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VERSUS - Thursday Thunder XII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacca has chosen Chewbacca Noise as his entrance music. Chew Bacca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adolf Hummel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Adolf Hummel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Bacca!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca connects with a right hand. Hummel shakes it off.
Hummel takes one to the side of the head.
Hummel moves into the clinch.
Bacca is trying to force a seperation but Hummel has the dominant position.
Hummel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bacca pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bacca is trying to force a seperation but Hummel has the dominant position.
Bacca being controlled against the cage.
Hummel trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hummel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hummel tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacca avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacca is trying to break free.
Bacca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hummel drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hummel is proving hard to escape from.
Bacca is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hummel pulls Bacca in close to his closed guard and prevents Bacca from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hummel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bacca off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hummel shoots in for a double leg but Bacca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hummel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bacca, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bacca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bacca is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bacca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hummel prevents Bacca from breaking the clinch.
Hummel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hummel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hummel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bacca manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hummel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hummel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Adolf Hummel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bacca swats away the attempt to clinch by Hummel.
Hummel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bacca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca misses with a combination
and Hummel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacca's guard.
Hummel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bacca is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hummel dives into side control.
Bacca is looking to get back to his feet here but Hummel is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bacca's back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hummel is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Bacca won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hummel off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adolf Hummel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donatello Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Hil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hil's choice of entrance music: Darryl & Joe- Run DMC. The key to victory for Donatello Crizanto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Donatello Crizanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Hil!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hil feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crizanto sprawling to the canvas! Crizanto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hil finish him?!
Crizanto is rocked!
It looks like Donatello Crizanto has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hil missing with a left hand there. Crizanto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Crizanto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crizanto tries to land a front kick but Hil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hil throws a looping overhand right but Crizanto ducks down to avoid it.
Crizanto circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Hil. Crizanto falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Hil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rich Hil!
A determined Rich Hil didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black. Da Silva has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva dodges the punch combination from Meredith.
Meredith pushes Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meredith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Silva tries to stall but Meredith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Meredith fails to land.
Meredith lands a damaging elbow.
Meredith lands a damaging elbow.
Meredith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Meredith blocks it.
Meredith lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Meredith throws an elbow that misses.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Meredith throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meredith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meredith.
Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Meredith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Silva into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meredith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Meredith misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meredith.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Meredith blocks with his arms.
Meredith lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.
Meredith throws an elbow but it misses.
Meredith lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Meredith pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Meredith blocks with his arms.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meredith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meredith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Meredith controls his hands.
Meredith connects with a knee to the head.
Meredith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meredith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Meredith.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Meredith.
Meredith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meredith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meredith is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meredith.
Meredith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meredith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Da Silva to work.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Meredith.
Meredith throws an elbow but it misses.
Meredith throws an elbow that misses.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva wants to stall.
Meredith misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Meredith blocks with his arms.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meredith.
Meredith avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meredith misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Meredith lands a nice elbow.
Meredith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Meredith gets an underhook and turns Da Silva into the cage.
Meredith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meredith lands a nice uppercut.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Meredith managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meredith.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meredith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meredith lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Meredith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Meredith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meredith misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Meredith misses.
Justin Meredith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meredith blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Meredith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Meredith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Meredith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Meredith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Meredith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meredith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Da Silva prevents Meredith from moving into mount.
Meredith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Da Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Meredith's guard! Nice work there by Da Silva!
Da Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Da Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meredith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Silva.
Meredith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Da Silva's guard.
Meredith advances position into side control!
Da Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva tries to hold on but Meredith postures up.
Da Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Meredith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Da Silva is surviving well by controlling Meredith's body position as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meredith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Da Silva is looking to escape.
Da Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Meredith.
Meredith throws a wild left hand from mount and Da Silva manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Meredith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Meredith is pressing down on Da Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Silva is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Da Silva!
Meredith looking to finish with strikes here!
Justin Meredith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Da Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Meredith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Meredith pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Meredith moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Da Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Da Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Meredith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Meredith moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Meredith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meredith blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meredith obliges.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meredith is defending well for now.
Meredith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Meredith blocks it.
Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Meredith avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Meredith blocks it.
Meredith lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Meredith.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meredith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Silva is trying to stall.
Meredith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
Meredith blocks a body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Romeo Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meredith avoids it.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Justin Meredith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meredith throws an elbow but it misses.
Meredith misses with an elbow strike.
Meredith lands a damaging elbow.
Meredith lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meredith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Meredith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Meredith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meredith avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meredith throws an elbow but misses.
Meredith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meredith throws an elbow but misses.
Meredith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meredith.
Nice elbow from Meredith.
Meredith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meredith misses with an elbow over the top.
Justin Meredith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Meredith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meredith throws an elbow but misses.
Meredith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meredith lands an elbow just above Da Silva 's eye.
Meredith avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Meredith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Silva landing knees to the head.
Meredith throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meredith as Da Silva tries to tie him up.
Meredith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Meredith, against the cage.
Meredith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meredith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Meredith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Meredith gets an underhook and turns Da Silva into the cage.
Meredith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meredith lands an elbow that stopped Da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Meredith lands an elbow inside that Da Silva shrugs off.
Romeo Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meredith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Meredith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meredith 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Meredith!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Jovani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beau Oxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovani comes into the arena with Ecstasy of Gold blaring out of the sound system. Oxer has chosen Pretender - Foo fighters as his entrance music. Beau Oxer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cesar Jovani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Beau Oxer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oxer misses the shot to the body.
Jovani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jovani.
Oxer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jovani avoids the body shot from Oxer.
Oxer moves away from the strike by Jovani.
Oxer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Cesar Jovani has been cut.
Oxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jovani.
Oxer scores with a sloppy right hand. Jovani should have avoided that one.
Jovani is breathing heavily.
Jovani throws a big shot that misses.
Oxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jovani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oxer lands a slapping body shot.
Cesar Jovani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oxer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jovani is rocked!
Oxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Jovani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jovani seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jovani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oxer dips to his left and cracks Jovani with an uppercut!
Oxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jovani under the eye.
Oxer connects with a looping right hand.
Oxer drops Jovani with a naaaaasty hook - Jovani is in real trouble here! Oxer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beau Oxer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by My time is now. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tong Po was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Po.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Po.
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Po.
A jab from Po misses.
Po feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cena sprawling to the canvas! Cena rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Po finish him?!
Cena is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena leaves his chin hanging out and Po seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cena crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po!
Tong Po very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Dusiciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
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268 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Dusiciel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demikovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dusiciel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dusiciel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demikovic.
Demikovic moves into range and clinches up with Dusiciel.
Dusiciel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demikovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dusiciel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dusiciel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dusiciel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dusiciel as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demikovic closes the distance but Dusiciel moves to the side
and Dusiciel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Demikovic!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dusiciel punching from mount but Demikovic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Demikovic is working to get back to half guard.
Dusiciel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Dusiciel has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic is squirming around, avoiding Dusiciel's attempts to control the action.
Dusiciel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Demikovic turns into him and now he's in Dusiciel's guard.
Demikovic wants to stand but Dusiciel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Dusiciel keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nicolai Demikovic.
Demikovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demikovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dusiciel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dusiciel to counter with a crisp jab.
Demikovic looks for a takedown but Dusiciel sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demikovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demikovic throws a head kick but Dusiciel moves out of range.
Demikovic shoots and misses
so Dusiciel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demikovic wants to sweep here but Dusiciel controlling him for the moment.
Dusiciel trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dusiciel looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel wants to control from the top but Demikovic keeps moving.
Dusiciel postures up.
Demikovic keeping full guard, as Dusiciel tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Demikovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demikovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demikovic feints and as Dusiciel raises his hands in defense, Demikovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demikovic throws a strike but Dusiciel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Dusiciel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dusiciel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demikovic.
Dusiciel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demikovic.
Demikovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dusiciel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Demikovic's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demikovic is controlling Dusiciel's posture.
Dusiciel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dusiciel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demikovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dusiciel is one step ahead there.
Dusiciel wants to control from the top but Demikovic keeps moving.
Demikovic wants to stand and escape but Dusiciel is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Demikovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dusiciel's waist but Dusiciel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demikovic off to one side.
Demikovic tries to clinch but Dusiciel moves away
and Dusiciel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dusiciel keeps the fight on the outside.
Dusiciel stuffs the takedown attempt from Demikovic. Demikovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Demikovic gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Demikovic wants to control but Dusiciel is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dusiciel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic throwing strikes from guard but Dusiciel blocks nicely.
Demikovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demikovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demikovic postures up.
Demikovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dusiciel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Dusiciel keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Nicolai Demikovic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Demikovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dusiciel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demikovic trying to control but Dusiciel is working from the bottom.
Demikovic wants to pass the guard but Dusiciel is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demikovic controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dusiciel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Demikovic swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Demikovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Dusiciel which made him look bad.
A left and a right from Demikovic both land. Nice combination.
Demikovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Demikovic throws a nice head kick!
Dusiciel tries to clinch but Demikovic moves out of range.
Dusiciel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demikovic.
Nice sprawl there from Demikovic as Dusiciel shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Dusiciel. Dusiciel gets slowly back to his feet.
Nicolai Demikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Dusiciel.
Dusiciel has a takedown stuffed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Demikovic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dusiciel throws a body punch but Demikovic moves out of range.
Demikovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dusiciel.
Demikovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice cross by Demikovic.
Dusiciel misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Demikovic misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dusiciel sprawls well. Dusiciel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Demikovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Dusiciel wants to clinch.
Demikovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dusiciel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Demikovic's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dusiciel trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dusicielis looking to pass into half guard but Demikovic pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Demikovic is in guard.
Dusiciel has his hands on Demikovic's head, controlling the position.
Dusiciel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel is pulling down on Demikovic's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mario Dusiciel.
Dusiciel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Demikovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dusiciel is pulling down on Demikovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Demikovic, at least for the moment.
Mario Dusiciel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dusiciel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dusiciel wants to control but Demikovic passes easily into half guard.
Demikovic with the ground and pound but Dusiciel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demikovic wants to get up but he can't break Dusiciel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolai Demikovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Demikovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Demikovic!
After the big win, Nicolai Demikovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Versus Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Monte Christo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christo comes to the cage accompanied by Walk this way - Run DMC & Aerosmith. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
166 lbs
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23
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monte Christo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Christo. Ribeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribeiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ribeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christo throws out the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Monte Christo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Christo throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro shoots in but Christo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christo is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christo. Ribeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christo just misses with a punch to the body.
Christo throws a hook to the side of Ribeiro's head but Ribeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Christo swivels and escapes.
Monte Christo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Ribeiro.
A leg kick checked by Ribeiro.
Christo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Ribeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christo.
Ribeiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christo to score with a decent uppercut.
Monte Christo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Christo.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Christo to counter with a crisp jab.
Christo scores with the left hand. Ribeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Christo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ribeiro's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Christo.
Ribeiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ribeiro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ribeiro in side control, throwing shots but Christo defends.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but Christo is working away.
Christo can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controls the position.
Ribeiro wants to control but Christo is keeping him busy.
Christo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribeiro on the ground.
Christo tries to escape but Ribeiro is in control.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but Christo is working away.
Christo is looking to reverse the position.
Ribeiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Christo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Christo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christo tries to get out of the position.
Christo wants to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is dominant here and he's now got Christo's back!
Ribeiro keeps control of the position as Christo tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Christo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Christo.
Christo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Christo.
Christo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Christo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christo is looking to wear down Ribeiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christo pinned against the cage. Christo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Christo counters with a left to the body.
Christo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ribeiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Christo.
Christo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christo clinches up against the cage.
Christo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christo lands a shoulder strike.
Christo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christo works on Ribeiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Ribeiro pulls guard successfully.
Christo trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christo is aware though and is defending well.
Christo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Christo throws a big right hand that misses.
Christo wanted to stand there but Ribeiro had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christo trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Monte Christo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Christo misses.
Christo looks to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Christo controls Ribeiro momentarily but Ribeiro frees himself.
Ribeiro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a big right hand that misses.
Lorenzo Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Christo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christo wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Christo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Christo shows good takedown defense.
Christo misses with a body kick.
Christo swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Christo. No joy for Ribeiro on that attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Christo. That snapped Ribeiro's head back.
Monte Christo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Christo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monte Christo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Ribeiro.
Ribeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro defending well as Christo loads up on a big left hand.
Christo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christo sprawls well. Christo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christo looks to land a left hand but Ribeiro moved out of range nicely.
Christo just misses with a punch to the body.
Christo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ribeiro pulls Christo into guard.
Christo won't allow Ribeiro to sweep him here.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Christo looking to sit in guard and control but Ribeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ribeiro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Christo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
Christo content to stall in guard here.
Christo stands up from Ribeiro's guard - Christo perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christo misses with the combination.
Monte Christo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ribeiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Ribeiro jumps guard and drags Christo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro working for a triangle but Christo defends it easily.
Ribeiro looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Christo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Christo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
Christo content to stall in guard here.
Ribeiro looking for a guillotine here but Christo defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Ribeiro.
I think Christo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Christo!
A relieved looking Monte Christo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien comes into the arena with Rocky Road to Dublin blaring out of the sound system. Shamrock has chosen Kanye West 's Stronger as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from O Brien , before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shamrock wants it to stay on the feet.
O Brien fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with O Brien in particular looking to stall.
Shamrock trying to control but O Brien postures up.
O Brien is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shamrock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock punching from the bottom.
Shamrock is trying to maintain the position but O Brien is very close to passing his half guard.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shamrock keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with O Brien in particular looking to stall.
Shamrock tries to get to full guard but O Brien has control of the leg.
O Brien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shamrock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough.
O Brien fails with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a takedown attempt
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but O Brien is blocking nicely.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
O Brien drags the fight down to the ground.
Shamrock trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Brien 's guard.
Shamrock trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is fighting to break O Brien 's control of his arms but O Brien is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
O Brien manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shamrock bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Brien controlling Shamrock's posture.
O Brien is trying to control the position but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
O Brien working a defensive guard here.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but O Brien is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Brien wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shamrock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shamrock stopping the sweep attempt from O Brien .
O Brien seems keen to control Shamrock's posture.
Donnie O Brien has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for O Brien on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shamrock misses the jab.
Shamrock throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
O Brien ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. O Brien no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but O Brien is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Brien is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Brien is taking a breather. Shamrock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
O Brien wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
Shamrock tries to regain full guard. Instead though, O Brien has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
O Brien controlling from the full mount.
Donnie O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shamrock tries to hold on but O Brien postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
Shamrock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Brien controlling his opponent.
O Brien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shamrock is looking to escape.
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shamrock working to try and regain half guard.
Shamrock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shamrock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control O Brien kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
O Brien looking to control but Shamrock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Brien controlling his opponent.
Shamrock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Brien content just to control the position here.
Shamrock flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
Shamrock is squirming around, avoiding O Brien 's attempts to control the action.
Shamrock tries to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
Shamrock is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Brien connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamrock is looking to get to half guard.
Shamrock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock tries to hold on but O Brien postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donnie O Brien will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Brien tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Brien , pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Brien tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Brien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Brien gets control of Shamrock's arms and successfully pulls guard. O Brien will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
O Brien working for a triangle but Shamrock defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shamrock!
Shamrock is looking to improve his position but O Brien isn't that keen on the idea.
O Brien controlling the position easily from mount.
O Brien with the ground and pound from mount.
O Brien tries to control but Shamrock wriggling away.
O Brien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough.
O Brien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamrock swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
O Brien rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien .
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Brien tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock is leaning against O Brien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Brien tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
O Brien rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Brien fails to pull guard.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but O Brien is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Brien blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Donnie O Brien did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shamrock wants it to stay on the feet.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged O Brien in a clinch.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shamrock to keep the fight standing.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
O Brien takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
O Brien has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shamrock uses from the top position.
O Brien is controlling Shamrock's posture.
Shamrock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Brien looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shamrock!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Brien cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shamrock is desperately trying to improve his position but O Brien has a good base and remains in mount.
O Brien controlling the position easily from mount.
Shamrock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Brien looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shamrock flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
Shamrock is looking to get to half guard.
O Brien lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shamrock hang on?
O Brien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shamrock flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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!
O Brien raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by O Brien .
O Brien prevents Shamrock from getting the reversal.
O Brien trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Brien landing punches.
O Brien scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shamrock?
Shamrock is looking to improve his position but O Brien isn't that keen on the idea.
O Brien looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shamrock is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien content just to control the position here.
O Brien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shamrock for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnie O Brien has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
O Brien with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien had his way with Nick Shamrock in that round.
That's time! O Brien 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
O Brien moves into the clinch.
O Brien pulls guard effortlessly.
Shamrock trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
Shamrock stands up and waves to O Brien to follow him.
O Brien lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
O Brien scores with a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock is trying to control the position but O Brien postures up.
Shamrock can't keep his opponent in guard - O Brien advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to control the action in half guard but Shamrock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Brien is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
O Brien trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
O Brien has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shamrock's face.
Shamrock tries to lock up and control but O Brien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shamrock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shamrock tries to lock up and control but O Brien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Brien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shamrock is looking to escape.
O Brien prevents Shamrock from getting the reversal.
Shamrock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock is looking to improve his position but O Brien isn't that keen on the idea.
O Brien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shamrock reaches up to try and pull O Brien in and control his posture, but O Brien latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Shamrock taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donnie O Brien !
Donnie O Brien retains his bantamweight title!
A less than humble Donnie O Brien misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall and Kurt Karlsson. Karlsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Surfin´ bird. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
281 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Hall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karlsson's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karlsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Karlsson blocks nicely.
Karlsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Karlsson trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Karlsson looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Karlsson, not yet.
Karlsson is striking but Hall is not phased and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karlsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karlsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall stops Karlsson from getting back to his feet.
Hall working Karlsson over with strikes.
Hall stops Karlsson from getting back to his feet.
Hall trying to control the action but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karlsson is looking to improve his position.
Karlsson is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to get back to is feet but Hall passes into side control.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Karlsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karlsson taking a bit of punishment here - Hall scoring with strikes.
It looks like Kurt Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall working the ground and pound from side control.
Karlsson manages to get back to half guard.
Hall looks to land a strike but Karlsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Karlsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Karlsson!
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karlsson's guard.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Karlsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Col. John T. Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Karlsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall moves nicely into side control.
Karlsson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Karlsson pushes Hall off looking to stand but Hall dives back in and keeps control.
Karlsson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Karlsson is looking to improve his position.
Col. John T. Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karlsson has a hand on Hall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scoring with strikes but Karlsson is staying in there.
Hall looking for a guillotine from mount but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karlsson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Karlsson tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karlsson's head.
Karlsson is looking to escape.
Karlsson wants to get back to full guard but Hall has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall raining down hammerfists from mount.
Karlsson is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
That has opened up Kurt Karlsson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Karlsson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hall goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Col. John T. Hall!
Our winner, Col. John T. Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wolf, pushing him back against the cage.
Wolf can't get the takedown.
Carter blocking some punches.
Wolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Wolf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolf controls his hands.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Wolf looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wolf or not.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Carter.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wolf.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wolf is rocked!
It looks like Nero Wolf has been cut.
Carter creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Wolf! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Carter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Llewelyn Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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