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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jussipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Churcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Jussipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Churcher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussipe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Churcher ducks under a wild hook from Jussipe.
Jussipe throws a series of punches but Churcher avoids them all with ease.
Churcher scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Jussipe - just one landing.
Churcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jussipe was well out of range. Poor timing from Churcher.
Churcher looks to land a combination but Jussipe avoids it well.
Churcher ducks under a wild hook from Jussipe.
Nice cross by Churcher.
Churcher misses with a hook. Jussipe ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussipe throws a jab when Churcher was well out of range.
Churcher feints and then cracks Jussipe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jussipe down.
Jussipe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Churcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason Churcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussipe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Churcher tries to bum rush Jussipe with a series of wild strikes but Jussipe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jussipe throws a right hand that Churcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Churcher also avoids with ease.
Churcher tried to score with a low kick but Jussipe checks it.
Churcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Jussipe throws a lazy uppercut
and Churcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussipe looks to land a right hand but Churcher moved out of range.
Churcher moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Churcher finds it's target.
Churcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Churcher misses with a few strikes there.
Jussipe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Churcher.
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!
Churcher connects with a looping right hand.
Jussipe swings widly with a right hand
and Churcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Jussipe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussipe looks to land a left hand but Churcher moved out of range nicely.
Churcher misses with a few strikes there.
Churcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jussipe moves out of range as Churcher strikes.
Churcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jussipe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Churcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Churcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Jussipe cracks Churcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jussipe.
Churcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jussipe's head.
Churcher loads up on a big right hand but Jussipe slips the punch.
Jussipe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jussipe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Churcher.
Jussipe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Churcher looks to land a left hand but Jussipe moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Churcher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Churcher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jussipe to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mason Churcher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jussipe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Churcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jussipe slips a jab from Churcher.
Churcher lands a jab.
Jussipe is rocked!
Churcher misses with a straight left.
Oh Jussipe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Churcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Churcher misses with a few strikes there.
Churcher throws a jab when Jussipe was well out of range.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Churcher! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mason Churcher!
Mason Churcher really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Ocipzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Ocipzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Beckford!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocipzak throws a front kick aimed at Beckford's knee but Beckford avoids it well.
Beckford sizes up Ocipzak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beckford cracks Ocipzak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beckford shoots in but Ocipzak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ocipzak stuffs the takedown.
Beckford misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ocipzak. Beckford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ocipzak defending well as Beckford loads up on a big left hand.
Ocipzak swings for the body but Beckford moves out of range.
Ocipzak shoots in for a double leg but Beckford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beckford throws a hook to the side of Ocipzak's head but Ocipzak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ocipzak staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocipzak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckford was well out of range. Poor timing from Ocipzak.
Beckford throws out a loose jab but Ocipzak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocipzak swings for the body but Beckford moves out of range.
Ocipzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckford cracks Ocipzak with a good jab.
Ocipzak leaves Beckford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ross Ocipzak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forest Beckford.
Beckford misses with a straight left.
Beckford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beckford fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ocipzak sprawls well initially but Beckford persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckford thows a huge punch but Ocipzak dodges it nicely.
Ocipzak wants to get back to full guard.
Ocipzak is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ocipzak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beckford wants to control from the top but Ocipzak keeps moving.
Beckford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Beckford postures up and lands a big shot to Ocipzak's brow.
Beckford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ocipzak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ocipzak pushes a forearm under Beckford's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Beckford is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ross Ocipzak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Lil'Wayne - John as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bolo Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitrius Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Yung sprawls well.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yung back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Bolo Yung has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez drops Yung with a beautiful combination! Yung stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sanchez is looking for the KO!
Yung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Yung moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Yung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yung scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yung misses with a low kick.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yung is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to ground and pound but Yung uses the momentary lack of control by Sanchez to regain half guard.
Yung wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez stalling.
Yung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yung is working hard here to advance position.
Still in half guard, Sanchez seems content to control.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yung's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Yung trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Yung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yung manages to get to full guard.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanchez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yung has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Yung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez postures up in Yung's guard and throws a big left but Yung blocks it.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Yung is retaining full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Yung keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yung keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Yung is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitrius Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bolo Yung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Yung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Yung fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Yung counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Yung looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez has his feet on Yung's thighs here. He's pushed Yung off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Yung screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitrius Sanchez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dimitrius Sanchez waved his t-shirt featuring [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Coughlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coughlan has chosen Infinite Mass-Enter The Dragon as his entrance music. 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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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Coughlan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval takes the fight into the clinch.
Coughlan is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
Coughlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks it.
Sandoval misses with an elbow strike.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coughlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coughlan.
Sandoval lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sandoval obliges.
Coughlan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
Sandoval lands a nice knee to the body.
Coughlan looks gassed!
Coughlan misses with the head strike.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Coughlan misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coughlan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Coughlan is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Coughlan has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Coughlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Coughlan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
Coughlan can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Coughlan misses with a body punch.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coughlan's defenses.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coughlan's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Coughlan won't want to take too many of those.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Coughlan avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Coughlan managing to block the knees to the body from Sandoval.
Coughlan manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sandoval looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coughlan throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coughlan lunges at Sandoval with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sandoval's hand.
Coughlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Coughlan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coughlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandoval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandoval fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coughlan, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coughlan is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Coughlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coughlan tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Sandoval 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.
Sandoval avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sandoval has Coughlan up against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph Sandoval has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Coughlan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Coughlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coughlan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandoval.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coughlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coughlan is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandoval is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sandoval landing knees to the head.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Coughlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.
Coughlan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Coughlan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coughlan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandoval finish him?
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlan pushes Sandoval back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.
Coughlan is trying to break free.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but Coughlan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coughlan has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Coughlan can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
Coughlan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandoval gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coughlan tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Coughlan back against the cage.
Coughlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Coughlan tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Sandoval keeps control of Coughlan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks it.
Sandoval pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coughlan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coughlan can do to turn this around?
Coughlan throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sandoval obliges.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coughlan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval has Coughlan pressed against the cage, preventing Coughlan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coughlan's defenses.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Coughlan is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan can't break the clinch.
Sandoval putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coughlan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coughlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlan wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Coughlan is blocking nicely.
Coughlan is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Coughlan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Sandoval keeps control of Coughlan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Coughlan blocks an elbow strike.
Coughlan working hard to break the clinch.
Coughlan is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Sandoval dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Coughlan 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.
Coughlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandoval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coughlan misses the shot to the body.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Coughlan.
Coughlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Sandoval moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coughlan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Coughlan's front leg but catches the back leg as Coughlan tries to avoid it.
Sandoval pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandoval cracks the inside of Coughlan's front leg.
Sandoval throws a head kick but Coughlan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coughlan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlan scores with a punch to the head.
Coughlan throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coughlan throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval slips under a jab.
Sandoval has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Sandoval crunches a lovely knee into Coughlan's ribcage.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but Coughlan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coughlan tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the cage.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coughlan misses with a punch to the body.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coughlan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval prevents Coughlan from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Coughlan dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coughlan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coughlan's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Coughlan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Coughlan avoids the damage to the body.
Coughlan blocks an elbow strike.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coughlan scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Coughlan works on Sandoval's body with a couple of short punches.
Coughlan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlan tries to break free but Sandoval pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Coughlan.
A short right from Coughlan.
Coughlan dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coughlan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coughlan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.
Sandoval keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coughlan's efforts to push away.
Coughlan avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
Joseph Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coughlan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Coughlan.
Coughlan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sandoval scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Coughlan wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coughlan lands a left hand.
Coughlan misses with some punches.
Richard Coughlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coughlan tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandoval, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Sandoval!
After the big win, Joseph Sandoval made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hopkins Athletics and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace Barrowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes into the arena with invasion alert blaring out of the sound system. Benjamin Harrison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wallace Barrowman's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Barrowman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrowman rushes Harrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barrowman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Barrowman looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Barrowman trying to land knees to the body.
Barrowman tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Barrowman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barrowman is pressed up against the cage. Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barrowman down to the mat. Barrowman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wallace Barrowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Barrowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Barrowman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison tries to clinch but Barrowman moves out of range.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barrowman working to try and regain half guard.
Barrowman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barrowman tries to lock up and control but Harrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barrowman is trying to escape the mount.
Harrison looking for a guillotine from mount but Barrowman is having none of it.
Barrowman reaches up and holds on to Harrison to control the position.
Barrowman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barrowman tries to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barrowman because Harrison loaded up on that one.
Harrison prevents Barrowman from getting the reversal.
Harrison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barrowman is on top in guard.
Barrowman passes into half guard.
Barrowman decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Barrowman moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrowman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrowman has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.
Barrowman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barrowman after a bit of a struggle.
Barrowman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barrowman keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barrowman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barrowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Barrowman.
Barrowman closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
Barrowman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barrowman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barrowman misses with a knee strike.
Harrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Barrowman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman gets underhooks to prevent Harrison's takedown attempt.
Barrowman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Harrison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barrowman prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrowman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Barrowman trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barrowman walks away with a smile on his face. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barrowman clinches.
Barrowman lands a knee to the body.
Barrowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrowman tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Barrowman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Barrowman moves away and avoids it.
Barrowman clinches.
Barrowman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barrowman tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Barrowman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barrowman wants to clinch.
Barrowman clinches up with Harrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Barrowman.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Barrowman manages to get underhooks.
Harrison pulls Barrowman into guard.
Barrowman stays in close to Harrison's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wallace Barrowman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barrowman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrowman pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barrowman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Barrowman.
Barrowman moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Barrowman pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Barrowman.
Barrowman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison letting Barrowman take a breather here.
Barrowman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrison avoiding damage as Barrowman throws knees to the body.
Barrowman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Barrowman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Barrowman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Barrowman.
Harrison is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Barrowman won't allow it.
Barrowman pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barrowman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallace Barrowman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barrowman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barrowman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Barrowman tries to land a knee to the head but Harrison blocks with his arms.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Barrowman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Barrowman trying to land knees to the body.
Barrowman misses with a knee to the head.
Barrowman is breathing heavily.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barrowman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barrowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrowman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barrowman to the ground. Harrison is now in Barrowman's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barrowman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrison being controlled here momentarily.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to sit in guard and control but Barrowman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barrowman passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barrowman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrowman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harrison!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Barrowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barrowman closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Barrowman.
Harrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrowman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrowman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison jumps guard but Barrowman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barrowman is pressed up against the cage. Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barrowman down to the mat. Barrowman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barrowman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrowman has Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrowman misses with a knee strike.
Barrowman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman breaks the clinch.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrowman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrowman tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Barrowman darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Harrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrowman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrison can't get the takedown.
Harrison goes for a takedown attempt but Barrowman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barrowman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barrowman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Barrowman misses with a knee to the head.
Barrowman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Barrowman missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barrowman tries to land a knee to the head but Harrison blocks with his arms.
Harrison tries to break free but Barrowman pushes him back against the cage.
Barrowman lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barrowman tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Barrowman has double underhooks.
Barrowman looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Harrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrowman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barrowman walks away with a smile on his face. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barrowman forces Harrison back against the cage and clinches.
Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison tries to clinch up but Barrowman circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrowman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrowman tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Barrowman throws a head kick that Harrison semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrowman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Barrowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrowman tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Barrowman tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Barrowman is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman moves out of range as Harrison throws a body kick.
Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Barrowman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barrowman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Barrowman misses with a knee to the head.
Barrowman breaks the clinch.
Barrowman tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Barrowman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrowman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Barrowman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barrowman closes the distance and clinches.
Benjamin Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace Barrowman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wallace Barrowman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barrowman 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wallace Barrowman!
A very excited looking Wallace Barrowman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jerunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Jerunkel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jerunkel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Bob Jerunkel has been cut.
Nice body kick from Tyson.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Jerunkel moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyson.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Jerunkel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Jerunkel's belly button to the back.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jerunkel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jerunkel gets slowly back to his feet.
Jerunkel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Jerunkel shoots in.
Luke Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Jerunkel.
Tyson scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jerunkel is out of range and Tyson settles back down.
Jerunkel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tyson.
Jerunkel looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jerunkel.
Tyson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jerunkel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Jerunkel. Jerunkel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerunkel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jerunkel right on the button. Jerunkel goes down! Tyson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tyson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Tyson!
Luke Tyson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Egans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Egans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stevens feints and then cracks Egans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egans down.
Egans slips a jab from Stevens.
A combination from Egans does no damage.
Egans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stevens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Egans has gone for a leg lock! Stevens slips out almost immediately though and dives into Egans's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egans working for a triangle but Stevens defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens advances position into side control!
Egans is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Egans is looking to reverse the position.
Stevens working the ground and pound from side control.
Egans is trying to improve his position.
Stevens working the body and head with strikes.
Stevens is staying tight to Egans's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Egans is trying to control Stevens's posture but Stevens avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans taking a bit of punishment here - Stevens scoring with strikes.
Egans is not content to let Stevens control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Stevens politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stevens prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stevens cracks Egans with a big right hand but Egans just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Egans is looking for a sweep.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Egans is rocked!
Stevens scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Egans is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Stevens can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Stevens!
Dean Stevens managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Inc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Moon Rising. Underworld is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr. Torture. Hades Underworld has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dick Inc'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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inc misses with a wild body shot.
Inc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Underworld tries to clinch but Inc moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Underworld.
Inc shoots in and bounces Underworld off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Inc throwing strikes from guard but Underworld blocks nicely.
Inc stops Underworld from standing up.
Inc looking to pass the guard.
Inc trying to control the position from guard on top but Underworld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inc throws an elbow that misses. Underworld uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Inc's guard. Nice move by Underworld!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Underworld!
Inc goes for an armbar but Underworld turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Underworld.
Inc has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Underworld doesn't defend quickly enough and Inc has managed to lock this one up! Can Underworld escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Inc on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dick Inc!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dick Inc waved his t-shirt featuring [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Groenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenberg comes into the arena with Zombiekrig - Håll käften ge mig dina pengar blaring out of the sound system. Skywalker has chosen Raised on Rock 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Groenberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Skywalker circles away.
Skywalker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Groenberg tries to clinch up.
Groenberg is looking to clinch but Skywalker is avoiding it.
Groenberg tries to clinch up.
Groenberg moves in looking to clinch but Skywalker pushes him off.
Skywalker misses with a two punch combination.
Skywalker swats away the attempt to clinch by Groenberg.
Groenberg shoots in for a double leg but Skywalker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skywalker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skywalker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skywalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Groenberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skywalker.
Groenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Groenberg.
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!
Skywalker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Groenberg avoids it.
Skywalker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Groenberg backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Groenberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Groenberg looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Groenberg.
Groenberg takes a shot to the head.
Groenberg slows down the pace here.
Groenberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Groenberg tries to clinch there but Skywalker circles away.
Horrible takedown by Groenberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Skywalker which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Groenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenberg instigates a clinch.
Groenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Groenberg missing with knees to the body.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Groenberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker lands a left hand.
Skywalker is trying to maintain a safe position but Groenberg gets an underhook and turns Skywalker into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Groenberg breaks the clinch.
Skywalker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skywalker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Groenberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Groenberg is keeping the position for now.
Skywalker working some strikes from top position.
Groenberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Groenberg is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to control but Groenberg is working from the bottom.
Groenberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skywalker wants to control from the top but Groenberg keeps moving.
Groenberg wants to sweep here but Skywalker controlling him for the moment.
Skywalker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skywalker is working Groenberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skywalker trying to control but Groenberg is working from the bottom.
Groenberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skywalker is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skywalker wants to pass the guard but Groenberg is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker with a nice head shot there.
Skywalker trying to control but Groenberg is working from the bottom.
Skywalker stops Groenberg from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Groenberg is trying to control the position but Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker trying to control but Groenberg is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker 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.
Skywalker throws a sloppy head kick and Groenberg moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Skywalker.
Groenberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skywalker.
Skywalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Groenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Skywalker.
Skywalker shoots in and bounces Groenberg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Groenberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skywalker is controlling him.
Groenberg controlling the position.
Groenberg wants to stand up but Skywalker is controlling him.
Skywalker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Groenberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luke Skywalker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skywalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Groenberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skywalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skywalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Groenberg is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Skywalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Groenberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker pushes down on Groenberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Skywalker is keen to just control but Groenberg is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Skywalker.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skywalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Skywalker throws a big elbow that misses.
Skywalker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skywalker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Groenberg is keeping the position for now.
Skywalker won't allow Groenberg to sweep him here.
Groenberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skywalker is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Groenberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skywalker is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Groenberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skywalker manages to get himself to full guard.
Skywalker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Groenberg.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skywalker is on top in guard.
Groenberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
Groenberg pushes Skywalker off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Skywalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg gets a double leg takedown into Skywalker's guard.
Skywalker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skywalker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Groenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skywalker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Groenberg!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Skywalker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Skywalker with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker unloads with some shots from mount but Groenberg bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skywalker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Groenberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skywalker misses with a left hand
and Groenberg moves into the clinch.
Groenberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skywalker is defending well for now.
Skywalker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Groenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Groenberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skywalker scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skywalker, as that shot connected.
Skywalker tries to land a leg kick but Groenberg saw it coming and moves away.
Skywalker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skywalker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skywalker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Groenberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Skywalker catches Groenberg right on the button with a cross.
Groenberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skywalker throws out the jab.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skywalker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenberg throws a series of punches but Skywalker avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Groenberg tries to clinch but Skywalker moves away
and Skywalker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Groenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skywalker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Groenberg wants to clinch.
Groenberg blocks a leg kick.
Skywalker scoring well with a low kick there.
Groenberg closes the distance and clinches up with Skywalker, looking for a takedown. Groenberg pushes Skywalker against the cage but Skywalker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Groenberg tries to clinch but Skywalker is having none of it.
Adam Groenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the body.
Skywalker lands the left hand.
Groenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Skywalker circles away.
A punch combination from Groenberg misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker clinches up against the cage.
Skywalker dodges an elbow strike from Groenberg.
Skywalker is leaning against Groenberg and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Groenberg tries to break free but Skywalker pushes him back against the cage.
Groenberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skywalker avoids it.
Groenberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Skywalker.
Skywalker avoids a wild elbow strike from Groenberg.
Skywalker scores with a shot to the side of Groenberg's head.
Groenberg blocks an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Groenberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Skywalker pushes Groenberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skywalker lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg is trying to break the clinch but Skywalker is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Groenberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Skywalker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Groenberg takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Skywalker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Groenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Groenberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Skywalker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Groenberg is keeping busy.
Skywalker blocks an elbow strike.
Groenberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skywalker avoiding damage as Groenberg throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a knee to the body.
Groenberg looking to stall.
Skywalker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Groenberg working aggressively here.
Skywalker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker lands with a short shot to the head.
Skywalker looking to stall.
Skywalker digs a right hand underneath Groenberg's ribcage. Groenberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skywalker blocks a body shot from Groenberg.
Skywalker avoiding damage.
Skywalker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Groenberg.
Skywalker digs a right hand underneath Groenberg's ribcage. Groenberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luke Skywalker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Groenberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skywalker is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Skywalker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skywalker lands with a straight right. Groenberg didn't see that one coming.
Skywalker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Skywalker misses with the combination.
Skywalker throws a looping overhand right but Groenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Groenberg wants to clinch up but Skywalker keeps it at a distance.
Skywalker throws an overhand right that lands on Groenberg's shoulder, as Groenberg tries to avoid the shot.
Groenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skywalker throws an overhand right that lands on Groenberg's shoulder, as Groenberg tries to avoid the shot.
Skywalker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Groenberg tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skywalker.
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!
Skywalker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker feints and as Groenberg raises his hands in defense, Skywalker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skywalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skywalker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Skywalker postures up in Groenberg's guard and throws a big left but Groenberg blocks it.
Skywalker trying to control but Groenberg is working from the bottom.
Groenberg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Skywalker working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Groenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skywalker trying to control but Groenberg is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Groenberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skywalker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Groenberg wants to clinch up but Skywalker keeps it at a distance.
Groenberg avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Groenberg is just out of range.
Skywalker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skywalker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Groenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Skywalker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg moves forwards but Skywalker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Groenberg walks into a jab.
Groenberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skywalker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skywalker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the body.
Groenberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by Skywalker as he connects with a hook.
Skywalker stalks Groenberg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Groenberg's face. Groenberg staggers backwards, shaken.
Groenberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Groenberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skywalker, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groenberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skywalker prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Groenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skywalker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Groenberg wants to clinch up but Skywalker keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Groenberg enables Skywalker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Groenberg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Skywalker stops Groenberg from standing up.
Groenberg uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Skywalker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skywalker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skywalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Groenberg.
Groenberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Groenberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skywalker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skywalker tries for a takedown but Groenberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Skywalker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Skywalker takes the fight into the clinch.
Groenberg blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Skywalker.
Groenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Groenberg missing with knees to the body.
Skywalker lands with a light punch inside.
Groenberg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Skywalker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Groenberg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skywalker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skywalker has Groenberg pressed against the cage, preventing Groenberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skywalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skywalker presses Groenberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skywalker tries to stall but Groenberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skywalker digs a right hand into Groenberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Groenberg's gas tank.
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.
Skywalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Skywalker.
Skywalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenberg tries to work over Skywalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skywalker lands a body punch.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skywalker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skywalker wants to stall.
Groenberg taking a breather.
Groenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Groenberg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Groenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skywalker's elbow.
Skywalker scores with a shoulder strike.
Groenberg can't find room to land a body shot as Skywalker controls the action.
Groenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Groenberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Groenberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Skywalker gets an underhook and turns Groenberg into the cage.
Groenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Groenberg stalling in the clinch but Skywalker improves position.
Groenberg is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skywalker.
Groenberg leaning against his opponent.
Skywalker lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groenberg prevents a body shot from Skywalker.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Groenberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Skywalker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Groenberg wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skywalker takes a swing at Groenberg's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Skywalker. Beautiful body shot.
Skywalker dips to his left and cracks Groenberg with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg misses with a takedown attempt - Skywalker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skywalker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Groenberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skywalker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Groenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skywalker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Groenberg checks it well.
Groenberg pushes Skywalker up against the cage in a clinch.
Skywalker lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Skywalker.
Groenberg looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a shoulder strike.
Skywalker scores with a shot to the side of Groenberg's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skywalker.
Groenberg manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Groenberg stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker swats away the attempt to clinch by Groenberg.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skywalker 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 Groenberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Groenberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luke Skywalker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Groenberg checks a leg kick.
Skywalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Groenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skywalker swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Groenberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Adam Groenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Skywalker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Skywalker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skywalker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker! Luke Skywalker retains his middleweight title!
Luke Skywalker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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