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MMAL 124 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Ginobili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rocky Balboa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
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210 lbs
10 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Manu Ginobili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginobili throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Ginobili.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ginobili misses with the combination.
Ginobili misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Ginobili.
Ginobili catches Balboa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ginobili takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ginobili is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Manu Ginobili has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balboa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses.
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ginobili circles away quickly and effectively.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Ginobili moves out of range.
Ginobili avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa scores with a push kick.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Ginobili avoids it well.
Balboa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Balboa there.
Danga de danga de dang - Balboa scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Balboa.
Balboa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ginobili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ginobili dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginobili. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Balboa.
Ginobili throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ginobili throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balboa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Ginobili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ginobili lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balboa feints and then cracks Ginobili's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ginobili down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Ginobili tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Ginobili.
Ginobili blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Decent striking displayed by Ginobili there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa tries to bum rush Ginobili with a series of wild strikes but Ginobili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Ginobili avoids them all with ease.
Ginobili misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa throws a right hand that Ginobili ducks under and follows up with a left that Ginobili also avoids with ease.
Ginobili misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ginobili on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balboa. Balboa obviously looking to wear him down.
Ginobili avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Ginobili does no damage.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses.
Ginobili throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili throws a looping overhand right but Balboa ducks down to avoid it.
Balboa takes one on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balboa.
Balboa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Ginobili.
Balboa throws a wild body kick that Ginobili sees coming a mile off.
Ginobili throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
A nice combination there by Balboa.
Ginobili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa feints and then cracks Ginobili's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ginobili down.
Balboa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ginobili misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balboa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balboa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Balboa lands a nice shot that snaps Ginobili's head back.
Balboa throws a right hand that Ginobili ducks under and follows up with a left that Ginobili also avoids with ease.
Ginobili has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ginobili throws a wild body kick that Balboa sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa throws a right hand that Ginobili ducks under and follows up with a left that Ginobili also avoids with ease.
Ginobili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balboa moves out of range as Ginobili strikes.
Balboa looks to land a body kick but Ginobili moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginobili. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ginobili looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Balboa tries to land a front kick but Ginobili steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Ginobili!
Ginobili misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ginobili circles away quickly and effectively.
Ginobili lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ginobili has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ginobili avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa throws a leg kick but Ginobili checks it.
Ginobili lands a nice looking body shot.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manu Ginobili's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ginobili swinging wildly here.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ginobili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ginobili closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ginobili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Ginobili.
Ginobili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ginobili avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Balboa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ginobili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balboa throws the kick towards the body but Ginobili avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginobili avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ginobili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ginobili takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ginobili fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ginobili.
Rocky Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Ginobili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balboa.
Ginobili throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Ginobili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ginobili is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ginobili misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Manu Ginobili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ginobili dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Ginobili.
Ginobili blocks a head kick by Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa checks the leg kick.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa blocks a jab.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ginobili might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ginobili misses with a low kick.
Ginobili thows a body shot but no joy.
Ginobili moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Balboa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ginobili throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ginobili 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 Balboa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balboa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ginobili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Balboa. Ginobili shrugs it off though.
Balboa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ginobili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ginobili lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Balboa.
Ginobili takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ginobili lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ginobili misses the shot to the body.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Ginobili.
Balboa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ginobili at a distance.
Ginobili tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa cracks a nice hook into Ginobili's ribs.
Balboa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ginobili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balboa.
Ginobili is looking to wear down Balboa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ginobili lands a high kick!
Ginobili walks forward, straight into a front kick from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ginobili throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balboa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ginobili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Ginobili fails to land with a series of punches.
Ginobili avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Ginobili takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ginobili connects with a jab.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Ginobili misses.
Ginobili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa throws a head kick that half lands.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manu Ginobili's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ginobili lands with a straight right. Balboa didn't see that one coming.
Balboa throws a hook but Ginobili blocks it.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ginobili.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ginobili.
Nice straight punches there by Ginobili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ginobili.
Balboa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Balboa blocks the leg kick.
Balboa lands a lovely overhand right.
Balboa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ginobili checks it well.
Ginobili throws a push kick but Balboa slaps the foot to one side.
Ginobili avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Sloppy strikes from Balboa. Those never looked like landing.
Ginobili with a nice cross.
Ginobili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa needs to keep his hands up - Ginobili had a free shot at his head there.
Ginobili wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ginobili connects with a high kick.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses.
Ginobili is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginobili throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Ginobili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ginobili misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa feints and then cracks Ginobili's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ginobili down.
Balboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ginobili.
Ginobili misses with a hook. Balboa ducked under it nicely.
Balboa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Balboa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Balboa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ginobili misses with a two punch combination.
Ginobili will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ginobili throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
Ginobili tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Balboa slams his shin into Ginobili's torso.
Ginobili just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili misses with the combination.
Ginobili's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balboa under the eye.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ginobili throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Balboa throws a body punch but Ginobili moves out of range.
Ginobili scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good leg kick by Balboa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ginobili to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Ginobili fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balboa is out of range.
Ginobili sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ginobili is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ginobili lands a leg kick that knocks Balboa off balance momentarily.
Ginobili throws a chopping leg kick but Balboa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Ginobili moves out of range easily.
Ginobili takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ginobili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ginobili connects with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ginobili. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginobili throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
Ginobili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balboa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ginobili takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Ginobili. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Ginobili.
Balboa thuds his right hand into Ginobili's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balboa throws a head kick but Ginobili moves out of range.
Balboa lands with a good body shot.
Ginobili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ginobili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ginobili scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Ginobili's head.
Ginobili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ginobili misses with the combination.
Ginobili walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ginobili.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Ginobili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balboa looks for the body kick but Ginobili saw that one coming.
Ginobili looks to land a body kick but Balboa moved away.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa throws a head kick but Ginobili moves out of range.
Ginobili tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ginobili takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Ginobili.
Balboa throws a wild body kick that Ginobili sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ginobili lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balboa throws a shot to the body.
Ginobili throws a combination. Balboa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manu Ginobili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ginobili connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manu Ginobili.
Well Balboa 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Misuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bebe Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bebe Nose is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Misuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Bebe Nose!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Misuki circles away.
Nose slaps away a takedown attempt from Misuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Misuki really is a fat lump.
Misuki has a takedown stuffed.
Nose throws a right hand that Misuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Misuki also avoids with ease.
Nose tries to clinch up.
Misuki checks a leg kick.
Nose tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Misuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misuki.
Nose is working for takedown but Misuki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Misuki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Misuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Misuki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Misuki wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Misuki can't get the takedown.
Misuki with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bebe Nose has been cut.
Nose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Misuki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Misuki dodges the punch combination from Nose.
Misuki rushes Nose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nose is looking to take this one to the mat.
Misuki can't get the takedown.
Misuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Misuki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Misuki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Misuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Misuki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nose being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nose manages to get himself to full guard.
Nose looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Misuki passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Misuki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nose to his feet.
Misuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nose as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nose is fending him off so far but Misuki persists. Nope, Nose circles away and we're back to standing.
Nose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nose lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Misuki clinches up against the cage.
Misuki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Misuki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Misuki is keeping the position for now.
Misuki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nose wants to stand but Misuki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misuki has control of Nose's left arm, preventing Nose from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Misuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bebe Nose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Misuki swivels and escapes.
Misuki rushes Nose and presses him up against the cage.
Misuki tries for a takedown but Nose manages to get underhooks.
Misuki pulls Nose into guard.
Misuki keeping moving, preventing Nose from controlling successfully.
Nose being controlled here momentarily.
Misuki keeping moving, preventing Nose from controlling successfully.
Misuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misuki controlling from the full mount.
Nose is trying desperately to improve position.
Nose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Misuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nose blocking the ground and pound.
Misuki working for a guillotine from mount but Nose is in no mood to give up.
Misuki controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misuki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ken Misuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nose defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Misuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Misuki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nose tries to lock up and control but Misuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Misuki throwing strikes here but Nose is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Misuki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nose can't escape the position.
Nose tries to lock up and control but Misuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Misuki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Misuki lands a big shot there that rocks Nose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misuki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nose is rocked!
Misuki controlling the position easily from mount.
Nose is still in real trouble! Can Misuki finish him?
Nose seems to have recovered his senses.
Misuki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misuki throws some wild stikes that Nose manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Misuki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bebe Nose's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nose misses with a series of wild punches.
Misuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nose avoids it really well and circles away.
Nose misses with the combination.
Nose wants to clinch but Misuki slips to the side
and Misuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misuki.
Misuki jumps into guard, dragging Nose to the mat.
Misuki pulls Nose in close to prevent any damage.
Misuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Misuki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misuki is controlling the pace.
Nose tries to get to full guard but Misuki has control of the leg.
Misuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Misuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nose!
Misuki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misuki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Misuki throws some wild stikes that Nose manages to avoid easily.
Nose blocking the ground and pound.
Misuki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nose reaches up to try and control the position but Misuki seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Nose rolls and tries to escape and now Misuki has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misuki controls the position.
Misuki somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Misuki controls the position.
Misuki misses with an elbow to the head.
Nose trying to control the hands but Misuki breaks the grip.
Misuki is looking for the choke from the back position but Nose is controlling his hands well.
Misuki is persistently looking for the submission but Nose is defending it well.
Nose is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misuki throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Nose is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Misuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nose can do to turn this around?
Misuki really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Misuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Misuki, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Misuki!
Ken Misuki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robyn Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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27
191 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Executioner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robyn Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Executioner with a poor takedown
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Executioner regains guard immediately.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Executioner is keeping the position.
Executioner looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Executioner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Executioner!
Alex Executioner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeric Raval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeric Raval could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Romy Diaz's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeric Raval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raval takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raval fails to land with a series of punches.
Raval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Raval's body. Raval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raval defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Raval slips under a jab.
Raval drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Raval is looking for the KO!
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!
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raval counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Romy Diaz has been cut.
Raval throws an uppercut from hell that sends Diaz clean off his feet! He's out cold! Raval stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeric Raval!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeric Raval waved his t-shirt featuring RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nannie Doss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Nannie Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Putin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss tries to clinch
and Putin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Doss has hold of Putin's hands but Putin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Putin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Putin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Putin.
Putin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Putin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doss pushes Putin off looking to stand but Putin dives back in and keeps control.
Putin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Putin.
Putin is nestled in close to Doss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Putin.
Putin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doss's head.
Putin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Putin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Doss to regain full guard.
Putin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Putin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Putin landing some decent shots from guard.
Putin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Putin lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Putin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Putin is looking to work some ground and pound but Doss has wrist control.
Doss is breathing heavily.
Putin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Putin with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin postures up in Doss's guard and throws a big left but Doss blocks it.
Putin postures up in Doss's guard and throws a big left but Doss blocks it.
Putin throwing strikes from guard but Doss blocks nicely.
Putin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Putin stands up over Doss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Putin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Putin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doss's head.
Doss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Putin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Putin.
Putin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Putin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Putin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Putin on the ground.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Putin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Putin throws a big elbow that misses.
Doss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Putin.
Doss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Putin is working Doss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Putin throwing strikes from guard but Doss blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Putin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Putin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Putin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Putin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Putin counters with a single leg into guard. Doss didn't expect that.
Putin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Putin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Putin.
Putin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Putin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Putin throwing strikes from guard but Doss blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doss's head.
Doss has momentary wrist control but Putin slips an elbow through the middle.
Putin throws a big right hand that misses.
Putin throws an elbow that misses. Doss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Putin's guard. Nice move by Doss!
Putin wants to sweep but no luck.
Doss is looking to work some ground and pound but Putin has wrist control.
Putin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doss!
Putin lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin is landing with some decent strikes but Doss is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Doss is bucking up trying to escape but Putin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Doss avoids a series of strikes thrown by Putin.
Putin looking to finish Doss with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doss!
Putin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doss looks a forlorn figure.
Putin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Putin working the ground and pound effectively.
Putin with shots to the head and body - Doss looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a head shot.
Putin lands a big shot there that rocks Doss but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doss is rocked!
Putin loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Doss scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Putin land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Putin stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Putin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Zoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Margallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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27
220 lbs
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212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aku Zoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Margallo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoku has a takedown stuffed.
Margallo lands a jab to Zoku's midsection.
Zoku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Margallo circles away.
Margallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zoku.
Margallo takes a swing at Zoku's ribcage but misses.
Zoku drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zoku in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Margallo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zoku.
Zoku landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoku controlling the position from side mount.
Margallo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margallo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zoku.
Margallo parries the strikes from Zoku easily there. Zoku is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Margallo to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Zoku politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zoku prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zoku is putting a hurting on Margallo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zoku advances to mount.
Zoku controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Margallo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zoku with shots to the head and body - Margallo looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoku's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aku Zoku has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zoku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Margallo is fending him off so far but Zoku persists. Nope, Margallo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aku Zoku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margallo. Zoku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zoku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Margallo as he jumps to the side.
Margallo misses with a body shot.
Zoku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Margallo's waist but Margallo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zoku off to one side.
Margallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margallo throws a body punch but Zoku moves out of range.
Zoku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Margallo swivels and escapes.
Margallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoku feints and as Margallo raises his hands in defense, Zoku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zoku controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zoku throws a big right hand that misses.
Zoku engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zoku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Margallo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoku advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margallo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Zoku dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zoku dives in and grabs Margallo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Margallo pushes down on Zoku's head and hops out.
Zoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margallo.
Zoku looks for a takedown but Margallo sprawls well.
Margallo looks to throw the jab but Zoku is out of range.
Zoku misses with a takedown attempt - Margallo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aku Zoku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Margallo looks to throw the jab but Zoku is out of range.
Margallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoku is just out of range.
Zoku looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zoku is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoku landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zoku is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zoku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Margallo's head.
Zoku is taking a breather. Margallo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zoku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Margallo's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aku Zoku has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zoku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Margallo as he avoids it easily.
Margallo with a hook.
Zoku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoku shoots in for a takedown but Margallo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margallo. Zoku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margallo connects with a right hand. Zoku shakes it off.
Margallo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zoku rather than just go for the knockout.
Margallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zoku postures up in Margallo's guard and throws a big left but Margallo blocks it.
Zoku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zoku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoku throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zoku lands some shots froms side control.
Zoku landing strikes.
Zoku in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Margallo seems a little lost for a moment, as Zoku dominates the positioning.
Aku Zoku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zoku seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Margallo for as long as he can get away with.
Zoku lands a few punches from side control.
Zoku misses with the ground and pound.
Margallo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zoku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoku controlling the position.
Margallo is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Margallo's face as Zoku controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoku throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoku misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Zoku dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margallo.
Zoku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Zoku or perhaps it was just good defense by Margallo which made him look bad.
Margallo looks to land a right hand but Zoku moved out of range.
A slow jab from Margallo misses its intended target.
Zoku misses with a takedown attempt - Margallo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aku Zoku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoku blocks a jab.
Margallo throws a big shot that misses.
Margallo stuffs the takedown.
Margallo stuffs the takedown attempt from Zoku. Zoku gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Zoku or perhaps it was just good defense by Margallo which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Margallo.
Nice sprawl there from Margallo as Zoku shoots in.
Zoku avoids the body shot from Margallo.
Zoku slips a jab from Margallo.
Margallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zoku.
Zoku fails with a takedown attempt.
Margallo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoku.
Lucio Margallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoku moves away from the strike by Margallo.
Margallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margallo takes a swing at Zoku's ribcage but misses.
Zoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margallo.
Lucio Margallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucio Margallo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoku fails to land the takedown.
Zoku drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zoku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zoku trying to control the position but Margallo is working away.
Margallo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zoku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoku staying calm.
Zoku trying to control the position but Margallo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Margallo dodges the ground and pound from Zoku.
Zoku lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Margallo's face as Zoku controls the position.
Zoku is putting a hurting on Margallo here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoku content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Margallo taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Zoku working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoku controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Zoku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zoku, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Zoku!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Majin Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boo comes to the cage accompanied by I Fucking Hate You by Godsmack. Marcos has chosen Psyko - Konnan w/ Mad One as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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275 lbs
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217 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Majin Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo walks into a left hand.
Marcos throws an off balance right hand
and Boo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marcos won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Boo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boo working the head and body with strikes.
Boo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Marcos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boo's guard! Nice work there by Marcos!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boo keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Marcos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boo is keeping the position for now.
Boo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marcos controls the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricardo Marcos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Marcos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boo manages to avoid it.
Marcos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boo.
Ricardo Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws a leg kick which misses Boo's front leg but catches the back leg as Boo tries to avoid it.
Marcos connects with a body shot that sends Boo's belly button to the back.
Boo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcos has time to react.
The fighters circling - Marcos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boo staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Boo.
Marcos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcos misses with a hook
and Boo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boo with a jab.
Boo throws out a loose jab but Marcos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
Boo blocks the body kick.
Marcos misses with a right hand
and Boo counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
Marcos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boo takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Marcos throws an overhand right that lands on Boo's shoulder, as Boo tries to avoid the shot.
Marcos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boo tries for a takedown but Marcos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Marcos.
Marcos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marcos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
Marcos is pressed up against the cage. Boo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marcos down to the mat. Marcos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Marcos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcos, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
Marcos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Boo misses.
Boo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boo.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Marcos jabs Boo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcos. Boo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Marcos catches Boo right on the button with a cross.
Boo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Marcos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marcos throws an overhand right that lands on Boo's shoulder, as Boo tries to avoid the shot.
Marcos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boo misses with a hook.
Marcos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boo. Boo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marcos misses with a body kick.
Marcos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcos scores with a nice strike.
Boo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marcos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos tries to clinch but Boo moves out of range.
Marcos scores with a leg kick.
Marcos catches Boo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marcos, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Boo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Boo misses.
Ricardo Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos moves into the clinch.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos is pressed up against the cage. Boo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marcos down to the mat. Marcos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marcos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boo was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcos.
Boo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo blocks the body kick.
Marcos throws out a loose jab but Boo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boo throws a jab when Marcos was well out of range.
Marcos throws a wild body kick that Boo sees coming a mile off.
Marcos lands with a hook. Boo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos cracks Boo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcos lands a head shot.
Marcos catches Boo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boo moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcos lands a jab to the head.
Boo connects with a right hand. Marcos shakes it off.
Marcos tries to clinch up but Boo circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boo misses with a lunging right hand
and Marcos counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo looks to land a right hand but Marcos moved out of range.
Marcos scores with a nice right hand.
Boo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marcos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcos.
Marcos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boo fails with a takedown attempt.
Boo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marcos can pounce on him.
Boo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marcos moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcos swings for the body but Boo moves out of range.
Marcos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos loads up on a big right hand but Boo slips the punch.
A slow jab from Marcos misses its intended target.
Marcos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Boo throws a looping overhand right but Marcos ducks down to avoid it.
Boo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marcos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marcos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boo moves out of range of the body kick.
Marcos looks to score with a jab to the body but Boo is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marcos throws out a loose jab but Boo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Marcos 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos tries to clinch up
and Marcos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcos slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Marcos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boo doesn't seem phased though.
Marcos lands a jab.
Boo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marcos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid body kick from Marcos.
Marcos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Marcos.
Boo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boo slips a jab from Marcos.
Boo throws a right hand that misses
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcos.
Marcos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos swings for the body but Boo moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Marcos.
Boo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marcos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricardo Marcos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Marcos lands.
It looks like Majin Boo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands a body shot.
Marcos cracks a nice hook into Boo's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Marcos.
Marcos lands a jab to the nose.
Boo misses with a straight right.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Marcos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boo.
Marcos scores with a hook.
Boo looks to throw the jab but Marcos is out of range.
Marcos moves away from the strike by Boo.
Marcos throws a big shot that misses.
Marcos defending well as Boo loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos scores with a nice strike.
Marcos defending well as Boo loads up on a big left hand.
Boo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcos.
A punch lands to the side of Marcos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marcos throws a leg kick but Boo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boo ducks right into an uppercut from Marcos.
Horrible takedown by Boo or perhaps it was just good defense by Marcos which made him look bad.
Boo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcos.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marcos scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo loads up on a big right hand but Marcos slips the punch.
Marcos tries to clinch there but Boo circles away.
Boo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Boo misses.
Marcos cracks the inside of Boo's front leg.
Ricardo Marcos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boo slips under a jab.
Boo throws a shot from downtown. Marcos moves away and avoids it.
Marcos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boo throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boo loads up on a big right hand but Marcos slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Marcos.
Majin Boo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marcos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Marcos!
Ricardo Marcos very nearly forgot to thank RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Bloome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloome comes to the cage accompanied by Mad World-Gary Jules. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Gus Corleone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
285 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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30
270 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davis Bloome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Corleone misses its intended target.
Corleone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corleone lands with a cross.
Bloome gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Bloome.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloome.
Corleone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloome throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloome.
A head punch on the inside from Bloome fails to land.
Bloome holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bloome lands a shot to the body.
Corleone looks gassed!
Bloome lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corleone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloome lands a right hand.
A short right from Bloome.
Bloome stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Bloome.
Bloome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bloome.
Bloome leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Bloome scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloome lands a left hand.
Corleone is rocked!
Bloome scores with a shot to the side of Corleone's head.
Corleone is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloome finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloome digs a right hand underneath Corleone's ribcage. Corleone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Bloome.
Bloome dips a shoulder and cracks Corleone with a mighty uppercut! Corleone falls back against the cage and Bloome unloads with a barrage of strikes! Corleone is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bloome screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Bloome!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Davis Bloome made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeperton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sexy Body Girl. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
175 lbs
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24
181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Sweeperton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquin Bordado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordado connects with a looping right hand.
Sweeperton ducks under a wild hook from Bordado.
Bordado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweeperton throws a sloppy body shot
and Bordado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sweeperton takes a swing at Bordado's ribcage but misses.
Bordado thows a body shot but no joy.
Sweeperton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sweeperton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bordado moves away.
Sweeperton throws a sloppy body shot
and Bordado counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado cracks a nice hook into Sweeperton's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bordado.
Bordado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sweeperton is looking to wear down Bordado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sweeperton misses with a wild body shot.
Bordado blocks a head kick by Sweeperton.
Bordado throws a head kick but Sweeperton moves out of range.
Sweeperton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Bordado does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado avoids the body shot from Sweeperton.
Sweeperton tries to clinch there but Bordado circles away.
Bordado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sweeperton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bordado.
Bordado cracks Sweeperton with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweeperton gets a takedown into half guard.
Sweeperton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bordado taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton unloads with some shots from mount but Bordado bucks and avoids them well.
Sweeperton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bordado's face.
Bordado blocking the ground and pound.
Sweeperton throws some wild stikes that Bordado manages to avoid easily.
Sweeperton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sweeperton trying to control but Bordado is having none of it.
Bordado is bucking up trying to escape but Sweeperton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeperton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Sweeperton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sweeperton takes a swing at Bordado's ribcage but misses.
Sweeperton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bordado.
Nice uppercut lands for Bordado. That snapped Sweeperton's head back.
Sweeperton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bordado manages to avoid it.
Bordado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sweeperton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bordado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sweeperton throws a body punch but Bordado moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bordado. Sweeperton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweeperton misses the shot to the body.
Bordado lands a jab to the nose.
Bordado throws a jab but it's blocked by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton fails to land the takedown.
Joaquin Bordado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton thows a body shot but no joy.
Bordado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sweeperton misses with a wild body shot.
Sweeperton misses with a body shot.
Bordado misses with a kick to the body.
Bordado works over Sweeperton's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Leg Sweeperton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeperton lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Joaquin Bordado has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton misses with a body shot.
Bordado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeperton manages to avoid it.
Bordado throws a low kick but Sweeperton avoids it.
Sweeperton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bordado moves away.
Sweeperton closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Bordado.
Bordado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Bordado on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweeperton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sweeperton controls Bordado momentarily but Bordado frees himself.
Bordado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sweeperton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bordado wants to stand but Sweeperton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leg Sweeperton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeperton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bordado is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joaquin Bordado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sweeperton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bordado. Sweeperton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bordado throws a low kick but Sweeperton avoids it.
Sweeperton swings for the body but Bordado moves out of range.
Sweeperton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sweeperton trying to control but Bordado is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bordado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bordado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweeperton is really struggling to control Bordado but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leg Sweeperton just wasn't active enough.
Sweeperton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweeperton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeperton manages to avoid it.
That kick from Bordado tenderised Sweeperton's leg. Sweeperton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sweeperton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bordado to the ground. Sweeperton is now in Bordado's guard.
Bordado can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sweeperton controls the pace.
Bordado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweeperton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sweeperton throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweeperton trying to control but Bordado is working from the bottom.
Sweeperton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bordado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leg Sweeperton.
Bordado jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bordado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bordado scores with a jab. Sweeperton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sweeperton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado misses with a wild body shot.
Joaquin Bordado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweeperton avoids the body shot from Bordado.
Bordado keeps Sweeperton at a distance using the push kick.
Sweeperton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bordado counters with a nice uppercut.
Bordado throws out a loose jab but Sweeperton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeperton misses with a body shot.
Sweeperton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Leg Sweeperton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bordado misses with a head kick.
Sweeperton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bordado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sweeperton in his tracks.
Bordado tries to sprawl but Sweeperton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bordado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sweeperton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bordado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sweeperton controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bordado's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bordado can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sweeperton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sweeperton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sweeperton tries to pass to full mount but Bordado defends it.
Sweeperton is nestled in close to Bordado, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sweeperton wants to control but Bordado is keeping him busy.
Bordado looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sweeperton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bordado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sweeperton in particular looking to stall.
Sweeperton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bordado!
Bordado is in a horrible position here. Sweeperton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sweeperton landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado is squirming around, avoiding Sweeperton's attempts to control the action.
Sweeperton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bordado's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeperton looking for a guillotine from mount but Bordado is having none of it.
Sweeperton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeperton thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Sweeperton had his way with Joaquin Bordado in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sweeperton misses with a body shot.
Sweeperton moves out of range as Bordado strikes.
Sweeperton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bordado stuffs the takedown attempt from Sweeperton. Sweeperton gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sweeperton doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado throws a low kick, looking for Sweeperton's leg but Sweeperton calmly moves out of range.
Sweeperton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bordado stuns Sweeperton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sweeperton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bordado's waist but Bordado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sweeperton off to one side.
Bordado misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Bordado.
Bordado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sweeperton has time to react.
Joaquin Bordado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado misses with an uppercut. Sweeperton saw that one coming.
Sweeperton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweeperton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweeperton moves out of range of the leg kick from Bordado.
A shot to the body from Sweeperton misses
and Bordado counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bordado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeperton. Bordado does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado misses with a body shot.
Sweeperton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bordado can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeperton. Bordado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bordado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sweeperton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sweeperton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sweeperton landing strikes.
Bordado parries the strikes from Sweeperton easily there. Sweeperton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bordado to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sweeperton.
Sweeperton trying to control the action but Bordado is working from the bottom.
Sweeperton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sweeperton wants to control but Bordado is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leg Sweeperton.
I think Sweeperton 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leg Sweeperton!
Leg Sweeperton retains his welterweight title!
Leg Sweeperton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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