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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bus Orez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paschal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bus Orez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Orez.
Paschal misses with the body kick
and Orez counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paschal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orez but Orez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paschal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Paschal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orez doesn't manage to clinch there - Paschal circles away.
Paschal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Paschal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paschal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orez to keep the fight standing.
Orez slowing the pace effectively.
Orez breaks from the clinch.
Paschal shoots in looking for a takedown but Orez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paschal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Orez darts in and clinches Paschal up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Orez.
Paschal avoiding damage as Orez throws knees to the body.
Paschal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paschal jumps guard but Orez stands there with Paschal around his waist. Paschal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Orez tries to stall but Paschal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Orez.
Orez manages to break the clinch.
Orez is looking to clinch but Paschal is avoiding it.
Orez thows a body kick. Paschal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paschal darts in and clinches Orez up against the cage.
The referee calls for Orez to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bus Orez.
Paschal tries a head kick but it misses.
Orez wants to clinch
so Paschal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paschal passes into side control.
Orez trying to remain calm as Paschal controls from the top position.
Paschal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Paschal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orez tries to control but Paschal manages to take his back.
Orez trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paschal controlling the position well here. Orez rolled but Paschal kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Orez trying to control the action but Paschal just sinks the hooks in.
Paschal patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Paschal lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orez is really stuck here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paschal is landing with strikes. Orez can't take much more of this.
Paschal slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Orez fending off the submission attempt from Paschal.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Paschal. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paschal has the hooks in. Orez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Paschal is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Orez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Orez for a finish.
Orez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Orez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Paschal keeps control of the position as Orez tries to break free.
Paschal is riding his opponent, not letting Orez buck him off.
Paschal looking for the choke but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paschal trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Orez doesn't escape.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Paschal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Orez can't escape the position.
Paschal really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Orez.
Paschal working for a choke but Orez is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Paschal keeps control of the position as Orez tries to break free.
Paschal really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Orez.
Paschal has Orez flattened out and is raining down punches.
Orez is really stuck here.
Paschal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paschal trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Orez doesn't escape.
Orez just trying to survive but Paschal is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Orez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paschal looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orez wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Paschal working for a choke but Orez is defending well.
Orez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Paschal's arms.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Paschal is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Paschal has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Paschal controlling well, preventing Orez from escaping the position.
Paschal lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Orez.
Paschal is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orez fending off the submission attempt from Paschal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Paschal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paschal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 10:9
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Paschal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Weston!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards is looking to slow Weston down with leg kicks.
That kick from Richards tenderised Weston's leg. Weston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richards feints and then cracks Weston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weston down.
Weston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richards avoids it really well and circles away.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Richards.
Richards throws a series of punches but Weston moves out of range.
Weston takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Richards digs a good hook to Weston's body.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Keith Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weston looks winded!
Weston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards connects with a leg kick. Weston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Weston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Weston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Weston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weston's hands.
Keith Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Richards.
Weston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards lands a jab to Weston's midsection.
Richards lands a nice hook to Weston's body. Weston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weston doesn't seem bothered though.
Weston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weston. That did some damage!
Richards lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Weston down.
Richards lands a nice hook to Weston's body. Weston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weston doesn't seem bothered though.
Weston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weston. Weston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!
Weston is rocked!
and Richards counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Weston! He's just covering up as Richards starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Richards!
Keith Richards managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Golden Supplements [O.R.G], into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pons De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chael Sonnen lowlights. Pons De Leon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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278 lbs
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pons De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Leon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swanson quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Leon controlling the pace.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
De Leon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Leon controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Leon.
De Leon stalling.
De Leon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Leon drops an elbow to the side of Swanson's head.
De Leon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
De Leon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
De Leon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Leon wants to take a breather but Swanson is having none of it.
De Leon lands with a punch from half guard.
De Leon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Leon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Leon prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Leon.
Swanson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swanson tries to get out of the position.
De Leon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Leon is nestled in close to Swanson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swanson tries to roll over but De Leon keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson moves into full guard.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing De Leon from controlling successfully.
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!
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Leon.
De Leon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Leon connects with a couple of short punches.
De Leon preventing the sweep.
Swanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Leon wants to improve his position but Swanson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
De Leon moves into full guard.
De Leon has his foot on Swanson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swanson works his way back into a safe position though.
De Leon is pulling down on Swanson's head to control his posture.
Swanson looking to pass the guard.
De Leon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Leon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking to sit in guard and control but De Leon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Leon looking to sit in guard and control but Swanson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but De Leon is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pons De Leon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Leon sprawls well. De Leon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Swanson lands a nice hook to De Leon's body. De Leon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swanson showed some decent athleticism there.
De Leon is pressing down on Swanson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
De Leon pulls Swanson in close to his closed guard and prevents Swanson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but De Leon is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Leon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Swanson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Leon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swanson is controlling him.
De Leon is pulling down on Swanson's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pons De Leon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson lands with a good body shot.
De Leon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swanson is trying to defend but De Leon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Leon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Leon wants to take a breather but Swanson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands strikes from half guard.
De Leon prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson is refusing to be controlled, as De Leon sits in half guard.
De Leon thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
De Leon is trying to control. Swanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swanson trying to control here.
De Leon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swanson has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Leon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Leon content to control rather than advance.
De Leon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Leon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Swanson tries to lock up and control but De Leon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pons De Leon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Leon scoring with strikes but Swanson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pons De Leon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Leon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Swanson's half guard.
De Leon throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
De Leon is looking to advance position but Swanson won't allow it.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. De Leon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Leon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Leon trying to control from half guard but Swanson is working away.
De Leon is thwarting Swanson's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. De Leon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Leon trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
De Leon wants to free his trapped foot but Swanson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Swanson is trying to control but can't.
De Leon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swanson keeps working.
De Leon moves into full mount! Swanson won't be happy about that!
De Leon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Leon breaks from Swanson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Swanson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Leon prevents Swanson from getting the reversal.
De Leon working the ground and pound effectively.
De Leon tries to control but Swanson wriggling away.
De Leon controlling the position easily from mount.
De Leon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Leon controlling from the full mount.
Swanson can't escape the position.
De Leon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swanson is looking to escape.
De Leon landing shots from mount.
De Leon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Swanson is bucking up trying to escape but De Leon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon landing shots from mount.
De Leon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Swanson is rocked!
It looks like Stig Swanson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Swanson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of De Leon around the waist but De Leon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! De Leon is the winner by TKO! De Leon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pons De Leon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny Nero has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuki Ozawa's chin.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenny Nero!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Ozawa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ozawa moves in looking to clinch but Nero pushes him off.
Nero scores with a sloppy right hand. Ozawa should have avoided that one.
Ozawa blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nero.
Ozawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ozawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nero.
Nero throwing shots but Ozawa is blocking nicely.
Nero lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ozawa's head.
Nero misses with a head shot. Ozawa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nero throws a big elbow that misses.
Nero stops Ozawa from standing up.
Ozawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ozawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nero stops Ozawa from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero throws a strike but Ozawa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nero working a defensive guard here.
Ozawa won't allow Nero to sweep him here.
Ozawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ozawa is looking to stand up but Nero won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ozawa wants to get up but he can't break Nero's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ozawa preventing the sweep.
Ozawa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nero lands with a good body shot.
Nero throws a leg kick which misses Ozawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ozawa tries to avoid it.
Jab by Nero.
Yuki Ozawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ozawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nero connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice combo by Nero! Oh, that's hurt him - Ozawa falls to the canvas and Nero follows him into side control.
Ozawa is rocked!
Nero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ozawa is avoiding damage well.
Oh Ozawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ozawa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nero in side control, throwing shots but Ozawa defends.
Ozawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Nero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ozawa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nero working the strikes but Ozawa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Nero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ozawa has Nero up against the cage in a clinch.
Ozawa tries a knee to the head but Nero blocks it.
Ozawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Nero gets an underhook and turns Ozawa into the cage.
Nero lands a left hand.
Ozawa has a couple of punches blocked by Nero.
Nero is trying to break the clinch but Ozawa is controlling him.
Come on Ozawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nero wants to get back to striking at distance but Ozawa won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ozawa manages to break the clinch.
Ozawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nero looks to land a body kick but Ozawa moved away.
Ozawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero scores with a nice strike.
Nero moves away from the strike by Ozawa.
Nero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ozawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nero finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozawa's head.
Ozawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lenny Nero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozawa wants to clinch up but Nero keeps it at a distance.
Ozawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ozawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nero blocks a head kick by Ozawa.
Nero lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Ozawa can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nero and Ozawa drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nero.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny Nero!
After the fight, Lenny Nero was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Troeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rha Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troeman comes into the arena with VYBZ KARTEL- DON'T RUN blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quentin Troeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rha Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a looping right.
Troeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Crunch! Troeman slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Troeman lands a body shot.
Troeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troeman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Troeman digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeman looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Troeman circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeman scores with a push kick.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troeman.
Troeman misses with a head kick.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Troeman as he avoids it easily.
Troeman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Troeman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Troeman throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troeman.
Troeman throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the cage.
Troeman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Troeman scores with a nice body kick.
Troeman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Troeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Troeman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Troeman.
Troeman scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Troeman scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rha Khan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troeman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Troeman throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
Quentin Troeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Troeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troeman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeman just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Troeman lands a big head kick that sends Khan to the canvas! Troeman follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quentin Troeman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Quentin Troeman made sure he mentioned Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Jag - Money Trees. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Brown.
It looks like Alexander Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Karlsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown misses with a hook.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown tries to clinch up but Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karlsson on the side of the head.
Brown 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.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karlsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown gets a clinch.
Karlsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Karlsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Karlsson.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karlsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Karlsson's brow.
Karlsson is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown trying to control but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Anthony Brown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Karlsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karlsson off to one side.
Anthony Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Karlsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a takedown into Karlsson's guard.
Karlsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karlsson trying to control the position.
Karlsson managing to control the position.
Karlsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karlsson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karlsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karlsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Karlsson misses with a head shot.
Brown tries to hold on but Karlsson pushes him away.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karlsson tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Karlsson is not content to let Brown control the position.
Anthony Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karlsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karlsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown wants to control the action but instead Karlsson gets a body lock and reverses into Brown's guard! Nice work!
Brown keeping full guard, as Karlsson tries to pass.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karlsson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown cracks Karlsson with a solid left hand.
Brown is pushing down on Karlsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karlsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown stalling.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karlsson has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Karlsson looking to control.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karlsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlsson can do to turn this around?
Brown digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Karlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anthony Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Karlsson swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsson at a distance.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Karlsson seems unphased.
Karlsson is rocked!
Brown fakes the body blow, causing Karlsson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Karlsson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Brown!
Anthony Brown retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Anthony Brown 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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