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LFNC 135 - Rugter v Calzaghe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Milankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch comes to the cage accompanied by Get Knocked Out. Milankovic has chosen Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Novak Milankovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch scores with a decent looking hook.
Milankovic tries to clinch up.
Milankovic tries to clinch there but Punch circles away.
Milankovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Punch counters with a left to the body.
Milankovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Milankovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Punch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milankovic tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Punch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milankovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
Punch digs a good hook to Milankovic's body.
Punch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Punch throws a head kick but Milankovic moves out of range.
Milankovic throws a head kick but Punch moves out of range.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Milankovic.
Punch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Milankovic sprawls well. Milankovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punch gets slowly back to his feet.
Punch tries to keep at a distance but Milankovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Milankovic is pushing Punch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Punch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milankovic tries a knee to the head but Punch blocks it.
Punch is trying to force a seperation but Milankovic has the dominant position.
Punch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Milankovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milankovic.
Punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Punch breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Punch.
Milankovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch checks a leg kick nicely.
Punch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milankovic's sensitive parts.
Punch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Milankovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch swings for the body but Milankovic moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milankovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Punch avoids the damage to the body.
Milankovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Punch blocks it with crossed arms.
Punch breaks the clinch.
Punch shoots for a takedown but Milankovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punch cracks a nice hook into Milankovic's ribs.
Novak Milankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milankovic tries to land a leg kick but Punch saw it coming and moves away.
Milankovic swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
Milankovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punch works Milankovic's body with a nice hook.
Milankovic tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
Milankovic clinches.
Knees to the body from Milankovic.
Punch breaks the clinch.
Milankovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milankovic looks for the body kick but Punch saw that one coming.
Milankovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milankovic misses with a leg kick
and Punch counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Punch.
Milankovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Punch can't get the takedown.
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!
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Milankovic.
Punch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Milankovic landing knees to the body.
Punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Punch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Milankovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Milankovic is looking to clinch.
Punch's corner calls for a 1-2. Punch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Novak Milankovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Punch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milankovic.
Punch gets tackled into the cage by Milankovic. Milankovic maintains the clinch.
Punch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milankovics head.
Milankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Punch working aggressively here.
Punch avoiding damage as Milankovic throws knees to the body.
Milankovic leaning against his opponent.
Punch wants to break free but Milankovic has control.
Milankovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punch's efforts to push away.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.
Punch breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Milankovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Milankovic wants to clinch
and Milankovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punch misses with a straight left.
Milankovic tries to score with a low kick but Punch moves his leg out of the way.
Good exchange - Punch coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throws an overhand right that lands on Milankovic's shoulder, as Milankovic tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Punch does no damage.
Milankovic misses with a low kick.
Novak Milankovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milankovic clinches up with Punch and pushes him back against the cage.
Milankovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Milankovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Milankovic.
Punch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milankovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Punch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Milankovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milankovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Novak Milankovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Punch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch is looking to break free of the clinch but Milankovic has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Milankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Punch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punch throws a sloppy head kick and Milankovic moves out of range easily.
Milankovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Milankovic.
Punch tries a low kick but Milankovic avoids it.
Milankovic darts in trying to clinch
and Milankovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Milankovic's hands.
Milankovic scores with the left hand. Punch knows he should have avoided that one.
Milankovic tries to clinch but Punch moves out of range.
Milankovic throws a sloppy head kick and Punch moves out of range easily.
Punch lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic tries to clinch
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punch with a jab.
Milankovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milankovic throws a low kick but Punch avoids it.
Punch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Milankovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Milankovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
Milankovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punch.
Punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milankovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milankovic is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Punch.
Milankovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punch!
Milankovic instigates a clinch.
Milankovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milankovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Milankovic trying to control the position but instead, Punch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milankovic into the cage.
Punch avoiding damage as Milankovic throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punch can't break the clinch.
Punch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milankovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punch's efforts to push away.
Milankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Novak Milankovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Milankovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Punch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Punch fails to land the takedown.
Milankovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Milankovic prevents Punch from breaking the clinch.
Punch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Punch is trying to force a seperation but Milankovic has the dominant position.
Punch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milankovic prevents Punch from breaking the clinch.
Milankovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milankovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Milankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Milankovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Milankovic.
Punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch missing with a left hand there. Milankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Novak Milankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punch shoots in looking for a takedown but Milankovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Punch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Milankovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milankovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Punch to score with a decent uppercut.
Punch lands with a good body shot.
Punch throws the left hand but Milankovic avoids the punch easily.
Milankovic misses with a head kick.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Punch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Milankovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milankovic wants to clinch.
Milankovic is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milankovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punch misses with a body kick.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
Punch scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milankovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Novak Milankovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Milankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milankovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Milankovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Punch controls his hands.
Milankovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Punch avoids the damage to the body.
Punch looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries to circle away but Milankovic has him pinned against the cage.
Milankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Punch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Milankovic. No joy for Punch on that attempt.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Punch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Punch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Milankovic.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Punch misses.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milankovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Punch's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws the left hand but Milankovic avoids the punch easily.
Milankovic throws a leg kick which misses Punch's front leg but catches the back leg as Punch tries to avoid it.
Milankovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ray Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milankovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milankovic.
Milankovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ray Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punch checks a leg kick.
Punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Milankovic is just out of range.
Milankovic tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milankovic tries to clinch up but Punch circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milankovic wants to land a leg kick but Punch is out of range.
Punch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Punch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Novak Milankovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Milankovic 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Novak Milankovic!
Post fight, Novak Milankovic took to the microphone: 'HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is Deadmau5 - Ghosts and Stuff. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Jacare Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Victor Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jacare Lopez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Lopez lands with a kick to the temple. Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez effectively controlling the action here.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Lopez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Lopez slips under a jab from Cruz.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Lopez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a head kick. That will keep Cruz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lopez gets a clinch.
Lopez lands a damaging elbow.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Victor Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacare Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez slips under a jab.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz misses the jab.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacare Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Victor Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez has Cruz pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Lopez.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jacare Lopez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacare Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacare Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lopez colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Cruz as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lopez is left battered and dazed whilst Cruz and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Cruz!
After the fight, Victor Cruz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Maughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Maughan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maughan looks to land a left hand but Bing moved out of range nicely.
Maughan throws a series of punches but Bing moves out of range.
Maughan misses with a hook.
Maughan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bing circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Maughan.
Maughan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maughan misses with a looping left.
Bing tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maughan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maughan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maughan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bing.
Maughan swinging wildly here.
Bing scores with a leg kick.
Bing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maughan.
Maughan checks a low kick from Bing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maughan 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.
Wilson Maughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maughan misses the shot to the body.
Bing feints and then cracks Maughan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maughan down.
Maughan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bing was well out of range. Poor timing from Maughan.
Maughan tries to bum rush Bing with a series of wild strikes but Bing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maughan checks a leg kick.
Maughan lands a jab-cross combination.
Bing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maughan swings for the body but Bing moves out of range.
Bing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maughan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maughan misses with a double jab.
Maughan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bing counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bing avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maughan tries to throw a body punch but Bing avoids it by throwing Maughan back against the cage.
Maughan tries to break the clinch but Bing is controlling the position.
Maughan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Wilson Maughan has been cut.
Bing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maughan looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bing.
Maughan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bing controls his hands.
Maughan takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Maughan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bing lands a body shot.
Bing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing crunches a lovely knee into Maughan's ribcage.
Bing taking a breather.
Maughan can't find room to land a body shot as Bing controls the action.
Maughan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Bing.
Bing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bing lands with a light punch inside.
Bing scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bing lands a nice uppercut.
Bing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maughan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bing prevents Maughan from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bing.
Bing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bing gets through Maughan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bing connects with a knee to the head.
Bing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bing is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bing lands an elbow inside that Maughan shrugs off.
Bing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bing lands a nice elbow.
Bing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bing lands a good knee to the midsection. Maughan won't want to take too many of those.
Bing lands an elbow that stopped Maughan in his tracks for a moment.
Bing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maughan misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maughan tries to break free but Bing pushes him back against the cage.
Bing lands an elbow inside that Maughan shrugs off.
Bing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maughan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilson Maughan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bing feints and then cracks Maughan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maughan down.
Bing blocks a leg kick.
Bing slips a straight right by Maughan.
Wilson Maughan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bing moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bing pushes Maughan away with a front kick.
Bing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maughan can do to turn this around?
Bing looks to throw the jab but Maughan is out of range.
Maughan 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.
Bing throws a sloppy head kick and Maughan moves out of range easily.
Bing scores with a spinning back kick!
Maughan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bing scores with a head kick. Maughan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good leg kick by Bing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Bing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maughan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing throws a leg kick that misses.
Bing misses the shot to the body.
Maughan throws a hook but Bing blocks it.
Bing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bing lands a head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bing 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 Maughan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maughan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bing instigates a clinch.
Maughan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maughan is trying to force a seperation but Bing has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Bing.
Maughan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bing prevents a body shot from Maughan.
Bing lands a nice elbow.
Bing can't find room to land a body shot as Maughan controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bing prevents Maughan from breaking the clinch.
Bing misses with a punch to the body.
Bing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maughan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bing lands an elbow inside that Maughan shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maughan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bing working Maughan over with knees to the body.
Bing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bing tries a knee to the head but Maughan blocks it.
Maughan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bing.
A short right from Bing on the inside.
Maughan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bing lands a knee to the body.
Bing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maughan is rocked!
Bing lands a nice knee to the body.
Maughan is still on wobbly legs! Can Bing finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bing obliges.
Maughan seems to have recovered his senses.
Bing lands a knee to the head.
Maughan takes an elbow to the temple.
Maughan takes a shot to the head.
Maughan is looking to break free of the clinch but Bing has double underhooks.
Bing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maughan's efforts to push away.
Maughan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bing throws a big uppercut that drops Maughan! More strikes from Bing and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maughan lies dazed against the cage as Bing celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Bing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theon Greyjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen Final Countdown as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 lbs
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22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Theon Greyjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Mason!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason tries to clinch but Greyjoy moves out of range.
Mason shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Greyjoy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Greyjoy keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Greyjoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Greyjoy, not yet.
Greyjoy is working hard here to advance position.
Mason has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Greyjoy is proving hard to escape from.
Greyjoy keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Mason might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Greyjoy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Mason was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mason tries to clinch up but Greyjoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mason was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mason controlling the position easily from mount.
Greyjoy tries to reverse the position but Mason maintains control.
Mason lands a nice shot to the head.
Mason wants to control the pace but Greyjoy is squirming around nicely.
Mason tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Greyjoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Greyjoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Greyjoy manages to get to full guard.
Greyjoy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mason preventing the sweep.
Mason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greyjoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Greyjoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Greyjoy working for a triangle but Mason defends it easily.
Greyjoy is breathing heavily.
Greyjoy keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Mason content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Mason wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mason shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mason was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mason can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greyjoy is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a head shot.
Greyjoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mason working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Greyjoy tries to improve his position but instead Mason has taken his back!
Greyjoy trying to control the hands but Mason won't let him.
Greyjoy tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mason dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greyjoy fails with the takedown.
Mason looking to score a takedown here. Greyjoy is defending well but Mason drives through and ends up in Greyjoy's guard.
Greyjoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Mason advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mason thows a huge punch but Greyjoy dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mason wants to work for an arm triangle but Greyjoy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Greyjoy tries to roll over but Mason keeps him under control.
Mason slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyjoy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason looking to control but Greyjoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Michael Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greyjoy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mason landing shots from mount.
Greyjoy tries to reverse the position but Mason maintains control.
Mason scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greyjoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to control the pace but Greyjoy is squirming around nicely.
Mason scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greyjoy?
Greyjoy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Mason is controlling Greyjoy's posture.
Mason is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Greyjoy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Greyjoy preventing the sweep.
Greyjoy wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Greyjoy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mason is trying to get back to half guard.
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
Greyjoy working the strikes but Mason uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Greyjoy passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greyjoy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mason is on top in guard.
Greyjoy has his foot on Mason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mason works his way back into a safe position though.
Mason trying to control but Greyjoy is working from the bottom.
Greyjoy keeping full guard, as Mason tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Greyjoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greyjoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason dives in and scores a takedown into Greyjoy's guard.
Mason preventing the sweep.
Greyjoy trying to control the position.
Greyjoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Greyjoy trying to control the position.
Greyjoy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mason doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mason manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Greyjoy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Mason wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mason bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy can't do much from the bottom here.
Mason decides to stand back up.
Mason drives through with a takedown into Greyjoy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mason pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greyjoy is keeping the position for now.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Greyjoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greyjoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greyjoy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Greyjoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mason's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Greyjoy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mason uses it to pass to side control.
Mason decides to stand back up. Mason steps back and let's Greyjoy get back to his feet.
Theon Greyjoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Greyjoy shoots in.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Greyjoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mason looking to score a takedown here. Greyjoy is defending well but Mason drives through and ends up in Greyjoy's guard.
Mason trying to control but Greyjoy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy looking for a guillotine here but Mason defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greyjoy keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greyjoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mason has managed to get both his arms back between Greyjoy's legs - danger averted.
Michael Mason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mason not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mason!
A determined Michael Mason didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forest Beckford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Beckford!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Beckford saw that one coming.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckford has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Forest Beckford has been cut.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Beckford in a clinch.
Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beckford backwards.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beckford.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Beckford's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva cracks Beckford with a nice body shot.
Beckford looks gassed!
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.
Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beckford takes one to the side of the head.
Beckford is rocked!
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Beckford ducks under and follows up with a left that Beckford also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a nice body kick.
David Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Beckford stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Da Silva follows into mount!
Beckford is still in real trouble! Can Da Silva finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Beckford squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Da Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Beckford seems to have recovered his senses.
Beckford is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to control but Beckford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beckford tries to hold on but Da Silva pushes him away.
Da Silva controlling from mount.
Beckford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to control but Beckford wriggling away.
David Da Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Da Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Da Silva gets a clinch.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Beckford.
Beckford working aggressively here.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Beckford blocks it.
Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Beckford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Silva into the cage.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Forest Beckford's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva lands with an overhand left.
Beckford misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckford misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beckford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Silva.
Da Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beckford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forest Beckford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beckford at a distance.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckford's sensitive parts.
Beckford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckford.
David Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Beckford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Good exchange - Da Silva coming out on top.
Beckford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckford circles away.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beckford misses with a body punch.
David Da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva obliges.
Beckford is breathing heavily.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
The cut above Forest Beckford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckford can do to turn this around?
Da Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beckford up against the cage.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beckford being controlled against the cage.
Beckford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva is pushing Beckford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Da Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Beckford throws a head punch that misses.
Beckford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Beckford trying to stall but Da Silva improves his position.
Beckford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Da Silva takes a swing at Beckford's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Beckford's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Da Silva dives in looking to finish as Beckford flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Da Silva's strikes! Da Silva is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Beckford's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Beckford was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Da Silva!
David Da Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 160! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milano Mazric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milano Mazric could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robbie Robertson's chin.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Milano Mazric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Robertson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Robertson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robertson throws a hook but Mazric avoids it easily.
Robertson connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Mazric.
A jab lands there for Robertson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson misses with a leg kick
and Mazric counters with a nice leg kick.
Mazric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Robertson swings widly with a right hand
and Robertson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Robbie Robertson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson digs a good hook to Mazric's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mazric keeps control of Robertson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robertson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mazric is trying to keep an underhook but Robertson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mazric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robertson stands up out of the half guard.
Robertson misses with a body punch
and Mazric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robertson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mazric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazric doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazric.
Robertson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mazric tries to clinch up
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mazric misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Mazric checks it.
Robertson misses with a body shot
and Mazric counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mazric.
Mazric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robertson walks away with a smile on his face. Mazric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mazric is out of range and Robertson settles back down.
Mazric moves out of range of the body kick.
Robertson throws a sloppy body shot
and Mazric moves into the clinch.
Mazric tries to pull guard but Robertson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mazric drops back down to his feet.
Mazric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robertson walks away with a smile on his face. Mazric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milano Mazric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mazric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robertson 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 Mazric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mazric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mazric moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Robbie Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazric avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Mazric scores with the left hand. Robertson knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Mazric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mazric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Robbie Robertson's cut even more.
Mazric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robertson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robertson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mazric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robbie Robertson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Robertson's cut.
That's time! Mazric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robertson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mazric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robertson is rocked!
Mazric knocks out Robertson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Mazric before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Mazric picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milano Mazric!
A very excited looking Milano Mazric rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiminez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big pun - Beware. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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203 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Hector Jiminez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldridge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eldridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiminez.
Eldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiminez moves away.
Jiminez misses with a head kick.
Jiminez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eldridge throws a leg kick but Jiminez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jiminez misses with a low kick as Eldridge jumps back.
Jiminez misses with a two punch combination.
Jiminez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eldridge misses with a head kick.
Jiminez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jiminez digs a good body shot into Eldridge's ribs.
Jiminez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jiminez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eldridge misses with a head kick.
Jiminez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez tries to clinch up but Eldridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Jiminez throws a head kick but Eldridge moves out of range.
Jiminez instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Eldridge to work.
Jiminez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiminez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jiminez being controlled against the cage.
Jiminez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Jiminez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eldridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eldridge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jiminez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eldridge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jiminez is looking to clinch.
Eldridge throws a hook but Jiminez avoids it easily.
Eldridge throws a low kick, looking for Jiminez's leg but Jiminez calmly moves out of range.
Eldridge connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Jiminez tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Eldridge.
Jiminez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jiminez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jiminez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jiminez throws a head kick that misses.
Jiminez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eldridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jiminez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hector Jiminez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Jiminez.
A jab lands there for Eldridge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Jiminez blocks the leg kick.
Eldridge throws a front kick aimed at Jiminez's knee but Jiminez avoids it well.
Jiminez moves in looking to clinch but Eldridge pushes him off.
Eldridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiminez moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Eldridge finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jiminez throws a sloppy head kick and Eldridge moves out of range easily.
Eldridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiminez.
Eldridge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jiminez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eldridge keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eldridge throws a front kick aimed at Jiminez's knee but Jiminez avoids it well.
Jiminez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Michael Eldridge has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eldridge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eldridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiminez breaks the clinch.
Jiminez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jiminez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eldridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiminez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eldridge. Eldridge obviously looking to wear him down.
Jiminez forces Eldridge back against the cage and clinches.
Eldridge misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jiminez is looking to break free of the clinch but Eldridge has double underhooks.
Eldridge will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jiminez up against the cage.
Jiminez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Michael Eldridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Eldridge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eldridge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eldridge throws a wild body kick that Jiminez sees coming a mile off.
Jiminez clinches up with Eldridge and pushes him back against the cage.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiminez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jiminez.
Jiminez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiminez wants to break free but Eldridge has control.
A bit of stalling here from Eldridge.
Jiminez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eldridge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jiminez's defenses.
Eldridge wants to stall.
Jiminez lands an uppercut.
Jiminez lands an uppercut.
Jiminez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez working aggressively here.
Jiminez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jiminez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael Eldridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiminez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jiminez swinging wildly here.
Eldridge throws a leg kick but Jiminez checks it.
Jiminez throws a head kick that Eldridge semi-blocks.
Eldridge lands a front kick.
Eldridge tests Jiminez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiminez misses with a two punch combination.
Eldridge looks to land a body kick but Jiminez moved away.
Eldridge throws a leg kick but Jiminez checks it.
Hector Jiminez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jiminez breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiminez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Jiminez. Those never looked like landing.
Jiminez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eldridge blocks a head kick by Jiminez.
Jiminez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eldridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Eldridge wants to land a leg kick but Jiminez is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eldridge. Jiminez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiminez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eldridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiminez was well out of range. Poor timing from Eldridge.
Jiminez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge throws out a loose jab but Jiminez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiminez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eldridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eldridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiminez tries to break the clinch but Eldridge is controlling the position.
Eldridge has Jiminez pressed against the cage, preventing Jiminez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eldridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jiminez's efforts to push away.
Jiminez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiminez breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Jiminez.
Jiminez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eldridge.
Jiminez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eldridge digs a good hook to Jiminez's body.
A low kick from Jiminez misses
enabling Eldridge to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eldridge.
A big left from Jiminez misses.
Jiminez moves away from the strike by Eldridge.
Jiminez is looking to clinch.
Eldridge avoids the head kick by Jiminez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eldridge throws a head kick that misses.
Jiminez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jiminez instigates a clinch.
Eldridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eldridge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiminez is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eldridge is stalling here.
Eldridge trying to stall but Jiminez improves his position.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Jiminez avoids the damage 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 Michael Eldridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Eldridge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eldridge throws a sloppy head kick and Jiminez moves out of range easily.
Jiminez darts in and clinches Eldridge up against the cage.
Jiminez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eldridge'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.
Jiminez wants to break free but Eldridge has control.
Jiminez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Eldridge.
Jiminez thuds a left hand into Eldridge's body.
Jiminez misses with a wild combination.
Jiminez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eldridge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jiminez tries to clinch up but Eldridge circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eldridge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiminez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eldridge thuds his right hand into Jiminez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eldridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiminez.
Eldridge tries to clinch but Jiminez moves out of range.
Eldridge slips a straight right by Jiminez.
Jiminez misses with a head kick.
Eldridge avoids the head kick by Jiminez.
Jiminez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jiminez throws a series of punches but Eldridge moves out of range.
Jiminez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hector Jiminez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiminez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eldridge throws out the jab.
Eldridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Jiminez tries to clinch but Eldridge is having none of it.
Jiminez misses with a wild combination.
Eldridge scores with a jab.
Eldridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiminez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eldridge swivels and escapes.
Jiminez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jiminez wants to clinch up but Eldridge keeps it at a distance.
Eldridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eldridge throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jiminez fails to land with a series of punches.
Eldridge lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge has Jiminez up against the cage in a clinch.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jiminez blocks an elbow strike.
Eldridge'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.
Jiminez blocks an elbow strike.
Jiminez misses with some punches.
Eldridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eldridge prevents Jiminez from breaking the clinch.
Eldridge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Hector Jiminez has been cut.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Jiminez avoids the damage to the body.
Jiminez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez blocks an elbow strike from Eldridge.
Jiminez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jiminez dodges an elbow strike from Eldridge.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow.
Jiminez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jiminez throws a head punch that misses.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jiminez is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eldridge as Jiminez tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Jiminez as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eldridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jiminez's efforts to push away.
Eldridge just leaning against Jiminez, taking a breather.
Michael Eldridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Eldridge.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eldridge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Eldridge!
Michael Eldridge very nearly forgot to thank [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamison McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGowen comes into the arena with Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity blaring out of the sound system. Smith has chosen Mohammed's theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
260 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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258 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamison McGowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith tries to hold on but McGowen postures up.
Smith avoids a series of strikes thrown by McGowen.
McGowen prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to hold on but McGowen postures up.
McGowen lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Clifford Smith has been cut.
McGowen 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.
McGowen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McGowen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because McGowen loaded up on that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but McGowen has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McGowen.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but McGowen has control of the leg.
McGowen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGowen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
McGowen drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick McGowen off! McGowen jumps back into Smith's guard.
McGowen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGowen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGowen prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith wants to stand up but McGowen is controlling him.
McGowen trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGowen tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGowen wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGowen.
McGowen blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but McGowen moves his leg out of the way.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGowen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by McGowen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGowen.
That has opened up Clifford Smith's cut even more.
Clifford Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGowen avoids the head kick by Smith.
McGowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGowen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith thumps McGowen with a low kick.
McGowen shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGowen is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGowen digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGowen's calf.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at McGowen's knee but McGowen avoids it well.
Smith connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jamison McGowen has been cut.
McGowen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison McGowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith connects with a leg kick. McGowen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws out a leg kick but McGowen moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
McGowen wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with a left hand there. McGowen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGowen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGowen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from McGowen.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - McGowen scores with a four punch combination!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith feints and then cracks McGowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGowen down.
McGowen moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
McGowen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but McGowen persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGowen checks a low kick from Smith.
McGowen shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGowen is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith throws a front kick that sends McGowen stumbling back into the cage.
McGowen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith moves away from the strike by McGowen.
McGowen misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
McGowen gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but McGowen blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from McGowen.
Smith stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! McGowen throws up his legs and catches Smith in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Smith tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by McGowen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jamison McGowen!
Jamison McGowen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Schroeder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Templar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroeder just misses with a punch to the body.
Schroeder misses the shot to the body.
Templar throws a body punch but Schroeder moves out of range.
Schroeder misses with a straight right.
Templar needs to keep his hands up - Schroeder had a free shot at his head there.
Templar avoids the body shot from Schroeder.
Templar throws a body punch but Schroeder moves out of range.
Templar lands a nice hook to Schroeder's body. Schroeder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Templar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schroeder.
Schroeder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Templar's hands.
Schroeder takes a swing at Templar's ribcage but misses.
Schroeder scores with a hook.
Schroeder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Templar counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schroeder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Templar circles away quickly and effectively.
Schroeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schroeder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schroeder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Templar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schroeder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Templar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder lands with a cross.
Schroeder's corner calls for a 1-2. Schroeder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schroeder ducks right into an uppercut from Templar.
Templar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Templar throws a big shot that misses.
Templar lands an overhand right.
Schroeder lands with a cross.
Templar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schroeder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schroeder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Templar.
Templar swings for the body but Schroeder moves out of range.
Templar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schroeder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Templar momentarily.
Templar swings for the body but Schroeder moves out of range.
Schroeder just misses with a punch to the body.
Schroeder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schroeder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Templar scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Templar misses.
Schroeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesley Templar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Templar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schroeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Templar.
Templar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schroeder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schroeder. Templar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schroeder throws a body punch but Templar moves out of range.
Templar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Templar avoids the body shot from Schroeder.
Templar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schroeder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Schroeder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Templar lands with a right hand.
Schroeder throws a jab when Templar was well out of range.
Templar looks to land a left hand but Schroeder moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schroeder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Templar throws a body punch but Schroeder moves out of range.
Schroeder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Templar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schroeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Templar.
Templar thuds his right hand into Schroeder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schroeder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schroeder jabs Templar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Templar staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Templar.
Schroeder looks to land a combination but Templar avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Schroeder.
Templar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schroeder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Templar.
A shot to the liver by Templar. Beautiful body shot.
Schroeder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schroeder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder misses with a body shot.
Schroeder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templar was well out of range. Poor timing from Schroeder.
Brian Schroeder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schroeder stuffs the takedown.
Templar takes a swing at Schroeder's ribcage but misses.
Schroeder throws a jab when Templar was well out of range.
Templar misses the shot to the body.
Templar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schroeder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Templar looks to score with a jab to the body but Schroeder is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Templar, as that shot connected.
Templar looks to score with a jab to the body but Schroeder is just out of range.
Schroeder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schroeder 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.
Schroeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Schroeder. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Templar dominated that round.
That's time! Schroeder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Templar sizes up Schroeder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schroeder avoids the body shot from Templar.
Schroeder scores with a shot to the body.
Schroeder throws a series of punches but Templar avoids them all with ease.
Schroeder throws a right hand that Templar ducks under and follows up with a left that Templar also avoids with ease.
Schroeder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Templar throws out the jab.
Templar lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schroeder. Templar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schroeder looks to throw the jab but Templar is out of range.
Schroeder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesley Templar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Templar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Templar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schroeder to score with a decent uppercut.
Templar rushes Schroeder and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Templar misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder fails to land with a series of punches.
Templar connects with a body shot.
Schroeder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Templar on the side of the head.
Schroeder misses with a body shot.
Schroeder avoids the body shot from Templar.
Templar takes a swing at Schroeder's ribcage but misses.
Schroeder misses with a looping right.
Templar throws a big shot that misses.
Templar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schroeder.
Schroeder misses with the combination.
Schroeder fails to land with a series of punches.
Schroeder's corner calls for a 1-2. Schroeder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
Templar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Templar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templar scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schroeder slips under a jab from Templar.
Templar thuds his right hand into Schroeder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schroeder misses the jab.
Templar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Schroeder misses.
Templar shoots in looking for a takedown. Schroeder tries to sprawl out of it but Templar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schroeder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Templar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schroeder lands with a shot to the body.
Templar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schroeder.
Schroeder cracks Templar with an open hand slap.
Schroeder cracks Templar with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Templar misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder lands a nice shot that snaps Templar's head back.
Templar looks to land a right hand but Schroeder moved out of range.
Schroeder's corner calls for a 1-2. Schroeder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Templar throws an overhand right that lands on Schroeder's shoulder, as Schroeder tries to avoid the shot.
Schroeder throws a jab when Templar was well out of range.
Schroeder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Templar lands a hook that snaps the head of Schroeder backwards.
Templar lands with a light punch inside.
Templar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schroeder's elbow.
Templar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder moves out of range as Templar strikes.
Schroeder throws a right hand that Templar ducks under and follows up with a left that Templar also avoids with ease.
Templar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schroeder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Templar throws out the jab.
Schroeder walks into a jab.
Templar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schroeder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Templar misses with a hook.
Schroeder misses with a double jab
and Templar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Schroeder misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schroeder moves forwards but Templar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schroeder looks to score with a jab to the body but Templar is just out of range.
Schroeder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schroeder is rocked!
Templar darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Schroeder's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Templar before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wesley Templar!
Wesley Templar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Pride of Wales. Rutger has chosen Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark - United as his entrance music. Russ Rutger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russ Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutger moves forwards but Calzaghe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Rutger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutger tests Calzaghe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calzaghe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a stiff right hand.
Calzaghe throws a hook but Rutger blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe Calzaghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Calzaghe misses.
Rutger is looking to clinch.
Calzaghe defending well as Rutger loads up on a big left hand.
Rutger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Calzaghe swivels and escapes.
Rutger moves in looking to clinch but Calzaghe pushes him off.
Rutger tries to clinch up.
Rutger swings widly with a right hand
and Calzaghe counters with a nice uppercut.
Calzaghe takes a swing at Rutger's ribcage but misses.
Calzaghe stuns Rutger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutger throws out a loose jab but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rutger to score with a decent uppercut.
Calzaghe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a shot to the body
and Rutger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Rutger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calzaghe is controlling Rutger's trapped leg to prevent Rutger from advancing to side control.
Rutger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calzaghe's head.
Rutger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calzaghe trying to control but Rutger postures up.
Rutger is pressing down on Calzaghe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Calzaghe is holding on for now.
Rutger slows the pace down in half guard.
Rutger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger stops Calzaghe from getting back to his feet.
Rutger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. Rutger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calzaghe is looking to wear down Rutger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1-2. Calzaghe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the body from Calzaghe misses
and Rutger counters with a low kick, right behind Calzaghe 's knee.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Calzaghe ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
Calzaghe walks into a stiff left hand from Rutger.
Rutger tries to clinch up but Calzaghe circles away and keeps his distance.
Calzaghe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calzaghe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot.
Rutger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Rutger tenderised Calzaghe's leg. Calzaghe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Rutger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe is trying to stall.
Rutger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calzaghe throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russ Rutger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rutger throws a body punch but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Rutger slips a straight right by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutger throws out the jab.
Rutger connects with an inside leg kick.
Rutger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calzaghe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Calzaghe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzaghe is just out of range.
Rutger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calzaghe tries to avoid it but Rutger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calzaghe to the ground. Calzaghe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rutger misses with a head kick.
Rutger walks into a stiff left hand from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws the left hand but Rutger avoids the punch easily.
Calzaghe blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
Calzaghe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calzaghe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calzaghe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Calzaghe checks a leg kick.
Rutger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutger looks to land a body kick but Calzaghe moved away.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Calzaghe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutger counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger blocks a jab.
Calzaghe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Calzaghe misses the target.
Rutger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calzaghe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger throws a series of punches but Calzaghe avoids them all with ease.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calzaghe doesn't seem bothered though.
Calzaghe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calzaghe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rutger on the side of the head.
Calzaghe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calzaghe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutger moves away.
Rutger wants to clinch up but Calzaghe keeps it at a distance.
Calzaghe keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutger tries to clinch up but Calzaghe circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutger tries to clinch up but Calzaghe circles away and keeps his distance.
Calzaghe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutger counters by clinching up.
Rutger jumps guard but Calzaghe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rutger manages to break the clinch.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a looping overhand right but Rutger ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe slaps away a takedown attempt from Rutger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Calzaghe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russ Rutger.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Rutger misses.
Rutger slips under a jab.
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!
Rutger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutger clobbers Calzaghe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutger misses with a straight left.
Rutger throws a right hand that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Calzaghe ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
Calzaghe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russ Rutger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calzaghe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Calzaghe tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Rutger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
Calzaghe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calzaghe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutger throws a leg kick which misses Calzaghe's front leg but catches the back leg as Calzaghe tries to avoid it.
Rutger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Calzaghe misses with a straight right.
Rutger dips to his left and cracks Calzaghe with an uppercut!
Rutger thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutger digs a good hook to Calzaghe's body.
A combination from Rutger does no damage.
Calzaghe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rutger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutger throws out a loose jab but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calzaghe.
Rutger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutger tries to clinch there but Calzaghe circles away.
Calzaghe lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calzaghe takes a kick 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!
Calzaghe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calzaghe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Calzaghe throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calzaghe thinking.
Calzaghe 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.
Calzaghe scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutger should have avoided that one.
A jab from Rutger finds it's way through Calzaghe's defenses.
Rutger misses with a hook to the body
and Calzaghe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands a nice shot that snaps Rutger's head back.
Calzaghe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Calzaghe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Calzaghe blocks a head kick by Rutger.
Rutger throws a jab when Calzaghe was well out of range.
Calzaghe dodges the punch combination from Rutger.
Rutger feints and then cracks Calzaghe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calzaghe down.
Calzaghe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rutger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calzaghe lands a slapping body shot.
Rutger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Calzaghe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger working away.
Rutger working the head with strikes.
Rutger staying calm.
Rutger advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. Calzaghe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger takes a swing at Calzaghe's ribcage but misses.
Calzaghe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rutger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Calzaghe is rocked!
Rutger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Calzaghe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Rutger misses.
Rutger jabs Calzaghe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Calzaghe seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutger tries to clinch but Calzaghe is having none of it.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzaghe is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rutger.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut. Rutger saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Rutger throws a sloppy body shot
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Rutger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutger feints and then cracks Calzaghe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calzaghe down.
Rutger wants to slow Calzaghe down by chopping away at his legs.
Calzaghe missing with a left hand there. Rutger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutger closes the distance but Calzaghe moves to the side
and Calzaghe counters with a stiff right hand.
Calzaghe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calzaghe cracks Rutger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Rutger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutger, right into the meat.
Rutger throws a series of punches but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Rutger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutger avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Rutger scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutger is looking to chop away at Calzaghe's legs.
Calzaghe misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutger misses with a lunging right hand
and Calzaghe counters with a nice body shot.
Rutger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutger connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutger at a distance.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.
Calzaghe blocks a low kick nicely.
Rutger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutger throws a lazy uppercut
and Calzaghe counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. Rutger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calzaghe lands with a shot to the body.
Rutger pushes Calzaghe away with a front kick.
Calzaghe scores with a hook.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutger.
Rutger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calzaghe was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutger.
Calzaghe avoids a kick to the body.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Rutger moves in looking to clinch but Calzaghe pushes him off.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Calzaghe fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Calzaghe. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutger takes a swing at Calzaghe's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Russ Rutger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Calzaghe blocks the leg kick.
Rutger looks to land a right hand but Calzaghe moved out of range.
A jab from Rutger misses.
Rutger moves into the clinch.
Calzaghe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Rutger.
Rutger lands with a short shot to the head.
Calzaghe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Calzaghe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rutger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calzaghe or not.
Calzaghe can't break the clinch.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger gets through Calzaghe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Calzaghe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutger tries to pull guard but Calzaghe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calzaghe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calzaghe tries to break the clinch but Rutger is controlling the position.
Rutger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calzaghe up against the cage.
A short left from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutger pulls guard.
Rutger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Calzaghe looking to sit in guard and control but Rutger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calzaghe is trying to keep Rutger in close.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Calzaghe keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Russ Rutger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rutger throwing strikes from guard but Calzaghe blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calzaghe keeping moving, preventing Rutger from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger advances to half guard.
Rutger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Calzaghe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rutger tries to pass to full mount but Calzaghe defends it.
Calzaghe wants to improve his position but Rutger is controlling well.
Rutger trying to control the pace.
Rutger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calzaghe's head.
Calzaghe won't allow Rutger to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is looking to get back to full guard here but Rutger has managed to pass to side control instead.
Rutger working away.
Calzaghe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Joe Calzaghe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rutger is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Rutger seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russ Rutger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rutger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russ Rutger! Russ Rutger retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Russ Rutger thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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