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DFC 28 - Aoki vs Matuszewski 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irus Golonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Stan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Stan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Irus Golonka!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stan scores with a body shot.
Golonka looks for a takedown but Stan sprawls well.
Golonka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stan swivels and escapes.
Stan shoots in and gets a takedown into Golonka's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Golonka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Golonka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stan working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stan is in close to Golonka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golonka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Golonka keeping moving, preventing Stan from controlling successfully.
Stan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Golonka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Golonka wants to sweep but no luck.
Golonka keeping moving, preventing Stan from controlling successfully.
Stan is really struggling to control Golonka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golonka has his foot on Stan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stan works his way back into a safe position though.
Golonka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stan throws an elbow that misses. Golonka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stan's guard. Nice move by Golonka!
Golonka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stan!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stan lands a nice forearm strike.
Stan is trying to ground and pound but Golonka uses the momentary lack of control by Stan to regain half guard.
Golonka wants to improve his position but Stan is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Golonka trying to control here.
Golonka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Stan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Golonka is refusing to be controlled, as Stan sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golonka tries to get to full guard but Stan has control of the leg.
Golonka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stan wants to pass the guard but Golonka is keeping the position.
Stan throwing strikes but missing.
Golonka working for a triangle but Stan defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golonka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Golonka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stan.
Golonka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Stan. No joy for Golonka on that attempt.
Stan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golonka moves away.
Stan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stan takes a swing at Golonka's ribcage but misses.
Golonka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Golonka has time to react.
It looks like Irus Golonka has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golonka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stan pinned against the cage. Stan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Golonka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Golonka somewhat.
Greg Stan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irus Golonka.
Stan works Golonka's body with a nice hook.
Stan shoots in for a takedown but Golonka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Golonka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stan counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Golonka!
Golonka is rocked!
Stan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Golonka on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stan lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Golonka quite badly. Golonka pulls Stan in close trying to recover. Stan postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Golonka on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Golonka doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Stan!
After winning the bout, Greg Stan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Gawrolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papy Abedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Janusz Gawrolek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Papy Abedi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gawrolek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abedi shoots in and gets a takedown into Gawrolek's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gawrolek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abedi.
Abedi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gawrolek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abedi distracts Gawrolek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abedi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abedi lands a couple of elbows.
Abedi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Abedi forces his way into half guard.
Abedi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abedi stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abedi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gawrolek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abedi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abedi slips a nice elbow through Gawrolek's hands, connecting with Gawrolek's forehead.
Abedi is trying to work for a kimura but Gawrolek is defending well.
Abedi is taking a breather. Gawrolek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Abedi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gawrolek is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Papy Abedi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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, Nick Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Jutsu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutsu fails with the takedown
and Gallo counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Gallo. No joy for Jutsu on that attempt.
Jutsu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gallo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Johnny Jutsu has been cut.
Jutsu has his takedown stuffed
and Gallo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nick Gallo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Jutsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallo sends Jutsu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gallo is motioning to the referee to let Jutsu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jutsu is rocked!
Jutsu backs away from a small jab... but Gallo lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Jutsu crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Gallo with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nick Gallo!
Nick Gallo gave a mention to Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Condor Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Patrick (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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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Condor Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Claude Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Patrick!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Axe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet.
Axe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patrick is trying to stand up.
Axe dominating with strikes here.
Axe controlling from the full mount.
Patrick is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Axe controlling the position easily from mount.
Axe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Patrick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Axe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Patrick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Axe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patrick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Axe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Patrick slips a jab and a cross from Axe.
Axe gets a takedown into half guard.
Patrick has hold of Axe's hands but Axe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Axe tries to pass to full mount but Patrick defends it.
Axe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Axe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Axe trying to mount his opponent but Patrick defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Axe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrick. Axe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Claude Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick misses with a straight left.
Axe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Axe takes the fight into the clinch.
Patrick trying to land knees to the body.
Patrick is looking to control Axe's arms but Axe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patrick has his back to the cage.
Axe misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Axe.
Axe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patrick misses with an uppercut.
Patrick gets caught napping as Axe dives in and scores a takedown. Patrick manages to retain guard.
Patrick looks gassed!
Patrick wants to get back to his feet but Axe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Axe distracts Patrick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Axe landing some decent shots from guard.
Patrick wants to stand up but Axe is controlling him.
Axe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Condor Axe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Axe drives through with a takedown into Patrick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Axe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Axe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Axe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patrick is keeping the position for now.
Axe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Axe stops Patrick from standing up.
Axe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axe content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Condor Axe just wasn't active enough.
Patrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Axe finds it's way round the side to connect with Patrick's head.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axe.
Patrick misses with an uppercut. Axe saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick tries to clinch there but Axe circles away.
Patrick wants to clinch.
Axe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Patrick to the ground. Axe is now in Patrick's guard.
Axe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet but Axe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Condor Axe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Axe tries to free his leg and advance position but Patrick is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Condor Axe.
Axe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe shoots in and scores a nice double leg 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!
Axe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Condor Axe just wasn't active enough.
Patrick throws a sloppy head kick and Axe moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Patrick.
Some wild striking there from Axe.
Patrick misses with a low kick.
Axe scores with the left hand. Patrick knows he should have avoided that one.
Patrick misses with a head kick.
Axe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patrick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Axe is controlling him.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Patrick being controlled here, momentarily.
Patrick wants to stand up but Axe is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Axe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Axe is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Condor Axe.
Patrick takes one to the side of the head.
Patrick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patrick's half guard.
Axe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick taking some punishment here, with Axe in his half guard.
Axe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Axe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Axe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patrick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Axe stops Patrick from getting back to his feet.
Axe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Axe there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe trying to control the pace.
Axe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Axe dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Condor Axe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Patrick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Axe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patrick throws a combination that misses
and Axe counters with a left and a right that stings Patrick.
Axe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patrick on his heels. He'll look to pass Patrick's guard now, I'm sure.
Axe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Axe 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.
Patrick is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Axe dives into side control.
Patrick being controlled for a moment.
Axe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Axe remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Patrick is trying to buck Axe off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Patrick will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Patrick is trying to get back to his feet.
Patrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axe controlling from side mount.
We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Axe - just one landing.
Axe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking to advance position but Patrick won't allow it.
Axe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Axe drives through with a takedown into Patrick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Axe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Axe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Axe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Condor Axe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Axe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Axe controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Patrick trying to remain calm as Axe controls from the top position.
Axe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Patrick is trying to buck Axe off.
Axe in side control, throwing shots but Patrick defends.
Axe controls the position.
Patrick is pushing Axe's head away, looking to escape. Axe manages to hold on to the position though.
Axe taking a breather here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Axe lands some shots froms side control.
Claude Patrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe prevents Patrick from escaping the position.
Axe happy to just control the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Axe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Axe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patrick.
Patrick is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe'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.
Patrick is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Condor Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Condor Axe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Kaminski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom White!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaminski clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaminski gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaminski lands a left hand.
Kaminski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaminski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski looks to throw a body kick
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kaminski won't be happy with that.
White has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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!
White shoots in and bounces Kaminski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White advances to half guard.
White seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kaminski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tom White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Schindler has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Schindler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer tries for a takedown but Schindler circles away easily
and Schindler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Destroyer misses with a takedown
and Schindler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Destroyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schindler counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer tries for a takedown but Schindler circles away easily
and Schindler counters with a body kick.
Destroyer tries for a takedown but Schindler circles away easily
and Schindler counters with a solid body kick.
Destroyer has his takedown stuffed
and Schindler counters with an outside leg kick.
Destroyer is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schindler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Destroyer with a poor takedown
and Schindler counters with an inside leg kick.
Schindler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schindler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Destroyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Schindler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schindler throws a head kick but Destroyer moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Schindler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schindler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Schindler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Destroyer doesn't seem phased though.
Kurt Schindler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schindler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Joe Destroyer has been cut.
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!
Destroyer with a poor takedown
and Schindler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Destroyer is rocked!
Nice body kick from Schindler.
Oh Destroyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schindler cracks Destroyer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Destroyer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Schindler pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Destroyer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Schindler!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kurt Schindler waved his t-shirt featuring Wolfpack Threadz's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Snoop Dogg - Who Am I as his entrance music. Chuck Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mo Lee's chin.
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150 lbs
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143 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
It looks like Chuck Jones has been cut.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Jones is rocked!
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chuck Jones's cut is getting worse.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
A short left from Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Jones! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Lee!
Mo Lee made sure to mention his sponsor, Brute in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LM Fao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fao comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking. Speed has chosen Sucker Punch / Army Of Me as his entrance music. LM Fao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, LM Fao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rufus Speed!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed connects with a solid leg kick.
Fao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Speed scores with a hook to the body. Fao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fao ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Speed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speed.
Fao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Speed counters by clinching up.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Speed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fao or not.
Fao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fao backwards.
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fao wants to take the fight to the mat but Speed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LM Fao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Speed.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Fao tries to score a body lock takedown but Speed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Speed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Speed - that landed with a thud.
Speed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speed lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Speed.
Fao has Speed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Speed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed lands with a right to the head.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed gets through Fao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Speed lands a hook that snaps the head of Fao backwards.
Speed breaks from the clinch.
Fao misses with a takedown attempt
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Fao misses with a takedown
and Speed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fao is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Speed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speed.
Rufus Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Speed - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fao misses with a takedown
and Speed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Speed throws a combination. Fao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fao walks into a stiff left hand from Speed.
Rufus Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fao walks into a jab.
Speed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Speed thuds a left hand into Fao's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Speed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Speed.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Speed.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faos head.
Still in the clinch, Speed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fao wants to take the fight to the mat but Speed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Speed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Fao wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Speed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fao doesn't seem bothered though.
Fao misses with a takedown attempt
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
LM Fao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Fao gets tackled into the cage by Speed. Speed maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Crunch! Speed slams his shin into Fao's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fao shoots and misses
and Fao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed punishes Fao's body with a nice straight punch.
Speed scores with a head kick. Fao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Speed feints and then cracks Fao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fao down.
Speed stalks Fao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fao's face. Fao staggers backwards, shaken.
Fao takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Fao misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LM Fao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed jabs at Fao's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Speed has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fao backwards.
Fao goes for a takedown attempt but Speed pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Speed scores with a jab.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot by Speed.
Speed connects with a solid leg kick.
Speed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Speed clinches up against the cage.
Speed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Speed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rufus Speed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Speed lands a right hand.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Speed.
Fao looking for a takedown.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Speed has Fao pushed against the cage.
Speed lands a left hand.
Speed lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed scores with a hook to the body.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fao is rocked!
Fao letting Speed take a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Fao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fao is looking for a takedown.
Fao seems to have got his legs back now.
Fao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Speed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Speed cracks Fao with a nice body shot.
Fao is trying to drag Speed to the mat but Speed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Speed connects with a body shot that sends Fao's belly button to the back.
Fao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Speed. That one must have hurt.
Speed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Speed instigates a clinch.
Speed lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Speed.
Speed scores with a shoulder strike.
Speed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fao.
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speed pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Fao's head.
Speed manages to break the clinch.
Speed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fao back to the cage. Speed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab lands there for Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Speed.
Jab from Speed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Speed has knocked Fao down with a huge combo! Speed steps away and waves a wobbly Fao back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jab, jab by Speed - just one landing.
Speed connects with a combination that backs up Fao into the cage. Speed lands a flurry of punches that gets past Fao's guard. Fao is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Speed bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Speed!
A victorious Rufus Speed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Matuszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Marcelo D2 - Desabafo . Michal Matuszewski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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20
161 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Michal Matuszewski!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matuszewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Matuszewski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Matuszewski moves away and avoids it.
Matuszewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki clinches up against the cage.
Matuszewski taking a breather.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Matuszewski won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matuszewski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aoki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matuszewski to keep the fight standing.
Matuszewski'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.
Matuszewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aoki has Matuszewski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Matuszewski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matuszewski walks away with a smile on his face. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matuszewski misses with a double jab.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Matuszewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matuszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Aoki misses.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Matuszewski.
Aoki pushes Matuszewski away with a front kick.
Matuszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki slips a jab from Matuszewski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Matuszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Matuszewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Matuszewski moved out of range.
Matuszewski avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Aoki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matuszewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matuszewski misses with a hook.
Aoki feints and as Matuszewski raises his hands in defense, Aoki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Matuszewski keeps moving.
Aoki preventing the sweep.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki postures up in Matuszewski's guard and throws a big left but Matuszewski blocks it.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses. Matuszewski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aoki's guard. Nice move by Matuszewski!
Matuszewski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matuszewski looking to pass the guard.
Matuszewski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matuszewski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Aoki is looking for a triangle but Matuszewski pushes his legs off easily.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matuszewski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aoki 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.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Matuszewski from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matuszewski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Matuszewski wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michal Matuszewski wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Matuszewski misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Aoki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matuszewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Matuszewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Aoki counters with a nice body shot.
Aoki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aoki lands in his opponent's guard.
Aoki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matuszewski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aoki, into his guard.
Matuszewski stays in close to Aoki's body and controls the position.
Aoki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Matuszewski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matuszewski passes into half guard.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Matuszewski sits in half guard.
Matuszewski trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michal Matuszewski.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Matuszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matuszewski moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski connects with a body shot that sends Aoki's belly button to the back.
Aoki moves into range and clinches up with Matuszewski.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Matuszewski stalling in the clinch.
Matuszewski scores with a shoulder strike.
Matuszewski wants to stall.
Aoki jumps guard but Matuszewski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matuszewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matuszewski just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Matuszewski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matuszewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki tries to pull guard but Matuszewski holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.
Matuszewski blocking some punches.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Matuszewski holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matuszewski slows down the pace here.
Aoki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matuszewski to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aoki is keeping busy.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Matuszewski holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matuszewski throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matuszewski gets tackled into the cage by Aoki. Aoki maintains the clinch.
Matuszewski gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
Aoki is trying to pull guard but Matuszewski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michal Matuszewski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matuszewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matuszewski.
Aoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aoki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matuszewski sees it coming and defends easily.
Matuszewski is not content to let Aoki control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matuszewski trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Matuszewski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aoki is pressing down on Matuszewski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matuszewski is holding on for now.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski looking to control.
Aoki forces his way into half guard.
Aoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matuszewski defending well though.
Aoki lands with a punch from half guard.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki prevents Matuszewski from improving his position.
Aoki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matuszewski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aoki is stalling here. Matuszewski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aoki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Matuszewski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Aoki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski trying to control the action but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki is trying to control Matuszewski's posture but Matuszewski avoids it.
Matuszewski is looking to take a break and control but Aoki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki regains half guard.
Aoki wants to improve his position but Matuszewski is controlling well.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Aoki clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matuszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matuszewski throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aoki scores with a body shot.
Matuszewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matuszewski misses with a looping left.
Matuszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Matuszewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matuszewski looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matuszewski misses with an uppercut
and Aoki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matuszewski.
Aoki shoots in but Matuszewski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Matuszewski misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matuszewski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matuszewski misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Matuszewski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
Matuszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michal Matuszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Matuszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Matuszewski lands with a shot to the body.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Matuszewski coming out on top.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matuszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matuszewski misses with a right hand
and Aoki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matuszewski thinking.
Matuszewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aoki throws out the jab.
Matuszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Matuszewski misses.
Matuszewski cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matuszewski throws a big shot that misses.
Matuszewski throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Matuszewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matuszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matuszewski.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matuszewski.
Matuszewski lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matuszewski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matuszewski.
A swing and a miss from Aoki.
Aoki tries to clinch but Matuszewski moves away
and Matuszewski counters with a right hand to the body.
Aoki swings for the body but Matuszewski moves out of range.
Matuszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki needs to keep his hands up - Matuszewski had a free shot at his head there.
Matuszewski loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michal Matuszewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Matuszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki lands a head shot.
Matuszewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matuszewski throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Matuszewski misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matuszewski throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki pushes Matuszewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matuszewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matuszewski misses with a straight right.
Matuszewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Matuszewski dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Matuszewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Matuszewski as he connects with a hook.
Matuszewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matuszewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aoki throws a hook but Matuszewski avoids it easily.
Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Aoki goes for a takedown attempt but Matuszewski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aoki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matuszewski lands with an overhand left.
Matuszewski stuffs the takedown.
Matuszewski misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matuszewski.
Aoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aoki, as that shot connected.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matuszewski counters with a series of strikes. Aoki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matuszewski lands a jab to the nose.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski misses with an uppercut. Aoki saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski stuffs the takedown.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matuszewski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski scores with a nice head shot.
Matuszewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matuszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki throws a combination. Matuszewski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matuszewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matuszewski scores with a three punch combo!
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Matuszewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matuszewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michal Matuszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matuszewski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Matuszewski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Matuszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki rushes Matuszewski and presses him up against the cage.
Aoki tightens his grip and picks Matuszewski up, before dumping him to the ground. Matuszewski manages to land in guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Matuszewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matuszewski keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
Matuszewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki slips nicely into half guard.
Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matuszewski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 Aoki Aoki.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Aoki Aoki 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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