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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa comes to the ring accompanied by TP outro . Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive OMalley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OMalley throws a body kick that misses.
OMalley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuttharaksa manages to avoid it.
Phuttharaksa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. OMalley is trying to defend but Phuttharaksa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Phuttharaksa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
OMalley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phuttharaksa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OMalley is trying to stand.
Phuttharaksa is trying to work for a kimura but OMalley is defending well.
Phuttharaksa is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa is working for a kimura but OMalley is defending it quite comfortably.
Phuttharaksa is breathing heavily.
OMalley tries to roll over but Phuttharaksa keeps him under control.
Phuttharaksa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
OMalley is defending against the submission attempts here by Phuttharaksa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Phuttharaksa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. OMalley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Phuttharaksa.
OMalley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phuttharaksa is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley gets full guard.
OMalley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Phuttharaksa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phuttharaksa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Phuttharaksa won't allow OMalley to sweep him here.
Phuttharaksa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! OMalley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! OMalley has escaped and now he's on top!
OMalley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Phuttharaksa is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Phuttharaksa's closed guard. He's half up but Phuttharaksa has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Phuttharaksa pivots and extends the arm, OMalley falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Phuttharaksa! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaiser's choice of entrance music: Oben am jungen Rhein. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cage.
Kaiser digs a good hook to Cage's body.
Kaiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick
and Kaiser counters with a nice body kick.
Kaiser lands a head kick!
Kaiser lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cage will feel that in the morning.
Kaiser walks into a jab.
Kaiser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaiser throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
Kaiser wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
Kaiser tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaiser dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Kaiser misses with a head kick.
Jab by Cage.
Kaiser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kaiser misses with a body kick.
Cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaiser is out of range and Cage settles back down.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaiser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Cage misses
and Kaiser counters with a good, hard body kick but Cage shrugs it off.
Kaiser has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage.
Cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaiser throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaiser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaiser - that will leave a mark!
Kaiser throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage moves out of range of the body kick from Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaiser moves out of range of the leg kick from Cage.
Cage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaiser. Kaiser obviously looking to wear him down.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaiser tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Kaiser avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kaiser.
Kaiser explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage throws a low kick, looking for Kaiser's leg but Kaiser calmly moves out of range.
Kaiser avoids a kick to the body.
Cage lands a high kick!
Cage throws a leg kick but Kaiser sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cage misses with a leg kick.
Cage throws a jab when Kaiser was well out of range.
Cage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaiser feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Cage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaiser tries to land a front kick but Cage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaiser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kaiser is looking to land body kicks.
Cage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaiser moves out of range of the leg kick from Cage.
Leo Kaiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiser scores with a jab to the body.
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Kaiser's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiser tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaiser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser checks a leg kick nicely.
Cage throws a solid leg kick but Kaiser takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cage.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaiser.
Kaiser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cage lands a head kick. Kaiser smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kaiser blocks a head kick by Cage.
Nice cross by Cage.
Kaiser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cage looks for the body kick but Kaiser saw that one coming.
Kaiser thuds his shin into the meat of Cage's side.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kaiser is looking to land body kicks.
Kaiser misses with a body kick.
Cage moves out of range as Kaiser throws a body kick.
Crunch! Kaiser slams his shin into Cage's torso.
Kaiser lands with a kick to the temple. Cage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Cage is predictable there
and Kaiser counters with a straight right hand.
Kaiser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaiser. That's going to slow Cage down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Kaiser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaiser tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cage throws a body kick that misses.
Kaiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Kaiser moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaiser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kaiser avoids a kick to the body.
Cage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Kaiser dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaiser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Johnny Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaiser shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaiser walks into a left hand.
Cage blocks a head kick by Kaiser.
Kaiser misses with a head kick.
Kaiser throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaiser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaiser scores with a nice body kick.
Kaiser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the body.
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cage misses with a looping left.
Cage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Kaiser moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Cage misses with a body kick.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Kaiser moves his leg out of the way.
A solid body kick from Kaiser.
Kaiser looks for the body kick but Cage saw that one coming.
Cage throws a head kick that misses
and Kaiser counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cage is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaiser counters with a left to the body.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crunch! Kaiser slams his shin into Cage's torso.
Cage throws a front kick aimed at Kaiser's knee but Kaiser avoids it well.
Kaiser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Kaiser wants to clinch.
Cage takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser gets a clinch.
Kaiser missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kaiser fails to land.
Kaiser lands an elbow that stopped Cage in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaiser lands with a right to the head.
Kaiser lands a right hand.
Kaiser scores with a shot to the side of Cage's head.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaiser throws a body kick that misses.
Cage throws a chopping leg kick but Kaiser manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaiser keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaiser tries to clinch up.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaiser's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage throws a chopping leg kick but Kaiser manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaiser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaiser misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Kaiser thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cage if he has to take too many more of those.
Kaiser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaiser pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Kaiser settles back down.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cage is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaiser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kaiser scores with a head kick. Cage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaiser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage swings for the body but Kaiser moves out of range.
That kick from Kaiser tenderised Cage's leg. Cage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leo Kaiser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaiser looks to throw a body kick
and Cage counters with a left and a right that stings Kaiser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage tried to score with a low kick but Kaiser checks it.
Cage throws a solid leg kick but Kaiser takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cage.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Kaiser slams his shin into Cage's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaiser throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaiser - that will leave a mark!
Cage misses with a body shot.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses.
Kaiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiser misses with a head kick.
Kaiser lands a head kick!
Kaiser pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Kaiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaiser.
Kaiser misses with a body kick.
Kaiser staying out of range there.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaiser thumps Cage with a low kick.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Kaiser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaiser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaiser misses with a body kick.
Cage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaiser in the body.
Kaiser throws a wild body kick that Cage sees coming a mile off.
Kaiser throws a head kick that Cage semi-blocks.
Cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Kaiser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kaiser!
Cage throws a head kick but Kaiser moves out of range.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Kaiser sees coming a mile off.
Kaiser lands with a nice body kick.
Kaiser takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cage avoids the head kick by Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage moves out of range of the body kick.
Cage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaiser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cage, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kaiser fails to land.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Kaiser is controlling the position.
Kaiser has Cage pressed against the ropes, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
Cage avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaiser.
Kaiser tries to work over Cage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Kaiser has him pressed against the ropes.
Kaiser is working Cage over against the ropes.
Kaiser misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaiser.
Kaiser lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Kaiser is controlling the position.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaiser taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kaiser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo Kaiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Kaiser.
Cage prevents a body shot from Kaiser.
Kaiser struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Kaiser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaiser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kaiser.
Kaiser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Kaiser slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser misses with a punch to the body.
Cage is trying to push Kaiser away but Kaiser has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaiser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a head punch that misses.
Leo Kaiser seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cage is trying to force a seperation but Kaiser has the dominant position.
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaiser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage blocking some punches.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaiser moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Kaiser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaiser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Leo Kaiser!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Leo Kaiser!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Leo Kaiser!
Leo Kaiser wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Leo Kaiser 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn comes to the ring accompanied by Boris Brejcha - Flockentanz . The crowd seem to be enjoying Leissner's choice of entrance music: Feuer Frei. Nate Leissner is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn has his takedown stuffed
and Leissner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kahn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leissner defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kahn working for a triangle but Leissner defends it easily.
Leissner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kahn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leissner has managed to get both his arms back between Kahn's legs - danger averted.
Kahn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leissner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kahn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leissner defends well.
Leissner controlling from the top position.
Kahn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leissner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner working some strikes from top position.
Leissner landing with the ground and pound.
Leissner cracks Kahn with a solid left hand.
Kahn keeping moving, preventing Leissner from controlling successfully.
Kahn working for a triangle but Leissner defends it easily.
Leissner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leissner postures up and lands a big shot to Kahn's brow.
Leissner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kahn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leissner looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leissner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kahn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leissner is looking to take a break and control but Kahn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kahn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Leissner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kahn is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Leissner!
During a confident post fight interview, Nate Leissner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wild Thing. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jozka Kruty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruty punishes Vaughn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaughn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruty looks to throw the jab but Vaughn is out of range.
Kruty takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Vaughn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vaughn.
Kruty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaughn.
Kruty wants to clinch up but Vaughn keeps it at a distance.
Vaughn throws a shot from downtown. Kruty moves away and avoids it.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Vaughn thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Kruty.
Vaughn loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
Vaughn misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruty closes the distance and clinches.
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Kruty.
A left hand lands to the body for Vaughn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaughn.
Kruty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaughn's elbow.
Vaughn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruty lands a body shot.
Kruty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Kruty tries to throw a body punch but Vaughn avoids it by throwing Kruty back against the ropes.
Kruty misses with a punch 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!
Vaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruty controls his hands.
Vaughn misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vaughn.
Vaughn wants to get back to striking at distance but Kruty won't allow it.
Vaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vaughn misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaughn.
Vaughn tries to work over Kruty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaughn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruty misses with a punch to the body.
Vaughn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruty's elbow.
Vaughn lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruty backwards.
Vaughn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruty throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Kruty misses with some punches.
Kruty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kruty.
Vaughn tries a body shot but Kruty blocks it.
Kruty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Kruty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaughn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruty thows a leg kick but Vaughn checks it
and Vaughn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaughn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaughn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kruty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaughn.
Jozka Kruty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn scores with a body shot.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut
and Kruty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruty throws a right and a left that Vaughn avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruty thumps Vaughn with a low kick.
Vaughn blocks the body kick.
Vaughn misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughn misses with a hook.
Kruty misses with a hook.
Vaughn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruty manages to avoid it.
Kruty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaughn at a distance.
Vaughn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruty can pounce on him.
Vaughn scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vaughn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruty thinking.
Vaughn throws an off balance right hand
and Kruty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kruty.
Vaughn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Vaughn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruty lands an overhand right.
Vaughn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruty.
Vaughn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kruty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruty moves in looking to clinch but Vaughn pushes him off.
Kruty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaughn.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruty. That's going to slow Vaughn down.
Kruty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kruty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rick Vaughn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vaughn moves out of range as Kruty strikes.
Kruty avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Vaughn misses the jab.
Vaughn slips a jab from Kruty.
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!
Good work by Vaughn as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruty connects with a looping right hand.
Kruty misses with a few strikes there.
Kruty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughn clobbers Kruty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruty misses with the body kick
and Vaughn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vaughn throws a body punch but Kruty moves out of range.
Kruty misses the jab.
A left lands for Vaughn.
Kruty wants to clinch but Vaughn slips to the side
and Vaughn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick
and Vaughn counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty misses with a right hand
and Vaughn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Kruty.
Kruty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruty looks to throw the jab but Vaughn is out of range.
Kruty misses with a hook
enabling Vaughn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaughn throws a right hand that misses
and Kruty makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vaughn really felt that one!
Jozka Kruty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruty throws a lazy head kick
and Vaughn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vaughn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruty.
Kruty has closed the distance and engaged Vaughn in a clinch.
Vaughn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruty can't find room to land a body shot as Vaughn controls the action.
Vaughn is looking to control Kruty's arms but Kruty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vaughn has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty blocks a body shot from Vaughn.
Kruty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruty prevents a body shot from Vaughn.
Kruty misses with the head strike.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruty's elbow.
Vaughn working hard to break the clinch.
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Kruty.
A body shot lands from Vaughn.
Vaughn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kruty up against the ropes.
Kruty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaughn slows down the pace here.
Vaughn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kruty has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruty misses with the head strike.
Vaughn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruty scores with a three punch combo!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vaughn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kruty - the referee stops the clock and Vaughn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kruty. Vaughn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruty lands with a kick to the temple. Vaughn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vaughn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruty can pounce on him.
Vaughn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruty to score with a decent uppercut.
Kruty throws a head kick but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Vaughn. That snapped Kruty's head back.
Vaughn lands a jab to Kruty's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Vaughn 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!
Kruty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn lands with a hook. Kruty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vaughn misses the shot to the body.
Vaughn misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kruty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vaughn throws out a loose jab but Kruty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vaughn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaughn throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kruty doesn't manage to clinch there - Vaughn circles away.
That kick from Kruty tenderised Vaughn's leg. Vaughn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vaughn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruty throws a low kick, looking for Vaughn's leg but Vaughn calmly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruty.
It looks like Rick Vaughn has been cut.
Kruty misses with a body shot.
Vaughn slips a jab from Kruty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vaughn - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruty throws a head kick that misses.
Vaughn cracks Kruty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kruty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruty scores with a hook to the body. Vaughn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vaughn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruty ducks under a wild hook from Vaughn.
Vaughn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Kruty.
Kruty tries to clinch up.
Kruty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left and a right from Vaughn both land. Nice combination.
Kruty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruty throws a body kick that misses.
Kruty cracks the inside of Vaughn's front leg.
Kruty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kruty. Those never looked like landing.
Vaughn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kruty misses with a body kick.
Kruty lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Vaughn shoots in looking for a takedown but Kruty manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vaughn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vaughn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kruty.
Kruty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Both fighters circling a little - Kruty finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kruty lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruty misses with a low kick as Vaughn jumps back.
Vaughn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vaughn moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruty tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn missing with a left hand there. Kruty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vaughn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kruty.
Kruty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruty throws a low kick but Vaughn avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozka Kruty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vaughn 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Rick Vaughn!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Rick Vaughn!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight as a draw!
Rick Vaughn wins by majority decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rick Vaughn thanked Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phooey comes to the ring accompanied by Hong Kong Phooey. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phooey connects with a solid leg kick.
Phooey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phooey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phooey misses with a series of wild punches.
Phooey moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Phooey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phooey misses the shot to the body.
Phooey throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Phooey misses
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Phooey.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Phooey avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
Phooey pushes Reynolds away with a front kick.
Phooey throws a body kick that misses.
Phooey gets tackled into the ropes by Reynolds. Reynolds maintains the clinch.
Phooey struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Phooey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phooey throws a sloppy head kick
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Reynolds throws a hook but Phooey blocks it.
Phooey throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Phooey misses
and Reynolds counters with a one-two to the body.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phooey has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phooey looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Phooey tries to tie him up.
Reynolds being controlled against the ropes.
Phooey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Phooey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Phooey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Phooey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
Phooey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phooey lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey blocks the elbow strike.
Phooey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Phooey tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Phooey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds is trying to push Phooey away but Phooey has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Phooey.
Phooey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phooey.
Phooey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Phooey misses.
Reynolds gets a clinch.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Phooey misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Phooey.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phooey's defenses.
Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Phooey, against the ropes.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phooey stalling against the ropes.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phooey's defenses.
It looks like Hong Kong Phooey has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reynolds throws an elbow but misses.
Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynolds misses with an elbow over the top.
Phooey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Phooey landing knees to the body.
Reynolds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reynolds - that will leave a mark!
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phooey with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong Phooey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hong Kong Phooey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Phooey misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Phooey.
Reynolds tried to score with a low kick but Phooey checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reynolds.
Phooey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reynolds takes one on the button.
Phooey is looking to chop away at Reynolds's legs.
Phooey tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phooey.
Phooey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey misses with a double jab.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Phooey.
Reynolds is looking to control Phooey's arms but Phooey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the ropes.
Phooey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Phooey blocks it.
Phooey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Phooey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phooey.
Phooey missing with knees to the body.
Phooey tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Phooey back against the ropes.
Phooey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phooey lands an uppercut.
Phooey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phooey lands an elbow inside that Reynolds shrugs off.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reynolds working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey is trying to stall.
Phooey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phooey lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds is rocked!
Phooey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Phooey finish him?
Phooey lands an elbow inside that Reynolds shrugs off.
Phooey creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Reynolds with a big uppercut! Reynolds tries to clinch up but Phooey pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Reynolds to the mat! Reynolds covers up and Phooey unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hong Kong Phooey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estoban Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skank is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Professionals. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Estoban Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Skank!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez thumps Skank with a low kick.
Valquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valquez tries to clinch but Skank moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valquez takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valquez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valquez trying to stall but Skank improves his position.
Valquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez trying to land knees to the body.
Valquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Estoban Valquez.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
Skank keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a kick to the body.
Skank circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Skank misses its intended target.
Valquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skank.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
An inside leg kick lands from Skank.
Skank thumps Valquez with a low kick.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Skank circles away.
Skank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Valquez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valquez misses with the body kick
and Skank counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skank connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valquez.
Valquez takes a swing at Skank's ribcage but misses.
Valquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Skank.
Skank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skank lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valquez moves in looking to clinch but Skank pushes him off.
Valquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valquez darts in and clinches Skank up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skank as Valquez tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Valquez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skank is trying to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Billy Skank has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Estoban Valquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Skank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Valquez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Skank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valquez misses with a kick to the body.
Skank throws a jab when Valquez was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Skank.
Skank misses with a leg kick.
Skank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skank throws a body punch but Valquez moves out of range.
Valquez tries to clinch there but Skank circles away.
Valquez wants to clinch up but Skank keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skank connects with a solid leg kick.
Valquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skank throws a head kick that misses.
Skank goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from Skank tenderised Valquez's leg. Valquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Estoban Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valquez tries to clinch up.
Skank throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skank takes a swing at Valquez's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Valquez lands a leg kick that knocks Skank off balance momentarily.
Valquez wants to clinch.
Valquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
Skank misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a kick to the body.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Skank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skank keeps the fight on the outside.
Valquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skank thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez wants to clinch.
Valquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Skank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skank.
Skank misses with a punch to the body.
Valquez throws an elbow but it misses.
Valquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skank is defending well for now.
Valquez trying to land knees to the body.
Valquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Estoban Valquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Skank's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Valquez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skank feints and then cracks Valquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valquez down.
Skank motions for Valquez to come forward. Skank throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skank throws a leg kick but Valquez moved away.
Valquez connects with a leg kick. Skank looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skank walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valquez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valquez darts in trying to clinch
and Skank counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Skank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valquez tries to clinch but Skank is having none of it.
Skank moves out of range of the body kick from Valquez.
Valquez tries to clinch up
and Skank counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank looks to land a left hand but Valquez moved out of range nicely.
Skank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valquez rather than just go for the knockout.
Skank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skank is looking to chop away at Valquez's legs.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
Skank looks to throw a body kick
and Valquez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Valquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skank's brow.
Valquez misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Valquez throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Valquez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Skank is trying to maintain a safe position but Valquez gets an underhook and turns Skank into the ropes.
Skank is trying to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling him.
Valquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valquez taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Skank avoids the damage to the body.
Valquez throws an elbow but it misses.
Skank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skank dodges an elbow strike from Valquez.
Valquez pushes off an throws an elbow but Skank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Valquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skank is looking to control Valquez's arms but Valquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skank has his back to the ropes.
Skank working hard to break the clinch.
Skank avoiding damage as Valquez throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valquez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Estoban Valquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valquez, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Estoban Valquez!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Estoban Valquez!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Estoban Valquez!
Estoban Valquez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Oxenfrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Anderton had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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286 lbs
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264 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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Oxenfrei!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxenfrei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oxenfrei avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Oxenfrei lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Anderton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oxenfrei misses with a two punch combination.
Anderton scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderton ducks under a wild hook from Oxenfrei.
Anderton slips a jab from Oxenfrei.
Anderton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oxenfrei's calf.
A good leg kick by Anderton.
Oxenfrei looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Anderton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Anderton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderton lands a big head kick that sends Oxenfrei tumbling to the mat! Anderton takes a step backwards and waves Oxenfrei back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oxenfrei is rocked!
It looks like Oliver Oxenfrei has been cut.
A jab from Anderton misses.
Oxenfrei is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderton finish him?
Anderton shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Oxenfrei takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Anderton sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Oxenfrei bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Anderton!
Jamie Anderton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Ramis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Ramis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ramis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Edward misses
and Ramis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramis lands a right hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramis, right into the meat.
Edward throws a lazy head kick
and Ramis counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Edward
and Ramis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Edward's knee momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edward lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edward checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ramis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edward doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Ramis there.
Edward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramis manages to avoid it.
Edward is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramis's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edward throws a leg kick but Ramis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Edward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edward throws a lazy right hand but Ramis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramis was well out of range. Poor timing from Edward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramis. Ramis obviously looking to wear him down.
Edward throws a leg kick but Ramis checks it.
Edward throws a leg kick but Ramis moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramis.
Ramis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edward.
Ramis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edward takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramis tries to land a leg kick but Edward saw it coming and moves away.
Ramis misses with a hook.
A big right from Edward misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramis.
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!
Ramis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramis misses with a low kick as Edward jumps back.
Edward throws a hook but Ramis avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edward fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edward moves out of range of the strikes.
Edward is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Edward misses with a leg kick.
Edward throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramis wants to land a leg kick but Edward is out of range.
Ramis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edward connects with an inside leg kick.
Edward misses with a body shot.
Edward throws a push kick but Ramis slaps the foot to one side.
Edward swings for the body but Ramis moves out of range.
Edward looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramis is just out of range.
A combination from Ramis does no damage.
Ramis checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramis cracks Edward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Edward clobbers Ramis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramis.
Edward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramis takes a swing at Edward's ribcage but misses.
Ramis throws a head kick that misses.
Ramis cracks the inside of Edward's front leg.
Ramis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edward looks to throw the jab but Ramis is out of range.
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!
Edward throws a hook but Ramis blocks it.
Edward moves out of range of the body kick from Ramis.
Ramis throws a low kick but Edward avoids it.
Ramis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edward's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edward.
Ramis lands a nice shot that snaps Edward's head back.
Edward getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edward. Ramis shrugs it off though.
Edward throws a nice looking combination but Ramis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Edward misses
and Ramis counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramis clobbers Edward with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edward had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Edward takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edward is rocked!
Ramis scores with a leg kick.
Oh Edward is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edward tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ramis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramis cracks Edward on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Edward falls backwards against the ropes. Ramis follows up with more strikes that drop Edward to his knees. Ramis keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Edward! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Ramis!
A victorious Cain Ramis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Inoue might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Viikate - Viina, terva & hauta. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyov Kirijenko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirijenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Inoue sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kirijenko somewhat.
Kirijenko takes one to the side of the head.
Inoue fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirijenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kirijenko slips a jab and a cross from Inoue.
Kirijenko throws a leg kick but Inoue checks it.
Inoue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirijenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirijenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Kirijenko. Beautiful body shot.
Inoue takes a swing at Kirijenko's ribcage but misses.
Inoue fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kirijenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Inoue has his takedown stuffed
and Kirijenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Inoue!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko dominating with strikes here.
Kirijenko with a couple of short strikes.
Inoue is looking to get to half guard.
Kirijenko looking to control but Inoue is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kirijenko looking to finish Inoue with some ground and pound. This is bad for Inoue!
It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Inoue sneaks a leg under to get to half 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!
Inoue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inoue is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kirijenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Inoue gets back to full guard.
Kirijenko trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirijenko trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Inoue has an active guard here but Kirijenko has managed to pass into half guard.
Inoue wants to get back to full guard.
Kirijenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kirijenko drops an elbow to the side of Inoue's head.
Kirijenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Inoue does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kirijenko trying to advance position but Inoue counters by regaining guard.
Kirijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inoue looking for a sweep. Not yet Inoue, not yet.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Kirijenko from controlling successfully.
Inoue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Inoue looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Inoue looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Inoue is looking for a triangle but Kirijenko pushes his legs off easily.
Kirijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirijenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Inoue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kirijenko!
Inoue is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kirijenko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirijenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Inoue is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kirijenko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kirijenko shrugs it off.
Inoue with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kirijenko tries to reverse the position but Inoue maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirijenko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyov Kirijenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kirijenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inoue pinned against the ropes. Inoue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kirijenko throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Inoue scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inoue is defended easily by Kirijenko.
Inoue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inoue throws a right hand that misses
and Kirijenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirijenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirijenko cracks a nice hook into Inoue's ribs.
A head kick misses from Inoue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Inoue sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kirijenko somewhat.
The crowd cheers as Inoue lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirijenko doesn't seem phased though.
Kirijenko tries to land a body kick
and Inoue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inoue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Inoue misses.
A head kick from Inoue lands but Kirijenko takes it in his stride.
Kirijenko misses with a kick to the body
and Inoue counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kirijenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Inoue thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kirijenko dives on top into guard.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Kirijenko from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirijenko is one step ahead there.
Inoue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kirijenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kirijenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kirijenko is looking to advance position but Inoue has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kirijenko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lyov Kirijenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kirijenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Inoue wants to take Kirijenko's back but he can't do it this time.
Inoue is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kirijenko is surviving well by controlling Inoue's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko tries to hold on but Inoue postures up.
Inoue jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kirijenko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kirijenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inoue works to advance to full mount. Kirijenko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kirijenko is trying to escape the mount but Inoue keeps good control and instead manages to take Kirijenko's back.
Kirijenko tries to roll but Inoue sticks to his back.
Inoue avoiding Kirijenko 's attempts to control his hands.
Kirijenko showing good submission defense here.
Inoue is trying to stick to Kirijenko's back but Kirijenko is turning into Inoue. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Inoue's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kirijenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Kirijenko from controlling successfully.
Inoue throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kirijenko escapes and throws Inoue's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirijenko tries to advance to mount but Inoue denies him.
Inoue manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kirijenko's best efforts.
Kirijenko working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inoue actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Inoue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Inoue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kirijenko swivels and escapes.
Inoue looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirijenko is just out of range.
Inoue throws a push kick but Kirijenko slaps the foot to one side.
Yuya Inoue is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoue throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
Inoue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirijenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Inoue feints and then cracks Kirijenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirijenko down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inoue checks a leg kick.
Inoue missing with a left hand there. Kirijenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirijenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inoue.
Kirijenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yuya Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirijenko misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue tries a head kick but it misses.
Inoue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirijenko throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Kirijenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Inoue to the ground. Kirijenko is now in Inoue's guard.
Kirijenko working some strikes from top position.
Inoue looking for a guillotine here but Kirijenko defends easily.
Kirijenko wants to control from the top but Inoue keeps moving.
Kirijenko stands up over Inoue, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kirijenko has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Inoue to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kirijenko is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Inoue pulls down on the head and he's put Kirijenko to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yuya Inoue!
In his post fight interview, Yuya Inoue started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the ring accompanied by Be Aggresive by Faith No More. Kain Saint had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Vischi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Saint as he connects with a hook.
Vischi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vischi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vischi avoids a kick to the body.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Vischi tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Vischi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Vischi scores with a hook.
Vischi throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint.
Saint fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint wants to slow Vischi down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
Vischi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi misses the jab.
Vischi connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Vischi.
Saint lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
Vischi moves into the clinch.
Vischi misses with the head strike.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Vischi controls the action.
Saint tries to throw a body punch but Vischi avoids it by throwing Saint back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Saint lands a right hand.
Vischi misses with a punch to the body.
Saint gets through Vischi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vischi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vischi lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint dodges an elbow strike from Vischi.
Vischi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi trying to stall but Saint improves his position.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Vischi has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi lands with a right to the head.
Saint misses with some punches.
Saint misses with some punches.
Saint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vischi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint tries to work over Vischi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Vischi.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Vischi controls the action.
Saint tries a body shot but Vischi blocks it.
Saint misses with some punches.
Vischi misses with some punches.
Vischi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vischi presses Saint against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vischi.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vischi's elbow.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Saint swings wildly with an uppercut but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Vischi swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi lands a nice uppercut.
Saint scores with a shot to the side of Vischi's head.
Saint scores with a hook to the body.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vischi tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vischi.
Saint tries to work over Vischi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vischi trying to control the position but instead, Saint has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vischi into the ropes.
Vischi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vischi.
Saint can't break the clinch.
Saint lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Saint scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi lands an elbow inside.
Saint misses with some punches.
Vischi blocks an uppercut.
Vischi is pushing Saint up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saint is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Saint lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Vischi.
Saint lands a nice uppercut.
Vischi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Saint is working Vischi over against the ropes.
Saint blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint stalling in the clinch but Vischi improves position.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint stalling the fight.
Vischi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Piero Vischi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Saint scores with a nice head shot.
Vischi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saint sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saint misses with a leg kick
and Vischi counters with a right hand to the body.
Vischi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vischi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint works the jab nicely.
Vischi blocks a leg kick.
Vischi forces Saint back against the ropes and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vischi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saint looking to slow down the pace here.
Saint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Saint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vischi swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vischi lands a right hand.
Saint wants to get back to striking at distance but Vischi won't allow it.
Saint misses with the head strike.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vischi.
Vischi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vischi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Vischi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saint working aggressively here.
A short right from Saint on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Saint.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saint misses with some punches.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vischi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vischi fails to land.
Saint digs a right hand underneath Vischi's ribcage. Vischi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vischi.
Saint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint scores with a shot to the side of Vischi's head.
Saint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vischi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a shot to the body.
Vischi prevents a body shot from Saint.
Vischi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint trying to control the position but instead, Vischi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint into the ropes.
Vischi prevents a body shot from Saint.
Vischi digs a right hand into Saint's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint's gas tank.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Vischi.
Vischi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Vischi has Saint pressed against the ropes, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vischi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vischi lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vischi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Vischi.
Saint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saint working aggressively here.
Vischi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Vischi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vischi misses with a punch to the body.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vischi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vischi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Vischi blocking some punches.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vischi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vischi or not.
Vischi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi misses with a punch to the body.
Vischi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piero Vischi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vischi ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Vischi clinches up with Saint and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vischi lands with a left to the head.
Vischi lands a body shot.
Saint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vischi has Saint pressed against the ropes, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piero Vischi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vischi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Vischi is controlling him.
Vischi lands an uppercut.
Vischi lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vischi lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Vischi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vischi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Vischi is struggling to control the position.
Vischi blocks a body shot from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saint.
Vischi tries to stall but Saint uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Vischi.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Vischi tries to throw a body punch but Saint avoids it by throwing Vischi back against the ropes.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Vischi.
Vischi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint taking a breather.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Vischi keeps him there for the moment.
Vischi prevents Saint from breaking the clinch.
Vischi lands a nice knee to the body.
Vischi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vischi stalling against the ropes.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Saint.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Vischi controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Vischi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vischi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vischi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vischi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vischi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Vischi.
Vischi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vischi lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saint as Vischi tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Vischi.
A short left from Vischi.
Saint blocks a body shot from Vischi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi stalling.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vischi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint tries to throw a body punch but Vischi avoids it by throwing Saint back against the ropes.
Saint blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vischi.
Vischi has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Vischi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vischi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vischi stalls.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint prevents a body shot from Vischi.
Saint misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vischi missing with knees to the body.
Vischi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vischi working aggressively here.
Saint throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint blocks a body shot from Vischi.
Vischi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vischi is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint gets an underhook and turns Vischi into the ropes.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Vischi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saint.
Vischi lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vischi.
Vischi gets through Saint's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Vischi controls his hands.
Vischi blocking some punches.
Saint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vischi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Vischi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saint throws a lazy uppercut
and Vischi counters with a good low kick that Saint was not able to check.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Vischi misses with a looping right.
Vischi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vischi moves away.
Vischi looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Saint rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vischi counters with a nice uppercut.
Vischi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint throws a jab when Vischi was well out of range.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vischi was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Saint shoots in for a takedown but Vischi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vischi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piero Vischi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown but Vischi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saint's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vischi lands a high kick!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi avoids the body shot from Saint.
Saint misses with a body kick.
Saint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vischi can pounce on him.
Vischi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vischi tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vischi.
Saint tries to work over Vischi's front leg with a kick but Vischi checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vischi. That's going to slow Saint down.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint throws a right hand that Vischi ducks under and follows up with a left that Vischi also avoids with ease.
Saint misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vischi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vischi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Piero Vischi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint missing with a left hand there. Vischi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vischi was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Saint takes one to the side of the head.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vischi.
Vischi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saint back to the ropes. Vischi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint looks for the body kick but Vischi saw that one coming.
Vischi cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Saint throws a body punch but Vischi moves out of range.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Vischi saw that one coming.
Saint needs to keep his hands up - Vischi had a free shot at his head there.
Saint misses with a straight right.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Vischi is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vischi.
Vischi scores with a push kick.
Saint clobbers Vischi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint misses with a body kick.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Saint misses.
Vischi scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Saint tenderised Vischi's leg. Vischi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vischi doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Saint blocks a head kick by Vischi.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Vischi moves out of range easily.
Saint throws a head kick but Vischi moves out of range.
Vischi avoids the body shot from Saint.
Saint scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vischi.
Vischi avoids the head kick by Saint.
Saint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vischi. Vischi obviously looking to wear him down.
Vischi misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vischi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint lands with a shot to the body.
Saint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vischi throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Vischi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vischi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vischi blocks a head kick by Saint.
Saint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Saint as he connects with a hook.
Vischi connects with a leg kick. Saint looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint swings for the body but Vischi moves out of range.
Saint wants to land a leg kick but Vischi is out of range.
Vischi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Vischi.
Vischi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vischi closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Vischi.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vischi.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vischi's elbow.
Saint wants to stall.
Good body shot from Vischi.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vischi.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Vischi has the dominant position.
Vischi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saint misses with a punch on the inside.
Vischi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Vischi.
Saint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Saint as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Vischi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint blocking some punches.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Kain Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint.
Vischi scores with a shot to the side of Saint's head.
Vischi cracks Saint with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vischi.
Vischi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vischi misses with a body punch.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Vischi has the dominant position.
Saint misses with some punches.
Vischi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vischi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint scores with a shot to the side of Vischi's head.
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vischi misses with a punch to the body.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Vischi.
Saint tries to circle away but Vischi has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Vischi controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint.
Vischi missing with knees to the body.
Vischi tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
A short uppercut from Saint.
Nice body punch from Vischi - that landed with a thud.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vischi has him pressed against the ropes.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi trying to land knees to the body.
Vischi throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint.
A short left from Vischi.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Vischi is controlling him.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vischi working Saint over with 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!
Vischi lands a body punch.
Vischi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vischi pushes Saint back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vischi struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi lands a right hand.
Vischi blocking some punches.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Vischi.
Vischi scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vischi.
Vischi lands with a light punch inside.
Saint is trying to push Vischi away but Vischi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Vischi stalling in the clinch but Saint improves position.
Vischi tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vischi tries to throw a body punch but Saint avoids it by throwing Vischi back against the ropes.
Vischi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vischi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi cracks Saint with a nice body shot.
Saint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vischi is looking to control Saint's arms but Saint gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vischi has his back to the ropes.
Saint is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piero Vischi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vischi 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Piero Vischi!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Piero Vischi!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Piero Vischi!
Piero Vischi wins by unanimous decision!
Piero Vischi is the new light heavyweight champion!
Piero Vischi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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