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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Donatan, Petez, Gural, Pih - Budź się. Kallio has chosen Unida - If Only Two as his entrance music. Henrik Kallio struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Henrik Kallio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Kallio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bukovsky counters with a left to the body.
Kallio closes the distance but Bukovsky moves to the side
enabling Bukovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Kallio tries to clinch up
and Bukovsky counters with a good low kick that Kallio was not able to check.
Kallio darts in trying to clinch
and Bukovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kallio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kallio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bukovsky counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kallio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio tries to clinch but Bukovsky moves away
and Bukovsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Bukovsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kallio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bukovsky misses with a body shot.
Kallio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bukovsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukovsky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bukovsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Bukovsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bukovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Kallio controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bukovsky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kallio is just riding it out for now. Bukovsky eventually gives up the hold.
Bukovsky 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.
Kallio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bukovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bukovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Kallio has wrist control.
Bukovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kallio is adopting a defensive guard.
Bukovsky drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kallio looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kallio looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kallio!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky is trying to control Kallio's posture but Kallio avoids it.
Bukovsky striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kallio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bukovsky keeps working.
Bukovsky tries to improve position but can't.
Bukovsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bukovsky is thwarting Kallio's attempts to control the position.
Bukovsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kallio trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukovsky lands a nice short elbow.
Kallio wants to get back to full guard.
Bukovsky working Kallio over with strikes.
Kallio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bukovsky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukovsky connects with a nice short shot to Kallio's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukovsky is working for a kimura here but Kallio manages to reverse the position and he's now in Bukovsky's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kallio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kallio postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bukovsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kallio tries to clinch but Bukovsky is having none of it.
Henrik Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio wants to clinch but Bukovsky slips to the side
and Bukovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kallio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bukovsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kallio thinking.
Bukovsky lands with a right hand.
Bukovsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kallio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bukovsky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bukovsky is in close to Kallio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Kallio wants to control the position but Bukovsky says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kallio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bukovsky lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kallio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bukovsky.
Kallio has hold of Bukovsky's hands but Bukovsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bukovsky working over Kallio with some ground and pound. Kallio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kallio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukovsky is looking to take a break and control but Kallio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kallio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bukovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kallio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Kallio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Bukovsky tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kallio throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bukovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kallio trying to keep a closed guard but Bukovsky is proving a slippery customer.
Bukovsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tommy Bukovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bukovsky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio taking some punishment here, with Bukovsky in his half guard.
Kallio moves into full guard.
Bukovsky forces his way into half guard.
Bukovsky working Kallio over with strikes.
Bukovsky is trying to control. Kallio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kallio wants to control but Bukovsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bukovsky is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kallio sees it coming and defends easily.
Kallio wants to control but Bukovsky is keeping busy.
Kallio is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bukovsky is staying active.
Bukovsky working Kallio over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio trying to hold on to Bukovsky's head to control him but Bukovsky postures up.
Kallio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kallio is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukovsky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kallio's head.
Bukovsky wants to pass the guard but Kallio is keeping the position.
Kallio has momentary wrist control but Bukovsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Bukovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bukovsky pushing down on Kallio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kallio trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kallio is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bukovsky jumps into side control!
Bukovsky has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kallio!
Bukovsky trying to control but Kallio is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bukovsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bukovsky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukovsky throws a hook but Kallio blocks it.
Kallio closes the distance but Bukovsky moves to the side
and Bukovsky counters with a straight right hand.
Kallio is rocked!
Bukovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kallio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kallio is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukovsky finish him?
Kallio looks to clinch
and Bukovsky rattles Kallio with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Kallio tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bukovsky dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Kallio stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Bukovsky!
Tommy Bukovsky decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ship Enter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker McQuail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enter comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal . McQuail is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Glasgow Kiss. 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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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ship Enter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Parker McQuail!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuail will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McQuail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuail was well out of range. Poor timing from Enter.
A nice inside leg kick there by McQuail. That's going to slow Enter down.
McQuail takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Enter misses with a hook. McQuail ducked under it nicely.
Enter misses the jab.
Enter punishes McQuail's body with a nice straight punch.
Enter misses with a hook.
McQuail lands with a slapping head kick.
Enter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Enter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQuail.
McQuail doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuail throws a nice looking combination but Enter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Enter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enter throws a body punch but McQuail moves out of range.
McQuail tries to clinch up but Enter circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Enter misses with a series of wild punches.
McQuail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enter lands with an overhand left.
Ship Enter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Enter. That snapped McQuail's head back.
Enter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McQuail lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McQuail.
Good exchange - Enter coming out on top.
McQuail takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McQuail staying out of range there.
McQuail misses with a hook.
Enter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McQuail's hands.
Enter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Enter with a jab.
Enter throws a left and a right that both miss
and McQuail counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Enter moves out of range as McQuail throws a body kick.
McQuail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuail misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Enter misses.
Enter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Enter.
McQuail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McQuail takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Enter throws out a loose jab but McQuail uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuail tries to clinch but Enter is having none of it.
Enter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McQuail shoots in and drives through. Enter sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Enter.
McQuail lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Enter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enter misses with a looping right.
McQuail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McQuail is defended easily by Enter.
McQuail is trying hard to land a takedown here. Enter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ship Enter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker McQuail.
McQuail slips a jab and a cross from Enter.
Enter misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuail shoots in and bounces Enter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Enter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Enter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Enter tries to get out of the position.
McQuail looking to pass the guard.
McQuail drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McQuail jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuail is pushing down on Enter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Enter is fighting to maintain full guard but McQuail has managed to sneak the leg through.
McQuail is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Enter is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McQuail moves into full mount! Enter won't be happy about that!
McQuail raining down shots from the mount!
Enter is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Ship Enter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McQuail moves out of range as Enter strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuail looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enter blocks a jab.
Enter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Enter duly obliges.
McQuail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enter lands a lovely overhand right.
Enter punishes McQuail's body with a nice straight punch.
Enter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McQuail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enter.
McQuail throws a predictable looking body shot
and Enter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Enter misses with a series of wild punches.
McQuail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enter.
McQuail misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuail looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Enter misses with an uppercut.
A combination from McQuail does no damage.
Enter misses with a hook.
Enter slaps away a takedown attempt from McQuail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Enter blocks a low kick nicely.
Enter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQuail manages to avoid it.
Ship Enter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McQuail takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Enter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Enter misses with the combination.
McQuail is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Enter rather than just go for the knockout.
Enter throws a hook but McQuail avoids it easily.
McQuail shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McQuail showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuail is trying to control. Enter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McQuail is trying for a kimura here. Enter looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McQuail wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Parker McQuail!
Parker McQuail was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato has chosen Call to prayer of islam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato throws a combination. Machin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Lee Machin has been cut.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato throws a chopping leg kick but Machin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sato misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Machin.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machin.
Sato tries to work over Machin's front leg with a kick but Machin checks it.
Machin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machin misses with a body kick.
Machin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Machin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sato moves away from the strike by Machin.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Machin.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Machin counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machin throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Machin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sato misses with a leg kick.
Machin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sato lands with a hook. Machin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sato.
Machin throws a front kick that sends Sato stumbling back into the cage.
Sato 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.
Machin throws a lazy head kick
and Sato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Machin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato throws a front kick aimed at Machin's knee but Machin avoids it well.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rumina Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato thuds a left hand into Machin's body.
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machin is out of range and Sato settles back down.
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato lands with a nice body kick.
Sato connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sato. Machin shrugs it off though.
Machin is breathing heavily.
Sato connects with a looping right hand.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Machin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Machins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sato, as that shot connected.
Sato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Machin is rocked!
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Machin saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Machin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato steps in with a hook that catches Machin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sato follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Machin looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rumina Sato!
Post fight, Rumina Sato stared into the camera and said 'Remember, a vote for islam is a vote for violent pedophilia with newborns '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red Army March. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stupka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stupka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stupka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Stupka works over Hansen with some ground and pound from guard.
Stupka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hansen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stupka trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Stupka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stupka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stupka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stupka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocco Stupka.
Hansen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stupka is trying to defend but Hansen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stupka wants to improve his position but Hansen is controlling well.
Stupka trying to control here.
Stupka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stupka wants to get back to full guard.
Hansen throwing shots but Stupka is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stupka's head.
Hansen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stupka's head.
Hansen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stupka to regain full guard.
Hansen stopping the sweep attempt from Stupka.
Stupka keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Hansen connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Stupka keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Stupka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stupka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chris Hansen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stupka misses with a body shot.
Stupka lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Chris Hansen has been cut.
Stupka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Stupka avoids the body shot from Hansen.
Stupka moves into the clinch.
Hansen wants a takedown but no success here.
Stupka misses with the head strike.
Stupka stops a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Stupka prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen misses with some punches.
Hansen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stupka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Stupka stalling in the clinch but Hansen improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stupka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Stupka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Hansen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stupka misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Hansen blocks the leg kick.
Hansen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stupka defends it nicely.
Hansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hansen moves out of range as Stupka strikes.
Nice shot by Stupka.
Stupka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stupka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hansen's head backwards.
Hansen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stupka lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen slips under a jab from Stupka.
Hansen thuds a left hand into Stupka's body.
Hansen ducks right into an uppercut from Stupka.
Stupka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stupka tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stupka scoring well with a low kick there.
Stupka lands a big right hand that sends Hansen crashing to the mat! Stupka stays standing though and waves Hansen back to his feet!
Hansen is rocked!
Crack! Stupka connects with the perfect overhand right and Hansen falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Stupka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Stupka!
A victorious Rocco Stupka 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Comradi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyndon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comradi comes to the cage accompanied by I fight to survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Comradi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Lyndon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Comradi's head back.
It looks like Peter Comradi has been cut.
Comradi tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Comradi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Comradi slows down the pace here.
Jones presses Comradi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Comradi misses with a knee strike.
Comradi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Comradi scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Comradi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Comradi is controlling the position.
Comradi blocks a body shot from Jones.
A shot in the inside from Comradi.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Comradi connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comradi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Comradi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comradi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Comradi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Comradi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones tries a body shot but Comradi blocks it.
Comradi blocks an uppercut.
Comradi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Comradi lands a knee to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Comradi stalling.
Comradi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Comradi tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Comradi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Comradi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Comradi's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comradi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Comradi momentarily.
Jones thuds his right hand into Comradi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Comradi's head.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comradi moves away.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones lands a nice hook to Comradi's body. Comradi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones swings for the body but Comradi moves out of range.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones 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.
Jones tries to bum rush Comradi with a series of wild strikes but Comradi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Comradi closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Comradi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Comradi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Comradi throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries a body shot but Comradi blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Comradi has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Comradi.
Comradi misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Comradi.
Comradi misses with an elbow over the top.
Comradi gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Comradi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Comradi tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Comradi or not.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Comradi walks into a jab.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a series of punches but Comradi avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Comradi.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Comradi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Comradi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Comradi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Comradi tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Comradi's head.
A swing and a miss from Comradi.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Comradi's defenses.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Comradi.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a series of punches but Comradi avoids them all with ease.
Comradi moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws the left hand but Comradi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Comradi.
Lyndon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comradi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Comradi.
Jones misses the body punch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Comradi counters by moving into the clinch.
Comradi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Comradi pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Comradi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Comradi, against the cage.
Comradi stalls.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Comradi keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Comradi throws an elbow but misses.
Comradi tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Comradi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Comradi blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Comradi lands a nice uppercut.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peter Comradi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Comradi should have avoided that one.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Comradi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Comradi is just out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination. Comradi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Comradi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Comradi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Comradi.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Comradi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comradi moves away.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Comradi's head backwards.
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!
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Comradi moves into the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Comradi controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Comradi.
Comradi throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Comradi backwards.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Comradi 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!
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Comradi has him pressed against the cage.
Comradi throws a head punch that misses.
Jones working aggressively here.
Comradi misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Comradi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Comradi is looking to clinch.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones jabs Comradi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Comradi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Comradi should have avoided that one.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones works the jab nicely.
Peter Comradi's cut is getting worse.
Peter Comradi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Comradi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Comradi avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comradi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Comradi.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Comradi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Comradi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch lands to the side of Comradi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Comradi takes one on the button.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Comradi is just out of range.
Comradi lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Comradi's head.
Comradi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Comradi tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Comradi at a distance.
Comradi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Comradi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Comradi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Comradi on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Comradi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comradi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Comradi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Comradi doesn't seem phased though.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Comradi at a distance.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Comradi is out of range.
Comradi slips under a jab.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones scores with the left hand. Comradi knows he should have avoided that one.
Comradi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Comradi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Comradi counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones throws a jab when Comradi was well out of range.
Comradi moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Peter Comradi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comradi wants to clinch.
Comradi slips a jab from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Comradi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Comradi's head backwards.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones punishes Comradi's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones cracks Comradi with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Comradi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyndon Jones!
Lyndon Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boing Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Born Slippy. Sparbot has chosen Boeing 777 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Boing Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparbot wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
Franco throws a sloppy body shot
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparbot is out of range and Franco settles back down.
A combination from Sparbot does no damage.
Sparbot throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Sparbot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
Franco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sparbot.
Sparbot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franco as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat.
Franco slips a jab from Sparbot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sparbot checks a leg kick.
Sparbot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sparbot cracks Franco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparbot wants to clinch.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco feints and then cracks Sparbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparbot down.
Sparbot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franco is looking to slow Sparbot down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparbot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco slips under a jab from Sparbot.
Franco tried to score with a low kick but Sparbot checks it.
Sparbot misses with a looping left.
Sparbot clinches up with Franco and pushes him back against the cage.
Sparbot misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco is looking to break free of the clinch but Sparbot has double underhooks.
Sparbot misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco has had enough of the clinch but Sparbot keeps him there for the moment.
Franco breaks the clinch.
Franco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sparbot moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boing Sparbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparbot misses with a body shot.
Franco tries a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.
Franco is looking to land body kicks.
Franco lands with a straight right. Sparbot didn't see that one coming.
Sparbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franco!
Sparbot throws a head kick that misses.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot connects with a body shot.
Franco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franco takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot wants to clinch.
Sparbot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Franco.
That kick from Franco tenderised Sparbot's leg. Sparbot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sparbot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparbot needs to keep his hands up - Franco had a free shot at his head there.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Sparbot is looking to clinch.
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franco!
Sparbot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franco can pounce on him.
Franco thumps Sparbot with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sparbot scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparbot. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot throws an off balance right hand
and Franco counters with a good low kick that Sparbot was not able to check.
Franco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sparbot to score with a decent uppercut.
Franco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Sparbot's knee but Sparbot avoids it well.
Sparbot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparbot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Franco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparbot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Sparbot settles back down.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparbot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Sparbot.
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 Begbie Franco will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franco keeps Sparbot at a distance using the push kick.
Sparbot takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparbot.
Franco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparbot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot moves out of range as Franco throws a body kick.
Sparbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sparbot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sparbot down.
Good leg kick by Franco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sparbot throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Sparbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparbot throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparbot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco scoring well with a low kick there.
Franco misses with a hook. Sparbot ducked under it nicely.
Franco throws a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.
Franco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sparbot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Franco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sparbot if he has to take too many more of those.
Franco tries a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.
Begbie Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparbot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sparbot throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Sparbot or perhaps it was just good defense by Franco which made him look bad.
Sparbot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sparbot misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparbot. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparbot is breathing heavily.
Franco scoring well with a low kick there.
Sparbot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparbot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franco thuds his shin into the meat of Sparbot's side.
Sparbot misses with a looping left.
Sparbot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sparbot blocks a head kick by Franco.
Sparbot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sparbot throws a right hand that misses
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Franco finds it's way through Sparbot's defenses.
Sparbot thows a body shot but no joy.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Sparbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparbot looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco scores with a nice head shot.
Franco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sparbot checks it well.
Sparbot throws a chopping leg kick but Franco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sparbot slips under a jab.
Sparbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franco tries to land a front kick but Sparbot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franco throws a hook but Sparbot avoids it easily.
Franco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparbot.
Sparbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sparbot throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Sparbot misses with an uppercut.
Sparbot shoots for a takedown but Franco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sparbot thuds his right hand into Franco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparbot lands a lovely overhand right.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sparbot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Franco.
Franco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparbot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparbot cracks Franco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franco.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparbot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
Franco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparbot is out of range and Franco settles back down.
Sparbot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franco. Franco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sparbot closes the distance and clinches.
Sparbot digs a right hand underneath Franco's ribcage. Franco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
Sparbot blocks a body shot from Franco.
Sparbot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparbot throws a head punch that misses.
Sparbot blocks an uppercut.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Sparbot.
Sparbot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Sparbot is controlling the position.
Franco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sparbot.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparbot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Sparbot tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparbot throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot scores with a punch to the head.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sparbot tries to clinch up.
Franco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sparbot moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot lands with a good body shot.
Sparbot scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparbot misses with a double jab
and Sparbot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparbot lands with a hook. Franco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sparbot. Sparbot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Franco.
Sparbot closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Franco.
Sparbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
Franco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a body kick.
Sparbot throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Franco catches Sparbot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sparbot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sparbot blocks a leg kick.
Franco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Franco duly obliges.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparbot. That did some damage!
Begbie Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franco lands a nice hook to Sparbot's body. Sparbot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sparbot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franco throws out the jab.
Franco misses with a body shot.
Franco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sparbot misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparbot moves forwards but Franco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boing Sparbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco looks to throw the jab but Sparbot is out of range.
Sparbot looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Franco.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparbot.
Franco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franco throws the kick towards the body but Sparbot avoids it.
Sparbot missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparbot misses with a hook
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparbot moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparbot tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparbot stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sparbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Begbie Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franco 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 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Begbie Franco!
Begbie Franco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by Shed Seven - Bully Boy. Klaus Andersen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glenn Benton's chin.
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188 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Benton circles away.
Andersen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benton pinned against the cage. Benton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andersen defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Benton blocks a jab.
Andersen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benton avoids it really well and circles away.
Andersen tries to clinch there but Benton circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benton counters with a thumping low kick.
Andersen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andersen looks to clinch
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Klaus Andersen has been cut.
Benton looks to throw the jab but Andersen is out of range.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andersen closes the distance and pushes Benton back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benton breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Glenn Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Andersen.
An inside leg kick lands from Benton.
Andersen darts in trying to clinch
and Benton counters with a body kick.
Andersen shoots in looking for a takedown. Benton tries to sprawl out of it but Andersen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
Andersen tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but Andersen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andersen closes the distance and pushes Benton back into the cage.
Benton prevents a body shot from Andersen.
Andersen breaks the clinch.
Andersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Andersen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersen manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Andersen wants to clinch
and Benton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Andersen shoots in looking for a takedown but Benton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andersen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Andersen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andersen avoids the body shot from Benton.
Andersen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Andersen working the ground and pound from side control.
Benton regains half guard there - taking advantage of Andersen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Andersen wants to take a breather but Benton is having none of it.
Andersen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Benton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen looking to finish with strikes here!
Andersen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Andersen misses with a head shot.
Andersen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Andersen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andersen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen working for a guillotine from mount but Benton is in no mood to give up.
Andersen prevents Benton from getting the reversal.
Andersen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Andersen unloads with some shots from mount but Benton bucks and avoids them well.
Andersen lands a big shot there that rocks Benton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton is trying to escape the mount.
Andersen working Benton over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen landing strikes from the mount and Benton is in trouble!
Benton is rocked!
Andersen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Benton scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Andersen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Andersen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Andersen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth comes into the arena with Judas Priest - Painkiller blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Samoth rushes Niaz and presses him up against the cage.
Samoth misses with the head strike.
Niaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Samoth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dick Niaz has been cut.
Samoth tries to clinch up but Niaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Niaz throws a big shot that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niaz. Samoth shrugs it off though.
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!
Samoth moves out of range of the strikes.
Niaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dick Niaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Samoth misses with a looping right.
Niaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick from Niaz.
Niaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Samoth is breathing heavily.
Samoth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niaz can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Niaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niaz feints a jab promting Samoth to slip. Niaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Samoth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Niaz.
Niaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mikael Samoth has been cut.
Niaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niaz jabs at Samoth's body.
Niaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samoth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samoth at a distance.
Good exchange - Niaz coming out on top.
Niaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Samoth rather than just go for the knockout.
Niaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Samoth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz scores with a leg kick.
Niaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samoth's sensitive parts.
That kick from Niaz tenderised Samoth's leg. Samoth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niaz jabs Samoth right on the nose. Samoth blinks but takes it well.
Niaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niaz lands a big head kick that sends Samoth tumbling to the mat! Niaz takes a step backwards and waves Samoth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Samoth is rocked!
Niaz throws a monster overhand right that drops Samoth! Niaz follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Niaz!
A very excited looking Dick Niaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casablancas comes to the cage accompanied by Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Ravia lands with a shot to the body.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casablancas.
Casablancas digs a good body shot into Of Ravia's ribs.
Of Ravia clinches up against the cage.
Casablancas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Of Ravia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Of Ravia avoiding damage as Casablancas throws knees to the body.
Casablancas blocks an elbow strike.
Casablancas missing with knees to the body.
Casablancas dodges an elbow strike from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings wildly with an uppercut but Casablancas uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Casablancas.
Casablancas blocks an elbow strike from Of Ravia.
A nice left hand lands by Of Ravia.
Casablancas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casablancas.
Casablancas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Of Ravia.
It looks like Julian Casablancas has been cut.
Casablancas crunches a lovely knee into Of Ravia's ribcage.
Of Ravia throws a punch but it's blocked by Casablancas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia trying to stall but Casablancas improves his position.
Casablancas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Of Ravia backwards.
Casablancas looking to throw knees to the head but Of Ravia is blocking nicely.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Casablancas blocks with his arms.
Of Ravia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Casablancas backwards.
Of Ravia misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Of Ravia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Of Ravia.
Casablancas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
Casablancas misses with a punch on the inside.
Casablancas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Of Ravia misses with an elbow strike.
Of Ravia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Casablancas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Casablancas working Of Ravia over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Casablancas tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Ravia avoids the damage to the body.
Casablancas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas misses with a punch to the body.
Casablancas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Of Ravia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Of Ravia landing knees to the head.
Casablancas throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casablancas.
Of Ravia misses with a knee strike.
Of Ravia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casablancas blocks it with crossed arms.
Casablancas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Of Ravia looks winded!
Casablancas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Of Ravia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Casablancas with a knee to the head.
Of Ravia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casablancas blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Casablancas.
Of Ravia scores with a knee to the head.
Casablancas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Casablancas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Of Ravia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casablancas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Ravia is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Casablancas obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Casablancas lands an uppercut.
Of Ravia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Casablancas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Of Ravia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Casablancas cracks Of Ravia with a nice body shot.
Casablancas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casablancas trying to land knees to the body.
Casablancas lands a nice elbow.
Of Ravia takes an elbow to the temple.
Casablancas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casablancas pushes Of Ravia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Casablancas.
Casablancas blocks an elbow strike.
Casablancas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Casablancas.
Casablancas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Ravia is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Of Ravia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Casablancas's defenses.
Of Ravia misses with an elbow over the top.
Of Ravia misses with a knee strike.
Casablancas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Casablancas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Casablancas misses with some punches.
Of Ravia lands an elbow just above Casablancas 's eye.
Casablancas struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Ravia controls his hands.
Of Ravia has Casablancas pushed against the cage.
Casablancas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Ravia avoids it.
Casablancas lands a good knee to the midsection. Of Ravia won't want to take too many of those.
Casablancas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Casablancas working Of Ravia over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia trying to stall but Casablancas improves his position.
Knees to the body from Casablancas.
Casablancas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Casablancas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Julian Casablancas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casablancas thows a body shot but no joy.
Casablancas misses the shot to the body.
Casablancas takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses.
Of Ravia cracks Casablancas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Casablancas throws a body punch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Casablancas clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Of Ravia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Casablancas's brow.
Of Ravia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Casablancas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Casablancas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casablancas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Julian Casablancas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casablancas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Of Ravia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casablancas lands a knee to the body.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Of Ravia is breathing heavily.
Casablancas scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Casablancas tries a body shot but Of Ravia blocks it.
A short left from Casablancas.
Casablancas lands an elbow that stopped Of Ravia in his tracks for a moment.
Of Ravia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Casablancass head.
Of Ravia avoiding damage as Casablancas throws knees to the body.
Of Ravia blocks an elbow strike from Casablancas.
Casablancas lands a shoulder strike.
Casablancas misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia misses with a knee strike.
Of Ravia misses with a knee to the head.
Casablancas tries a body shot but Of Ravia blocks it.
Of Ravia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Of Ravia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Casablancas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Ravia can do to turn this around?
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!
Of Ravia misses with an elbow strike.
Casablancas lands with a left to the head.
Casablancas misses with a knee to the head.
Casablancas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Casablancas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Ravia avoids it.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casablancas misses with an elbow strike.
Casablancas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Of Ravia throws an elbow that misses.
Casablancas digs a right hand into Of Ravia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Of Ravia's gas tank.
Casablancas is working Of Ravia over against the cage.
Casablancas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Of Ravia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Casablancas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Casablancas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Casablancas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casablancas working Of Ravia over with knees to the body.
Casablancas misses with a punch to the body.
Casablancas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Of Ravia backwards.
Casablancas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Of Ravia backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Of Ravia fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas misses with a body punch.
Casablancas tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Ravia avoids the damage to the body.
Of Ravia misses with an elbow over the top.
Casablancas scores with a shot to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia avoids the elbow strike from Casablancas, against the cage.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Casablancas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casablancas landing knees to the head.
Casablancas dodges an elbow strike from Of Ravia.
Casablancas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Of Ravia misses with an elbow over the top.
Of Ravia blocks an elbow strike from Casablancas.
Of Ravia misses with an elbow strike.
Of Ravia just leaning against Casablancas, taking a breather.
Casablancas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Casablancas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but Casablancas blocks it.
Casablancas tries a body shot but Of Ravia blocks it.
Of Ravia misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas lands an elbow inside that Of Ravia shrugs off.
Of Ravia blocks an elbow strike from Casablancas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casablancas missing with knees to the body.
Of Ravia prevents a body shot from Casablancas.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casablancas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Of Ravia prevents a body shot from Casablancas.
Casablancas avoids the elbow strike from Of Ravia, against the cage.
Casablancas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Of Ravia blocks it with crossed arms.
Casablancas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Casablancas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Casablancas tries to land a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks with his arms.
Casablancas swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Ravia 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!
Casablancas misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Casablancas blocks with his arms.
Casablancas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Ravia avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Casablancas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julian Casablancas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Of Ravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casablancas misses with an uppercut. Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Casablancas avoids it easily.
Of Ravia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Casablancas.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Casablancas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
Of Ravia looks to throw the jab but Casablancas is out of range.
Of Ravia connects with a jab.
Casablancas slips under a jab from Of Ravia.
Casablancas throws a nice looking combination but Of Ravia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Casablancas throws a body punch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Casablancas has closed the distance and engaged Of Ravia in a clinch.
Casablancas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Casablancas as Of Ravia tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Ravia.
Casablancas tries a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks it.
Of Ravia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Casablancas's face.
Of Ravia working aggressively here.
Casablancas misses with a body punch.
Casablancas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Of Ravia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Of Ravia lands a nice elbow.
Casablancas lands an elbow that stopped Of Ravia in his tracks for a moment.
Of Ravia wants to stall.
Of Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Casablancas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Of Ravia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Casablancas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia tries to score with a low kick but Casablancas moves his leg out of the way.
Casablancas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casablancas.
Casablancas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Casablancas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casablancas tries to clinch there but Of Ravia circles away.
Of Ravia throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Casablancas's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Of Ravia dives in looking to finish as Casablancas flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Of Ravia's strikes! Of Ravia is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Casablancas's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Casablancas was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geralt Of Ravia!
A victorious Geralt Of Ravia 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Morrowind/Skyrim Violin Medley. Alexandrov has chosen Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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220 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeo Okamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto blocks a jab.
Okamoto loads up on a big right hand but Alexandrov slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Okamoto.
Alexandrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okamoto moves away.
Okamoto throws a jab when Alexandrov was well out of range.
Alexandrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okamoto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexandrov is able to avoid easily.
Okamoto tries for a takedown but Alexandrov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Okamoto throws a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head but Alexandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okamoto throws a leg kick
and Alexandrov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Okamoto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Alexandrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okamoto looking for submissions off his back.
Okamoto trying to hold on to Alexandrov's head to control him but Alexandrov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto wants to improve his position but Alexandrov is controlling well.
Okamoto holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Alexandrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandrov prevents Okamoto from improving his position.
Okamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Okamoto wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Okamoto wants to improve his position but Alexandrov is controlling well.
Alexandrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okamoto gets back to full guard.
Okamoto keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Okamoto working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov is working Okamoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Alexandrov controlling him for the moment.
Alexandrov lands a couple of elbows.
Alexandrov preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Okamoto holds on and takes a little breather.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Okamoto has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Okamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrov is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrov stands and throws Okamoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Okamoto is looking for a sweep.
Alexandrov lands an elbow.
Okamoto wants to control but Alexandrov postures up.
Check out the look on Alexandrov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Okamoto to see if he's OK.
Alexandrov is looking to take a break and control but Okamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alexandrov cracks Okamoto with a big elbow.
Alexandrov is putting a hurting on Okamoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Okamoto tries to buck Alexandrov off but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Alexandrov grinds an elbow into Okamoto's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto wants to control but Alexandrov postures up.
Alexandrov working the ground and pound.
Alexandrov taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Alexandrov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Okamoto tries to improve position but can't.
Alexandrov is trying to get an arm triangle but Okamoto is defending well.
Okamoto is trying to improve his position.
Alexandrov working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto is looking for a sweep.
Alexandrov wants to control but Okamoto is keeping him busy.
Okamoto is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Alexandrov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Okamoto misses its intended target.
Okamoto throws a body punch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Alexandrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Okamoto scores with a push kick.
Alexandrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okamoto lands a head shot.
Okamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov walks into a left hand.
Alexandrov tries to land a body kick
and Okamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexandrov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Okamoto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alexandrov is in Okamoto's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandrov stands up over Okamoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alexandrov works over Okamoto with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alexandrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Okamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrov is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrov trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexandrov is working Okamoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Alexandrov controlling him for the moment.
Alexandrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Okamoto has his foot on Alexandrov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alexandrov works his way back into a safe position though.
Okamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alexandrov gets back to full guard.
Alexandrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Alexandrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alexandrov won't allow Okamoto to sweep him here.
Alexandrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Fedor Alexandrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrov scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov landing with the ground and pound.
Okamoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alexandrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alexandrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alexandrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexandrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alexandrov is in close to Okamoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexandrov won't allow Okamoto to sweep him here.
Okamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexandrov connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov postures up in Okamoto's guard and throws a big left but Okamoto blocks it.
Alexandrov preventing the sweep.
Alexandrov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto working for a triangle but Alexandrov defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Okamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexandrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alexandrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexandrov stopping the sweep attempt from Okamoto.
Alexandrov advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Alexandrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okamoto throws a looping overhand right but Alexandrov ducks down to avoid it.
Alexandrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okamoto is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Okamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexandrov.
Takeo Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto misses with an uppercut
and Alexandrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fedor Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandrov misses with a leg kick.
Okamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Alexandrov counters with a shoot takedown. Okamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
Alexandrov lands a couple of digs.
Okamoto wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Alexandrov is now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov wants to work for an arm triangle but Okamoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alexandrov trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Okamoto wants to get back to full guard but Alexandrov has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov cracks Okamoto with a big right hand but Okamoto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Okamoto is trying to control Alexandrov's posture but Alexandrov avoids it.
Alexandrov wants to control but Okamoto is keeping him busy.
Alexandrov taking a breather here.
Alexandrov lands a few punches from side control.
Okamoto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alexandrov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Okamoto to see if he's OK.
Alexandrov scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov lands some shots froms side control.
Okamoto is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Okamoto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexandrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Okamoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okamoto wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Okamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alexandrov prevents Okamoto from improving his position.
Alexandrov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alexandrov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alexandrov cracks Okamoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alexandrov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Okamoto! More shots from Alexandrov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Alexandrov!
Fedor Alexandrov is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Fedor Alexandrov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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