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LUC:36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Wade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ject lands a slapping body shot.
Ject rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ject pinned against the cage. Ject gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good work by Wade as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ject.
Ject drops Wade with a beautiful combination! Wade stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ject is looking for the KO!
It looks like James Wade has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ject misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ject defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wade.
Some wild striking there from Ject.
Wade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ject does no damage.
Wade dives in and grabs Ject's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ject pushes down on Wade's head and hops out.
Pro Ject has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Wade.
Wade fails to land the takedown.
Ject misses with a wild combination.
Wade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ject is fending him off so far but Wade persists. Nope, Ject circles away and we're back to standing.
Ject cracks Wade with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ject has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wade to stand back up!
Ject lands a with a good body shot.
Wade looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ject slaps away a takedown attempt from Wade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ject connects with a jab.
Ject keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ject misses with the combination.
Ject cracks Wade with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wade looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ject finish him?
Wade is rocked!
Ject misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade has a takedown stuffed.
James Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ject throws a right hand that Wade ducks under and follows up with a left that Wade also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ject wants it to stay on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Wade blocks the leg kick.
Ject connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up James Wade's cut even more.
Wade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ject sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wade somewhat.
Wade closes the distance and clinches up with Ject, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes Ject against the cage but Ject circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ject looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ject swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ject dips to his left and cracks Wade with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Ject. No joy for Wade on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wade sprawling to the canvas! Wade rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ject finish him?!
Wade is still on wobbly legs! Can Ject finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade loses concentration momentarily and Ject pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Wade crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Ject finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pro Ject!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinical CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun OShea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying OShea's choice of entrance music: S.O.S. - The Irish Curse. Shaun OShea is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinical CPW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun OShea!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea dives in and grabs CPW's left leg, looking for a takedown. CPW pushes down on OShea's head and hops out.
OShea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
OShea fails with a takedown attempt.
OShea tries to clinch up.
OShea on the wrong end of a nice hook.
CPW swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - OShea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OShea misses with a few strikes there.
CPW takes a swing at OShea's ribcage but misses.
OShea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but CPW paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OShea tries to clinch up.
Shaun OShea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OShea is looking to clinch but CPW is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CPW tries to land a leg kick but OShea saw it coming and moves away.
OShea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but CPW paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from OShea misses.
CPW avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as OShea blocks the leg kick.
OShea shoots in for a takedown but CPW shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clinical CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun OShea.
CPW lands a left and a right that send OShea crashing to the mat, dazed. CPW thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
OShea is rocked!
It looks like Shaun OShea has been cut.
OShea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts CPW as he jumps to the side.
OShea is still on wobbly legs! Can CPW finish him?
OShea looks gassed!
OShea takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
CPW drops OShea with a straight right hand, right on the button! CPW follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinical CPW!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Klas Micropop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Steven Glass!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glass is trying to drag Micropop to the mat but Micropop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Glass takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Steven Glass has been cut.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Steven Glass's cut even more.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Steven Glass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Micropop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Glass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Micropop prevents it.
Micropop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Glass.
Klas Micropop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Glass.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Steven Glass's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
clinched against the cage, Micropop lands a big elbow that drops Glass! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Glass is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klas Micropop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hannah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Young III told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Hannah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young III!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young III works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Young III lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Scott Hannah has been cut.
Hannah looks for a takedown but Young III sprawls well.
Hannah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hannah wants to work for an arm triangle but Young III is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Young III really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hannah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young III pushes Hannah off looking to stand but Hannah dives back in and keeps control.
Hannah passes to full mount!
Hannah jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Young III manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hannah is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Young III looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hannah gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Young III is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hannah lets go of the hold and Young III can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Hannah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Czyzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MotherFucker Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wojtek Czyzewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, MotherFucker Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Czyzewski.
Pitbull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Czyzewski misses the body punch
enabling Pitbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Czyzewski scores with a body shot.
Pitbull lands a nice shot that snaps Czyzewski's head back.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Czyzewski saw that one coming.
Pitbull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Czyzewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitbull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Czyzewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pitbull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Czyzewski counters with a head kick that drops Pitbull to the mat! Pitbull scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pitbull is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Czyzewski engages and cracks Pitbull with a massive lead left hook - Pitbull tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Czyzewski is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wojtek Czyzewski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ferone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). green has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Ferone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mr green!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferone throws out a loose jab but green uses good head movement to avoid it.
green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferone defends it nicely.
mr green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but green checks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ferone.
green lands with a hook. Ferone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
green missing with a left hand there. Ferone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
green throws a one two combo.
Ferone is rocked!
green walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ferone drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! green swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ferone's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). mr green!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Hais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi comes to the cage accompanied by Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor. Hais is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Time to Say Goodbye by Bocelli & Brightman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladimir Hais!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hais misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hais dives in and grabs Fukamachi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fukamachi pushes down on Hais's head and hops out.
Fukamachi tries for a takedown but Hais circles away easily
and Hais counters with a takedown into side control.
Hais tries to move to mount but Fukamachi blocks the move with his legs.
Fukamachi sneaks back into half guard.
Fukamachi moves into full guard.
Hais is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fukamachi is controlling Hais's posture.
Hais is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fukamachi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fukamachi wants to control the pace but Hais is squirming around nicely.
Fukamachi landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi with a couple of short strikes.
Hais is desperately trying to improve his position but Fukamachi has a good base and remains in mount.
Fukamachi tries to control but Hais wriggling away.
Fukamachi controlling from the full mount.
Fukamachi is landing with some decent strikes but Hais is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fukamachi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hais really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fukamachi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hais is squirming around, avoiding Fukamachi's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hais is working to get back to half guard.
Hais is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fukamachi controlling his opponent.
Hais can't escape the position.
Fukamachi looking to control but Hais is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fukamachi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hais is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hais is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fukamachi controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sho Fukamachi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hais scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais wants to control the pace but Fukamachi is squirming around nicely.
Fukamachi is trying desperately to improve position.
Hais wants to control the pace but Fukamachi is squirming around nicely.
Fukamachi tries to reverse the position but Hais maintains control.
Hais sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hais lands a big elbow.
Hais lands a big elbow.
Fukamachi working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hais tries to control but Fukamachi wriggling away.
Fukamachi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hais is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fukamachi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fukamachi wants to hold on but Hais pushes him away.
Fukamachi is trying desperately to improve position.
Fukamachi tries to lock up and control but Hais gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fukamachi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hais is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hais working for a submission but Fukamachi is keeping him at bay.
Fukamachi is looking to improve his position but Hais isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Hais dominated that round.
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.
Fukamachi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hais manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hais is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fukamachi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hais.
Fukamachi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fukamachi.
Hais pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fukamachi is keeping the position for now.
Fukamachi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fukamachi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hais wants to control from the top but Fukamachi keeps moving.
Hais pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fukamachi is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi has his foot on Hais's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hais works his way back into a safe position though.
Fukamachi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hais drops back looking for a leg! Fukamachi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fukamachi manages to kick Hais off! Hais jumps back into Fukamachi's guard.
Fukamachi working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fukamachi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fukamachi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hais wants to pass the guard but Fukamachi is keeping the position.
Hais preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hais's guard.
Hais looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hais is breathing heavily.
Fukamachi trying to control but Hais is working from the bottom.
Hais looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fukamachi trying to control but Hais is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fukamachi wants to pass the guard but Hais is keeping the position.
Fukamachi looking to sit in guard and control but Hais gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hais's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi keeping full guard, as Hais tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fukamachi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hais has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fukamachi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fukamachi is pushing down on Hais's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hais is fighting to maintain full guard but Fukamachi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fukamachi wants to take a breather but Hais is having none of it.
Hais is in trouble now - Fukamachi has advanced to mount!
Hais tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hais is squirming around, avoiding Fukamachi's attempts to control the action.
Hais can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hais is looking to improve his position but Fukamachi isn't that keen on the idea.
Fukamachi looking to control but Hais is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hais is looking to get to half guard.
Fukamachi trying to control but Hais is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fukamachi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fukamachi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fukamachi trying to control from half guard but Hais is working away.
Hais gets back to full guard.
Hais looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hais keeping full guard, as Fukamachi tries to pass.
Fukamachi wants to control from the top but Hais keeps moving.
Sho Fukamachi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fukamachi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hais is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fukamachi landing some decent shots from guard.
Hais looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fukamachi is one step ahead there.
Fukamachi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hais swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fukamachi forces his way into half guard.
Hais is looking for a sweep. Fukamachi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hais is pressing down on Fukamachi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fukamachi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fukamachi preventing the sweep.
Hais looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hais keeping moving, preventing Fukamachi from controlling successfully.
Fukamachi stands and throws Hais's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fukamachi lands some shots froms side control.
Fukamachi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hais keeps working.
Hais wants to control but Fukamachi postures up.
Fukamachi taking a break here but Hais is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fukamachi slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fukamachi trying to mount his opponent but Hais defends it.
Hais trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hais throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fukamachi's waist but Fukamachi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hais off to one side.
Fukamachi looks to clinch
and Hais counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fukamachi won't be happy with that.
Hais tries to advance to mount but Fukamachi denies him.
Fukamachi is trying to control Hais's posture but Hais avoids it.
Fukamachi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Fukamachi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hais thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fukamachi manages to get back to half guard.
Fukamachi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fukamachi.
Fukamachi can't keep his opponent in guard - Hais advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fukamachi is looking to control Hais's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fukamachi avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Hais.
I think Hais has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Hais!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Bernales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernales has chosen Hitomi no Jyuunin by L'arc en Ciel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Bernales!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall cracks Bernales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Ingemar Bernales has been cut.
Bernales blocks a head kick by Sumrall.
Sumrall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sumrall misses with an uppercut. Bernales saw that one coming.
Sumrall misses with a hook. Bernales ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Sumrall misses.
Sumrall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernales throws a series of punches but Sumrall avoids them all with ease.
Bernales throws a sloppy head kick
and Sumrall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bernales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Bernales.
Good shot there by Sumrall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sumrall misses with the combination.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Sumrall knocks Bernales out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pat Sumrall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hudson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hudson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hudson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hudson somewhat.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones blocks a head kick by Hudson.
Jones lands a head shot.
Hudson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Hudson.
Hudson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Hudson's head.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hudson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kevin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Hudson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Hudson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Hudson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Saul Hudson has been cut.
Hudson looks gassed!
Hudson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands with a big right hook that stumbles Hudson - he's out on his feet here! Jones follows up with another monster hook that separates Hudson from consciousness! Hudson falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Jones stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Ghafoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum has chosen MorsMordre as his entrance music. Omar Ghafoor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Ghafoor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Krum!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghafoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Krum has eaten all the pies!
Krum closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krum.
Ghafoor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghafoor wants to break free but Krum has control.
Krum stalling.
Krum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ghafoor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krum missing with knees to the body.
Ghafoor tries to break free but Krum pushes him back against the cage.
Krum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krum misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Krum.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ghafoor can't break the clinch.
Ghafoor is looking to break free of the clinch but Krum has double underhooks.
Krum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ghafoor can't break the clinch.
Ghafoor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor is trying to force a seperation but Krum has the dominant position.
Krum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghafoor's defenses.
It looks like Omar Ghafoor has been cut.
Krum tries a knee to the head but Ghafoor blocks it.
Krum lands an elbow inside.
Krum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghafoor's defenses.
Ghafoor avoiding damage as Krum throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Krum.
Krum lands a good knee to the midsection. Ghafoor won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ghafoor is trying to break the clinch but Krum has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ghafoor is keeping busy.
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ghafoor avoids it.
Krum looks gassed!
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum keeps control of Ghafoor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krum trying to land knees to the body.
Ghafoor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krum crunches a lovely knee into Ghafoor's ribcage.
Krum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ghafoor's efforts to push away.
Krum effectively controlling the action here.
Ghafoor tries to break the clinch but Krum is controlling the position.
Krum keeps control of Ghafoor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch but Krum keeps him there for the moment.
Ghafoor avoids a wild elbow strike from Krum.
Ghafoor manages to break the clinch.
Krum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghafoor.
Ghafoor throws a good cross that connects.
Krum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor cracks Krum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghafoor. That snapped Krum's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghafoor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ghafoor dips to his left and cracks Krum with an uppercut!
Ghafoor misses with a few strikes there.
Ghafoor lands with an uppercut that bounces Krum off the cage and back into rage.
Krum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ghafoor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ghafoor punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Ghafoor.
Krum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ghafoor finds it's way round the side to connect with Krum's head.
Ghafoor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krum walks into a jab.
Krum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ghafoor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krum. Krum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor scores with a jab. Krum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Omar Ghafoor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
Ghafoor stalks Krum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krum's face. Krum staggers backwards, shaken.
Ghafoor lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghafoor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krum on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ghafoor throws a combination. Krum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ghafoor misses with a double jab.
Krum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghafoor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ghafoor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ghafoor lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor throws a series of strikes that have Krum backpedaling.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghafoor.
Krum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ghafoor counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ghafoor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krum thinking.
Ghafoor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ghafoor scores with a decent looking hook.
Ghafoor scores with a one two! Krum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghafoor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice straight punches there by Ghafoor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghafoor.
Ghafoor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ghafoor duly obliges.
Krum walks into a straight right hand from Ghafoor.
Krum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ghafoor throws a good cross that connects.
Krum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghafoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Krum.
Ghafoor lands with a nice combination. Krum backs away looking to recover.
Ghafoor lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghafoor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Krum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ghafoor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krum at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ghafoor, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ghafoor lands with a hook. Krum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krum.
Ghafoor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Krum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krum throws a body kick that misses.
Krum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ghafoor lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left and a right from Ghafoor both land. Nice combination.
Ghafoor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ghafoor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krum can do to turn this around?
Ghafoor connects with a jab.
Ghafoor lands with an uppercut that bounces Krum off the cage and back into rage.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghafoor lands a nice shot that snaps Krum's head back.
A left lands for Ghafoor.
Omar Ghafoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor lunges at Krum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krum's hand.
Ghafoor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Omar Ghafoor is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghafoor lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghafoor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ghafoor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Ghafoor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krum doesn't seem phased though.
Ghafoor scores with a sloppy right hand. Krum should have avoided that one.
Krum clinches but Ghafoor breaks the clinch
and Ghafoor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ghafoor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghafoor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghafoor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ghafoor lands with a nice combination. Krum backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ghafoor scores with a nice head shot.
Ghafoor throws a one two combo.
Ghafoor punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.
Krum ducks right into an uppercut from Ghafoor.
Krum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ghafoor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghafoor lands a jab-cross combination.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghafoor throws a series of strikes that have Krum backpedaling.
Ghafoor misses with a two punch combination.
Ghafoor with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor misses with a hook. Krum ducked under it nicely.
Krum tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghafoor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghafoor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krum's head backwards.
Krum tries to clinch there but Ghafoor circles away.
Krum tries to move into range but Ghafoor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ghafoor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghafoor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghafoor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghafoor. That snapped Krum's head back.
Ghafoor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ghafoor misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghafoor ducks under a wild hook from Krum.
Ghafoor scores with a one two! Krum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum wants to clinch.
Ghafoor lands with a nice body punch.
Ghafoor throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Ghafoor.
Krum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krum throws a series of punches but Ghafoor avoids them all with ease.
Krum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ghafoor jabs Krum right on the nose. Krum blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghafoor.
A left and a right from Ghafoor both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghafoor lands with a shot to the body.
Ghafoor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ghafoor works the jab nicely.
Krum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghafoor.
Ghafoor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krum looks to throw the jab but Ghafoor is out of range.
Krum rushes Ghafoor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghafoor's defenses.
Ghafoor managing to block the knees to the body from Krum.
Krum trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
Ghafoor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ghafoor thuds a left hand into Krum's body.
Krum walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghafoor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ghafoor duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ghafoor.
Nice shot lands for Ghafoor.
Krum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krum clinches but Ghafoor breaks the clinch
and Ghafoor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ghafoor moves out of range as Krum strikes.
Krum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ghafoor lands a really nice looking cross but Krum seems unphased.
Ghafoor scores with a one two! Krum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghafoor digs a good hook to Krum's body.
Ghafoor scores with a nice right hand.
Ghafoor scores with a nice right hand.
Ghafoor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ghafoor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghafoor slips a straight right by Krum.
Krum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghafoor stuns Krum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krum tries to clinch there but Ghafoor circles away.
Ghafoor lands a jab to Krum's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghafoor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krum circles away quickly and effectively.
Krum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghafoor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ghafoor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Krum misses.
Krum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghafoor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ghafoor throws a one two combo.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Krum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ghafoor counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghafoor swinging wildly here.
Ghafoor lands a slapping body shot.
Krum is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ghafoor cracks Krum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ghafoor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krum forces Ghafoor back against the cage and clinches.
Ghafoor is trying to break the clinch but Krum is controlling him.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch but Krum keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Ghafoor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch but Krum keeps him there for the moment.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Krum keeps control of Ghafoor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghafoor is trying to force a seperation but Krum has the dominant position.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Krum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghafoor is defending well for now.
Krum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ghafoor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Krum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor is looking to break free of the clinch but Krum has double underhooks.
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum looking to stall.
Ghafoor is trying to break the clinch but Krum is controlling him.
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum lands an elbow that stopped Ghafoor in his tracks for a moment.
Ghafoor can't break the clinch.
Ghafoor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ghafoor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krum tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghafoor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krum.
Krum shoots in but no luck this time.
Ghafoor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ghafoor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ghafoor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krum doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghafoor circles away.
Ghafoor works over Krum's head and body with a nice combination.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ghafoor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ghafoor connects with a body shot.
Ghafoor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghafoor lands a body shot.
Krum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Krum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Krum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A right-left combo lands from Ghafoor.
A cross from Ghafoor lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor scores with a three punch combo!
Krum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghafoor scores with a three punch combo!
Ghafoor lands a really nice looking cross but Krum seems unphased.
Ghafoor scores with a hook.
Ghafoor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krum.
Nice straight punches there by Ghafoor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghafoor.
Krum misses with a takedown attempt - Ghafoor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
Ghafoor scores with a hook to the body. Krum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghafoor works Krum's body with a nice hook.
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that Krum avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ghafoor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor connects with a body shot.
Ghafoor scores with a hook to the body. Krum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghafoor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Ghafoor misses.
Krum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ghafoor throws out the jab.
Krum fails with the takedown.
Ghafoor lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ghafoor swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghafoor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krum misses with a looping left.
Krum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghafoor. That snapped Krum's head back.
Ghafoor cracks Krum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ghafoor dips to his left and cracks Krum with an uppercut!
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that Krum avoids nicely.
Ghafoor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghafoor with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Krum.
Krum misses with a combination
and Ghafoor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krum misses with an uppercut. Ghafoor saw that one coming.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krum misses with a double jab
and Ghafoor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghafoor thuds a left hand into Krum's body.
Ghafoor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ghafoor lands a jab to Krum's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor throws a one two combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghafoor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ghafoor swats away the attempt to clinch by Krum.
Krum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ghafoor dips to his left and cracks Krum with an uppercut!
Ghafoor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghafoor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krum's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ghafoor!
Krum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krum instigates a clinch.
Krum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ghafoor's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ghafoor tries to break the clinch but Krum is controlling the position.
Ghafoor tries to break free but Krum pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ghafoor tries to break free but Krum pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor had his way with Victor Krum in that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ghafoor scores with a punch to the head.
Krum looks for the body kick but Ghafoor saw that one coming.
Krum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krum fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Krum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krum misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor connects with a looping right hand.
Ghafoor throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor lands a jab to the nose.
Krum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghafoor thuds a left hand into Krum's body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ghafoor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ghafoor lands a really nice looking cross but Krum seems unphased.
Ghafoor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor's corner calls for a 1-2. Ghafoor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ghafoor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghafoor lands with a right hand.
Ghafoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghafoor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krum doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Ghafoor.
Krum walks into a left hand.
Ghafoor digs a good body shot into Krum's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ghafoor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghafoor throws a right hand that Krum ducks under and follows up with a left that Krum also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghafoor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Krum moves in looking to clinch but Ghafoor pushes him off.
Krum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ghafoor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghafoor misses with a wild combination.
Krum takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum wants to clinch but Ghafoor slips to the side
and Ghafoor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghafoor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Krum avoids them all with ease.
Ghafoor connects with a body shot.
Ghafoor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Krum misses.
Krum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krum moves forwards but Ghafoor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Ghafoor misses.
Ghafoor lands a two punch combo.
Krum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghafoor.
Krum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghafoor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krum sizes up Ghafoor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krum tries to clinch but Ghafoor moves away
and Ghafoor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
A combination from Ghafoor does no damage.
Krum wants to clinch.
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Ghafoor both land. Nice combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krum.
The ground and pound from Krum seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum with the ground and pound but Ghafoor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ghafoor manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Victor Krum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omar Ghafoor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krum wants to clinch up but Ghafoor keeps it at a distance.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ghafoor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Ghafoor.
Krum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghafoor lands with a shot to the body.
Krum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghafoor to score with a decent uppercut.
Ghafoor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Ghafoor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Ghafoor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ghafoor, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:43
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Ghafoor!
Omar Ghafoor retains his super heavyweight title!
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