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VERSUS VENDETTA 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Wynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stephen Lynch - Craig. Wynn has chosen Flower Of Scotland - Red Hot Chilli Pipers as his entrance music. Craig Christ has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Wynn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christ eats them both and turns towards Wynn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wynn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christ connects with a right hand. Wynn shakes it off.
Wynn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wynn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christ avoids it really well and circles away.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Wynn ducks down to avoid it.
Wynn avoids a kick to the body.
Christ moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Willie Wynn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wynn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Christ.
Christ catches Wynn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Wynn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wynn throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Christ takes a swing at Wynn's ribcage but misses.
Wynn moves out of range as Christ throws a body kick.
Christ throws a body kick that misses.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Christ clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Christ lands an elbow inside that Wynn shrugs off.
Wynn is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ has a couple of punches blocked by Wynn.
A short right from Christ.
Wynn is trying to maintain a safe position but Christ gets an underhook and turns Wynn into the cage.
Wynn tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ working aggressively here.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Wynn avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Wynn takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Christ lands a knee to the head.
Christ doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries a knee to the head but Wynn blocks it.
Wynn is pushing Christ up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ lands an uppercut.
Wynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christ prevents Wynn from breaking the clinch.
Christ with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wynn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wynn looking for a takedown.
Craig Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Wynn.
Christ utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Christ.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christ is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wynn is defending well for now.
Christ lands a knee to the body.
Wynn content to slow the pace 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ scores with a shot to the side of Wynn's head.
Wynn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christ.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willie Wynn's cut.
That's time! Christ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wynn.
Wynn misses with a body punch
and Christ counters with a right hand to the body.
Wynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Christ misses.
Wynn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Wynn moves out of range easily.
Wynn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ cracks Wynn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick
and Wynn counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wynn.
A shot in the inside from Christ.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ crunches a lovely knee into Wynn's ribcage.
Wynn is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wynn.
Wynn avoids a wild elbow strike from Christ.
Wynn tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Christ creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wynn's defenses.
Christ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wynn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wynn effectively controlling the action here.
Wynn is trying to break the clinch but Christ is controlling him.
Christ connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wynn's face.
That has opened up Willie Wynn's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Christ.
Wynn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wynn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wynn is trying to drag Christ to the mat but Christ just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wynn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wynn breaks from the clinch.
Christ lands a head shot.
Christ misses with a double jab
letting Wynn counter with a right hand.
Wynn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wynn takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wynn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wynn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Christ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christ lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Christ throws a head kick but Wynn moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Wynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ moves to clinch but Wynn breaks away
and Wynn counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Wynn moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Christ dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willie Wynn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Wynn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Craig Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ fails to land with a series of punches.
Wynn drops his hands momentarily and Christ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wynn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Wynn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wynn leaning against his opponent.
Christ working aggressively here.
Christ tries a knee to the head but Wynn blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ misses with a knee to the head.
Christ tries to land a knee to the head but Wynn blocks with his arms.
Wynn wants to break free but Christ has control.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Wynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Wynn blocking some punches.
Wynn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Christ with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wynn slowing the pace effectively.
Wynn tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wynn tries to break free but Christ pushes him back against the cage.
Christ missing with knees to the body.
Christ looking to throw knees to the head but Wynn is blocking nicely.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wynn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christ as Wynn tries to tie him up.
Christ creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Christ.
Christ unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Christ.
Wynn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christ pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wynn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ has a couple of punches blocked by Wynn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wynn.
A short right from Christ on the inside.
Wynn blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Christ.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands with a right to the head.
Christ lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ missing with knees to the body.
Christ digs a right hand into Wynn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wynn's gas tank.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wynn backwards.
Wynn blocking some punches.
Willie Wynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ tries to land knees in the clinch but Wynn avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wynn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christ tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Christ showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christ has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Christ!
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Christ thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfried Handel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacksson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Volbeat - Evelyn Live feat Petrov. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Jacksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfried Handel!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jacksson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jacksson wants to take his opponent's back but Handel doesn't allow it.
Jacksson working for a submission but Handel is keeping him at bay.
Handel is trying desperately to improve position.
Jacksson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Handel has worked his arm free - good work by Handel!
Jacksson is looking to take a break and control but Handel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacksson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jacksson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jacksson decides to stand back up. Jacksson steps back and let's Handel get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Handel tries to sprawl out of it but Jacksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacksson drives through with a takedown into Handel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Handel looks gassed!
Jacksson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacksson advances to mount.
Jacksson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacksson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Handel has worked his arm free - good work by Handel!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacksson tries for a kimura but Handel is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacksson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jacksson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacksson tries for a kimura but Handel is defending well.
Jacksson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Handel some visible discomfort.
Jacksson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handel is not content to let Jacksson control the position.
Jacksson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Handel down.
Handel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jacksson connects with a decent elbow.
Handel is not content to let Jacksson control the position.
Jacksson is trying to get an arm triangle but Handel is defending well.
Jacksson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jacksson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson trying to control the action but Handel is working from the bottom.
Handel is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacksson works to advance to full mount. Handel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jacksson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handel is squirming around, avoiding Jacksson's attempts to control the action.
Handel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Jacksson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jacksson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jacksson shoots for a double leg takedown but Handel sprawls well. He's pushed Jacksson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacksson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Jacksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacksson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Handel to the mat! Handel manages to get full guard.
Handel is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jacksson has his hands clasped together but Handel extends an breaks Jacksson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Handel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wilfried Handel!
In his post fight interview, Wilfried Handel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Rent a Wreck. Shamrock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West 's Stronger . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock wants to clinch
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Clark up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark leaning against his opponent.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Clark breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Clark.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark misses with the combination.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark gets tackled into the cage by Shamrock. Shamrock maintains the clinch.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns Clark into the cage.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Shamrock keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clark throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with the combination.
Shamrock lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamrocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jack Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Clark.
Clark feints a jab promting Shamrock to slip. Clark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shamrock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark is looking to wear down Shamrock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Clark tries to tie him up.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Clark pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to 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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Clark tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a two punch combo.
Shamrock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
Shamrock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Clark will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clark is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Clark taking a breather.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Clark tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Clark has Shamrock pushed against the cage.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Clark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamrock or not.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark breaks the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Shamrock is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Shamrock got wobbled bad by a big combination! Clark presses forward with punches and knees until Shamrock stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Shamrock closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Clark!
Jack Clark very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannah Holmbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: -=Fried Day=-. 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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220 lbs
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219 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannah Holmbom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses.
Holmbom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmbom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmbom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmbom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmbom tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Holmbom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Johannah Holmbom has been cut.
Holmbom moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmbom drives through and clinches with Bonjasky against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonjasky lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonjasky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonjasky lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bonjasky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bonjasky dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjasky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmbom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonjasky tries a knee to the head but Holmbom blocks it.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Holmbom.
It looks like Ernesto Bonjasky has been cut.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Holmbom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch but Holmbom keeps him there for the moment.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bonjasky dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjasky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmbom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Holmbom.
Holmbom takes a shot to the head.
Holmbom looking to stall.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bonjasky misses with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmbom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmbom.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Bonjasky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonjasky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmbom manages to avoid it.
Holmbom clinches.
Holmbom leaning against his opponent.
Bonjasky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonjasky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holmbom wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses.
Holmbom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonjasky. That one must have hurt.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Holmbom.
Bonjasky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Bonjasky
and Holmbom counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonjasky's brow.
Bonjasky tries to stall but Holmbom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonjasky's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmbom is pushing Bonjasky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Holmbom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Holmbom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonjasky looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonjasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmbom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holmbom throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmbom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonjasky.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johannah Holmbom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonjasky scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Holmbom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmbom checks a leg kick.
Ernesto Bonjasky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonjasky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmbom tries to score with a low kick but Bonjasky moves his leg out of the way.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Holmbom.
Johannah Holmbom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmbom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonjasky.
Holmbom throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonjasky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holmbom tries to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Holmbom as Bonjasky shoots in.
Holmbom misses with a leg kick
and Bonjasky counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmbom throws a push kick but Bonjasky slaps the foot to one side.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmbom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonjasky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky feints and then cracks Holmbom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmbom down.
Holmbom wants to clinch.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses
and Bonjasky counters with a left to the body.
Holmbom has closed the distance and engaged Bonjasky in a clinch.
Bonjasky lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjasky misses with a knee strike.
Bonjasky working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom managing to block the knees to the body from Bonjasky.
Holmbom misses with an elbow strike.
Bonjasky pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmbom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonjasky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjasky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johannah Holmbom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonjasky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmbom's elbow.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonjasky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmbom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonjasky avoids the elbow strike from Holmbom, against the cage.
Bonjasky is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmbom has double underhooks.
Bonjasky throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonjasky.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Bonjasky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Holmbom lands a damaging elbow.
Bonjasky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonjasky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonjasky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonjasky trying to stall but Holmbom improves his position.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Bonjasky avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Bonjasky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonjasky tries to break the clinch but Holmbom is controlling the position.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonjasky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom takes a shot to the head.
Bonjasky misses with a knee strike.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonjasky's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmbom taking a breather.
Bonjasky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johannah Holmbom's cut is getting worse.
Bonjasky dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
Bonjasky avoids the elbow strike from Holmbom, against the cage.
Bonjasky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmbom lands an elbow that stopped Bonjasky in his tracks for a moment.
Bonjasky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonjasky.
Johannah Holmbom's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Bonjasky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Holmbom tries to clinch there but Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holmbom is out of range.
Holmbom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmbom tries to clinch there but Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky throws a body punch but Holmbom moves out of range.
Holmbom misses with a head kick.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmbom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmbom tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmbom tries to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a nice body kick.
Bonjasky cracks Holmbom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmbom wants to clinch.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Holmbom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmbom tries to land a leg kick but Bonjasky saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Holmbom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holmbom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmbom gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Bonjasky counter with a right hand.
Jeez, Johannah Holmbom's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Holmbom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Holmbom is rocked!
Holmbom moves out of range of the body kick from Bonjasky.
Oh Holmbom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmbom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Holmbom misses
and Bonjasky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johannah Holmbom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ernesto Bonjasky!
Ernesto Bonjasky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serego Alighiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighiero has chosen Snoop DoGG as his entrance music. Charles Darwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
192 lbs
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24
202 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Serego Alighiero!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighiero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alighiero.
Alighiero clinches up with Darwin and pushes him back against the cage.
Alighiero lands a shoulder strike.
Darwin is trying to trip Alighiero. He has hold of a leg but Alighiero is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Darwin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alighiero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alighiero is keeping the position for now.
Darwin throwing strikes from guard but Alighiero blocks nicely.
Alighiero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darwin forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Alighiero reverses the position - he's now on top in Darwin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darwin keeping moving, preventing Alighiero from controlling successfully.
Alighiero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darwin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alighiero has managed to get both his arms back between Darwin's legs - danger averted.
Alighiero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darwin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alighiero frees his head nicely. Oh but Darwin has switched to an armbar! Alighiero is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Charles Darwin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charles Darwin thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Matsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schim Fairbain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsu comes into the arena with LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It blaring out of the sound system. Fairbain has chosen Remember my name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hatsu Matsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Schim Fairbain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbain looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsu is just out of range.
Fairbain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fairbain motions for Matsu to come forward. Fairbain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fairbain tries to clinch there but Matsu circles away.
Fairbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsu throws a jab when Fairbain was well out of range.
Matsu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fairbain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fairbain ducks under a wild hook from Matsu.
Fairbain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matsu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairbain.
Schim Fairbain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsu looks to land a right hand but Fairbain moved out of range.
Fairbain scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fairbain avoids it really well and circles away.
Matsu takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsu walks into a stiff left hand from Fairbain.
Matsu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fairbain wants to clinch.
Fairbain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matsu if he has to take too many more of those.
Fairbain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fairbain misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbain with a nice cross.
Matsu has managed to clinch.
Matsu has had enough of the clinch but Fairbain keeps him there for the moment.
Matsu tries to pull guard but Fairbain forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fairbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairbain moves away.
Fairbain ducks under a wild hook from Matsu.
Fairbain wants to clinch.
Matsu misses with an uppercut. Fairbain saw that one coming.
Schim Fairbain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsu throws a hook but Fairbain blocks it.
Matsu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fairbain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsu blocks a head kick by Fairbain.
Fairbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairbain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fairbain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matsu looks to throw the jab but Fairbain is out of range.
Matsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbain manages to avoid it.
Fairbain slips a jab from Matsu.
Fairbain fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matsu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matsu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fairbain gets back to full guard.
Matsu stands and throws Fairbain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Matsu.
Fairbain stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Matsu tries to advance to mount but Fairbain denies him.
Fairbain is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Matsu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbain trying to control but Matsu postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairbain tries to get to full guard but Matsu has control of the leg.
Matsu lands strikes from half guard.
Matsu throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fairbain to regain full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fairbain holds on and takes a little breather.
Matsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsu wants to control from the top but Fairbain keeps moving.
Fairbain wants to stand but Matsu is controlling the position.
Matsu with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Schim Fairbain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matsu moves out of range as Fairbain throws a body kick.
Fairbain is looking to clinch.
Matsu misses with a wild combination.
Matsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbain manages to avoid it.
Fairbain looks to throw the jab but Matsu is out of range.
Matsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fairbain wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fairbain.
Fairbain throws a sloppy head kick and Matsu moves out of range easily.
Matsu swings widly with a right hand
and Fairbain moves into the clinch.
Matsu wants the takedown. Fairbain is fighting it off but Matsu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fairbain's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain controls Matsu momentarily but Matsu frees himself.
Matsu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fairbain keeping full guard, as Matsu tries to pass.
Matsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsu throwing strikes from guard but Fairbain blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fairbain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matsu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matsu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairbain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsu is really struggling to control Fairbain but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Matsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fairbain is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairbain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairbain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matsu wants to control from the top but Fairbain keeps moving.
Matsu looking to sit in guard and control but Fairbain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matsu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsu managing to control the position.
Matsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hatsu Matsu just wasn't active enough.
Fairbain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fairbain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsu throws out the jab.
Fairbain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fairbain tries to clinch but Matsu is having none of it.
Fairbain throws a shot from downtown. Matsu moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fairbain, right into the meat.
Fairbain throws a front kick aimed at Matsu's knee but Matsu avoids it well.
Fairbain throws a jab when Matsu was well out of range.
Fairbain connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsu throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain throws a chopping leg kick but Matsu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matsu throws a right hand that misses
and Fairbain counters with a nice body kick.
Matsu misses with a takedown attempt - Fairbain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairbain connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Fairbain misses.
Fairbain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbain connects with the punch.
Matsu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairbain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairbain tries to avoid it but Matsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairbain to the ground. Fairbain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hatsu Matsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairbain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Schim Fairbain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Matsu throws a right hand that Fairbain ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairbain also avoids with ease.
Matsu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matsu.
Matsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsu thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairbain throws a body punch but Matsu moves out of range.
Matsu misses with a looping right.
Fairbain moves in looking to clinch but Matsu pushes him off.
Fairbain throws a low kick but Matsu avoids it.
Fairbain avoids the body shot from Matsu.
Fairbain lands with a nice body punch.
Fairbain fakes the leg kick and cracks Matsu in the body.
Matsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fairbain counters with a solid body kick.
Matsu misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fairbain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fairbain sizes up Matsu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fairbain tries to clinch but Matsu moves out of range.
Fairbain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsu's sensitive parts.
Fairbain lands a lovely overhand right.
Fairbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairbain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matsu misses with a hook. Fairbain ducked under it nicely.
Matsu misses with a body kick.
Matsu works over Fairbain's head and body with a nice combination.
Fairbain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matsu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fairbain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Fairbain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbain lands a head kick!
Fairbain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fairbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairbain looks to throw the jab but Matsu is out of range.
Matsu 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.
A jab from Matsu misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairbain.
Fairbain lands with an overhand left.
Matsu misses with an uppercut
and Fairbain counters with an inside leg kick.
Fairbain thumps Matsu with a low kick.
Fairbain throws a head kick that misses.
Fairbain leaves Matsu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsu throws a poor cross that misses
and Fairbain counters with a good low kick that Matsu was not able to check.
Fairbain lands with a kick to the temple. Matsu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schim Fairbain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fairbain moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairbain lands with an overhand left.
Fairbain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairbain throws a leg kick which misses Matsu's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsu tries to avoid it.
Matsu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matsu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Fairbain misses
enabling Matsu to counter with a crisp jab.
Fairbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Fairbain does it's job there.
Matsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hatsu Matsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairbain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsu.
Matsu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fairbain tries to clinch up.
Fairbain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fairbain is looking to clinch.
Fairbain misses with a body kick.
Matsu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fairbain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fairbain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsu loads up on a big right hand but Fairbain slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairbain.
Matsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairbain tries to clinch but Matsu is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schim Fairbain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fairbain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Schim Fairbain!
A victorious Schim Fairbain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurico Hates Decisions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Connected. Hates Decisions has chosen Defqon Ending! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maurico Hates Decisions!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hates Decisions is out of range and Barac settles back down.
A big left from Barac misses.
Barac loads up on a big right hand but Hates Decisions slips the punch.
Barac scores with a sloppy right hand. Hates Decisions should have avoided that one.
It looks like Maurico Hates Decisions has been cut.
Barac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hates Decisions takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hates Decisions takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hates Decisions is looking to slow Barac down with leg kicks.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Hates Decisions is just out of range.
Barac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hates Decisions. Hates Decisions circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barac misses the shot to the body.
Barac misses with a shot to the body
and Hates Decisions makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barac tries to land a front kick but Hates Decisions steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hates Decisions blocks the body kick.
Hates Decisions scores with a punch to the head.
Barac throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hates Decisions counter with a right hand.
Hates Decisions shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac scores with a hook to the body. Hates Decisions takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hates Decisions moves away from the strike by Barac.
Hates Decisions shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barac manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hates Decisions controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hates Decisions wants to control from the top but Barac keeps moving.
Barac wants to stand but Hates Decisions is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hates Decisions looking to pass the guard.
Hates Decisions is looking to work some ground and pound but Barac has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hates Decisions working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hates Decisions trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hates Decisions throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hates Decisions drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barac looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barac looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barac!
Hates Decisions manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barac wants to get back to full guard but Hates Decisions has mounted him!
Hates Decisions looking to ground and pound but Barac is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hates Decisions cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barac is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Hates Decisions connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hates Decisions looking to control but Barac is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hates Decisions throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hates Decisions looking to ground and pound but Barac is blocking nicely.
Hates Decisions looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barac tries to lock up and control but Hates Decisions gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hates Decisions misses with some ground and pound and Barac recovers position to half guard.
Hates Decisions sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barac defending well though.
Hates Decisions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barac's head.
Hates Decisions has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hates Decisions is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hates Decisions missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hates Decisions is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barac has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barac moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maurico Hates Decisions will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurico Hates Decisions'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.
Barac throws a low kick but Hates Decisions avoids it.
Barac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hates Decisions doesn't seem bothered though.
Barac lunges at Hates Decisions with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hates Decisions's hand.
Barac misses the shot to the body.
Barac swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hates Decisions counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hates Decisions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barac manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Barac finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hates Decisions avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hates Decisions doesn't seem bothered though.
Barac throws a jab but it's blocked by Hates Decisions.
Barac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Maurico Hates Decisions's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac misses with an uppercut. Hates Decisions saw that one coming.
Barac throws a shot from downtown. Hates Decisions moves away and avoids it.
Hates Decisions swats away the attempt to clinch by Barac.
Barac throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barac lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The cut above Maurico Hates Decisions's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barac scores with a shot to the body.
Barac throws an off balance right hand
and Hates Decisions counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barac blocks the body kick.
Barac moves out of range as Hates Decisions throws a body kick.
Hates Decisions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Barac wants to slow Hates Decisions down by chopping away at his legs.
Hates Decisions moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barac 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 Hates Decisions has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hates Decisions and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barac. Hates Decisions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hates Decisions goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barac misses with a lunging right hand
and Hates Decisions cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barac connects with a body shot.
A big right from Barac misses.
Barac misses with a straight left.
Ivan Barac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Barac misses
and Hates Decisions counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hates Decisions.
Barac misses with a leg kick
enabling Hates Decisions to counter with a crisp jab.
Hates Decisions smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hates Decisions throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivan Barac is winning the standup battle so far.
Hates Decisions manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barac on his heels. He'll look to pass Barac's guard now, I'm sure.
Hates Decisions trying to control but Barac is working from the bottom.
Hates Decisions in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hates Decisions trying to control but Barac is working from the bottom.
Hates Decisions looking to pass the guard.
Hates Decisions trying to control but Barac is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac wants to sweep but no luck.
Barac pulls Hates Decisions in to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Barac throws a head kick that misses.
Barac takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barac throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Hates Decisions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hates Decisions.
Hates Decisions tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barac swivels and escapes.
Hates Decisions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Barac dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurico Hates Decisions's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barac motions for Hates Decisions to come forward. Barac throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barac misses with a hook. Hates Decisions ducked under it nicely.
Hates Decisions uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barac.
Hates Decisions keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barac.
Barac throws a hook but Hates Decisions avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Barac.
Barac scores with a nice strike.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barac clobbers Hates Decisions with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barac misses with a hook. Hates Decisions ducked under it nicely.
Hates Decisions feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baracs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barac rushes Hates Decisions and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barac tries to work over Hates Decisions's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hates Decisions blocks a body shot from Barac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac working aggressively here.
Hates Decisions with a knee to the head.
Hates Decisions manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Barac wants to pass the guard but Hates Decisions is keeping the position.
Hates Decisions throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hates Decisions pulls Barac in close to prevent any damage.
Barac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hates Decisions trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hates Decisions looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Barac is defending well. Hates Decisions quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Barac has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hates Decisions celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maurico Hates Decisions!
After winning the bout, Maurico Hates Decisions thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Magenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Vymiatajec (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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World class boxer
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Magenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Vymiatajec!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vymiatajec stuffs the takedown attempt from Magenta. Magenta gets slowly back to his feet.
Vymiatajec throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vymiatajec just misses with a punch to the body.
Vymiatajec throws a right hand that Magenta ducks under and follows up with a left that Magenta also avoids with ease.
Vymiatajec walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vymiatajec scoring well with a low kick there.
Magenta tests Vymiatajec's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magenta has a takedown stuffed.
Vymiatajec lands a nice hook to Magenta's body. Magenta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vymiatajec!
Adam Vymiatajec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magenta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Vymiatajec finds it's target.
Magenta throws the left hand but Vymiatajec avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vymiatajec.
Nice body kick there by Vymiatajec.
Vymiatajec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magenta.
Jab from Vymiatajec.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Vymiatajec.
Magenta shoots in for a takedown but Vymiatajec shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Magenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vymiatajec lands a head kick. Magenta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vymiatajec throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magenta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magenta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Magenta misses with a jab to the body
and Vymiatajec makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Vymiatajec finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Magenta is breathing heavily.
Vymiatajec chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vymiatajec's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vymiatajec duly obliges.
A lazy left from Vymiatajec finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vymiatajec.
Vymiatajec scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vymiatajec throws a one two combo.
Vymiatajec connects with a leg kick. Magenta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vymiatajec lands a body shot.
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!
Magenta tries to move into range but Vymiatajec moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magenta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vymiatajec is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Who's going to make the next move?
An elbow from Magenta crashes against the mat.
Vymiatajec is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Vymiatajec's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vymiatajec defending against the ground and pound.
Vymiatajec manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Magenta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vymiatajec is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Magenta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vymiatajec defends it easily.
Magenta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vymiatajec trying to control but Magenta is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vymiatajec won't allow Magenta to sweep him here.
Magenta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vymiatajec controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Vymiatajec dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vymiatajec misses with a few strikes there.
Vymiatajec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magenta.
Vymiatajec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vymiatajec misses with a low kick.
A jab from Magenta misses.
Magenta tries to clinch
and Magenta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vymiatajec throws a hook but Magenta avoids it easily.
Vymiatajec thumps Magenta with a low kick.
Magenta with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magenta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vymiatajec counters with a left and a right that stings Magenta.
Vymiatajec connects with a leg kick. Magenta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vymiatajec looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vymiatajec.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vymiatajec's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vymiatajec duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vymiatajec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Magenta misses.
Vymiatajec jabs at Magenta's body.
Vymiatajec buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vymiatajec throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magenta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magenta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vymiatajec lands with a right hand.
Vymiatajec lands a left and a right that send Magenta crashing to the mat, dazed. Vymiatajec thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Magenta is rocked!
It looks like Mr Magenta has been cut.
Vymiatajec looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Vymiatajec backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Magenta's temple! It sends Magenta violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Vymiatajec celebrates and the doctors try to help Magenta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Adam Vymiatajec!
Our winner, Adam Vymiatajec, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomcik comes to the cage accompanied by T Pain & Hot Dollar - Who The Fuck Is That . Svetnela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Angel of Death by Slayer. Igor Svetnela acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Tomcik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tomcik tests Svetnela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tomcik.
Svetnela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomcik throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Svetnela throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomcik counters with a low kick, right behind Svetnela 's knee.
Tomcik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Svetnela takes a step back to recover.
Svetnela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcik catches Svetnela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tomcik throws an overhand right that lands on Svetnela's shoulder, as Svetnela tries to avoid the shot.
Svetnela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomcik.
Tomcik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
Tomcik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Svetnela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tomcik - the referee stops the clock and Svetnela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tomcik. Svetnela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Svetnela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomcik can pounce on him.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomcik is just out of range.
Svetnela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomcik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Svetnela scrambles back to his feet.
Tomcik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svetnela.
Tomcik throws a series of punches but Svetnela avoids them all with ease.
Svetnela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomcik checks a leg kick nicely.
Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomcik.
Tomcik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomcik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tomcik motions for Svetnela to come forward. Tomcik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela throws a body kick that misses
and Tomcik counters with a big head kick but Svetnela shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomcik avoids a kick to the body.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Tomcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tomcik throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svetnela.
Tomcik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomcik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Svetnela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tomcik.
Tomcik lands a head shot.
Jab from Tomcik.
Tomcik thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Svetnela if he has to take too many more of those.
Tomcik throws a lazy right hand but Svetnela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomcik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svetnela, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tomcik.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Svetnela throws a wild body kick that Tomcik sees coming a mile off.
Tomcik looks to land a right hand but Svetnela moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomcik.
Svetnela feints and then cracks Tomcik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomcik down.
Svetnela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Tomcik does it's job there.
Tomcik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svetnela was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomcik.
Tomcik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svetnela scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tomcik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomcik tries to bum rush Svetnela with a series of wild strikes but Svetnela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tomcik will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svetnela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tomcik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomcik is looking to slow Svetnela down with leg kicks.
Tomcik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomcik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tomcik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svetnela tries to clinch but Tomcik is having none of it.
Tomcik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Svetnela is trying to defend but Tomcik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tomcik is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Svetnela doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tomcik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Tomcik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tomcik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svetnela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomcik.
Good work by Tomcik as he checks the leg kick.
Tomcik lands a head kick. Svetnela smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tomcik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svetnela tests Tomcik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomcik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svetnela looks to clinch
and Tomcik counters with a straight right hand.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomcik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik throws a low kick, looking for Svetnela's leg but Svetnela calmly moves out of range.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomcik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomcik just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomcik lands a glancing blow to the side of Svetnela's head.
Svetnela connects with a jab.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Tomcik moved away.
Tomcik scores with a head kick. Svetnela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Svetnela slips a jab from Tomcik.
Donk. Tomcik catches Svetnela right on the button with a cross.
Tomcik looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
Tomcik throws a leg kick which misses Svetnela's front leg but catches the back leg as Svetnela tries to avoid it.
Tomcik checks a leg kick.
Svetnela motions for Tomcik to come forward. Svetnela throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries to clinch there but Tomcik circles away.
Svetnela clinches up against the cage.
Svetnela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcik manages to break the clinch.
Svetnela throws a push kick but Tomcik slaps the foot to one side.
Svetnela is looking to clinch but Tomcik is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Tomcik blocks the low kick.
Svetnela avoids the head kick by Tomcik.
Svetnela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomcik.
Tomcik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svetnela on the side of the head.
Jab by Svetnela.
Svetnela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tomcik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Svetnela backs up against the cage.
Tomcik takes a swing at Svetnela's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Svetnela napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tomcik wants to control but Svetnela is keeping him busy.
Tomcik scores with a couple of short elbows.
Svetnela is trying to control Tomcik's posture but Tomcik avoids it.
Tomcik slows the pace down.
Tomcik wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Svetnela, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Svetnela sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Svetnela is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tomcik's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tomcik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomcik is looking for a kimura but Svetnela is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tomcik to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Tomcik dominated that second 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.
Svetnela moves out of range as Tomcik throws a body kick.
Svetnela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tomcik.
Tomcik tests Svetnela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomcik is looking to land body kicks.
Svetnela throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Tomcik.
Tomcik misses with a leg kick.
Tomcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svetnela.
Tomcik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomcik shoots in looking for a takedown but Svetnela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tomcik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Svetnela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Svetnela moves out of range of the body kick from Tomcik.
Tomcik just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik throws a head kick but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela loads up on a big right hand but Tomcik slips the punch.
Svetnela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Svetnela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Svetnela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomcik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svetnela scores with a spinning back kick!
Tomcik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svetnela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomcik blocks a leg kick.
Svetnela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Svetnela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomcik misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a body kick that misses.
Svetnela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Svetnela blocks the leg kick.
Tomcik shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Svetnela's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svetnela keeping moving, preventing Tomcik from controlling successfully.
Svetnela has control of Tomcik's left arm, preventing Tomcik from doing any damage.
Svetnela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Svetnela is trying to keep Tomcik in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Svetnela was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tomcik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomcik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomcik shoots in looking for a takedown. Svetnela tries to sprawl out of it but Tomcik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Svetnela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Tomcik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Tomcik misses its intended target.
Tomcik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Tomcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik slips under a jab from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomcik.
Tomcik tests Svetnela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Tomcik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Svetnela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Tomcik.
Tomcik misses with a double jab.
Svetnela takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svetnela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomcik.
Svetnela throws a right and a left that Tomcik avoids nicely.
Svetnela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Tomcik clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tomcik throws a body punch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Tomcik misses with a body shot.
Tomcik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tomcik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svetnela's head.
Svetnela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svetnela misses with a body kick.
Tomcik throws a leg kick which misses Svetnela's front leg but catches the back leg as Svetnela tries to avoid it.
Svetnela lands a front kick.
Svetnela misses with a few strikes there.
Tomcik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomcik throws a sloppy head kick and Svetnela moves out of range easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Svetnela moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Svetnela does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svetnela.
Svetnela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomcik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Tomcik coming out on top.
Tomcik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svetnela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomcik.
Svetnela checks the leg kick.
A head kick from Tomcik lands but Svetnela takes it in his stride.
Svetnela tries to bum rush Tomcik with a series of wild strikes but Tomcik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomcik.
Tomcik throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
A clash of legs there as Tomcik blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Svetnela's calf.
Svetnela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomcik.
Kamil Tomcik is winning the standup battle so far.
Svetnela throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomcik.
A punch lands to the side of Svetnela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomcik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Svetnela napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomcik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Svetnela knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svetnela can do anything to dispel that myth.
Svetnela tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Svetnela is not content to let Tomcik control the position.
Svetnela being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamil Tomcik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tomcik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Svetnela is avoiding damage well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomcik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomcik wants to control but Svetnela is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Tomcik had his way with Igor Svetnela in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tomcik throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Svetnela was covering up waiting for the punch and Tomcik finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Svetnela wants to sweep here but Tomcik controlling him for the moment.
Svetnela trying to control the position.
Tomcik trying to control the position from guard on top but Svetnela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kamil Tomcik just wasn't active enough.
Tomcik connects with a looping right hand.
Tomcik fails with the takedown.
Svetnela throws a low kick, looking for Tomcik's leg but Tomcik calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Svetnela does no damage.
Svetnela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svetnela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomcik moves away.
Svetnela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik takes a swing at Svetnela's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab by Tomcik.
Tomcik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with a hook.
Igor Svetnela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomcik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svetnela.
Tomcik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomcik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela dips to his left and cracks Tomcik with an uppercut!
Tomcik misses with the combination.
Kamil Tomcik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tomcik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomcik thuds a left hand into Svetnela's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomcik.
Svetnela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Svetnela 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 Tomcik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tomcik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Svetnela forces Tomcik back against the cage and clinches.
Tomcik digs a right hand underneath Svetnela's ribcage. Svetnela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Svetnela is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Svetnela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomcik breaks from the clinch.
Svetnela misses with a wild body shot.
Svetnela rushes Tomcik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tomcik wants to get back to striking at distance but Svetnela won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik jumps guard but Svetnela stands there with Tomcik around his waist. Tomcik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tomcik wants to break free but Svetnela has control.
Tomcik has had enough of the clinch but Svetnela keeps him there for the moment.
Svetnela working aggressively here.
Tomcik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Tomcik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svetnela is looking to land body kicks.
Svetnela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomcik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tomcik.
Svetnela is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Tomcik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomcik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Tomcik!
Kamil Tomcik retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Kamil Tomcik took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Tovarich Igor, don't they teach in Russia you shouldn't try to take something that's not yours? Read the belt, it says TOMCIK! Thanks for the participation though!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Lindback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is South Afrika. The key to victory for Heavy Damage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Damage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaf Lindback!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Damage.
Lindback swings for the body but Damage moves out of range.
Damage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Damage looks to land a combination but Lindback avoids it well.
Damage blocks a head kick by Lindback.
Lindback takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damage. That's going to slow Lindback down.
Lindback throws a lazy right hand but Damage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damage moves out of range of the strikes.
Damage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Damage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Damage throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Damage landing strikes from the mount and Lindback is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damage tries to control but Lindback wriggling away.
Damage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage avoids the attempt from Lindback to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindback is desperately trying to improve his position but Damage has a good base and remains in mount.
Lindback manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Lindback, under a barage of strikes from Damage.
Lindback is trying to control but can't.
Lindback moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damage is looking to advance position but Lindback has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lindback looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Damage taking shots to the head.
Lindback with shots to the head and body - Damage looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindback has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damage is working hard here to advance position.
Lindback working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lindback looking to control but Damage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lindback postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Damage looks a forlorn figure.
Lindback pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage tries to lock up and control but Lindback gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Damage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Damage is bucking up trying to escape but Lindback cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Damage is looking to improve his position but Lindback isn't that keen on the idea.
Damage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lindback landing strikes from the mount.
Damage is rocked!
Damage is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Damage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damage tries to lock up and control but Lindback gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lindback cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lindback prevents Damage from getting the reversal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindback postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Damage badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lindback around the waist but Lindback pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lindback is the winner by TKO! Lindback jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustaf Lindback!
Gustaf Lindback is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Gustaf Lindback thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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