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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Nasri!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Marko. No joy for Nasri on that attempt.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nasri swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Nasri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marko throws a right hand that Nasri ducks under and follows up with a left that Nasri also avoids with ease.
Marko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nasri lands with a straight right. Marko didn't see that one coming.
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!
Marko shoots in looking for a takedown but Nasri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Marko misses the target.
Nasri connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Marko! He's out on his feet! Nasri rushes in and drops Marko with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samir Nasri!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martez Cortega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martez Cortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dragos Ilie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilie looking to score a takedown here. Cortega is defending well but Ilie drives through and ends up in Cortega's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cortega uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ilie misses with a hook
and Cortega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Dragos Ilie has been cut.
Ilie misses with a combination
and Cortega counters with a shoot takedown. Ilie fights it but they end up in guard.
Ilie is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ilie prevents Cortega from standing back up.
Ilie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ilie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cortega has one foot on Ilie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cortega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ilie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortega closes the distance and clinches up with Ilie, looking for a takedown. Cortega pushes Ilie against the cage but Ilie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ilie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cortega circles away.
Cortega displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ilie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortega lands a big uppercut and Ilie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ilie looks OK. Cortega waves Ilie back to his feet!
Ilie is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortega finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilie fails with a takedown attempt.
Martez Cortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Ilie.
Cortega tries for a takedown but Ilie circles away easily
and Cortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ilie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cortega sprawls well. Cortega wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ilie gets slowly back to his feet.
Ilie seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortega fails with the takedown
and Ilie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie fails with a takedown attempt.
Cortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilie.
Cortega gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ilie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ilie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cortega is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ilie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cortega wants to stand but Ilie is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega has momentary wrist control but Ilie slips an elbow through the middle.
Ilie stops Cortega from standing up.
Ilie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ilie is in close to Cortega's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ilie stops Cortega from standing up.
Cortega has his feet on Ilie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cortega fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ilie sprawls well initially but Cortega persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ilie gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortega trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilie trying to keep a closed guard but Cortega is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ilie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortega throws a strike but Ilie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ilie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ilie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ilie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ilie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cortega is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ilie wants to pass the guard but Cortega is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ilie stops Cortega from standing up.
Ilie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Cortega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragos Ilie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cortega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cortega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ilie sprawls well. Ilie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Cortega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ilie as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martez Cortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ilie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortega circles away quickly and effectively.
Ilie lands with a hook. Cortega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ilie connects with a right hand. Cortega shakes it off.
A cross from Ilie lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cortega sprawls well. Cortega wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ilie gets slowly back to his feet.
Ilie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cortega was covering up waiting for the punch and Ilie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cortega is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cortega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ilie.
Cortega wants to stand and escape but Ilie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie scoring with some ground and pound.
Cortega keeping moving, preventing Ilie from controlling successfully.
Ilie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortega is retaining full guard.
Cortega has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ilie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cortega is defended easily by Ilie.
Ilie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega wants to get back to his feet.
Ilie slips a nice elbow through Cortega's hands, connecting with Cortega's forehead.
Ilie is looking to advance position but Cortega won't allow it.
Cortega pushes Ilie off looking to stand but Ilie dives back in and keeps control.
Ilie is pressing down on Cortega's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cortega is holding on for now.
Cortega is trying to stand back up but Ilie is controlling him
Ilie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dragos Ilie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortega wants to stand back up but Ilie manages to pass into side control.
Ilie misses with the ground and pound.
Cortega is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ilie is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ilie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Ilie working the ground and pound.
Ilie trying to control the position but Cortega is working away.
Ilie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ilie working the ground and pound from side control.
Ilie lands an elbow.
Ilie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cortega some visible discomfort.
Cortega is rocked!
Cortega taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Cortega is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cortega tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ilie! Cortega is hurt baaadly! Ilie is firing away with more strikes - Cortega is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragos Ilie!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dragos Ilie made sure he mentioned Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud's entrance music is Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lewis throws a hook but Stroud avoids it easily.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Stroud, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stroud clinches.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Stroud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stroud throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stroud thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroud missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stroud.
Stroud gets a clinch.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stroud's efforts to push away.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud has clasped his hands together around Lewis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud working away.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
Stroud tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stroud has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Stroud seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stroud tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stroud cracks Lewis with a big right hand but Lewis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lewis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lewis moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Lewis wants to stand but Stroud is controlling the position.
Stroud working some strikes from top position.
Stroud connects with a couple of short punches.
Stroud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Stroud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stroud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lewis is trying to hold Stroud in close to prevent damage but Stroud has managed to pass into half guard.
Stroud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stroud is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stroud throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stroud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stroud will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stroud is working away from the top position though.
Lewis gets back to full guard.
Stroud postures up.
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!
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stroud is one step ahead there.
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stroud is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis looking to control.
Stroud preventing the sweep.
Stroud has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stroud throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Tom Stroud will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Stroud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Lewis with that takedown attempt.
Lewis throws a hook but Stroud avoids it easily.
Lewis cracks a nice hook into Stroud's ribs.
Scott Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud misses with a looping left.
Stroud throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Stroud misses.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Stroud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tom Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroud on the side of the head.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Stroud closes the distance and clinches up with Lewis, looking for a takedown. Stroud pushes Lewis against the cage but Lewis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stroud napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stroud is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to move to mount but Stroud blocks the move with his legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Lewis.
Stroud manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lewis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stroud is just riding it out for now. Lewis eventually gives up the hold.
Lewis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stroud sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Stroud to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stroud is keeping the position for now.
Stroud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stands up over Stroud, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
Stroud is trying to keep Lewis in close.
Stroud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stroud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
Stroud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stroud trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Stroud with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stroud's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stroud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stroud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stroud.
Stroud postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
Stroud stays in close to Lewis's body and controls the position.
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!
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroud with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Lewis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stroud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Stroud's ribs.
Lewis misses with a hook. Stroud ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Stroud. Beautiful body shot.
Stroud throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Stroud moved out of range nicely.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Stroud, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Stroud against the cage but Stroud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stroud throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis throws a body punch but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Lewis lands a jab to Stroud's midsection.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Stroud shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroud.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Stroud's head but Stroud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stroud tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lewis swivels and escapes.
Nice straight punches there by Stroud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stroud.
Stroud gets tackled into the cage by Lewis. Lewis maintains the clinch.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroud's elbow.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroud is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Stroud is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stroud is trying to break free.
Stroud is looking to break free of the clinch but Lewis has double underhooks.
A short right from Lewis.
Stroud is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stroud avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis keeps control of Stroud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Stroud's head.
Stroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroud looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stroud looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroud breaks from the clinch.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Stroud's belly button to the back.
Stroud moves into the clinch.
Stroud has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroud controls his hands.
Stroud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Stroud is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is trying to stall.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Stroud looking for a takedown.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Stroud controls the action.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Stroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis is looking to slow Stroud down with leg kicks.
Lewis rushes Stroud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stroud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stroud is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lewis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stroud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroud has managed to clinch.
Stroud is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stroud throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Stroud.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Stroud keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for 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!
Stroud ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroud.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Stroud, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lewis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Lewis coming out on top.
Lewis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stroud in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scott Lewis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jarkko's choice of entrance music: Hawaii 78 & E ala E. 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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31
166 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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27
155 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Naru Jarkko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuraba misses with a double jab.
Jarkko slips under a jab from Kuraba.
Kuraba misses with a hook.
Jarkko throws a low kick but Kuraba moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Kuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuraba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Kuraba misses.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jarkko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jarkko unloads with some shots from mount but Kuraba bucks and avoids them well.
Kuraba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jarkko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jarkko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarkko lands a big elbow.
Kuraba is rocked!
Jarkko connects with a bit shot that sees Kuraba covering up! More strikes from Jarkko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jarkko is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naru Jarkko!
Our winner, Naru Jarkko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
150 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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31
158 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis punishes Robinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robinson with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a kick to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Robinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Robinson!
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robinson is stalling in the full guard.
Davis has control of Robinson's left arm, preventing Robinson from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with a low kick as Robinson jumps back.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robinson sprawls well initially but Davis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davis working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robinson is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Davis is pressing down on Robinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robinson is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis throwing shots but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Davis thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the body from Robinson misses
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joe Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Robinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis thuds his shin into the meat of Robinson's side.
Davis scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Robinson misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Robinson checks it.
A big right from Davis misses.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Davis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Davis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Robinson.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carlton Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson blocks a body shot from Davis.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Robinson tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson stalling the fight.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robinson.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Robinson tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis presses Robinson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Robinson after a bit of a struggle.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Davis.
Robinson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.
Robinson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Davis sprawling to the canvas! Davis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Robinson finish him?!
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 Joe Davis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Davis!
Our winner, Joe Davis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Topohanta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Proteus : Illuminati kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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23
285 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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35
275 lbs
32 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Topohanta!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Topohanta backs up against the cage.
It looks like Pekka Topohanta has been cut.
Slinga misses with a looping left.
Topohanta is looking to score with low kicks.
Topohanta blocks a jab.
Slinga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Topohanta walks into a straight right hand from Slinga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slinga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slinga.
Topohanta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slinga throws out the jab.
Topohanta slips under a jab.
A cross from Slinga lands.
Gun Slinga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slinga thows a body shot but no joy.
Topohanta walks into a straight right hand from Slinga.
Slinga cracks Topohanta with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Topohanta looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slinga finish him?
Slinga misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga lands a big right hand that sends Topohanta crashing to the mat! Slinga stays standing though and waves Topohanta back to his feet!
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!
Slinga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta drops his hands for a split second and Slinga immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Topohanta face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Slinga follows up with a right hand that knocks Topohanta into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gun Slinga!
During a confident post fight interview, Gun Slinga 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casablancas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . Julian Casablancas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
219 lbs
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208 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casablancas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Casablancas misses with a straight left.
Conteh jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Casablancas tries to clinch but Conteh is having none of it.
Conteh misses the shot to the body.
Casablancas throws a jab but it's blocked by Conteh.
Casablancas gets a clinch.
Conteh lands a nice uppercut.
Casablancas lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Casablancas blocks a body shot from Conteh.
Conteh just leaning against Casablancas, taking a breather.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casablancas misses with a punch on the inside.
Casablancas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Casablancas misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh scores with a shoulder strike.
Casablancas misses with a knee strike.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Casablancas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Conteh looks winded!
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!
Conteh takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Casablancas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conteh stalling in the clinch but Casablancas improves position.
Casablancas cracks Conteh with a nice body shot.
Conteh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Casablancas scores with a shoulder strike.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Casablancas.
Casablancas lands a nice uppercut.
Casablancas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conteh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casablancas misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas gets through Conteh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Casablancas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conteh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Casablancas.
Casablancas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Casablancas lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conteh is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Casablancas has denied him.
Knees to the body from Casablancas.
Casablancas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Casablancas tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Casablancas lands an elbow inside that Conteh shrugs off.
Conteh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Casablancas lands an elbow inside.
Casablancas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casablancas lands an uppercut.
Conteh avoiding damage as Casablancas throws knees to the body.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Casablancas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas scores with a knee to the head.
Casablancas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Casablancas struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
Casablancas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conteh's elbow.
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Casablancas tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Casablancas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Casablancas scores with a knee to the head.
Conteh looking to slow down the pace here.
Casablancas misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Casablancas.
Casablancas throws an elbow that misses.
Casablancas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casablancas lands an elbow inside that Conteh shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Casablancas.
Conteh avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Casablancas.
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!
Casablancas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conteh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Conteh avoiding damage.
Casablancas lands an uppercut.
Casablancas missing with knees to the body.
Conteh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Conteh managing to block the knees to the body from Casablancas.
Conteh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Casablancas crunches a lovely knee into Conteh's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conteh blocks a body shot from Casablancas.
Casablancas can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Casablancas.
Casablancas can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Casablancas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Casablancas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conteh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conteh throws a shot from downtown. Casablancas moves away and avoids it.
Casablancas slips under a jab from Conteh.
Conteh scores with a decent looking hook.
Conteh scores with a jab.
Casablancas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Casablancas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Casablancas.
Casablancas throws a hook but Conteh avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh throws the left hand but Casablancas avoids the punch easily.
Casablancas swings for the body but Conteh moves out of range.
Casablancas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Conteh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Conteh.
Casablancas fails to land with a series of punches.
Conteh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casablancas.
Casablancas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conteh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas thows a body shot but no joy.
Casablancas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casablancas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conteh counters with a left to the body.
Conteh throws an off balance right hand
and Casablancas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casablancas tries to bum rush Conteh with a series of wild strikes but Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Casablancas tries to clinch but Conteh moves out of range.
Casablancas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Casablancas there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas misses with a left hand
and Conteh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Conteh misses.
Casablancas misses with a straight right.
Conteh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Casablancas's head backwards.
Casablancas scores with a jab to the head.
Casablancas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conteh.
Julian Casablancas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conteh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casablancas moves in looking to clinch but Conteh pushes him off.
Casablancas defending well as Conteh loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Conteh finds it's way through Casablancas's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas tries to clinch up.
John Conteh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conteh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Casablancas finds it's target.
Casablancas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Conteh looks to throw the jab but Casablancas is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Conteh misses.
Casablancas lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Casablancas misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Conteh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
That's time! Casablancas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Casablancas. That snapped Conteh's head back.
Conteh throws a looping overhand right but Casablancas ducks down to avoid it.
Conteh walks into a jab.
Conteh keeps the fight on the outside.
Conteh throws a lazy uppercut
letting Casablancas counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casablancas. Conteh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Conteh misses.
Casablancas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conteh can do to turn this around?
Casablancas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Casablancas.
Casablancas misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conteh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conteh keeps the fight on the outside.
Casablancas throws a leg kick but Conteh checks it.
Casablancas wants to clinch up but Conteh keeps it at a distance.
Conteh takes one to the side of the head.
Casablancas loads up on a big right hand but Conteh slips the punch.
Conteh looks to land a right hand but Casablancas moved out of range.
Casablancas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conteh scores with the left hand. Casablancas knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Casablancas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Casablancas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Casablancas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conteh slips under a jab from Casablancas.
Conteh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Conteh misses.
A big right from Casablancas misses.
A slow jab from Casablancas misses its intended target.
Conteh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Casablancas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Casablancas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conteh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casablancas misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas misses the shot to the body.
Casablancas misses with a right hand
and Conteh counters with a straight right hand.
Casablancas is looking to clinch but Conteh is avoiding it.
Conteh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Casablancas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casablancas wants to clinch up but Conteh keeps it at a distance.
Casablancas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casablancas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conteh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conteh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casablancas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh clobbers Casablancas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Conteh misses.
Casablancas fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casablancas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casablancas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conteh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casablancas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casablancas misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Casablancas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Casablancas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Casablancas!
A victorious Julian Casablancas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Pitbull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pitbull moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Pitbull misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson lands a leg kick that knocks Pitbull off balance momentarily.
Pitbull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyson. Tyson obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pitbull 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 Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyson throws a right hand that Pitbull ducks under and follows up with a left that Pitbull also avoids with ease.
Donk. Tyson catches Pitbull right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Pitbull with that takedown attempt.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Pitbull saw that one coming.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyson checks it well.
Pitbull connects with a jab.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Pitbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Pitbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
Pitbull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson lands a head kick!
Tyson scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Tyson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Pitbull's head back.
Pitbull checks a low kick from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook but Pitbull blocks it.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Pitbull.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Pitbull misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a hook but Pitbull avoids it easily.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitbull lands a jab to the head.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pitbull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitbull.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pitbull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut
and Tyson counters with a body kick.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson tried to score with a low kick but Pitbull checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Pitbull saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Pitbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson fakes the leg kick and cracks Pitbull in the body.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Pitbull's body.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pitbull misses with a straight right.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitbull moves out of range as Tyson throws a body kick.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Pitbull saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pitbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson throws a wild body kick that Pitbull sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Pitbull misses with a hook
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Tyson throws the kick towards the body but Pitbull avoids it.
No joy there for Pitbull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a right hand that misses
and Tyson counters with a good, hard body kick but Pitbull shrugs it off.
Tyson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pitbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Pitbull slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Pitbull finds it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyson - that will leave a mark!
Pitbull tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tyson.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitbull scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Pitbull throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Donk. Pitbull catches Tyson right on the button with a cross.
Pitbull throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyson. Pitbull shrugs it off though.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Pitbull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyson. That one must have hurt.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pitbull scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Pitbull moves out of range easily.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Pitbull saw that one coming.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Pitbull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Pitbull checks it.
Pitbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Pitbull has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tyson.
Tyson throws a push kick but Pitbull slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyson can pounce on him.
Tyson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pitbull counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Pitbull to acknowledge the strikes.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Pitbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyson cracks Pitbull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyson throws the kick towards the body but Pitbull avoids it.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Pitbull on that attempt.
Tyson throws the left hand but Pitbull avoids the punch easily.
Pitbull doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitbull circles away.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitbull manages to avoid it.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitbull lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull is looking to chop away at Tyson's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to slow Pitbull down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Pitbull throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Pitbull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyson. That one must have hurt.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitbull avoids a kick to the body.
Roy Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Pitbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Tyson tenderised Pitbull's leg. Pitbull is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson slips a straight right by Pitbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Pitbull blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pitbull.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson connects with the punch.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mike Tyson made sure he mentioned FinnSubs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smith Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze has chosen Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Smith Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Danze misses its intended target.
Danze misses the shot to the body.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt
and Danze counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Danze.
Danze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danze wants it to stay on the feet.
Danze throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Danze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammer's hands.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smith Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Hammer fails with the takedown
and Danze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but Danze shows good takedown defense.
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danze.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Danze's guard.
Danze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Danze keeps moving.
Danze looking for a sweep. Not yet Danze, not yet.
Danze has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but Danze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Danze defends well.
Danze lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danze content to stall in guard here.
Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Danze passes into side control.
Danze in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hammer is trying to improve his position.
Danze has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hammer is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Danze yanks on the arm and Hammer is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Danze.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Danze!
Billy Danze thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and French Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandrov comes to the cage accompanied by Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music). Toast comes into a darkened arena with his song building. EAZY-E - Real Muthaphuckkin' G's kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! French Toast has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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250 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, French Toast!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov fails with the takedown.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Toast shoots in but Alexandrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toast slips a straight right by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov misses with a head kick.
Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toast.
Alexandrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Toast.
Toast misses with a looping left.
A jab from Alexandrov misses.
Toast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alexandrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexandrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toast moves away.
Alexandrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alexandrov wants it to stay on the feet.
Toast lands a nice looking body shot.
Alexandrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Toast tries to sprawl out of it but Alexandrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toast manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexandrov moves forwards but Toast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toast ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toast checks the leg kick.
Alexandrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Toast.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toast throws a series of punches but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Toast fails with a takedown attempt.
Toast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov misses with a looping right.
Toast looks to land a left hand but Alexandrov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alexandrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexandrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexandrov misses with a looping left.
Fedor Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toast takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Toast pushes Alexandrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Toast turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Toast manages to end up in side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Toast in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Toast creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alexandrov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alexandrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alexandrov tries to roll over but Toast keeps him under control.
Toast not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toast not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Toast there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov trying to hold on to Toast's head to control him but Toast postures up.
Alexandrov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Toast with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Toast throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexandrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexandrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Toast works over Alexandrov with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov wants to sweep here but Toast controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toast wants to pass the guard but Alexandrov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
French Toast dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toast changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexandrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Toast.
Alexandrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandrov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Toast throws the left hand but Alexandrov avoids the punch easily.
Toast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to score with a low kick but Toast moves his leg out of the way.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Toast napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Toast, who protects the arm well.
Toast on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Toast is looking to regain half guard here but Alexandrov keeps moving and retains side control.
Alexandrov misses with the ground and pound.
French Toast has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alexandrov tries to score with some ground and pound. Toast controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Toast tries to improve position but can't.
Alexandrov working away.
Alexandrov is chipping away with strikes.
Toast tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexandrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alexandrov tries to score with some ground and pound. Toast controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alexandrov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Toast down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toast gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toast is looking for a sweep. Alexandrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toast wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping busy.
Toast is looking for a sweep. Alexandrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toast slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alexandrov is working Toast over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexandrov is working Toast over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toast works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Toast has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alexandrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Toast is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexandrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Toast lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alexandrov!
Toast postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alexandrov looks a forlorn figure.
Alexandrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Toast with shots to the head and body - Alexandrov looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toast putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is looking to improve his position but Toast isn't that keen on the idea.
Toast avoids the attempt from Alexandrov to control.
Toast prevents Alexandrov from getting the reversal.
Toast lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Toast scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alexandrov?
Toast breaks from Alexandrov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toast landing strikes from the mount and Alexandrov is in trouble!
Toast landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Toast cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alexandrov is rocked!
Toast postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Alexandrov is out cold - huge knockout for Toast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). French Toast!
A very excited looking French Toast 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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