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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Kid comes to the ring accompanied by Moby - Flower . Owen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle The Kid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Owen! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Owen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Guy Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Owen throws a big shot that misses. The Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Owen. The Kid takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Kyle The Kid has been cut. Owen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Owen. A good leg kick by Owen. The Kid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Owen.
The Kid is rocked! Owen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! The Kid falls backwards - clearly groggy! Owen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Owen! Our winner, Guy Owen, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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130 lbs
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140 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rua throws a right hand that Maximus ducks under and follows up with a left that Maximus also avoids with ease. Rua lands a jab-cross combination. Maximus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Maximus lands a front kick. Maximus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Maximus lands a big head kick that sends Rua tumbling to the mat! Maximus takes a step backwards and waves Rua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rua is rocked!
It looks like Shogun Rua has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Maximus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Rua is breathing heavily. Maximus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Maximus! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brutus Maximus! A victorious Brutus Maximus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mirek Saniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfred Bongderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saniewski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sam przeciwko wszystkim. Bongderson has chosen Dirt Nasty - 1980 as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirek Saniewski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfred Bongderson! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good leg kick by Saniewski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bongderson blocks a low kick nicely. Bongderson tried to score with a low kick but Saniewski checks it. Bongderson tries to move into range but Saniewski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Saniewski throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Bongderson. Saniewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bongderson manages to avoid it. Bongderson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Saniewski misses with a wild body shot. Bongderson scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Saniewski blocks the low kick. Bongderson catches Saniewski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Saniewski moves out of range of the strikes. Saniewski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bongderson. Bongderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Saniewski misses with a straight right. This has been an exciting period of action! Bongderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saniewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saniewski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Saniewski throws a head kick that misses. Saniewski throws a push kick but Bongderson slaps the foot to one side. A solid leg kick lands there for Saniewski.
Saniewski scores with a leg kick.
Saniewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bongderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Saniewski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Saniewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Saniewski keeps Bongderson at a distance using the push kick. Saniewski cracks the inside of Bongderson's front leg. Saniewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bongderson scores with a punch to the head. That kick from Bongderson tenderised Saniewski's leg. Saniewski is trying to keep his angry face on. Bongderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Saniewski's head. Bongderson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bongderson swings away with a leg kick that misses. Saniewski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bongderson throws a looping overhand right but Saniewski ducks down to avoid it. Saniewski tries to score with a low kick but Bongderson moves his leg out of the way. Wilfred Bongderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bongderson thuds a left hand into Saniewski's body. Bongderson avoids the head kick by Saniewski.
Bongderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saniewski manages to avoid it. Bongderson scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bongderson. Saniewski does a little dance to reset his feet. Saniewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bongderson. Bongderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saniewski sees it coming and avoids it easily. Saniewski throws a jab when Bongderson was well out of range. Saniewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Saniewski throws out a leg kick but Bongderson moves out of range and Saniewski only half commits. Bongderson moves out of range of the body kick from Saniewski.
Saniewski throws out a leg kick but Bongderson moves out of range and Saniewski only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saniewski moves away from the strike by Bongderson. Bongderson cracks the inside of Saniewski's front leg. Saniewski motions for Bongderson to come forward. Saniewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bongderson checks a low kick from Saniewski. Saniewski moves out of range of the strikes. Saniewski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Saniewski moves away from the strike by Bongderson. Bongderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Saniewski is just out of range. Bongderson misses with a body shot
and Saniewski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Bongderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saniewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bongderson. Saniewski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Saniewski slips under a jab from Bongderson. Saniewski misses with a looping left. Bongderson 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. Saniewski looks for the body kick but Bongderson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bongderson lands with a slapping head kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bongderson checks a leg kick. Bongderson lands an overhand right. Saniewski on the wrong end of a nice jab. Saniewski swings for the body but Bongderson moves out of range.
Bongderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saniewski sees it coming and avoids it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big left from Bongderson misses. A bone on bone clash there as Saniewski blocks the leg kick.
Saniewski misses the jab. That kick from Bongderson tenderised Saniewski's leg. Saniewski is trying to keep his angry face on. Saniewski misses with a body kick. Bongderson throws a leg kick but Saniewski moved away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bongderson scores with a nice head shot. Bongderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saniewski. Saniewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bongderson misses with a wild body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wilfred Bongderson will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bongderson misses with a straight right. Bongderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Saniewski throws a chopping leg kick but Bongderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Saniewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bongderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saniewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bongderson. Saniewski checks the leg kick. A big right from Saniewski misses. Saniewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bongderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Saniewski. Saniewski throws the left hand but Bongderson avoids the punch easily. Saniewski slips a jab and a cross from Bongderson.
Bongderson misses the shot to the body. Bongderson checks a leg kick. Saniewski feints and then cracks Bongderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bongderson down. Saniewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bongderson's hands. Bongderson feints a jab promting Saniewski to slip. Bongderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saniewski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Bongderson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bongderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saniewski throws out the jab. Wilfred Bongderson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bongderson throws out a loose jab but Saniewski uses good head movement to avoid it. Bongderson slips under a jab. Saniewski looks to land a right hand but Bongderson moved out of range. Saniewski misses with a body shot.
Saniewski ducks under a wild hook from Bongderson. Bongderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saniewski's sensitive parts. Saniewski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bongderson's calf. Saniewski throws a nice outside leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Saniewski. Bongderson does a little dance to reset his feet. Bongderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saniewski manages to avoid it. Bongderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saniewski. Saniewski misses with a low kick. Saniewski cracks Bongderson with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saniewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saniewski throws a push kick but Bongderson slaps the foot to one side. Saniewski slips a jab from Bongderson. Decent striking displayed by Saniewski there. Bongderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saniewski throws out the jab. Saniewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bongderson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Saniewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bongderson throws out the jab. Saniewski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Saniewski misses with a wild body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bongderson throws a wild body kick that Saniewski sees coming a mile off. Bongderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bongderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bongderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saniewski avoids the body shot from Bongderson.
Saniewski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Saniewski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saniewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Saniewski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Bongderson misses with a low kick as Saniewski jumps back. Saniewski misses with a straight left. Bongderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saniewski momentarily.
Saniewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Bongderson. Saniewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saniewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bongderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bongderson throws a low kick but Saniewski avoids it. Bongderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saniewski counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bongderson lands with a right hand. Bongderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Saniewski. Saniewski misses with a double jab.
Bongderson lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bongderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saniewski is out of range and Bongderson settles back down. Bongderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saniewskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Bongderson slips a straight right by Saniewski. Saniewski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bongderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Saniewski is just out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bongderson lands a jab. Bongderson avoids the head kick by Saniewski.
Saniewski throws a right and a left that both miss. Saniewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bongderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Saniewski tests Bongderson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Saniewski tries to move into range but Bongderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirek Saniewski dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saniewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bongderson throws out the jab. Saniewski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Bongderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saniewski to score with a decent uppercut. Saniewski misses with a shot to the body and Bongderson counters with an inside leg kick. Bongderson moves out of range as Saniewski throws a body kick.
Bongderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bongderson throws an off balance right hand
and Saniewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bongderson slips under a jab from Saniewski. Bongderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The fighters circle momentarily. Bongderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Saniewski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bongderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saniewski. Bongderson throws out a loose jab but Saniewski uses good head movement to avoid it. Bongderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saniewski's hands. Bongderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saniewski.
Bongderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saniewski moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Saniewski.
Saniewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Saniewski needs to keep his hands up - Bongderson had a free shot at his head there. Saniewski throws a wild body kick that Bongderson sees coming a mile off. Bongderson blocks a head kick by Saniewski.
Bongderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Saniewski throws the left hand but Bongderson avoids the punch easily. Bongderson moves out of range as Saniewski throws a body kick.
Bongderson missing with a left hand there. Saniewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bongderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bongderson connects with a single shot there. Saniewski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Saniewski needs to keep his hands up - Bongderson had a free shot at his head there. Bongderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bongderson misses with a body shot
and Saniewski counters with a good low kick that Bongderson was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bongderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Saniewski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bongderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saniewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bongderson. Saniewski lands with a good body shot. 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! Saniewski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Saniewski tries to land a front kick but Bongderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Saniewski moves away from the strike by Bongderson. Bongderson moves away from the strike by Saniewski. Saniewski throws a lazy head kick enabling Bongderson to counter with a crisp jab. Saniewski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bongderson. Saniewski checks a leg kick nicely. Bongderson connects with a leg kick. Saniewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Saniewski throws a shot from downtown. Bongderson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bongderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saniewski's hands. Bongderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A looping hook to the body misses from Bongderson. Saniewski does a little dance to reset his feet. Saniewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bongderson. That did some damage! Bongderson misses with an uppercut. Saniewski saw that one coming. Saniewski digs a good body shot into Bongderson's ribs. Saniewski misses with a leg kick and Bongderson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Saniewski throws out a loose jab but Bongderson uses good head movement to avoid it. A telegraphed right hand from Bongderson misses the target. Saniewski tries to land a front kick but Bongderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Bongderson dips to his left and cracks Saniewski with an uppercut! Saniewski throws a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Bongderson throws a hook to the side of Saniewski's head but Saniewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bongderson misses with a straight right. Bongderson throws the left hand but Saniewski avoids the punch easily. Bongderson throws an overhand right that lands on Saniewski's shoulder, as Saniewski tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bongderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bongderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saniewski counters with a nice body kick. Bongderson throws a hook but Saniewski avoids it easily. Saniewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Saniewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Bongderson counters with a good low kick that Saniewski was not able to check. Bongderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saniewski. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bongderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saniewski momentarily.
Saniewski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bongderson throws out a loose jab but Saniewski uses good head movement to avoid it. No joy there for Saniewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A telegraphed right hand from Saniewski misses the target. Bongderson misses with a looping left. Saniewski looks to land a left hand but Bongderson moved out of range nicely. Saniewski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Wilfred Bongderson. I think Bongderson 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Bongderson! Wilfred Bongderson gave a mention to The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarsamut Mungsarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mungsarin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Suraphol Sombatcharoe- Sao Suan TaengT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarsamut Mungsarin! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mungsarin avoids a kick to the body.
Smirnov closes the distance and clinches. Mungsarin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mungsarin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smirnov's brow. Mungsarin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smirnov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A frustrated look appears on Mungsarin's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mungsarin takes an elbow to the temple. Smirnov dodges an elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Mungsarin's ribcage. Mungsarin looks gassed! Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mungsarin won't want to take too many of those. Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Mungsarin is blocking nicely.
Smirnov working Mungsarin over with knees to the body. Smirnov is stalling here.
Mungsarin lands an elbow just above Smirnov 's eye. Mungsarin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mungsarin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Mungsarin 's eye. Smirnov landing knees to the body.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mungsarin's face.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin takes an elbow to the temple. Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mungsarin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mungsarin takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Mungsarin is rocked! A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Mungsarin is still on wobbly legs! Can Smirnov finish him? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Smirnov lands an elbow that stopped Mungsarin in his tracks for a moment. Smirnov dodges an elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mungsarin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Smirnov avoiding damage.
Mungsarin tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes. Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mungsarin's defenses. Mungsarin has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment. Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin tries to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling the position. Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mungsarin's defenses. Mungsarin breaks the clinch.
Smirnov throws a quick inside leg kick. Smirnov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mungsarin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smirnov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Smirnov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Smirnov slips a jab and a cross from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mungsarin swinging wildly here.
Smirnov connects with a solid leg kick. Smirnov throws a push kick but Mungsarin slaps the foot to one side. Smirnov closes the distance and clinches. Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
Mungsarin takes an elbow to the temple. Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mungsarin takes a knee to the side of the body. Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action! Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mungsarin's face.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside. Smirnov lands a nice elbow. Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Smirnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mungsarin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mungsarin trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mungsarin won't want to take too many of those. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov 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.
Smirnov lands with a good body shot. Smirnov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mungsarin if he has to take too many more of those.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Smirnov thumps Mungsarin with a low kick. Smirnov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mungsarin misses with a head kick.
Smirnov lands a nice looking body kick. Sarsamut Mungsarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smirnov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smirnov instigates a clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mungsarin takes a knee to the side of the body. Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Mungsarin is breathing heavily. Smirnov working Mungsarin over with knees to the body. Mungsarin takes a knee to the side of the body. Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Alexander Smirnov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smirnov lands an elbow that stopped Mungsarin in his tracks for a moment. Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov avoiding damage.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks. Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Smirnov managing to block the knees to the body from Mungsarin.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mungsarin can do to turn this around? Smirnov working Mungsarin over with knees to the body. Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Mungsarin blocks with his arms.
Mungsarin is trying to break free. Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Mungsarin's ribcage. Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mungsarin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now. Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov working Mungsarin over with knees to the body. Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Mungsarin blocks it.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Mungsarin shrugs off. Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mungsarin's face.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mungsarin won't want to take too many of those. Mungsarin misses with an elbow over the top. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges. Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smirnov landing knees to the body.
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smirnov lands an elbow just above Mungsarin 's eye. Mungsarin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now. Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mungsarin won't want to take too many of those. Mungsarin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Smirnov avoids a wild elbow strike from Mungsarin. Mungsarin takes an elbow to the forehead. Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mungsarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mungsarin's face.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mungsarin blocks it with crossed arms. Smirnov landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Smirnov blocks an elbow strike. Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Mungsarin takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mungsarin thows a leg kick but Smirnov checks it and Smirnov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mungsarin really felt that one! Mungsarin tries to keep at a distance but Smirnov has taken the fight into the clinch. Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Mungsarin is trying to break free. Mungsarin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Mungsarin tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body. Mungsarin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Smirnov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Mungsarin shrugs off. Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body. Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Mungsarin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Smirnov is struggling to control the position. Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Mungsarin shrugs off. Smirnov has Mungsarin pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smirnov lands an elbow just above Mungsarin 's eye. Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it. Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mungsarin won't want to take too many of those. Come on Smirnov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mungsarin working hard to break the clinch. Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Mungsarin's ribcage. Mungsarin throws an elbow that misses.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mungsarin's face.
Smirnov stalling against the ropes.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smirnov blocks an elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mungsarin's defenses. Smirnov stalling against the ropes.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
Mungsarin can't break the clinch.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mungsarin won't want to take too many of those. Mungsarin working hard to break the clinch. Mungsarin takes a knee to the side of the body. Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges. Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Mungsarin misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mungsarin is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling him. Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov working Mungsarin over with knees to the body. Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Mungsarin shrugs off. Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body. Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Mungsarin's ribcage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mungsarin lands a nice elbow. Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Mungsarin blocks with his arms.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Mungsarin is blocking nicely.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smirnov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mungsarin wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Mungsarin takes an elbow to the temple. Sarsamut Mungsarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round. Well Smirnov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov! Alexander Smirnov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Last Resort (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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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Last Resort! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Resort throws a wild body kick that Bussel sees coming a mile off. Bussel thows a body kick. Resort tries to catch it but that hurt him. Resort closes the distance and clinches. Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bussel avoids it. Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bussel avoids it. Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bussel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort misses with a knee to the head. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bussel. Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Resort is looking to control Bussel's arms but Bussel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Resort has his back to the ropes. A frustrated look appears on Bussel's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now. Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bussel moves in looking to clinch but Resort pushes him off. Resort 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. This has been an exciting period of action! An inside leg kick lands from Bussel. Bussel closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bussel avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bussel obliges. Resort missing with knees to the body.
Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bussel avoids it. Resort with a knee to the head.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bussel breaks from the clinch.
Bussel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bussel pushes Resort away with a front kick. Resort looks gassed! Bussel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Resort is able to avoid easily. Resort avoids a kick to the body.
Bussel throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Last Resort has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Resort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussel gets in close and instigates a clinch. Bussel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Resort up against the ropes. Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bussel has had enough of the clinch but Resort keeps him there for the moment. Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bussel.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bussel.
Bussel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Resort blocks the elbow strike.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now. Bussel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bussel wants to stall.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bussel is defending well for now. Bussel lands a good knee to the midsection. Resort won't want to take too many of those. Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Bussel lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bussel is trying to maintain a safe position but Resort gets an underhook and turns Bussel into the ropes. Resort leaning against his opponent.
Bussel looking to stall.
Resort is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bussel is defending well for now. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Bussel looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bussel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bussel scores with a knee to the head.
Bussel connects with a knee to the head.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bussel throws an elbow but misses. Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Resort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bussel paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bussel closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bussel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bussel working hard to break the clinch. Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bussel moves into the clinch. Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Resort tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Resort keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bussel's efforts to push away. Bussel lands a knee to the head.
Bussel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Resort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Bussel is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Resort missing with knees to the body.
Bussel avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Bussel is trying to break the clinch but Resort has him pressed against the ropes. Bussel taking a breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Bussel dominated that round. The cut man is working on Last Resort's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bussel moves into range and clinches up with Resort. Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now. Bussel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sydney Bussel has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bussel tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body. Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Bussel.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bussel trying to stall but Resort improves his position.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Bussel.
Resort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bussel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Bussel avoids the damage to the body. Bussel avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bussel.
Bussel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bussel is trying to break the clinch but Resort is controlling him. Resort blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bussel is looking to break free of the clinch but Resort has double underhooks. Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Resort is looking to clinch but Bussel is avoiding it.
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Resort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bussel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Resort manages to avoid it. Bussel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bussel lands a head kick. Resort smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Bussel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Resort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Sydney Bussel is winning the standup battle so far. Bussel tries to clinch up but Resort circles away and keeps his distance. Bussel is looking to slow Resort down with leg kicks. Resort moves out of range of the body kick from Bussel.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Resort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bussel swats away the attempt to clinch by Resort. Resort lands a head kick. Bussel smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bussel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bussel tries to keep at a distance but Resort has taken the fight into the clinch. Bussel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bussel avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bussel blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bussel lands a nice elbow. Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Bussel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bussel is trying to break the clinch but Resort is controlling him. Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bussel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Resort is breathing heavily. Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Resort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bussel darts in trying to clinch and Resort counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bussel misses with a head kick.
Bussel rushes Resort and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Bussel trying to control the position but instead, Resort has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bussel into the ropes. Bussel avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort misses with a knee to the head. Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bussel tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Resort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Resort. 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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Bussel avoids the damage to the body. Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Resort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bussel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Bussel dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Last Resort's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bussel tries to clinch up but Resort circles away and keeps his distance. A head kick misses from Bussel. Bussel throws a leg kick which misses Resort's front leg but catches the back leg as Resort tries to avoid it. Bussel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Resort's sensitive parts. Bussel avoids the head kick by Resort.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Resort paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bussel keeps the fight on the outside. Bussel lands a leg kick that knocks Resort off balance momentarily. Bussel tries to clinch but Resort moves out of range. Resort is looking to clinch. Bussel throws the kick towards the body but Resort avoids it. Bussel tries to clinch but Resort moves out of range. Resort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Resort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bussel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Resort stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bussel. Sydney Bussel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Resort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bussel.
Bussel loads up on a big right hand but Resort slips the punch. Resort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bussel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Resort. Bussel is looking to clinch. Bussel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Resort tries a head kick but it misses.
Bussel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Resort moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bussel throws a wild body kick that Resort sees coming a mile off. Bussel is looking to clinch but Resort is avoiding it.
Bussel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Bussel tries to clinch up but Resort circles away and keeps his distance. Resort moves in looking to clinch but Bussel pushes him off. Bussel tries to clinch up but Resort circles away and keeps his distance. Resort moves out of range as Bussel throws a body kick.
Bussel is looking to clinch but Resort is avoiding it.
Bussel tries to clinch up. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from Bussel misses. Bussel moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bussel wants to stall.
Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bussel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Bussel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Resort can do to turn this around? Bussel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bussel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Resort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Resort looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bussel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bussel. Bussel closes the distance looking to clinch and Resort counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Bussel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bussel avoids it. Resort landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bussel tries to circle away but Resort has him pinned against the ropes. Resort connects with a knee to the head.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bussel.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Bussel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bussel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A frustrated look appears on Bussel's face as he tries to break the clinch. Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Bussel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Knees in the clinch landing for Bussel.
Last Resort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bussel scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Sydney Bussel showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bussel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Bussel! A very excited looking Sydney Bussel rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aamos Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aamos Berg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Shaw! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Berg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Berg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Berg stops Shaw from getting back to his feet.
Berg is looking to advance position but Shaw won't allow it. Berg content to control rather than advance. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shaw can do anything to dispel that myth. Berg is looking for a kimura but Shaw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Berg to get the leverage. Berg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working. Shaw is trying to stand.
Berg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Berg is trying to control. Shaw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shaw wants to get back to his feet.
Berg in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Shaw tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Berg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aamos Berg! An out of breath Aamos Berg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes to the ring accompanied by Nowhere to run. Diaz has chosen Downstait--Say it to my Face as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Davison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Davison throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely. Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davison. Davison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Davison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Davison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Davison blocks a leg kick. Davison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Davison slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davison back to the ropes. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss. Davison throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it. Diaz digs a good hook to Davison's body.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Davison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Davison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head. Davison lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davison lands with a good body shot. Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Joe Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Diaz throws a low kick but Davison avoids it. Davison throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Diaz stops Davison from standing up. Diaz passes Davison's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Davison is trying to stand.
Diaz controlling the action here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Davison pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz slips a nice elbow through Davison's hands, connecting with Davison's forehead. Diaz prevents Davison from standing back up.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Diaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Davison. Davison wants to get back to his feet. Davison is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Diaz trying to pass the guard but Davison defending well. Davison manages to escape and get back to his feet! Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davison doesn't seem bothered though. Davison misses with a straight right. Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Diaz looks to land a strike but Davison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz looking to pass the guard. Diaz connects with a couple of short punches. Davison has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though. This has been an exciting period of action! Diaz wants to pass the guard but Davison is keeping the position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Diaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Davison keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two. Diaz throws a right and a left that Davison avoids nicely. Davison throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily. Davison looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range. Davison avoids a kick to the body.
Davison throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a solid body kick. Davison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Davison throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand. Davison throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Davison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Diaz. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz closes the distance but Davison moves to the side and Davison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Davison loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch. Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Davison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Davison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two. Joe Davison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Davison throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely. A punch combination from Davison misses. Davison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz. Davison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Diaz throws a series of punches but Davison avoids them all with ease. Davison tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch. Diaz decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Davison from standing up. Davison stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him. Davison throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Davison will be more careful next time no doubt. Diaz tries to land a front kick but Davison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Davison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz. Diaz scores with a punch to the head. Davison looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range. Diaz tries to bum rush Davison with a series of wild strikes but Davison uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Davison misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A jab lands there for Davison. Davison throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease. Davison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz. Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Davison. Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Davison misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming. Diaz throws a series of punches but Davison avoids them all with ease. Davison misses with an uppercut
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davison counters with a straight right hand. Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Davison misses with a left hand and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Davison throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it. Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Davison. Davison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz. Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Davison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davison circles away quickly and effectively. Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Diaz moves out of range as Davison strikes. Davison cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Davison misses with a hook. Davison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Davison misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Davison is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Davison trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Davison throws a hook but Diaz blocks it. Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup. Davison blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Davison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Davison misses the jab. Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Diaz misses with a low kick as Davison jumps back. A big left from Davison misses. Davison misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz tries to work over Davison's front leg with a kick but Davison checks it. Diaz is looking to clinch but Davison is avoiding it.
Davison misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand. Davison dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Davison moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Davison throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease. Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davison swats him away and circles back towards the center. Davison throws a hook but Diaz blocks it. Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz. Diaz throws a right and a left that Davison avoids nicely. Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davison's calf. Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Davison had a free shot at his head there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Davison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz. Davison misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davison misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Davison avoids nicely. Davison lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz throws a low kick but Davison moves out of range easily. Diaz moves away from the strike by Davison. Diaz scores with a one two! Davison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Davison throws a one two combo.
Davison throws a right and a left that both miss. Davison connects with a crisp jab. Davison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Diaz staying out of range there. Diaz scores with a punch to the head. Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Davison misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Davison throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it. Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Davison throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Davison gets tackled into the ropes by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch. Diaz wants to stall.
Davison breaks from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Davison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand! Davison avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Davison throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sloppy strikes from Davison. Those never looked like landing. Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz throws a right and a left that Davison avoids nicely. Diaz scores with a body shot.
Davison throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Davison misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming. Davison drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Davison.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davison circles away quickly and effectively. Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Davison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Davison. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Davison looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range. Joe Davison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Davison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davison duly obliges. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Davison avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Davison showed his dominance in that final round. Well Diaz 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz! Post fight, Nick Diaz stared into the camera and said 'That was a damn good fight Joe. Hes tough, no doubt about that but I ended up being the better fighter tonight and I think its time for a crack at Mr. Lime. What do you say!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vanderley Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder 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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26
141 lbs
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140 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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vanderley Sylva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Harrison! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harrison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sylva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sylva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sylva misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming. Harrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Sylva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sylva misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming. Sylva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sylva is rocked! Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sylva. Oh Sylva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Harrison drops Sylva with a straight right hand, right on the button! Harrison follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Harrison! Our winner, Liam Harrison, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chavez Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Highway to Hell (AC/DC). Chavez Chavez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Foti Vasa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chavez Chavez! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vasa shoots in for a takedown but Chavez shows good takedown defense. Foti Vasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Vasa misses. Vasa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasa shoots for a takedown but Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Vasa misses with a takedown attempt - Chavez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him. The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Crunch! Chavez slams his shin into Vasa's torso. Vasa is breathing heavily. Vasa has a takedown stuffed. Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch. Vasa moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chavez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vasa.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Chavez Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Chavez wants to clinch but Vasa slips to the side and Vasa moves into the clinch. Vasa blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Vasa in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Foti Vasa has been cut. Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasa avoids the damage to the body. Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasa's defenses. Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasa avoids the damage to the body. Vasa avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the ropes.
Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez tries to clinch but Vasa moves away and Vasa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Vasa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Vasa throws a big elbow that misses. Vasa stops Chavez from standing up. Vasa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Vasa distracts Chavez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Chavez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Chavez has momentary wrist control but Vasa slips an elbow through the middle. Chavez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Vasa throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely. Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Chavez wants to stand and escape but Vasa is having none of it. Vasa is looking to work some ground and pound but Chavez has wrist control. Vasa throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely. Vasa is looking to work some ground and pound but Chavez has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasa stops Chavez from standing up. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chavez can do anything to dispel that myth. Vasa landing some decent shots from guard. Vasa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Vasa throws a big right hand that misses. Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Chavez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasa. Vasa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavez works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Vasa throws a big elbow that misses. Vasa throwing strikes but missing. Chavez is looking to stand back up but Vasa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chavez. Chavez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vasa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chavez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vasa. Vasa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Chavez is trying to stand up here but Vasa is controlling him well. Vasa is looking for a kimura but Chavez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasa to get the leverage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vasa works his way into full mount! Vasa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vasa punishing his opponent with strikes. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Vasa cracks Chavez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chavez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foti Vasa dominated that round. The cut man is working on Foti Vasa's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Chavez slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasa, before circling back to the center of the mat. Vasa tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Vasa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Vasa gets a clinch. Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Vasa has Chavez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Chavez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Vasa.
Vasa avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez. Chavez is looking to control Vasa's arms but Vasa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chavez has his back to the ropes. A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez. Vasa is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chavez wants to stall.
Chavez wants to break free but Vasa has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chavez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vasa's brow. With the fighters up against the ropes, Chavez throws an elbow but misses. Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow. Vasa is trying to pull guard but Chavez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch. Chavez lands an elbow inside that Vasa shrugs off. Vasa dodges an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Chavez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasa is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Chavez missing with knees to the body.
Chavez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasa.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasa avoids it. Chavez wants to stall.
Vasa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chavez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasa wants a takedown.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top. Vasa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chavez lands a nice elbow. Vasa avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the ropes.
Chavez tries to circle away but Vasa has him pinned against the ropes. Vasa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chavez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Chavez stops a takedown attempt from Vasa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vasa blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Vasa tries to pull guard but Chavez won't allow it.
Chavez is pushing Vasa up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice elbow from Chavez. Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Vasa or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad. Vasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Vasa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chavez Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Foti Vasa's cut. That's time! Vasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vasa closes the distance and pushes Chavez back into the ropes. Vasa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasa avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chavez throws an elbow but misses. Chavez prevents the takedown attempt.
Vasa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Chavez leaning his opponent against the ropes. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Vasa manages to pull guard.
Foti Vasa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasa has an active guard here but Chavez has managed to pass into half guard.
Chavez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vasa controls his leg. Vasa looking for submissions off his back. Vasa gets full guard. Vasa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chavez is aware though and is defending well. Vasa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Chavez tries to stand but Vasa is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chavez stands up from Vasa's guard - Chavez perhaps looking for a knockout. Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chavez avoids it really well and circles away. Vasa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasa jumps guard but Chavez turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing. Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasa's defenses. Chavez looks to throw an elbow but misses. Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Vasa in his tracks for a moment. Chavez lands an elbow inside.
Foti Vasa's cut is getting worse. Chavez tries to stall but Vasa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Vasa dives in and grabs Chavez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes down on Vasa's head and hops out. Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Vasa off balance momentarily. Vasa shoots in looking for a takedown but Chavez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chavez drives through and clinches with Vasa against the ropes.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Vasa wants to get back to striking at distance but Chavez won't allow it.
Chavez wants to stall.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Chavez Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Chavez 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chavez Chavez! Chavez Chavez made sure to mention his sponsor, The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Weed Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Weed Hopper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin De Leon! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good standup being displayed there by De Leon as he connects with a hook. Hopper closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Leon circles away. De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Leon digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Leon.
Hopper looks for a takedown but De Leon sprawls well. Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Leon as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weed Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him. De Leon throws a nice inside leg kick. Hopper walks into a jab. De Leon misses the shot to the body. Hopper fails with the takedown and Hopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Leon thows a body shot but no joy. Hopper shoots and misses and De Leon counters with a straight right hand. Good standup being displayed there by De Leon as he connects with a hook. Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Leon as he jumps to the side. Weed Hopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Leon jabs Hopper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Leon digs a good hook to Hopper's body.
Hopper tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Leon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopper somewhat. Hopper is breathing heavily. Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and De Leon counters with a straight punch to the midsection. De Leon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Leon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. De Leon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hopper misses with a takedown attempt and De Leon counters with a straight right hand. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! De Leon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Leon duly obliges.
It looks like Weed Hopper has been cut. De Leon throws out a powerful jab. De Leon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopper at a distance.
De Leon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. De Leon misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Leon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. De Leon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hopper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Left hook, right uppercut from De Leon. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hopper. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. De Leon darts in and out, connecting with a jab. De Leon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopper is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hopper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. De Leon scores with the left hand. Hopper knows he should have avoided that one. De Leon tries to land a front kick but Hopper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Nice shot by De Leon. Oh Hopper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hopper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hopper there as he acknowledges the shot. De Leon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hopper will feel that in the morning. De Leon cracks Hopper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopper is defended easily by De Leon. De Leon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hopper seems to have got his legs back now. De Leon tries a head kick but it misses.
De Leon scores with a nice right hand.
De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopper has time to react. De Leon lands with a nice combination. Hopper backs away looking to recover. De Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Leon scores to the head and body with a nice combination! De Leon swings for the body but Hopper moves out of range.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
De Leon leaves Hopper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. De Leon lands a jab to Hopper's midsection. De Leon digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs. De Leon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Leon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. De Leon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Hopper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Leon digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs. Nice uppercut lands for De Leon. That snapped Hopper's head back.
Hopper takes a shot right to the bread basket. De Leon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Leon duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hopper walks into a stiff left hand from De Leon. De Leon scores with a hook to the body. Hopper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. De Leon misses the shot to the body. De Leon scores with a jab. De Leon lands a body shot.
Hopper with a poor takedown and De Leon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hopper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. De Leon digs a good hook to Hopper's body.
De Leon jabs Hopper to the body, keeping him at a distance. Marvin De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. De Leon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopper at a distance.
De Leon lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopper off the ropes and back into range. A jab from De Leon does it's job there. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Leon throws a shot to the body.
Hopper with a poor takedown and De Leon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin De Leon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Weed Hopper's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Leon. Hopper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. De Leon jabs at Hopper's body. Hopper avoids the body shot from De Leon.
De Leon stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopper. Hopper gets slowly back to his feet. Hopper has his takedown stuffed and De Leon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. De Leon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. De Leon misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Leon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hopper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. De Leon fails to land with a series of punches.
De Leon jabs Hopper right on the nose. Hopper blinks but takes it well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. De Leon lands with a right hand. De Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopper was well out of range. Poor timing from De Leon. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hopper might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. A good leg kick by De Leon.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hopper with a poor takedown and De Leon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weed Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him. De Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopper's head. De Leon scores with a nice body kick.
Hopper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Leon lands a right hook to the body.
Marvin De Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. De Leon lands a nice shot to the body.
De Leon thuds a left hand into Hopper's body. De Leon lands with a nice body punch. De Leon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Leon with a jab. De Leon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - De Leon scores with a four punch combination! Hopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and De Leon counters with a right hand to the body. De Leon lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Leon throws a nice looking combination but Hopper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hopper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Leon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopper scrambles back to his feet. Hopper misses with a takedown and De Leon counters with a slapping leg kick. Hopper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Leon to score with a decent uppercut.
Weed Hopper's cut is getting worse. De Leon lands with a straight right. Hopper didn't see that one coming. Hopper shoots and misses and De Leon counters with a stiff right hand. De Leon lands a jab to Hopper's midsection. De Leon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hopper's head backwards. De Leon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopper's calf. An inside leg kick lands from De Leon. De Leon scores with a kick to the midsection. De Leon digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs. De Leon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopper has time to react. De Leon lands with an overhand left. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Nice jab there from De Leon. De Leon scores with a jab to the body. De Leon lands a right hook to the body.
De Leon cracks a nice hook into Hopper's ribs. De Leon lands a head kick. Hopper smiles back at him and beckons him forward. De Leon scores with a nice right hand.
De Leon has been the more effective fighter overall so far. De Leon closes the distance and lands a one-two. Hopper fails with a takedown attempt. De Leon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. De Leon misses the shot to the body. 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! De Leon lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for De Leon.
De Leon throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range. Hopper has a takedown stuffed. Hopper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Leon swivels and escapes. De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Leon throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for De Leon. De Leon scores with the left hand. Hopper knows he should have avoided that one. Hopper has his takedown stuffed and De Leon counters with a body kick that stops Hopper in his tracks momentarily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! De Leon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body. De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin De Leon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Weed Hopper's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Leon throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range. De Leon scores with the left hand. Hopper knows he should have avoided that one. De Leon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopper's calf. Hopper fails with a takedown attempt from distance. De Leon throws a leg kick but Hopper moved away. Hopper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Leon pinned against the ropes. De Leon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Hopper shoots in for a takedown but De Leon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weed Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him. De Leon throws a good cross that connects.
De Leon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Both fighters are breathing heavily. That kick from De Leon tenderised Hopper's leg. Hopper is trying to keep his angry face on. Hopper fails with the takedown and De Leon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Leon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoppers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! De Leon throws a shot to the body.
Hopper with a poor takedown and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De Leon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hopper rather than just go for the knockout. De Leon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. De Leon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopper takes a body punch but keeps moving. De Leon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Hopper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A good leg kick by De Leon. De Leon jabs at Hopper's body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Leon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Leon scores with a jab to the head.
De Leon lands a two punch combo.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Leon as he jumps to the side. Sloppy strikes from De Leon. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Leon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Hopper misses with a takedown attempt - De Leon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That kick from De Leon tenderised Hopper's leg. Hopper is trying to keep his angry face on. Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt and De Leon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. De Leon thows a body shot but no joy. Hopper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hopper looks for a takedown but De Leon sprawls well. De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopper. A nice leg kick lands there from De Leon. De Leon throws a head kick that Hopper semi-blocks.
Hopper closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Leon circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hopper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Hopper does a little dance to reset his feet. De Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopper was well out of range. Poor timing from De Leon. Hopper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt and De Leon counters with a series of strikes. Hopper will be more careful next time no doubt. De Leon looks to land a combination but Hopper avoids it well. De Leon throws a body punch but Hopper moves out of range. De Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopper circles away quickly and effectively. De Leon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but De Leon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Hopper fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A left and a right from De Leon both land. Nice combination. De Leon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopper checks it well. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopper is defended easily by De Leon. Weed Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hopper tries to move into range but De Leon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hopper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from De Leon. Marvin De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup. De Leon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. De Leon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Marvin De Leon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. De Leon scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Leon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. De Leon misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hopper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. De Leon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt and Hopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! Marvin De Leon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well De Leon 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 Ackerman scores the fight 25:30 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30 Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin De Leon! Jumping up and down and very excited, Marvin De Leon waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.
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