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Eminence 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell Rose has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gwyn Jones's chin.
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwyn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones tries to clinch but Rose moves away
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Rose sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A big left from Jones misses.
Good leg kick by Rose there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Rose.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose with a nice cross.
Jones tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
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!
Rose thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones moves out of range as Rose throws a body kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Rose scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Jones misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Hell Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose slips a straight right by Jones.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose connects with a jab.
Rose throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rose stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Rose avoids the head kick by Jones.
Rose digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Rose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Rose is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Rose takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Rose wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Rose blocks a head kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Rose shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Rose to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hell Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
Rose jabs at Jones's body.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Rose misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose lands with a cross.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Donk. Rose catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Rose.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rose lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rose.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Rose 's knee.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
A jab from Rose misses.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Gwyn Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rose.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a hook.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good leg kick by Rose there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Rose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rose lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hell Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jones.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hell Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hell Rose!
Hell Rose bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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213 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oberyn Red!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaguchi lands with a hook. Red tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miyaguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Red counters with a nice uppercut.
Red closes the distance and pushes Miyaguchi back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Red lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Red moves out of range of the leg kick from Miyaguchi.
Red lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyaguchi shoots and misses
and Red counters with a crisp right hand that drops Miyaguchi! Red lets Miyaguchi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Miyaguchi is rocked!
Red closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Miyaguchi! Red dives in looking to finish! Miyaguchi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oberyn Red!
A very excited looking Oberyn Red made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes to the cage accompanied by You'll never walk alone. John Lilburne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Morgan Hilton's chin.
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225 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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilburne lands with a good body shot.
Lilburne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lilburne. That one must have hurt.
Hilton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lilburne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lilburne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hilton has a couple of punches blocked by Lilburne.
Hilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lilburne breaks the clinch.
Lilburne scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lilburne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lilburne pushes Hilton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hilton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lilburne trying to remain calm as Hilton controls from the top position.
Hilton decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilton.
Hilton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lilburne misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lilburne 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 Hilton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hilton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lilburne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hilton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lilburne tries a knee to the head but Hilton blocks it.
Lilburne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hilton misses with some punches.
Hilton lands a hook that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Lilburne misses with the head strike.
Lilburne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilburne avoids the body shot from Hilton.
Hilton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lilburne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hilton decides to stand back up. Hilton steps back and let's Lilburne get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilburne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lilburne thuds his shin into the meat of Hilton's side.
Hilton moves into the clinch successfully.
Hilton throws a head punch that misses.
Hilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hilton fails to land.
Lilburne lands an elbow inside.
Hilton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lilburne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilburne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilton clinches up against the cage.
Hilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lilburne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hilton blocks it with crossed arms.
Lilburne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lilburne working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne lands a knee to the body.
Hilton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lilburne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilton pushes off an throws an elbow but Lilburne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lilburne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hilton forces Lilburne back against the cage and clinches.
Hilton throws a head punch that misses.
Lilburne lands a nice elbow.
Hilton scores with a shot to the side of Lilburne's head.
Hilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lilburne's defenses.
Lilburne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hilton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lilburne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lilburne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lilburne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hilton's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Hilton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lilburne misses with an elbow strike.
Lilburne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton blocks an elbow strike.
Hilton lands with a short shot to the head.
Lilburne misses with an elbow over the top.
Lilburne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lilburne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hilton backwards.
Lilburne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hilton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lilburne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hilton looks winded!
Lilburne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Morgan Hilton has been cut.
Lilburne lands an uppercut.
Hilton misses with some punches.
Hilton blocks a body shot from Lilburne.
Lilburne tries to throw a body punch but Hilton avoids it by throwing Lilburne back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilburne blocking some punches.
Hilton breaks the clinch.
Hilton closes the distance and clinches.
Hilton misses with some punches.
Lilburne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hilton's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lilburne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Hilton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lilburne lands a leg kick that knocks Hilton off balance momentarily.
Hilton is rocked!
Lilburne throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hilton clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lilburne stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Lilburne!
John Lilburne made sure to mention his sponsor, - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Devil went down to Georgia. Rivera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Your Hand in Mine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera misses with a straight right.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Rivera connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivera counters with a left to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivera's calf.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera lands a head shot.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Rivera lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivera as he connects with a hook.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera scores with a push kick.
Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Rivera connects with a looping right hand.
Carlos Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Thomas scores with a takedown into Rivera's guard.
Rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Rivera.
Rivera trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rivera trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Rivera looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rivera wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rivera's guard.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rivera trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Thomas is staying active.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rivera!
Thomas wants to control the pace but Rivera is squirming around nicely.
Thomas 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivera takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Rivera thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivera.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera misses with a straight left.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Thomas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a head kick.
Thomas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Rivera scores with a counter punch that sends Thomas to the canvas! Rivera smells blood - he's punishing Thomas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Thomas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Rivera!
Carlos Rivera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Tinsley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Tinsley or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tinsley has time to react.
It looks like Jamal Tinsley has been cut.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tinsley moves away.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tinsley.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tinsley.
Albert Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Tinsley.
Tinsley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinsley.
Tinsley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall is looking to get back to is feet but Tinsley passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is trying to buck Tinsley off.
Hall throws Tinsley to one side and escapes!
Hall is looking to clinch but Tinsley is avoiding it.
Tinsley misses the shot to the body.
Tinsley fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tinsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall with a hook.
Tinsley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tinsley shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Tinsley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tinsley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall throws a series of punches but Tinsley moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tinsley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tinsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tinsley moves away.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Tinsley is out of range.
Tinsley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall misses with some punches.
Tinsley tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tinsley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hall manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tinsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall looks to land a combination but Tinsley avoids it well.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Tinsley's head back.
Tinsley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall lands with a right that hurts Tinsley. Tinsley looks to clinch but Hall throws a short knee that drops Tinsley. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Albert Hall!
Albert Hall took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Mansikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaiser's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oben am jungen Rhein. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mansikka's choice of entrance music: Sattuu. Teppo Mansikka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Kaiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Mansikka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansikka motions for Kaiser to come forward. Mansikka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaiser avoids the head kick by Mansikka.
Mansikka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaiser throws a leg kick but Mansikka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mansikka blocks a head kick by Kaiser.
Mansikka cracks Kaiser with an open hand slap.
Mansikka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaiser.
Kaiser misses with a body kick.
Kaiser throws a chopping leg kick but Mansikka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaiser throws a big shot that misses.
Mansikka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kaiser looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mansikka is looking to take a break and control but Kaiser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mansikka decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a wild body kick that Mansikka sees coming a mile off.
Kaiser goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaiser gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mansikka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mansikka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mansikka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mansikka has closed the distance and engaged Kaiser in a clinch.
Mansikka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kaiser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaiser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mansikka manages to break the clinch.
Kaiser will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mansikka connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaiser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A lazy body kick from Kaiser
and Mansikka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaiser is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mansikka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka pushes Kaiser back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kaiser fails to land.
Mansikka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mansikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Mansikka.
Leo Kaiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansikka lands with a good body shot.
Kaiser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mansikka thows a body shot but no joy.
Mansikka clinches up with Kaiser and pushes him back against the cage.
Mansikka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mansikka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mansikka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mansikka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kaiser prevents Mansikka from improving position.
Mansikka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaiser sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mansikka decides to stand back up.
Kaiser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mansikka.
Mansikka shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaiser sprawls well. He's pushed Mansikka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaiser tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mansikka is able to avoid easily.
Kaiser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaiser.
Kaiser ducks under a wild hook from Mansikka.
Kaiser throws the kick towards the body but Mansikka avoids it.
Mansikka moves into the clinch.
Kaiser prevents a body shot from Mansikka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaiser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaiser struggles to land a body shot inside as Mansikka controls his hands.
Kaiser misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Mansikka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaiser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mansikka's calf.
Kaiser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mansikka.
Mansikka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Kaiser is predictable there
and Mansikka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaiser closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaiser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mansikka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaiser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mansikka throws a nice looking combination but Kaiser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mansikka lands a leg kick that knocks Kaiser off balance momentarily.
Kaiser is looking to chop away at Mansikka's legs.
Mansikka cracks a nice hook into Kaiser's ribs.
Mansikka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaiser rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mansikka lands a jab to the nose.
Kaiser is rocked!
Kaiser avoids the head kick by Mansikka.
Oh Kaiser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mansikka throws a nice looking combination but Kaiser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansikka rushes Kaiser with punches - Kaiser moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kaiser goes down! Mansikka follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teppo Mansikka!
In his post fight interview, Teppo Mansikka started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Roncesvalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roncesvalles comes to the cage accompanied by Walk. Teixeira has chosen Lil Terror as his entrance music. Jonah Roncesvalles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Roncesvalles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roncesvalles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Roncesvalles throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roncesvalles closes the distance and clinches.
Teixeira presses Roncesvalles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Teixeira.
Teixeira lands with a right to the head.
Roncesvalles misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teixeira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teixeira lands with a short shot to the head.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Roncesvalles controls the action.
Teixeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roncesvalles backwards.
Roncesvalles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roncesvalles.
Teixeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roncesvalles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teixeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roncesvalles jumps into guard, dragging Teixeira to the mat.
Roncesvalles working a defensive guard but Teixeira passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira slows the pace down in half guard.
Teixeira wants to get back to his feet.
Roncesvalles wants to control but Teixeira passes into side.
Teixeira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roncesvalles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roncesvalles keeps working.
Teixeira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roncesvalles's shoulder. That is not cool.
Teixeira stands up.
Teixeira lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roncesvalles was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Roncesvalles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Roncesvalles.
A jab lands there for Teixeira.
Teixeira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roncesvalles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roncesvalles at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Teixeira.
Roncesvalles throws a jab but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Roncesvalles slips a jab and a cross from Teixeira.
Roncesvalles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teixeira.
Roncesvalles closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roncesvalles stalling the fight.
Teixeira lands with a left to the head.
Roncesvalles can't find room to land a body shot as Teixeira controls the action.
Roncesvalles looking to slow down the pace here.
Teixeira throws a punch but it's blocked by Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roncesvalles as Teixeira tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teixeira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roncesvalles tries to score a body lock takedown but Teixeira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Teixeira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roncesvalles presses Teixeira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roncesvalles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roncesvalles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roncesvalles was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a jab when Roncesvalles was well out of range.
Roncesvalles lands a nice shot to the body.
Teixeira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roncesvalles under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roncesvalles tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Roncesvalles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roncesvalles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roncesvalles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teixeira slips under a jab from Roncesvalles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Teixeira misses with a body punch
and Roncesvalles counters by clinching up.
Roncesvalles looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Teixeira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teixeira lands with a left to the head.
Roncesvalles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roncesvalles letting Teixeira take a breather here.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
Teixeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teixeira tries to work over Roncesvalles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roncesvalles misses with a punch on the inside.
Roncesvalles tries to break free but Teixeira pushes him back against the cage.
Teixeira throws a head punch that misses.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Roncesvalles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roncesvalles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teixeira avoids it.
Teixeira lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roncesvalles has hold of one of Teixeira's legs. Teixeira is fighting the takedown attempt but Roncesvalles gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roncesvalles is controlling him.
Roncesvalles slips nicely into half guard.
Teixeira has his hands clasped together around Roncesvalles's back. He's all about the action.
Teixeira pushes Roncesvalles off looking to stand but Roncesvalles dives back in and keeps control.
Roncesvalles is trying to control. Teixeira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roncesvalles prevents Teixeira from improving his position.
Roncesvalles stops Teixeira from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roncesvalles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roncesvalles controlling the pace.
Roncesvalles wants to free his trapped foot but Teixeira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roncesvalles is trying to control the action in half guard but Teixeira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Teixeira punishes Roncesvalles's body with a nice straight punch.
Roncesvalles looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Roncesvalles avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Roncesvalles avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teixeira misses with a left hand
and Roncesvalles counters with a nice uppercut.
Roncesvalles throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira throws a hook but Roncesvalles blocks it.
Roncesvalles misses with an uppercut
and Teixeira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roncesvalles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richard Teixeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roncesvalles tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
Roncesvalles lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Roncesvalles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira misses with a wild combination.
Roncesvalles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roncesvalles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teixeira pinned against the cage. Teixeira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roncesvalles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roncesvalles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richard Teixeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teixeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roncesvalles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teixeira takes a swing at Roncesvalles's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teixeira 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.
A close second round but Richard Teixeira 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!
Roncesvalles throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Roncesvalles throws an off balance right hand
and Teixeira counters with a three punch combo that has Roncesvalles backing up. Roncesvalles nods at Teixeira to acknowledge the strikes.
Roncesvalles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roncesvalles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teixeira checks it well.
Roncesvalles lands a jab to Teixeira's midsection.
Roncesvalles avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Roncesvalles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira.
Roncesvalles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teixeira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roncesvalles slips a jab and a cross from Teixeira.
Roncesvalles scores with a hook to the body. Teixeira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teixeira avoids the body shot from Roncesvalles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roncesvalles moves away.
Roncesvalles with a jab.
Teixeira slips under a jab from Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teixeira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richard Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teixeira throws a lazy right hand but Roncesvalles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roncesvalles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teixeira doesn't seem bothered though.
Roncesvalles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Teixeira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roncesvalles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roncesvalles misses with a series of wild punches.
Teixeira throws a right hand that Roncesvalles ducks under and follows up with a left that Roncesvalles also avoids with ease.
Roncesvalles is looking to wear down Teixeira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roncesvalles throws a right hand that misses
and Teixeira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira lands a nice shot that snaps Roncesvalles's head back.
Roncesvalles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teixeira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Teixeira. Those never looked like landing.
Roncesvalles shoots in but Teixeira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Teixeira throws an off balance right hand
and Roncesvalles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jonah Roncesvalles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira is trying to get back to full guard.
Roncesvalles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles works his way into full mount!
Roncesvalles landing punches.
Roncesvalles punishing his opponent with strikes.
Teixeira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Teixeira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roncesvalles looking to finish Teixeira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Teixeira!
Roncesvalles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roncesvalles 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.
Teixeira wants to control but Roncesvalles is having none of it.
Jonah Roncesvalles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teixeira is working to get back to half guard.
Teixeira wants to hold on but Roncesvalles pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Teixeira?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira is trying desperately to improve position.
Roncesvalles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Teixeira is rocked!
Teixeira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roncesvalles wants to finish this one by submission but Teixeira is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Roncesvalles.
Teixeira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Richard Teixeira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teixeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roncesvalles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roncesvalles prevents Teixeira from standing back up.
Teixeira trying to control but Roncesvalles postures up.
Teixeira has hold of Roncesvalles's hands but Roncesvalles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Roncesvalles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teixeira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Teixeira!
An out of breath Richard Teixeira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordoba has chosen English Fire by CoF 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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286 lbs
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba wants to land a leg kick but Anderton is out of range.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
Cordoba tries to clinch up but Anderton circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cordoba is just out of range.
Cordoba misses with a kick to the body.
Anderton's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Alex Cordoba has been cut.
Cordoba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderton.
Cordoba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderton's head backwards.
It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Cordoba blocks a head kick by Anderton.
Cordoba misses with a leg kick
and Anderton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordoba throws a leg kick
and Anderton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cordoba has closed the distance and engaged Anderton in a clinch.
Anderton managing to block the knees to the body from Cordoba.
Anderton blocks a body shot from Cordoba.
Anderton managing to block the knees to the body from Cordoba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cordoba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderton.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cordoba.
Anderton can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
Anderton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderton is trying to break free.
Anderton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderton throws a shot from downtown. Cordoba moves away and avoids it.
Cordoba misses with a body kick.
Cordoba throws a leg kick but Anderton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cordoba at a distance.
Cordoba moves away from the strike by Anderton.
Cordoba throws a lazy head kick
and Anderton counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cordoba sprawling to the canvas! Cordoba rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Anderton finish him?!
Cordoba is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Anderton! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Anderton!
After the big win, Jamie Anderton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Can't be Touched. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Quela's choice of entrance music: Buchik ik. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Quela. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Quela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Quela just misses with a punch to the body.
Quela throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Quela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quela is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Quela quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jackson has hold of Quela's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Quela manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Quela that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quela is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Quela is squirming around nicely.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson 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.
Quela is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Jackson is trying to control here but Quela has managed to regain half guard.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Quela wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quela is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Quela wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Quela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quela's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Quela defends it.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Quela is squirming around nicely.
Quela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Quela manages to avoid easily.
Quela sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Quela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson prevents Quela from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Quela is working away.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Quela is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Quela.
Quela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quela.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson forces Quela back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quela stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quela gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Quela.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Quela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson cracks Quela with a nice body shot.
Quela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Quela.
Quela misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Quela.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Quela shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Quela.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Quela takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Quela, against the cage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Quela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson trying to stall but Quela improves his position.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Quela, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson tries a body shot but Quela blocks it.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quela is defending well.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Quela.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Quela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Quela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quela tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quela to the ground. Quela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quela throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quela slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Quela throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Quela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jab from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Quela misses.
Quela tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Quela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chung Quela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Quela has the dominant position.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Quela.
Quela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Quela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quela throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson tries to work over Quela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quela scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Quela.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quela's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Quela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quela lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quela with a nice cross.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Quela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Quela misses with a low kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Quela saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Quela shows good takedown defense.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson checks a low kick from Quela.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quela.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quela.
Quela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quela throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quela, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quela pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quela taking a breather.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson avoiding damage as Quela throws knees to the body.
Quela wants to break free but Jackson has control.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quela throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quela backwards.
Jackson avoiding damage as Quela throws knees to the body.
Quela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Quela shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Quela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Quinton Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quela.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quela lands a damaging elbow.
Quela blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quela.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quela throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Quela shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quela lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Quela circles away and keeps his distance.
Quela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quela throws a body kick that misses.
Quela scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Quela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Quela is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Quela controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Quela is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Quela defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Quela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Quela really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
A big left from Quela misses.
Quela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Quela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Quela avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Quela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Quela misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Quela swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quela scores with a leg kick.
Jackson swings for the body but Quela moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela slips a straight right by Jackson.
Quela is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quela scores with a nice strike.
Quela scoring well with a low kick there.
Quela finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quela.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quela scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Chung Quela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quela lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quela.
Chung Quela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quela.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quela.
Quela misses with a straight right.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quela.
Quela misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Quela's head but Quela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson stuns Quela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quela misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Quela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Quela connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Quela.
Quela misses with an uppercut.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Quela slips the punch.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Quela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quela tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Quela lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quela misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quela takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Jackson.
A short uppercut from Quela.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Quela after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quela pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson is trying to trip Quela. He has hold of a leg but Quela is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jackson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Quela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson 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.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Quela dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Quela!
Quela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quela scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Quela does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Quela is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Quela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Quela shakes it off.
Quela takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quela misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quela's waist but Quela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
The fighters circling - Quela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Quela counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
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.
Quela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Quela.
Jackson cracks Quela with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quela, right into the meat.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Quela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson slips a jab from Quela.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quela.
Quela lands with a shot to the body.
Quela cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Quela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quela scores with a head kick.
Quela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quela manages to avoid it.
Quela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Quela counters with a leg kick.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into Quela's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Quela keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Quela is keeping the position.
Quinton Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela trying to control the position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chung Quela is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson checks a low kick from Quela.
Quela is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson jabs Quela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quela misses with a straight left.
Quela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
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 Quinton Jackson.
I think Quela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chung Quela! Chung Quela retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chung Quela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Adamsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crassus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crassus has chosen Rome as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Adamsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Crassus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crassus is out of range.
Crassus 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.
Crassus looking to score a takedown here. Adamsky is defending well but Crassus drives through and ends up in Adamsky's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Adamsky pulls Crassus in close to prevent any damage.
Crassus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crassus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crassus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crassus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crassus throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adamsky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adamsky is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Adamsky just wasn't active enough.
Adamsky walks into a left hand.
Adamsky moves out of range of the body kick from Crassus.
Mike Adamsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamsky throws a shot from downtown. Crassus moves away and avoids it.
Adamsky lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky ducks right into an uppercut from Crassus.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crassus.
Crassus throws a lazy uppercut
and Adamsky counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamsky scores with a body shot.
Crassus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adamsky gets caught flat footed, as Crassus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crassus trying to control but Adamsky is working from the bottom.
Crassus is fighting to break Adamsky's control of his arms but Adamsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky controls Crassus momentarily but Crassus frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Adamsky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Crassus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adamsky checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Adamsky.
Crassus thows a leg kick but Adamsky checks it
and Adamsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crassus blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Crassus. Those never looked like landing.
Mike Adamsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crassus scores with a sloppy right hand. Adamsky should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Adamsky is predictable there
and Crassus counters with a left to the body.
Crassus misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crassus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Crassus counters with a straight right hand.
Adamsky scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crassus looks to score with a jab to the body but Adamsky is just out of range.
Adamsky scores with a nice right hand.
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 Mike Adamsky will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crassus looks to throw the jab but Adamsky is out of range.
Adamsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Crassus is just out of range.
Crassus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crassus throws a hook to the side of Adamsky's head but Adamsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crassus swings for the body but Adamsky moves out of range.
Adamsky misses the shot to the body.
Crassus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crassus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crassus tries to score with a low kick but Adamsky moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crassus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adamsky is looking to wear down Crassus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crassus tries to score with a low kick but Adamsky moves his leg out of the way.
Adamsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crassus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crassus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adamsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adamsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crassus lands a leg kick that knocks Adamsky off balance momentarily.
Adamsky lands a leg kick that knocks Crassus off balance momentarily.
Mike Adamsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Crassus blocks the body kick.
Adamsky misses with a hook to the body
and Crassus counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Crassus as he checks the leg kick.
Crassus shoots in and drives through. Adamsky sprawls well.
Mike Adamsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Crassus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamsky throws a body punch but Crassus moves out of range.
Crassus looks to land a right hand but Adamsky moved out of range.
Adamsky swinging wildly here.
Adamsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crassus misses with a kick to the body.
Crassus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky slips a straight right by Crassus.
Crassus misses with a straight right.
Adamsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Adamsky is predictable there
and Crassus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adamsky avoids the body shot from Crassus.
Adamsky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crassus throws a hook but Adamsky blocks it.
Crassus blocks a low kick nicely.
Adamsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crassus moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Crassus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crassus.
Adamsky tries to score with a low kick but Crassus moves his leg out of the way.
Adamsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crassus counters with a left and a right that stings Adamsky.
Crassus shoots in but Adamsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crassus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crassus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crassus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Crassus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crassus dodges the punch combination from Adamsky.
Crassus avoids the body shot from Adamsky.
A jab from Adamsky misses.
Adamsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crassus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adamsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adamsky misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Adamsky.
Adamsky throws a leg kick but Crassus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Crassus catches Adamsky right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Crassus.
A punch lands to the side of Crassus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crassus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adamsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Adamsky.
A clash of legs there as Crassus blocks the low kick.
Crassus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adamsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Crassus.
Crassus blocks a head kick by Adamsky.
Adamsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crassus connects with an inside leg kick.
Adamsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adamsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crassus misses with a body kick.
Adamsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adamsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crassus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crassus lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crassus scores with a hook to the body. Adamsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adamsky looks to land a body kick but Crassus moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crassus. Adamsky shrugs it off though.
Adamsky throws a sloppy head kick and Crassus moves out of range easily.
Crassus dodges the punch combination from Adamsky.
Crassus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adamsky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adamsky. Crassus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crassus thows a leg kick but Adamsky checks it
and Adamsky counters with a head kick. That will keep Crassus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crassus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crassus, right into the meat.
No joy there for Adamsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adamsky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adamsky wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick from Adamsky is predictable there
and Crassus counters with a leg kick.
Adamsky throws a solid leg kick but Crassus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adamsky.
Adamsky with a nice cross.
Adamsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crassus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adamsky misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Adamsky clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adamsky, right into the meat.
Crassus lands a lovely overhand right.
Adamsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crassus is looking to land body kicks.
Adamsky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crassus is out of range and Adamsky settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adamsky. That's going to slow Crassus down.
Crassus tries for a takedown but Adamsky circles away easily
and Adamsky counters with an outside leg kick.
Adamsky misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Crassus counters with a right hand to the body.
Crassus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crassus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adamsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Adamsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adamsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crassus moves away.
Adamsky misses with a low kick.
Adamsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamsky throws a wild body kick that Crassus sees coming a mile off.
Adamsky cracks the inside of Crassus's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crassus blocks the body kick.
Adamsky blocks a jab.
Crassus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adamsky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crassus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamsky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adamsky misses with a wild body shot.
Adamsky cracks Crassus with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crassus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adamsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Adamsky throws a series of punches but Crassus avoids them all with ease.
Crassus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Adamsky to the ground. Crassus is now in Adamsky's guard.
Adamsky keeping moving, preventing Crassus from controlling successfully.
Adamsky has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Crassus has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Crassus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Adamsky managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crassus.
Adamsky dodges the ground and pound from Crassus.
Crassus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adamsky sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Crassus taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crassus in side control, throwing shots but Adamsky defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marcus Crassus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Crassus.
Crassus scores with a hook to the body. Adamsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Adamsky.
Crassus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adamsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Adamsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adamsky tried to score with a low kick but Crassus checks it.
Adamsky throws out a leg kick but Crassus moves out of range and Adamsky only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crassus misses with a body kick.
Crassus throws a hook but Adamsky avoids it easily.
Adamsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adamsky staying out of range there.
Crassus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adamsky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adamsky wants it to stay on the feet.
Crassus blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky misses the body punch
and Crassus counters with a thumping low kick.
Adamsky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crassus is able to avoid easily.
Adamsky throws out a leg kick but Crassus moves out of range and Adamsky only half commits.
Crassus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adamsky misses with a low kick as Crassus jumps back.
Crassus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamsky pinned against the cage. Adamsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamsky misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky ducks under a wild hook from Crassus.
Crassus throws a push kick but Adamsky slaps the foot to one side.
Adamsky tried to score with a low kick but Crassus checks it.
Crassus misses with the combination.
Crassus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crassus misses with a combination
letting Adamsky counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crassus ducks right into an uppercut from Adamsky.
Adamsky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adamsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crassus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamsky slips under a jab.
Adamsky thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamsky tried to score with a low kick but Crassus checks it.
Adamsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Adamsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adamsky 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Crassus!
Marcus Crassus is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Marcus Crassus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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