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gambino.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gambino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vlad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad checks a leg kick nicely.
Vlad shoots and misses
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frankie Gambino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chwytny Vlad.
Gambino tried to score with a low kick but Vlad checks it.
Gambino throws a front kick that sends Vlad stumbling back into the cage.
Frankie Gambino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad tries to clinch
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambino lands a leg kick that knocks Vlad off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlad avoids the head kick by Gambino.
Gambino lands with a nice body punch.
Gambino cracks a nice hook into Vlad's ribs.
Gambino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gambino wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vlad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vlad looks gassed!
Gambino is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Gambino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gambino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vlad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gambino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad blocks the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gambino, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vlad is defended easily by Gambino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino tries a low kick but Vlad avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Gambino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gambino.
Gambino cracks the inside of Vlad's front leg.
Vlad tries to clinch
and Gambino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gambino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gambino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vlad with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vlad's knee momentarily.
Gambino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gambino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gambino duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gambino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vlad manages to avoid it.
Gambino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vlad doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Gambino.
Gambino misses with a body kick.
Gambino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gambino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vlads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambino is looking to score with low kicks.
Gambino misses with a low kick as Vlad jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Gambino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gambino takes a swing at Vlad's ribcage but misses.
Gambino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gambino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vlad.
Gambino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vlad might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gambino has got the better of the exchanges.
Gambino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vlad counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gambino!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vlad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vlad throws some wild stikes that Gambino manages to avoid easily.
Vlad throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gambino because Vlad loaded up on that one.
Vlad landing shots from mount.
It looks like Frankie Gambino has been cut.
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!
Vlad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gambino is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad working for a guillotine from mount but Gambino is in no mood to give up.
Vlad jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gambino manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambino is not content to let Vlad control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vlad throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vlad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gambino is not content to let Vlad control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad misses with the ground and pound.
Gambino is pushing Vlad's head away, looking to escape. Vlad manages to hold on to the position though.
Vlad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee asks Vlad politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vlad prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vlad working the head and body with strikes.
Frankie Gambino's cut is getting worse.
Vlad misses with the ground and pound.
Vlad tries for a kimura but Gambino is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlad wants to control but Gambino is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambino tries to escape but Vlad is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chwytny Vlad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frankie Gambino's cut.
That's time! Gambino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vlad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gambino counters with a good low kick that Vlad was not able to check.
Vlad walks into a straight right hand from Gambino.
Gambino throws a chopping leg kick but Vlad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vlad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gambino moves out of range as Vlad strikes.
Gambino misses with a series of wild punches.
Vlad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad with a poor takedown
and Gambino makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vlad really felt that one!
Frankie Gambino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chwytny Vlad.
Vlad shoots in but no luck this time.
Vlad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Gambino as Vlad shoots in.
Vlad needs to keep his hands up - Gambino had a free shot at his head there.
Vlad shoots in for a takedown but Gambino shows good takedown defense.
Gambino cracks Vlad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vlad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gambino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Gambino does it's job there.
Vlad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gambino can pounce on him.
Frankie Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gambino.
Gambino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Gambino.
Gambino lands a left and a right that send Vlad crashing to the mat, dazed. Gambino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vlad is rocked!
It looks like Chwytny Vlad has been cut.
Vlad is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Gambino ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Vlad out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Gambino!
Frankie Gambino was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes into the arena with The Last Shadow Puppets blaring out of the sound system. Sanchez has chosen Lil'Wayne - John as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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253 lbs
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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
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitrius Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Bull throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bull.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
It looks like Dimitrius Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Bull drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bull digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bull is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Bull drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bull lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bull.
Bull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Bull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bull tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Bull lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Bull lands with a nice body kick.
Bull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a big head kick that sends Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Bull takes a step backwards and waves Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
Bull pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bull finish him?
Bull creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sanchez with a big uppercut! Sanchez tries to clinch up but Bull pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez covers up and Bull unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Terry Bull!
Terry Bull took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlin McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Riot by Three Days Grace. The crowd seem to be enjoying McCann's choice of entrance music: Highway to Hell (AC/DC). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlin McCann!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
McCann swings widly with a right hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith lands a head shot.
McCann misses with a double jab
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCann lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCann throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCann connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
McCann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands with a cross.
Terrance Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCann. McCann circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from McCann misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith dips to his left and cracks McCann with an uppercut!
McCann is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but McCann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCann is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
McCann ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith cracks McCann's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! McCann slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Smith can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrance Smith!
Terrance Smith retains his featherweight title!
Terrance Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Matsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsu comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It. Surprise has chosen Remember my NAME! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hatsu Matsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surprise lands a right hook to the body.
Matsu takes a swing at Surprise's ribcage but misses.
Surprise missing with a left hand there. Matsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surprise connects with a jab.
Surprise uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Surprise scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Hatsu Matsu 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!
Matsu jabs at Surprise's body.
Surprise lands a nice shot that snaps Matsu's head back.
Matsu sizes up Surprise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Surprise slaps away a takedown attempt from Matsu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Surprise does it's job there.
Matsu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Surprise's half guard.
Matsu throwing shots but Surprise is blocking nicely.
Surprise is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matsu pulls his head out easily.
Surprise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Surprise manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Surprise is controlling Matsu's posture.
Matsu 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.
Matsu wants to control from the top but Surprise keeps moving.
Surprise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matsu advances position into side control!
Surprise is trying to control Matsu's posture but Matsu avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surprise is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matsu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Surprise prevents Matsu from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise is looking to regain half guard here but Matsu keeps moving and retains side control.
Matsu trying to control the position but Surprise is working away.
Matsu cracks Surprise with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Surprise tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matsu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matsu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Surprise some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surprise is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Matsu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Matsu working away.
Surprise manages to work his way to half guard, despite Matsu's best efforts.
Matsu trying to control from Surprise's half guard. Surprise has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Matsu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Surprise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Surprise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matsu passes Surprise's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsu is thwarting Surprise's attempts to control the position.
Matsu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Surprise is looking to improve his position.
Matsu is stalling here. Surprise is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Matsu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Surprise has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Surprise working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Surprise tries for a kimura but Matsu is defending well.
Matsu is trying to control Surprise's posture but Surprise avoids it.
Surprise postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Surprise cracks Matsu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surprise advances to mount.
Matsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Surprise breaks from Matsu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsu wants to hold on but Surprise pushes him away.
Surprise is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matsu regains half guard.
Matsu is looking to improve his position.
Matsu is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surprise throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Surprise scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matsu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Surprise lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Surprise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hatsu Matsu's cut.
That's time! Matsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Surprise misses with a left hand
and Matsu counters with a straight right hand.
Matsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsu moves away from the strike by Surprise.
Matsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsu swings for the body but Surprise moves out of range.
Surprise scores with a nice strike.
Surprise moves out of range of the body kick.
Matsu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Surprise scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surprise.
Matsu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Surprise drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsu trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surprise throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matsu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Surprise trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matsu's guard.
Surprise in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Surprise with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsu 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.
Matsu trying to keep a closed guard but Surprise is proving a slippery customer.
Matsu being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hatsu Matsu just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Surprise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surprise manages to avoid it.
Surprise shoots in looking for a takedown but Matsu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Surprise's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Matsu thows a body shot but no joy.
Surprise leaves Matsu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surprise was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsu.
Surprise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Surprise looks to throw the jab but Matsu is out of range.
Matsu lands with an uppercut that bounces Surprise off the cage and back into range.
Surprise scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Surprise darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Surprise.
Surprise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Surprise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsu lands with a hook. Surprise tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matsu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Surprise's half guard.
Matsu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Surprise keeping hold of Matsu's head, controlling as best he can.
Surprise works his way to full guard. Good work.
Surprise preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surprise keeping moving, preventing Matsu from controlling successfully.
Matsu won't allow Surprise to get back to his feet.
Matsu stands up over Surprise, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matsu wants to pass the guard but Surprise is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsu is looking to work some ground and pound but Surprise has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surprise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Surprise wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Matsu is now in half guard.
Matsu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Surprise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matsu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Matsu is working Surprise over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsu works over Surprise with some ground and pound from guard.
Matsu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Surprise has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matsu has managed to get both his arms back between Surprise's legs - danger averted.
Matsu is pushing down on Surprise's leg trying to pass to half guard. Surprise is fighting to maintain full guard but Matsu has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ace Surprise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hatsu Matsu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matsu lands a body shot.
Matsu throws a looping overhand right but Surprise ducks down to avoid it.
Matsu is looking to wear down Surprise with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Surprise thows a body shot but no joy.
Surprise lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Surprise misses with a looping left.
Matsu slips under a jab from Surprise.
Surprise tries to bum rush Matsu with a series of wild strikes but Matsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surprise throws a shot from downtown. Matsu moves away and avoids it.
Matsu misses with an uppercut. Surprise saw that one coming.
Surprise looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsu is just out of range.
Matsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surprise.
Surprise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsu.
Matsu misses with a wild body shot.
Matsu moves out of range of the leg kick from Surprise.
Ace Surprise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsu slips a straight right by Surprise.
Matsu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Surprise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surprise takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Surprise on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Surprise dodges the punch combination from Matsu.
Horrible takedown by Matsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Surprise which made him look bad.
Matsu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Matsu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Surprise looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surprise tries to hold on but Matsu postures up.
Hatsu Matsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matsu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Matsu breaks from Surprise's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Matsu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matsu looking to control but Surprise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Surprise sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Matsu works his way into full mount!
Matsu landing strikes from the mount and Surprise is in trouble!
Surprise wants to hold on but Matsu pushes him away.
Matsu with a couple of short strikes.
Matsu landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsu working Surprise over with strikes here.
Matsu is landing with some decent strikes but Surprise is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Surprise tries to lock up and control but Matsu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matsu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Surprise takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Surprise squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Surprise working to try and regain half guard.
Surprise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsu lands a heavy elbow.
Matsu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surprise is looking to improve his position but Matsu isn't that keen on the idea.
Matsu lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsu lands a heavy elbow.
Surprise is in a horrible position here. Matsu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Surprise taking shots to the head.
Surprise takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matsu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Surprise can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matsu dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Matsu.
Surprise is rocked!
Surprise in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Surprise is still in real trouble! Can Matsu finish him?
Surprise is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Surprise seems to have recovered his senses.
Matsu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Surprise's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsu landing shots from mount.
Surprise is looking to improve his position but Matsu isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Matsu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hatsu Matsu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surprise manages to avoid it.
Matsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surprise.
Decent striking displayed by Matsu there.
Matsu throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Surprise connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsu's hands.
Matsu misses with a body shot.
Surprise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Surprise.
Surprise misses with a hook
and Matsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Surprise's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surprise throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsu pushes down on Surprise's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Surprise taking some punishment here, with Matsu in his half guard.
Matsu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Surprise looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Matsu pushes past his half guard into mount!
Surprise is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Surprise is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matsu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Surprise looks a forlorn figure.
Matsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Surprise?
Matsu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Matsu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Surprise can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matsu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Surprise that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matsu is landing with some decent strikes but Surprise is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matsu lands a big elbow.
Matsu cracks Surprise with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matsu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Surprise looks a forlorn figure.
Matsu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Surprise is looking to escape.
Matsu scoring with strikes but Surprise is staying in there.
Surprise wants to hold on but Matsu pushes him away.
Surprise tries to reverse the position but Matsu maintains control.
Matsu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Surprise taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsu tries to control but Surprise wriggling away.
Matsu unloading with bombs!
Matsu is landing with some decent strikes but Surprise is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matsu looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Surprise covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hatsu Matsu!
Hatsu Matsu retains his light heavyweight title!
Hatsu Matsu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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