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LFNC 111 - Marsden v Magri PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
McGregor shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. McGregor didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McGregor, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
McGregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith tries to circle away but McGregor has him pinned against the cage.
Smith pulls guard.
McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McGregor looking to slow down the pace here.
McGregor lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from McGregor.
McGregor pulls Smith into guard.
McGregor is looking to sinch up a triangle. Smith throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to McGregor's body to avoid the submission. McGregor has instead reached around Smith's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! McGregor arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). William McGregor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Gaiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Gaiman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Gaiman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaiman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gaiman is looking to advance position but Green won't allow it.
Gaiman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaiman is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Green wants to control but Gaiman is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gaiman in particular looking to stall.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaiman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaiman on the ground.
Gaiman is pressing down on Green's thigh, looking to free his foot. Green is holding on for now.
Gaiman moves nicely into side control.
Green tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gaiman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Green is looking for a sweep.
Gaiman is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Green looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gaiman gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Green is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gaiman lets go of the hold and Green can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alan Gaiman!
A very excited looking Alan Gaiman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sanny Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanny Dahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luciano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Dahl counters by moving into the clinch.
Dahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Dahl avoids them all with ease.
Dahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dahl shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dahl working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dahl looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva tries to escape but Dahl is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl working the ground and pound.
Dahl in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Dahl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dahl is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dahl is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dahl wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Dahl tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Dahl wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Dahl trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahl wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Dahl working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Dahl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dahl is chipping away with strikes.
Dahl controls the position from side control.
Dahl is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dahl trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahl landing strikes.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Dahl off but instead Dahl has got his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahl landing with strikes.
Dahl tries to get the hooks in deep but Silva pushed the leg off.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Silva showing good submission defense here.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dahl is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanny Dahl dominated that round.
That's time! Dahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dahl tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dahl.
Sanny Dahl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dahl avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dahl.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dahl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dahl manages to avoid it.
Dahl rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahl breaks the clinch.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Dahl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dahl off to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Dahl is rocked!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Dahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dahl dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Luciano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahl closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Dahl seems to have got his legs back now.
Dahl won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahl drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dahl jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Dahl slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva wants to stand but Dahl is controlling the position.
Dahl pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sanny Dahl!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luc Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
182 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luc Deveraux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Ryan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deveraux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deveraux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.
Deveraux scores with a one two! Ryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Phil Ryan has been cut.
A left lands for Deveraux.
Deveraux misses with a looping right.
Ryan shoots in and drives through. Deveraux sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deveraux!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deveraux connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Deveraux throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deveraux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryan has Deveraux up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Deveraux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux manages to break the clinch.
Deveraux lands with an uppercut that bounces Ryan off the cage and back into range.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deveraux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Luc Deveraux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Ryan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
Deveraux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryan throws a right hand that Deveraux ducks under and follows up with a left that Deveraux also avoids with ease.
Ryan fails to land the takedown.
Deveraux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
Deveraux lands a right hook to the body.
Deveraux misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Luc Deveraux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deveraux.
Deveraux connects with a single shot there.
Deveraux scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deveraux.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deveraux throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Deveraux as he connects with a hook.
Ryan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Deveraux is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ryan.
Deveraux connects with a high kick.
Deveraux lunges at Ryan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryan's hand.
Deveraux swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
A big left from Ryan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux scores with a nice right hand.
Deveraux thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Deveraux has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ryan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ryan not doing much here.
Deveraux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux trying to control but Ryan postures up.
Deveraux is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ryan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deveraux controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Deveraux has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Deveraux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Ryan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Deveraux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deveraux misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Deveraux misses with a few strikes there.
Phil Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deveraux tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deveraux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Deveraux is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deveraux, right into the meat.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Deveraux misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deveraux won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deveraux keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ryan trying to control the position but Deveraux is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deveraux holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Deveraux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Deveraux knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux is pushing Ryan's head away, looking to escape. Ryan manages to hold on to the position though.
Ryan has hold of Deveraux's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Deveraux seems comfortable defending it but Ryan has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Deveraux is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Deveraux is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ryan couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil Ryan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace comes to the cage accompanied by Outside by Staind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stone's choice of entrance music: Gimme Shelter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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147 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollace moves away.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollace on the side of the head.
Hollace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hollace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hollace trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Hollace passes into half guard.
Hollace is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace trying to control from Stone's half guard. Stone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone wriggles free and stands up.
Hollace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a low kick but Hollace moves out of range easily.
Ronan Hollace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone blocks the body kick.
A jab from Stone misses.
Hollace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stone finds it's way round the side to connect with Hollace's head.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hollace walks into a jab.
Hollace connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Hollace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Hollace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stone.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Hollace counters with a leg kick.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hollace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hollace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollace avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hollace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollace has a takedown stuffed.
Hollace wants to clinch.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hollace in his tracks.
Hollace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone digs a good hook to Hollace's body.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollace.
Hollace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Hollace shoots in.
Hollace tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollace.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Hollace moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Hollace throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Hollace moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Hollace throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollace throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hollace is defended easily by Stone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a head kick that misses
and Hollace counters with a body kick.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollace.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hollace tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Hollace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronan Hollace will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone lands a jab to Hollace's midsection.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hollace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stone after a bit of a struggle.
Hollace blocking some punches.
Hollace works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Hollace moves away and avoids it.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollace can pounce on him.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Hollace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hollace.
Hollace is looking for a kimura here.
Hollace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone works Hollace's body with a nice hook.
Hollace tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollace attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hollace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Hollace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollace shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone clobbers Hollace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Knuckle Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone throws a low kick but Hollace avoids it.
Hollace lands a front kick.
Hollace moves into the clinch.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hollace punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollace checks a low kick from Stone.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollace fails with a takedown attempt.
Hollace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hollace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hollace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hollace on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollace throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Hollace shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Hollace tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Hollace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hollace closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Hollace pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace blocks a jab.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Hollace blocks a head kick by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Knuckle Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone tries to work over Hollace's front leg with a kick but Hollace checks it.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollace.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollace is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hollace.
Hollace throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Hollace defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Hollace or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Hollace slips a straight right by Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollace.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hollace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollace was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Hollace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
Stone takes a swing at Hollace's ribcage but misses.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Hollace moved away.
Hollace moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Hollace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Stone misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hollace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollace fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Hollace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollace tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollace throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollace.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Hollace's belly button to the back.
Hollace misses with a body shot.
Hollace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hollace throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
Hollace misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hollace.
Hollace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollace steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stone. That one must have hurt.
Hollace is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Hollace on that attempt.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollace. Hollace gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Stone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hollace doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Hollace's head back.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollace.
Stone misses with a leg kick
and Hollace counters with a single leg into guard. Stone didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollace trying to move into half guard but instead Stone has managed to sweep!
Stone stands and steps away. Hollace gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hollace scores with a decent looking hook.
Hollace swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hollace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Hollace settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Stone clobbers Hollace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollace shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Knuckle Stone.
I think Stone 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Knuckle Stone!
Knuckle Stone really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton's entrance music is Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill. A fine choice. Melartin has chosen Pennywise- Homesick as his entrance music. Rafael Melartin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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167 lbs
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142 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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Rafael Melartin has been cut.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
Compton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Melartin counters with a nice body shot.
Compton misses with a hook
enabling Melartin to counter with a crisp jab.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Melartin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Compton is rocked!
It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
Compton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melartin.
Melartin misses with a straight right.
Melartin lands with a hook. Compton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Compton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton throws a chopping leg kick but Melartin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Compton seems to have got his legs back now.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melartin looks to land a combination but Compton avoids it well.
Compton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Compton looks for the body kick but Melartin saw that one coming.
Melartin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Compton.
Sloppy strikes from Melartin. Those never looked like landing.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Melartin is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but Melartin blocks with his arms.
Melartin tries to stall but Compton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Melartin wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.
Melartin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melartin is trying to break free.
Melartin can't break the clinch.
Melartin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Compton tries to throw a body punch but Melartin avoids it by throwing Compton back against the cage.
Compton just leaning against Melartin, taking a breather.
Compton misses with a body punch.
Melartin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Compton up against the cage.
Melartin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Compton misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Compton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melartin is trying to force a seperation but Compton has the dominant position.
Melartin is trying to push Compton away but Compton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Compton throws an elbow but misses.
Compton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Compton working aggressively here.
Melartin is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Compton lands with a right to the head.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melartin is trying to break free.
A short right from Compton.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melartin is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton swings wildly with an uppercut but Melartin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton slows down the pace here.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.
Compton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Compton throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin manages to break the clinch.
Melartin slips a straight right by Compton.
Compton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Compton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Compton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melartin's sensitive parts.
A big left from Melartin misses.
Compton tries to clinch up but Melartin circles away and keeps his distance.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
Compton throws a looping overhand right but Melartin ducks down to avoid it.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks Melartin off balance momentarily.
A combination from Melartin does no damage.
Compton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Melartin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Melartin checks a low kick from Compton.
Melartin misses the shot to the body.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Compton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melartin. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Compton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melartin.
Compton is looking to clinch but Melartin is avoiding it.
Melartin misses with a series of wild punches.
Compton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
Melartin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melartin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melartin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melartin takes one on the button.
Compton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Melartin to score with a decent uppercut.
Compton throws a head kick but Melartin moves out of range.
Compton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melartin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melartin swats away the attempt to clinch by Compton.
Melartin digs a good hook to Compton's body.
Melartin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melartin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Compton rather than just go for the knockout.
Compton misses with a leg kick.
Melartin misses with a series of wild punches.
Melartin punishes Compton's body with a nice straight punch.
Melartin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Compton.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Melartin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melartin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Melartin throws a series of punches but Compton moves out of range.
Compton lands with a nice combination. Melartin backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
Good shot there by Compton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton throws an overhand right that lands on Melartin's shoulder, as Melartin tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Compton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Compton with a jab.
Bill Compton is winning the standup battle so far.
Melartin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Melartin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Compton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Compton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Melartin is rocked!
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melartin.
Melartin is still on wobbly legs! Can Compton finish him?
Melartin just misses with a punch to the body.
Melartin seems to have recovered his senses.
Compton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Compton.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melartin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton lands with a right hand.
Compton wants to clinch but Melartin slips to the side
and Melartin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Melartin moves out of range of the strikes.
Melartin jabs at Compton's body.
Compton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melartin.
Compton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton connects with a high kick.
That has opened up Rafael Melartin's cut even more.
Compton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rafael Melartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Compton.
Melartin misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melartin missing with a left hand there. Compton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Compton throws the left hand but Melartin avoids the punch easily.
Compton scores with a head kick. Melartin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Melartin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melartin.
Compton scores with a punch to the head.
Melartin misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Melartin misses with a jab to the body
enabling Compton to counter with a crisp jab.
Compton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melartin.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melartin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Compton with a nice cross.
Compton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Melartin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill Compton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Compton is looking to score with low kicks.
Compton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Melartin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Compton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melartin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Compton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melartin misses with a body shot.
Melartin misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin misses with a hook.
Compton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Compton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Compton 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 William Gold 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... Bill Compton!
A victorious Bill Compton 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Marsden could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cice Salace's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cice Salace!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salace ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden.
Salace dodges the punch combination from Marsden.
Marsden throws a good cross that connects.
Marsden stuffs the takedown attempt from Salace. Salace gets slowly back to his feet.
Salace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marsden thuds a left hand into Salace's body.
Nice shot by Marsden.
Salace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marsden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marsden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Salace dives in and grabs Marsden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marsden pushes down on Salace's head and hops out.
Roger Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cice Salace.
Nice cross by Marsden.
Salace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marsden's waist but Marsden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salace off to one side.
Marsden scores with a nice head shot.
Marsden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsden cracks Salace with an open hand slap.
Marsden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsden cracks a nice hook into Salace's ribs.
Marsden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salace's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden connects with a body shot that sends Salace's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Marsden.
Roger Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Marsden.
Marsden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marsden connects with a body shot.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marsden lands a body shot.
Marsden lands a two punch combo.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Marsden.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
Marsden takes a swing at Salace's ribcage but misses.
Salace is trying desperately to land a takedown but Marsden is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Salace.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsden scores with a shot to the body.
Marsden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salace.
Marsden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roger Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden lands with a good body shot.
Salace takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Marsden.
Marsden tests Salace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Marsden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden lands with an overhand left.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Marsden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marsden thuds a left hand into Salace's body.
Salace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marsden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salace.
Marsden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marsden throws a shot to the body.
Marsden scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Marsden misses.
Salace shoots in looking for a takedown. Marsden tries to sprawl out of it but Salace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marsden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roger Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsden throws a one two combo.
Marsden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salace can do to turn this around?
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marsden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marsden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marsden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salace's head backwards.
Nice shot by Marsden.
Marsden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marsden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marsden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Marsden. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden works Salace's body with a nice hook.
Marsden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marsden.
Salace walks into a straight right hand from Marsden.
Marsden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roger Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Marsden catches Salace right on the button with a cross.
Marsden lands a right hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salace might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marsden has got the better of the exchanges.
Salace walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden.
Marsden misses with the combination.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Salace moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Marsden.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marsden duly obliges.
Salace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsden cracks a nice hook into Salace's ribs.
Salace slips a jab and a cross from Marsden.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salace manages to avoid it.
Marsden lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Marsden.
Marsden swinging wildly here.
Marsden scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roger Marsden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cice Salace.
Salace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Marsden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden finds it's way round the side to connect with Salace's head.
Marsden connects with a right hand. Salace shakes it off.
Marsden fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsden throws a combination. Salace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Marsden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marsden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marsden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salace takes one to the side of the head.
Marsden thuds his right hand into Salace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsden lands with a good body shot.
Marsden tests Salace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden jabs at Salace's body.
Marsden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Salace avoids them all with ease.
Marsden throws a good cross that connects.
Marsden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marsden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salace counters with a single leg into guard. Marsden didn't expect that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Salace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salace defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salace is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marsden is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marsden has escaped and now he's on top!
Marsden drops back, looking for a kneebar! Salace looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Salace looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Salace!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marsden, who protects the arm well.
Salace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Salace fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden tries to bench press Salace off him but Salace keeps the position.
Marsden is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet.
Marsden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace is looking for a kimura here.
Marsden pushes Salace off and gets back to his feet.
Salace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salace fails with a takedown attempt.
Cice Salace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marsden connects with the punch.
Marsden lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsden.
Salace throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden throws a shot to the body.
Marsden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marsden lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Marsden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Marsden both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Marsden finds it's way through Salace's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Marsden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marsden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Marsden!
A victorious Roger Marsden 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe comes to the cage accompanied by The Pride of Wales. Tirawit Kokin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tirawit Kokin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokin moves away from the strike by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kokin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kokin tries to clinch up.
Kokin tries to work over Calzaghe's front leg with a kick but Calzaghe checks it.
Calzaghe misses with a right hand
and Kokin counters with an inside leg kick.
Calzaghe moves out of range of the leg kick from Kokin.
Kokin ducks under a wild hook from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kokin misses with a hook
and Calzaghe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab
and Kokin counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot.
Calzaghe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calzaghe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Calzaghe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kokin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. Kokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calzaghe missing with a left hand there. Kokin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kokin gets a clinch.
Calzaghe manages to pull guard.
Calzaghe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kokin's guard.
Calzaghe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kokin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calzaghe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Calzaghe trying to control but Kokin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Calzaghe throws a big elbow that misses.
Calzaghe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Calzaghe.
Kokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calzaghe.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calzaghe's head.
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!
Kokin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calzaghe in his tracks.
Tirawit Kokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kokin avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Kokin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kokin misses the jab.
Kokin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calzaghe moves away.
Calzaghe throws a looping overhand right but Kokin ducks down to avoid it.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokin.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Kokin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kokin misses with a low kick.
Kokin moves into the clinch successfully.
Kokin misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calzaghe is leaning against Kokin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzaghe is working for takedown but Kokin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calzaghe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kokin fails to land.
Kokin tries to work over Calzaghe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calzaghe prevents a body shot from Kokin.
Kokin can't find room to land a body shot as Calzaghe controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kokin.
Kokin swings wildly with an uppercut but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Calzaghe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tirawit Kokin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kokin scores with a spinning back kick!
Kokin misses with a body punch
and Calzaghe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calzaghe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokin.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kokin staying out of range there.
Calzaghe throws a shot from downtown. Kokin moves away and avoids it.
Kokin takes the fight into the clinch.
Calzaghe is trying to stall.
Kokin struggles to land a body shot inside as Calzaghe controls his hands.
Calzaghe trying to stall but Kokin improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kokin has him pressed against the cage.
Kokin blocks a body shot from Calzaghe.
Kokin tries to throw a body punch but Calzaghe avoids it by throwing Kokin back against the cage.
Kokin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Kokin.
Calzaghe looking to stall.
Kokin tries to throw a body punch but Calzaghe avoids it by throwing Kokin back against the cage.
Kokin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kokin pushes Calzaghe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calzaghe is rocked!
Kokin can't find room to land a body shot as Calzaghe controls the action.
Oh Calzaghe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kokin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Kokin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kokin fails to land.
Kokin tries to throw a body punch but Calzaghe avoids it by throwing Kokin back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kokin.
Kokin can't find room to land a body shot as Calzaghe controls the action.
Kokin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calzaghe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calzaghe seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kokin.
Kokin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calzaghes head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kokin.
Tirawit Kokin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kokin prevents Calzaghe from breaking the clinch.
Calzaghe prevents a body shot from Kokin.
A short right from Kokin.
Kokin digs a right hand underneath Calzaghe's ribcage. Calzaghe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kokin lands a shoulder strike.
Calzaghe looking to slow down the pace here.
Kokin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calzaghe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kokin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calzaghe presses Kokin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Calzaghe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kokin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calzaghe or not.
Calzaghe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Calzaghe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calzaghe tries a body shot but Kokin blocks it.
Kokin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calzaghe's elbow.
Calzaghe taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Kokin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kokin's elbow.
Kokin swings wildly with an uppercut but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Kokin.
Kokin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kokin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kokin misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kokin lands with a light punch inside.
Calzaghe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kokin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calzaghe or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tirawit Kokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kokin lands with a slapping head kick.
Kokin throws a big shot that misses.
Kokin tries to close the distance and clinch but Calzaghe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calzaghe throws out a loose jab but Kokin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kokin.
Calzaghe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kokin.
Calzaghe blocks a head kick by Kokin.
An inside leg kick lands from Kokin.
Calzaghe checks a leg kick nicely.
Calzaghe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kokin.
Kokin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calzaghe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calzaghe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kokin.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the side of Kokin's head but Kokin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tirawit Kokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kokin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calzaghe misses with a body punch
and Kokin counters with a big head kick but Calzaghe shrugs it off.
Calzaghe scores with a decent looking hook.
Kokin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Calzaghe under the eye.
Calzaghe misses the shot to the body.
Kokin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calzaghe throws a jab but it's blocked by Kokin.
Calzaghe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kokin drops his hands momentarily and Calzaghe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calzaghe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kokin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calzaghe misses with a looping right.
Calzaghe scores with a hook to the body. Kokin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kokin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calzaghe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kokin.
Kokin tries to clinch there but Calzaghe circles away.
Calzaghe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kokin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kokin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Calzaghe.
Kokin misses with a head kick.
Calzaghe tries to bum rush Kokin with a series of wild strikes but Kokin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calzaghe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kokin throws a leg kick which misses Calzaghe's front leg but catches the back leg as Calzaghe tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokin.
Kokin connects with a solid leg kick.
Kokin tries to clinch up but Calzaghe circles away and keeps his distance.
Kokin loads up on a big right hand but Calzaghe slips the punch.
Calzaghe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kokin scores with a kick to the body.
Calzaghe misses with a straight right.
Kokin walks into a straight right hand from Calzaghe.
Kokin connects with a leg kick. Calzaghe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kokin scores with a leg kick.
Kokin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kokin ducks under a wild hook from Calzaghe.
Kokin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe walks into a stiff left hand from Kokin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzaghe looks to land a left hand but Kokin moved out of range nicely.
Kokin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Kokin tenderised Calzaghe's leg. Calzaghe is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kokin. Calzaghe shrugs it off though.
Joe Calzaghe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kokin closes the distance but Calzaghe moves to the side
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kokin cracks the inside of Calzaghe's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzaghe's calf.
Kokin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calzaghe has time to react.
Kokin misses with a head kick.
Calzaghe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kokin moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tirawit Kokin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kokin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tirawit Kokin!
Tirawit Kokin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basil Lundeby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundeby's entrance music is Casino Royal 007 Theme. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Basil Lundeby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Quinn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Lundeby's shoulder, as Lundeby tries to avoid the shot.
Lundeby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Lundeby scores with a leg kick.
Quinn lands with a good body shot.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lundeby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundeby shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense.
Quinn jabs at Lundeby's body.
Lundeby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quinn avoids it really well and circles away.
Lundeby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quinn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lundeby. Lundeby obviously looking to wear him down.
Lundeby motions for Quinn to come forward. Lundeby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lundeby.
Lundeby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Lundeby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quinn is fending him off so far but Lundeby persists. Nope, Quinn circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basil Lundeby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinn throws a hook to the side of Lundeby's head but Lundeby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quinn blocks a low kick nicely.
Lundeby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quinn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sean Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn cracks Lundeby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quinn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quinn wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Quinn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quinn.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby misses with a takedown attempt - Quinn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quinn stuns Lundeby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quinn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lundeby is rocked!
Quinn connects with a nice cross there... Lundeby is looking wobbly and Quinn recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Lundeby to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Quinn jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Quinn!
Sean Quinn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Marsden (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Magri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden misses the shot to the body.
Magri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Magri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsden.
Nice uppercut lands for Magri. That snapped Marsden's head back.
Marsden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marsden feints and then cracks Magri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magri down.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Magri.
Magri checks a low kick from Marsden.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Magri swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Magri.
Magri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsden.
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magri's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Marsden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magri doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Magri.
Magri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Magri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsden throws a right and a left that Magri avoids nicely.
Magri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magri misses with the combination.
Magri is looking to wear down Marsden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marsden tries to clinch but Magri moves out of range.
Marsden tries to bum rush Magri with a series of wild strikes but Magri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden throws a lazy right hand but Magri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden looks to land a right hand but Magri moved out of range.
Magri connects with a nice looking jab.
Magri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marsden circles away quickly and effectively.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Magri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden wants to clinch up but Magri keeps it at a distance.
Magri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marsden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magri was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden.
Marsden throws a head kick that Magri semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magri's calf.
Magri throws a sloppy body shot
and Marsden counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marsden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marsden counters with a thumping low kick.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Marsden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Magri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Marsden tenderised Magri's leg. Magri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Marsden will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magri fails to land with a series of punches.
Magri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Magri.
Charlie Magri is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsden swinging wildly here.
Mike Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden lands with a nice combination. Magri backs away looking to recover.
Marsden throws an overhand right that lands on Magri's shoulder, as Magri tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marsden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magri.
Magri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Magri misses
and Magri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magri throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magri.
Marsden is looking to land body kicks.
Magri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Magri swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Magri defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Magri tries to move into range but Marsden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Magri blocks the low kick.
Marsden cracks Magri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magri swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsden.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
Magri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsden.
Marsden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magri was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden.
Magri throws a right and a left that Marsden avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsden.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Magri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marsden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marsden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magri.
Magri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a left to the body.
Marsden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magri doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marsden.
A left and a right from Marsden both land. Nice combination.
Marsden scores with a nice body kick.
Marsden wants to clinch but Magri slips to the side
and Magri counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magri checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marsden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marsden lands a nice hook to Magri's body. Magri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Marsden does no damage.
Magri throws a combination. Marsden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mike Marsden has been cut.
Magri moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Magri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magri just misses with a punch to the body.
Magri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsden throws a right hand that misses
and Magri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Magri.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Magri moves out of range easily.
Marsden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden closes the distance and pushes Magri back into the cage.
Magri has Marsden pushed against the cage.
Magri is trying to push Marsden away but Marsden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Magri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marsden thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magri takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Magri.
Marsden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden throws a lazy head kick
and Magri counters with a nice body shot.
Marsden throws a leg kick that misses.
Marsden misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magri takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Magri throws out a loose jab but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magri misses with a body shot.
Magri throws a shot to the body.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Marsden lands.
Marsden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsden doesn't manage to clinch there - Magri circles away.
Magri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marsden momentarily.
Magri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marsden. That's going to slow Magri down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magri throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Magri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Charlie Magri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Marsden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marsden is looking to clinch.
Magri ducks under a wild hook from Marsden.
Marsden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marsden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magri lands a jab to Marsden's midsection.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Magri jabs at Marsden's body.
Magri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marsden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magri's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marsden lands a leg kick that knocks Magri off balance momentarily.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Magri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with an inside leg kick.
Marsden drives through and clinches with Magri against the cage.
Marsden tries a body shot but Magri blocks it.
Marsden presses Magri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magri scores with a shoulder strike.
Magri tries to break the clinch but Marsden is controlling the position.
Marsden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magri tries to break free but Marsden pushes him back against the cage.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Magri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magri trying to control the position but instead, Marsden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magri into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magri can't break the clinch.
Magri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magri is trying to force a seperation but Marsden has the dominant position.
Magri is trying to break the clinch but Marsden is controlling him.
Magri tries to break free but Marsden pushes him back against the cage.
Magri prevents a body shot from Marsden.
Marsden lands a nice uppercut.
Magri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magri wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Magri up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Marsden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden taking a breather.
Magri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Magri.
Marsden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Magri blocks the leg kick.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Magri throws a sloppy body shot
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Magri ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden lands a nice hook to Magri's body. Magri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marsden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Marsden dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Marsden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Marsden misses the target.
Nice jab there from Marsden.
Magri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Magri ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magri just misses with a punch to the body.
Magri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden closes the distance but Magri moves to the side
and Marsden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Magri blocks the leg kick.
Marsden throws a head kick but Magri moves out of range.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Magri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marsden.
Charlie Magri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsden is looking to clinch.
Magri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsden on the side of the head.
Magri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marsden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magri counters with a straight right hand.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lunges at Magri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magri's hand.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Magri fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Marsden.
Marsden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marsden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
Magri misses with a body shot.
Magri lands with a nice body punch.
Magri misses with a hook to the body
and Marsden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Magri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magri.
Magri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Magri.
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!
Marsden jabs at Magri's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Marsden.
Well Marsden 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Marsden! Mike Marsden retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Marsden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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