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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bojan Bajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Bradstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Bradstreet!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bajic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bradstreet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bajic lands a high kick!
It looks like Lee Bradstreet has been cut.
Bradstreet tries to bum rush Bajic with a series of wild strikes but Bajic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradstreet misses with a combination
and Bajic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Bradstreet.
Bradstreet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bajic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bajic slips a straight right by Bradstreet.
Bajic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Bajic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bradstreet doesn't seem phased though.
Bajic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradstreet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradstreet looks gassed!
Bajic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradstreet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Bajic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bajic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradstreet.
Bajic scores with a head kick. Bradstreet tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice sprawl there from Bajic as Bradstreet shoots in.
Bajic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bradstreet misses with a combination
and Bradstreet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bajic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bradstreet backs up against the cage.
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!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bajic! Bradstreet is out on his feet! Bajic rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bradstreet is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bradstreet is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bojan Bajic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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285 lbs
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258 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nelson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Drago throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Alistair Nelson has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago catches Nelson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nelson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago made sure to mention his sponsor, Wolfpack Blood Labs in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kutasinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Kutasinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bates!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutasinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Kutasinski or perhaps it was just good defense by Bates which made him look bad.
Kutasinski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bates forces Kutasinski back against the cage and clinches.
Kutasinski managing to block the knees to the body from Bates.
Kutasinski successfully pulls guard.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates prevents Kutasinski from getting back to his feet.
Bates sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kutasinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bates.
Kutasinski working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
Kutasinski wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kutasinski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bates is aware though and is defending well.
Bates controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kutasinski is keeping the position for now.
Kutasinski controlling Bates's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bates won't allow Kutasinski to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kutasinski clinches up against the cage.
Kutasinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Kutasinski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bates avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bates throws a push kick but Kutasinski slaps the foot to one side.
Kutasinski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bates counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Kutasinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kutasinski is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutasinski fails with a takedown attempt.
Bates connects with a high kick.
It looks like Damian Kutasinski has been cut.
Bates connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bates.
Kutasinski tries to keep at a distance but Bates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Kutasinski moves out of range of the body kick from Bates.
Bates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kutasinski is looking for a takedown.
Kutasinski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bates displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kutasinski up against the cage.
Bates has Kutasinski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bates pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kutasinski tumbling to the mat - Bates dives into Kutasinski's guard.
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Kutasinski is retaining full guard.
Kutasinski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kutasinski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bates really wants to buck Kutasinski off and get back to his feet.
Bates tries to reverse the position but Kutasinski maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Kutasinski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kutasinski tries for a takedown but Bates circles away easily
and Bates counters with a left to the body.
Chris Bates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bates throws a sloppy head kick and Kutasinski moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kutasinski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bates sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kutasinski somewhat.
Bates pushes Kutasinski up against the cage in a clinch.
Bates has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kutasinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Bates tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutasinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kutasinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kutasinski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Kutasinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kutasinski tries to keep at a distance but Bates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kutasinski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Bates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bates trying to land knees to the body.
Bates wants a takedown but no success here.
Kutasinski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kutasinski has Bates pressed against the cage, preventing Bates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kutasinski is pressed up against the cage. Bates has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kutasinski down to the mat. Kutasinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Bates.
Kutasinski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bates sprawls well. Bates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kutasinski gets slowly back to his feet.
Kutasinski avoids the head kick by Bates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kutasinski avoids a kick to the body.
Bates clinches.
Bates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kutasinski has him pressed against the cage.
Kutasinski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kutasinski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bates wants to control from the top but Kutasinski keeps moving.
Kutasinski keeping full guard, as Bates tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutasinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bates defends well.
Kutasinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kutasinski being controlled here, momentarily.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Kutasinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kutasinski manages to get himself to full guard.
Bates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kutasinski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Kutasinski is retaining full guard.
Bates won't allow Kutasinski to sweep him here.
Bates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kutasinski keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutasinski looking to control but Bates passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian Kutasinski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kutasinski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bates plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bates tries a head kick but it misses.
Kutasinski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bates is fending him off so far but Kutasinski persists. Nope, Bates circles away and we're back to standing.
Kutasinski blocks the body kick.
Bates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bates moves into range and clinches up with Kutasinski.
A frustrated look appears on Bates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kutasinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kutasinski defends it nicely.
Bates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kutasinski, pushing him back against the cage.
Bates prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutasinski misses with an elbow strike.
Kutasinski tries to pull guard but Bates forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Kutasinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
Kutasinski wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bates.
Bates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck for Bates with that takedown attempt.
Bates looks to land a combination but Kutasinski avoids it well.
Bates forces Kutasinski back against the cage and clinches.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
Bates bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kutasinski's head backwards.
Bates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bates misses with a straight left.
Bates darts in and clinches Kutasinski up against the cage.
Kutasinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kutasinski tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Bates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bates misses with a head kick.
Bates lands a nice looking body kick.
Bates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kutasinski as Bates shoots in.
Damian Kutasinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Bates takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bates throws an overhand right that lands on Kutasinski's shoulder, as Kutasinski tries to avoid the shot.
Bates scores with a body shot.
Bates throws a series of punches but Kutasinski moves out of range.
Bates throws a body punch but Kutasinski moves out of range.
Bates is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kutasinski rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Kutasinski blocks the leg kick.
Kutasinski misses with a double jab.
Bates throws a head kick that misses.
Bates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kutasinski.
No luck for Kutasinski with that takedown attempt.
Bates misses with a series of wild punches.
Bates leaves Kutasinski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutasinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Bates throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bates throws a leg kick but Kutasinski checks it.
Kutasinski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bates circles away.
Bates misses with a head kick.
Bates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bates clinches.
Bates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Bates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutasinski fails with a takedown attempt.
Bates works Kutasinski's body with a nice hook.
Damian Kutasinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Bates is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bates moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bates 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 Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bates!
In his post fight interview, Chris Bates 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Zarsatina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarsatina has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Connors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Zarsatina!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connors stuns Zarsatina with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zarsatina pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zarsatina as he avoids it easily.
Connors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connors throws a one two combo.
It looks like Duke Zarsatina has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connors tries to clinch up.
Craig Connors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zarsatina defends it nicely.
Connors throws an overhand right that lands on Zarsatina's shoulder, as Zarsatina tries to avoid the shot.
Zarsatina scores with a nice body kick.
Zarsatina slaps away a takedown attempt from Connors, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors tries to clinch but Zarsatina is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zarsatina 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 Connors has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Connors and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zarsatina scores with a leg kick.
Zarsatina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connors counters with a nice body shot.
Connors keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zarsatina.
Connors scores with a jab to the head.
Zarsatina is looking to slow Connors down with leg kicks.
Connors is breathing heavily.
Connors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zarsatina. Zarsatina obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connors moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Zarsatina.
Connors has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zarsatina.
Zarsatina throws a head kick but Connors moves out of range.
Zarsatina lands a big head kick that sends Connors tumbling to the mat! Zarsatina takes a step backwards and waves Connors back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Craig Connors has been cut.
Zarsatina misses with a head kick.
Zarsatina blocks a jab.
Connors moves in looking to clinch but Zarsatina pushes him off.
Connors slips a jab and a cross from Zarsatina.
Zarsatina misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarsatina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connors moves away.
Connors lands with an uppercut that bounces Zarsatina off the cage and back into range.
Zarsatina defending well as Connors loads up on a big left hand.
Zarsatina slaps away a takedown attempt from Connors, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Connors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zarsatina. Zarsatina obviously looking to wear him down.
Zarsatina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connors.
Zarsatina throws a head kick but Connors moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarsatina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connors stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zarsatina.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Zarsatina.
Zarsatina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duke Zarsatina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connors chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zarsatina can pounce on him.
Zarsatina missing with a left hand there. Connors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zarsatina swats away the attempt to clinch by Connors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Zarsatina dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zarsatina lands a big head kick that sends Connors tumbling to the mat! Zarsatina takes a step backwards and waves Connors back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Connors wants to clinch.
Zarsatina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zarsatina as he jumps to the side.
Zarsatina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zarsatina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarsatina throws a powerful right kick. Connors tried to block low but the kick was high! Connors was taken right off of his feet! Zarsatina jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duke Zarsatina!
An out of breath Duke Zarsatina thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen's entrance music is On In Five - BoySetsFire. A fine choice. Dave Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman swinging wildly here.
A big left from Cartman misses.
Allen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartman. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartman drives through and clinches with Allen against the cage.
Cartman stops a takedown attempt from Allen.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Dave Allen has been cut.
Cartman lands a shoulder strike.
Cartman pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartman scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
Cartman drops Allen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Allen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Allen is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cartman as Allen tries to tie him up.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cartman lands a big right hand that drops Allen! The killer instinct kicks in and Cartman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cartman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Cartman!
A victorious Eric Cartman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Milankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milankovic has chosen Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, William McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Novak Milankovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor wants to clinch up but Milankovic keeps it at a distance.
McGregor throws a lazy head kick
and Milankovic counters with a big head kick but McGregor shrugs it off.
William McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Milankovic circles away.
Milankovic checks a low kick from McGregor.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Milankovic moved out of range nicely.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Milankovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
McGregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Novak Milankovic has been cut.
Milankovic slaps away a takedown attempt from McGregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Milankovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor throws a jab when Milankovic was well out of range.
Milankovic has closed the distance and engaged McGregor in a clinch.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Milankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Milankovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Milankovic.
Milankovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Milankovic landing knees to the body.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Milankovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milankovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGregor is trying to force a seperation but Milankovic has the dominant position.
Milankovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milankovic lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Milankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Milankovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGregor's face.
Milankovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Milankovic obliges.
McGregor letting Milankovic take a breather here.
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Milankovic is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Milankovic.
Milankovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Milankovic crunches a lovely knee into McGregor's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Milankovic.
Milankovic lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Milankovic.
Milankovic lands a knee to the head.
McGregor is rocked!
Milankovic landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Milankovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Milankovic.
McGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Milankovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGregor up against the cage.
Milankovic lands a good knee to the midsection. McGregor won't want to take too many of those.
Milankovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milankovic with a knee to the head.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Milankovic presses McGregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Milankovic.
Milankovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Milankovic landing knees to the body.
Milankovic lands a good knee to the midsection. McGregor won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Milankovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Milankovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milankovic landing knees to the head.
Milankovic lands a good knee to the midsection. McGregor won't want to take too many of those.
McGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Milankovic crunches a lovely knee into McGregor's ribcage.
Milankovic has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles McGregor - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Milankovic, and another! McGregor is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Novak Milankovic!
As Novak Milankovic got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rantis Gaumpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaumpe has chosen TRIBAL SEEDS- AWAY as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Lovell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rantis Gaumpe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaumpe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaumpe leaves Lovell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gaumpe gets caught flat footed, as Lovell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lovell postures up.
Lovell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lovell has closed the distance and engaged Gaumpe in a clinch.
Lovell has Gaumpe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lovell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gaumpe tumbling to the mat - Lovell dives into Gaumpe's guard.
Lovell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovell wants to pass the guard but Gaumpe is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Lovell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gaumpe misses with a body punch
and Lovell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lovell.
Gaumpe misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe stalling in the clinch but Lovell improves position.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaumpe managing to block the knees to the body from Lovell.
Lovell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaumpes head.
Gaumpe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gaumpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gaumpe fails to land.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaumpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovell.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
Gaumpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovell backwards.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaumpe takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
It looks like Rantis Gaumpe has been cut.
Lovell prevents a body shot from Gaumpe.
Gaumpe misses with a punch to the body.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaumpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lovell lands a damaging elbow.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Gaumpe in his tracks for a moment.
Gaumpe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaumpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovell.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gaumpe is trying to break free.
Gaumpe wants to get back to striking at distance but Lovell won't allow it.
Gaumpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell lands an elbow just above Gaumpe 's eye.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Gaumpe shrugs off.
Gaumpe blocks the elbow strike.
Gaumpe working aggressively here.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
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!
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lovell tries to score a body lock takedown but Gaumpe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gaumpe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lovell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Lovell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lovell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaumpe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Lovell.
Gaumpe throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Lovell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rantis Gaumpe's cut.
That's time! Lovell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lovell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lovell stands and throws Gaumpe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lovell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gaumpe is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Lovell stalls from top position.
Gaumpe is looking to regain half guard here but Lovell keeps moving and retains side control.
Lovell is staying tight to Gaumpe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max Lovell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gaumpe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovell.
Lovell shoots in and drives through. Gaumpe sprawls well.
Gaumpe delivers a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lovell.
Gaumpe throws a body kick that misses.
Lovell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaumpe tries to get to full guard but Lovell has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Lovell.
Lovell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lovell looking to score a takedown here. Gaumpe is defending well but Lovell drives through and ends up in Gaumpe's guard.
Lovell wants to pass the guard but Gaumpe is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell forces his way into half guard.
Lovell slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Lovell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rantis Gaumpe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gaumpe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovell takes one on the button.
Lovell checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lovell is defended easily by Gaumpe.
Lovell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaumpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaumpe is defending well for now.
Lovell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovell as Gaumpe tries to tie him up.
Gaumpe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaumpe tries a body shot but Lovell blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovell wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lovell.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
Gaumpe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lovell has him pressed against the cage.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaumpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gaumpe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
Lovell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaumpe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovell scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaumpe looking to stall.
Lovell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaumpes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaumpe working aggressively here.
Gaumpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lovell.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Gaumpe in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
Max Lovell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gaumpe just leaning against Lovell, taking a breather.
Gaumpe has a couple of punches blocked by Lovell.
Gaumpe wants to break free but Lovell has control.
Lovell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lovell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaumpe backwards.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaumpe is trying to break the clinch but Lovell is controlling him.
Lovell lands an elbow just above Gaumpe 's eye.
Lovell wants the takedown. Gaumpe is fighting it off but Lovell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gaumpe's guard against the cage.
Lovell advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell passes into side control, despite Gaumpe's attempt to control the position.
Lovell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gaumpe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Lovell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovell, 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 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Lovell!
Max Lovell made sure to mention his sponsor, Fighters First Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Buckingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckingham comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm; Smooth Criminal. Cerveny is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny B Good. Patrick Buckingham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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27
149 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Buckingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cerveny!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckingham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cerveny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Buckingham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cerveny moves out of range of the strikes.
Cerveny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buckingham doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerveny circles away.
Buckingham throws a solid leg kick but Cerveny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckingham.
Cerveny loads up on a big right hand but Buckingham slips the punch.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerveny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cerveny throws the left hand but Buckingham avoids the punch easily.
Cerveny misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Cerveny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buckingham doesn't seem phased though.
Cerveny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buckingham circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Buckingham misses
and Cerveny counters with a one-two to the body.
Cerveny misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Buckingham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckingham was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerveny.
Buckingham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerveny manages to avoid it.
Cerveny tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckingham misses with a head kick.
Buckingham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cerveny.
Cerveny darts in trying to clinch
and Buckingham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckingham throws a head kick but Cerveny moves out of range.
Cerveny cracks Buckingham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerveny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Cerveny lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham lands with a slapping head kick.
A cross from Cerveny lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckingham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cerveny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckingham manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Cerveny misses
and Buckingham counters with a head kick. That will keep Cerveny thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cerveny misses with a hook.
Buckingham throws a head kick but Cerveny moves out of range.
Buckingham gets a clinch.
Cerveny stalling the fight.
Cerveny looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckingham throws an elbow but misses.
Cerveny working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerveny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buckingham throws a head punch that misses.
Cerveny stalling the fight.
Cerveny misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Cerveny on the inside.
Cerveny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cerveny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buckingham pushes off an throws an elbow but Cerveny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buckingham throws an elbow that misses.
Buckingham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cerveny backwards.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckingham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerveny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buckingham.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cerveny avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Buckingham fails to land.
Cerveny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buckingham backwards.
Cerveny tries to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckingham has a couple of punches blocked by Cerveny.
Buckingham misses with a body punch.
Buckingham has Cerveny pressed against the cage, preventing Cerveny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cerveny misses with some punches.
Cerveny working aggressively here.
Buckingham prevents Cerveny from breaking the clinch.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cerveny wants to stall.
Buckingham prevents a body shot from Cerveny.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckingham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cerveny's defenses.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside.
Buckingham avoiding damage as Cerveny throws knees to the body.
Buckingham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cerveny dominated that round.
That's time! Buckingham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cerveny throws a right hand that misses
and Buckingham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cerveny just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckingham moves out of range of the body kick.
Cerveny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckingham misses with a head kick.
Buckingham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buckingham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buckingham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cerveny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cerveny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cerveny manages to break the clinch.
Buckingham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckingham blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckingham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerveny.
Cerveny jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cerveny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cerveny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerveny looks to land a body kick but Buckingham moved away.
Cerveny scores with a hook to the body. Buckingham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buckingham checks a low kick from Cerveny.
Johnny Cerveny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Cerveny.
Cerveny takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cerveny scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerveny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buckingham.
Buckingham avoids the head kick by Cerveny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny scores with a shot to the body.
Cerveny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buckingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cerveny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerveny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cerveny lands a slapping body shot.
Buckingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cerveny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cerveny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerveny throws a low kick but Buckingham moves out of range easily.
Buckingham misses with a leg kick
and Cerveny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cerveny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buckingham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerveny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buckingham counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Cerveny misses.
Cerveny thows a body shot but no joy.
Cerveny throws out a loose jab but Buckingham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckingham dodges the punch combination from Cerveny.
Cerveny just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerveny throws a combination that misses
and Buckingham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckingham drives through and clinches with Cerveny against the cage.
Buckingham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerveny's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny wants to get back to striking at distance but Buckingham won't allow it.
Buckingham misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cerveny working aggressively here.
Cerveny managing to block the knees to the body from Buckingham.
Cerveny misses with a body punch.
Buckingham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cerveny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cerveny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cerveny takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cerveny connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cerveny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerveny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buckingham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cerveny 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. This is the final round!
Cerveny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerveny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buckingham. That did some damage!
Cerveny moves out of range as Buckingham throws a body kick.
Cerveny moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cerveny lands a right hook to the body.
Buckingham clobbers Cerveny with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buckingham lands a head shot.
Buckingham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Cerveny tenderised Buckingham's leg. Buckingham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cerveny throws the left hand but Buckingham avoids the punch easily.
Buckingham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cerveny to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerveny misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny lands a head kick. Buckingham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buckingham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cerveny.
Cerveny misses with the combination.
Cerveny moves out of range of the leg kick from Buckingham.
Cerveny fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerveny looks to land a combination but Buckingham avoids it well.
Cerveny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerveny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cerveny misses the shot to the body.
Cerveny walks forward, straight into a front kick from Buckingham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny misses with a few strikes there.
Cerveny avoids the head kick by Buckingham.
Good standup being displayed there by Cerveny as he connects with a hook.
Buckingham moves out of range as Cerveny strikes.
Cerveny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckingham was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerveny.
Johnny Cerveny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cerveny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cerveny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Cerveny wants to land a leg kick but Buckingham is out of range.
Buckingham throws a jab when Cerveny was well out of range.
Cerveny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cerveny lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham misses with a head kick.
Cerveny blocks a head kick by Buckingham.
Buckingham slips under a jab from Cerveny.
Buckingham doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerveny circles away.
Buckingham throws a head kick that misses.
Buckingham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danga de danga de dang - Cerveny scores with a four punch combination!
Some bone on bone action there as Buckingham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cerveny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buckingham blocks a head kick by Cerveny.
Buckingham connects with a right hand. Cerveny shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cerveny. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buckingham. That's going to slow Cerveny down.
Cerveny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buckingham throws a head kick that misses.
Cerveny throws a head kick but Buckingham moves out of range.
Cerveny attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cerveny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buckingham at a distance.
Buckingham is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Cerveny misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckingham ducks right into an uppercut from Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cerveny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cerveny 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cerveny!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernest G. Bilko. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bilko's choice of entrance music: Angerville feat. Bishop Brigante - Highway Of Life. Lars Hellstrom had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Hellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellstrom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bilko.
Bilko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bilko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bilko jabs at Hellstrom's body.
Hellstrom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bilko has time to react.
Bilko jabs Hellstrom right on the nose. Hellstrom blinks but takes it well.
Bilko scores with a jab to the body.
Hellstrom is looking to score with low kicks.
Bilko digs a good body shot into Hellstrom's ribs.
Bilko misses with a body shot.
Hellstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bilko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hellstrom looks to throw the jab but Bilko is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Hellstrom.
Bilko looks to land a left hand but Hellstrom moved out of range nicely.
Bilko scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bilko. Hellstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bilko looks to land a body kick but Hellstrom moved away.
Bilko ducks under a wild hook from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Bilko. Bilko gets slowly back to his feet.
Hellstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Bilko.
Hellstrom lands a head shot.
Hellstrom throws a looping overhand right but Bilko ducks down to avoid it.
Hellstrom looks to land a left hand but Bilko moved out of range nicely.
Bilko tries to land a front kick but Hellstrom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Hellstrom finds it's target.
Bilko moves away from the strike by Hellstrom.
A jab from Bilko finds it's way through Hellstrom's defenses.
Bilko misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bilko throws a low kick but Hellstrom moves out of range easily.
Hellstrom scores with a decent looking hook.
Hellstrom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellstrom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hellstrom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bilko misses with a looping left.
Hellstrom lands with a right hand.
Hellstrom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hellstrom drops his hands momentarily and Bilko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hellstrom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bilko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bilko looks to land a right hand but Hellstrom moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom throws a right hand that Bilko ducks under and follows up with a left that Bilko also avoids with ease.
Hellstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bilko.
Hellstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bilko was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellstrom.
The fighters circling - Hellstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bilko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bilko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hellstrom is breathing heavily.
Hellstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bilko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellstrom. That did some damage!
Hellstrom avoids the body shot from Bilko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bilko. Hellstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bilko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellstrom.
Bilko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hellstrom is trying to defend but Bilko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bilko throwing shots but Hellstrom is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bilko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bilko is keen to just control but Hellstrom is a slippery customer.
Bilko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bilko winds up and cracks Hellstrom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bilko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hellstrom is staying active underneath Bilko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bilko is looking for a kimura here.
Bilko is looking to take a break and control but Hellstrom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellstrom is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hellstrom tries to score with a low kick but Bilko moves his leg out of the way.
Hellstrom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bilko counters with a straight right hand.
Hellstrom misses with a left hand
and Hellstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Bilko blocks the low kick.
Bilko fails with the takedown.
Bilko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hellstrom!
Bilko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellstrom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bilko lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bilko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hellstrom is looking to escape.
Bilko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilko looking to control but Hellstrom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bilko lands a heavy elbow.
Hellstrom is rocked!
Bilko connects with a bit shot that sees Hellstrom covering up! More strikes from Bilko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bilko is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko!
MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, lets dance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clipse has managed to clinch.
Clipse lands an elbow inside that Marciano shrugs off.
Clipse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Clipse.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Marciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clipse walks away with a smile on his face. Marciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Clipse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Clipse.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Clipse.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano jumps guard but Clipse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clipse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marciano is trying to pull guard but Clipse has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Marciano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Clipse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clipse lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
A frustrated look appears on Marciano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano is working Clipse over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Clipse.
Clipse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clipse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clipse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clipse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clipse wants to improve his position but Marciano is controlling well.
Marciano trying to advance position but Clipse counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clipse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marciano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clipse's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Clipse is retaining full guard.
Clipse kicks Marciano off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Clipse counters by moving into the clinch.
Clipse is pressed up against the cage. Marciano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clipse down to the mat. Clipse avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clipse has Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Clipse has him pressed against the cage.
Clipse misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clipse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marciano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Clipse.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano avoiding damage as Clipse throws knees to the body.
Clipse landing knees to the body.
Clipse keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marciano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marciano looking for a guillotine here but Clipse defends easily.
Clipse wants to stand but Marciano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clipse passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is looking for a sweep.
Clipse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marciano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marciano stops Clipse from passing to mount.
Marciano wants to control but Clipse postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clipse tries to stand but Marciano is controlling his head.
Marciano tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Clipse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Marciano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clipse takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clipse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano wants the takedown. Clipse is fighting it off but Marciano persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Clipse's guard against the cage.
Marciano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clipse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clipse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marciano throws a big right hand that misses.
Marciano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clipse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marciano stands and steps away. Clipse gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clipse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clipse has closed the distance and engaged Marciano in a clinch.
Marciano manages to break the clinch.
Clipse scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Marciano tries to break free but Clipse pushes him back against the cage.
Marciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clipse slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano darts in and clinches Clipse up against the cage.
Clipse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Clipse throws an elbow that misses.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Marciano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clipse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse lands a nice shot to the body.
Marciano digs a right hand into Clipse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clipse's gas tank.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Clipse.
Clipse throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Marciano as the two fighters clinch.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clipse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clipse trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
Clipse stops a takedown attempt from Marciano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano is working for takedown but Clipse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clipse lands an elbow inside.
Clipse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
A shot in the inside from Clipse.
Clipse landing knees to the head.
Clipse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clipse struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Marciano jumps into guard, dragging Clipse to the mat.
Marciano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clipse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clipse has hold of Marciano's hands but Marciano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marciano throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Clipse to regain full guard.
Clipse wants to get back to his feet but Marciano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clipse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clipse managing to control the position.
Clipse looking for a sweep. Not yet Clipse, not yet.
Marciano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano trying to move into half guard but instead Clipse has managed to sweep!
Clipse wants to stand but Marciano is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marciano is on top in guard.
Clipse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marciano.
Marciano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano throws a big right hand that misses.
Clipse pushes Marciano off and gets back to his feet.
Clipse closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Marciano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marciano tries a low kick but Clipse avoids it.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Clipse.
A leg kick checked by Clipse.
Clipse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clipse prevents the takedown attempt.
Marciano tries a body shot but Clipse blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Marciano tries for a takedown but Clipse manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clipse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Clipse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clipse lands a knee to the body.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the head but Marciano blocks with his arms.
Clipse stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clipse.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike.
Marciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marciano cracks Clipse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marciano is looking to slow Clipse down with leg kicks.
Clipse pushes Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano digs a right hand underneath Clipse's ribcage. Clipse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marciano manages to break the clinch.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
enabling Clipse to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Marciano tries to bum rush Clipse with a series of wild strikes but Clipse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clipse moves into the clinch.
Marciano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clipse is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.
Marciano breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clipse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clipse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano avoids the elbow strike from Clipse, against the cage.
Clipse has Marciano pressed against the cage, preventing Marciano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Clipse controls the action.
Clipse misses with a knee to the head.
Clipse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marciano's face.
Clipse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano is trying to pull guard but Clipse turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clipse keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clipse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano breaks from the clinch.
Clipse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clipse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clipse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Clipse has managed to clinch.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clipse trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clipse into the cage.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Clipse backwards.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
Clipse looking to stall.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Clipse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marciano's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clipse takes a shot to the head.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano pushes Clipse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clipse's elbow.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marciano's defenses.
Clipse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano drags the fight down to the ground.
Marciano is looking for a triangle here but Clipse uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano tries to buck Clipse off but Clipse is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rocky Marciano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rocky Marciano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clipse clinches up against the cage.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clipse is defending well.
Clipse effectively controlling the action here.
Clipse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Clipse tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clipse drives through and clinches with Marciano against the cage.
Marciano goes for a takedown attempt but Clipse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Clipse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Clipse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marciano counters with a left and a right that stings Clipse.
Paul Clipse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clipse has closed the distance and engaged Marciano in a clinch.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Marciano 's eye.
Clipse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clipse throws an elbow but it misses.
Clipse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Clipse looking to stall.
Marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clipse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Clipse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clipse misses with a knee strike.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the head but Marciano blocks with his arms.
Marciano tries a body shot but Clipse blocks it.
Clipse stalling in the clinch but Marciano improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clipse trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Clipse.
Marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marciano feints and then cracks Clipse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clipse down.
Marciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clipse clinches up with Marciano and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clipse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marciano's face.
Clipse tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Clipse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marciano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Clipse.
Marciano pushes Clipse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marciano breaks the clinch.
Paul Clipse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clipse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Clipse forces Marciano back against the cage and clinches.
Clipse prevents Marciano from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano takes an elbow to the temple.
Marciano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Marciano 's eye.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clipse backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Clipse.
A frustrated look appears on Marciano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano has had enough of the clinch but Clipse keeps him there for the moment.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clipse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clipse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marciano pushes Clipse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clipse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clipse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Clipse dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Marciano'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marciano shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clipse napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clipse managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marciano.
Clipse parries the strikes from Marciano easily there. Marciano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Clipse to escape.
Marciano is chipping away with strikes.
Marciano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marciano lands a few punches from side control.
Marciano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clipse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clipse tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marciano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Marciano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marciano misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Marciano are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Clipse regains half guard there - taking advantage of Marciano's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Marciano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clipse's head.
Marciano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clipse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Clipse reverses the position - he's now on top in Marciano's guard.
Marciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marciano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clipse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marciano is working away from the top position though.
Marciano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marciano with the ground and pound but Clipse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Clipse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marciano.
Marciano stops Clipse from standing up.
Rocky Marciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clipse pulls Marciano in close to prevent any damage.
Marciano trying to control but Clipse is working from the bottom.
Marciano chips away with some ground and pound.
Marciano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clipse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marciano lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looking to sit in guard and control but Clipse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Marciano, not yet.
Marciano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clipse!
Clipse is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clipse's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marciano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Rocky Marciano made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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