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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pelayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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144 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pelayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathanial Hornblower!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornblower ducks right into an uppercut from Pelayo.
Pelayo connects with a superb combination that knocks Hornblower out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Pelayo before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Hornblower!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Pelayo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettersson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pettersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Cannon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettersson.
Cannon throws a right and a left that Pettersson avoids nicely.
Pettersson defending well as Cannon loads up on a big left hand.
Pettersson tries to clinch up.
Cannon avoids the head kick by Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a lazy right hand but Cannon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettersson cracks Cannon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pettersson.
Cannon misses with a left hand
enabling Pettersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Pettersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cannon throws a looping overhand right but Pettersson ducks down to avoid it.
Pettersson throws a leg kick but Cannon checks it.
Cannon misses with a two punch combination.
Cannon punishes Pettersson's body with a nice straight punch.
Christer Pettersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a straight right.
A jab from Cannon misses.
Pettersson rushes Cannon and presses him up against the cage.
Pettersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettersson throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Pettersson on the inside.
Cannon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettersson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Pettersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannon blocking some punches.
Cannon takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pettersson fails to land.
Cannon is trying to break the clinch but Pettersson has him pressed against the cage.
Cannon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pettersson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cannon's defenses.
It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cannon misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Cannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pettersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Pettersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Cannon letting Pettersson take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pettersson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pettersson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cannon lands a takedown into guard.
Pettersson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pettersson keeping moving, preventing Cannon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cannon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cannon won't allow Pettersson to sweep him here.
Pettersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cannon wants to control from the top but Pettersson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cannon's guard.
Cannon controls Pettersson momentarily but Pettersson frees himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cannon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pettersson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cannon.
Pettersson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cannon to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Pettersson finds it's target.
Pettersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon throws a body punch but Pettersson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christer Pettersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Cannon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cannon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannon misses with a hook. Pettersson ducked under it nicely.
Cannon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pettersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cannon on the side of the head.
Pettersson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettersson moves away.
Cannon takes a swing at Pettersson's ribcage but misses.
Cannon scores with a jab to the body.
Pettersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cannon is able to avoid easily.
Christer Pettersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettersson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cannon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pettersson rather than just go for the knockout.
Cannon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cannon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot to the liver by Pettersson. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettersson takes one to the chin there.
Pettersson slips a jab and a cross from Cannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
Pettersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cannon is able to avoid easily.
Pettersson misses with a body shot.
Cannon lands the left hand.
Cannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Pettersson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pettersson lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Pettersson fails to land.
Cannon wants to break free but Pettersson has control.
Pettersson landing knees to the body.
Pettersson stalls.
Pettersson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cannon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pettersson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettersson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pettersson has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pettersson.
Pettersson misses with some punches.
Christer Pettersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pettersson throws a head punch that misses.
Pettersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pettersson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettersson throws a head punch that misses.
Pettersson lands an uppercut.
Pettersson is working Cannon over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pettersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pettersson.
Pettersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettersson has Cannon pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pettersson fails to land.
Cannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettersson trying to control the position but instead, Cannon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pettersson into the cage.
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pettersson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettersson lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Matthew Cannon's cut even more.
Pettersson blocks an uppercut.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon looking to stall.
Cannon takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christer Pettersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Cannon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cannon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pettersson finds it's way round the side to connect with Cannon's head.
Pettersson throws a shot from downtown. Cannon moves away and avoids it.
Cannon throws a looping overhand right but Pettersson ducks down to avoid it.
Cannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Cannon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pettersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cannon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pettersson throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Pettersson lands.
Pettersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pettersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannon was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a low kick but Cannon moves out of range easily.
Cannon checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Pettersson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pettersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pettersson tries to clinch but Cannon is having none of it.
Pettersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cannon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pettersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Cannon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pettersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pettersson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pettersson catches Cannon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pettersson looks to throw the jab but Cannon is out of range.
Cannon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pettersson looks to throw the jab but Cannon is out of range.
A head kick from Pettersson lands but Cannon takes it in his stride.
Cannon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Pettersson misses
and Cannon counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Pettersson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cannon.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cannon walks into a straight right hand from Pettersson.
Cannon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pettersson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cannon is rocked!
Pettersson lands a jab to the head.
Cannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Pettersson finish him?
Cannon looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pettersson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cannon. Pettersson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christer Pettersson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen has chosen Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee as his entrance music. Alpo Suhonen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alpo Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhonen lands with a right hand.
Bisping dives in and scores a takedown into Suhonen's guard.
Suhonen trying to control the position.
Suhonen keeping full guard, as Bisping tries to pass.
Suhonen pulls Bisping in close to prevent any damage.
Bisping trying to control but Suhonen is working from the bottom.
Suhonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bisping!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisping's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Suhonen tries to control but Bisping wriggling away.
Bisping is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suhonen looking to control but Bisping is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alpo Suhonen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suhonen jabs at Bisping's body.
Suhonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping misses with a shot to the body
and Suhonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bisping on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping tries to clinch there but Suhonen circles away.
Suhonen works the jab nicely.
Bisping takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a right hand that Suhonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Suhonen also avoids with ease.
Suhonen ducks under a wild hook from Bisping.
Suhonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suhonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suhonen working for submissions but it's allowed Bisping to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suhonen wants to get back to full guard but Bisping has passed into side control.
Suhonen is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping trying to control the action but Suhonen is working from the bottom.
Suhonen tries to bench press Bisping off him but Bisping keeps the position.
Suhonen is trying to control Bisping's posture but Bisping avoids it.
Suhonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bisping kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Suhonen parries the strikes from Bisping easily there. Bisping is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Suhonen to escape.
Suhonen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bisping trying to control the position but Suhonen is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen struggling a bit here.
Suhonen prevents Bisping from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Suhonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suhonen misses with a straight left.
Bisping gets a double leg takedown into Suhonen's guard.
Michael Bisping overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bisping wants to get up but he can't break Suhonen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suhonen trying to keep a closed guard but Bisping is proving a slippery customer.
Suhonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bisping manages to get himself to full guard.
Bisping wriggles free and stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bisping looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suhonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bisping has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suhonen lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Bisping gets tackled into the cage by Suhonen. Suhonen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bisping gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Suhonen tries to throw a body punch but Bisping avoids it by throwing Suhonen back against the cage.
Suhonen wants a takedown but no success here.
Bisping tries to break the clinch but Suhonen is controlling the position.
Suhonen can't find room to land a body shot as Bisping controls the action.
Bisping has Suhonen pushed against the cage.
Suhonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suhonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpo Suhonen.
Bisping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suhonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bisping is looking to break free of the clinch but Suhonen has double underhooks.
Bisping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suhonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Suhonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bisping pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Suhonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Suhonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suhonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Suhonen wants the takedown. Bisping is fighting it off but Suhonen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bisping's guard against the cage.
Suhonen stops Bisping from standing up.
Suhonen wants to control from the top but Bisping keeps moving.
Bisping keeping full guard, as Suhonen tries to pass.
Bisping is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Suhonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bisping pulls his leg out and moves away.
Suhonen blocks a head kick by Bisping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping gets caught flat footed, as Suhonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Suhonen trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Suhonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bisping is keeping the position for now.
Suhonen trying to move into half guard but instead Bisping has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suhonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bisping!
Suhonen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bisping is now in Suhonen's guard. A big mistake from Suhonen there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Suhonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bisping gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suhonen keeping full guard, as Bisping tries to pass.
Suhonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bisping is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Suhonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bisping lands a high kick!
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suhonen misses with a few strikes there.
Bisping slips under a jab.
Suhonen misses with a straight left.
Suhonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
Bisping closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suhonen to the mat! Suhonen manages to get full guard.
Suhonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Suhonen keeps moving.
Suhonen looking for a triangle here. Bisping is fighting it but it looks tight! Suhonen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bisping is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alpo Suhonen!
Alpo Suhonen looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I love Knackebrod!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Munch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munch scores with a hook to the body. Bear takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horrible takedown by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Munch which made him look bad.
Munch scores with the left hand. Bear knows he should have avoided that one.
Munch misses with a body shot.
Munch stuffs the takedown.
Munch throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Bear's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bear scrambles back to his feet.
Bear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munch manages to avoid it.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munch throws out the jab.
Bear drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Munch is retaining full guard.
Munch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munch won't allow Bear to sweep him here.
Bear looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Munch wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Max Bear wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Munch tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bear drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Munch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Munch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch misses with a series of wild punches.
Munch misses with a looping left.
Bear manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Munch on his heels. He'll look to pass Munch's guard now, I'm sure.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Munch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bear passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munch is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munch trying to control here.
Bear tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Munch.
Bear drops an elbow to the side of Munch's head.
Bear tries to pass to full mount but Munch defends it.
Munch trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munch is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Max Bear wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Munch.
Bear lands a jab to Munch's midsection.
Munch scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bear.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear throws an overhand right that lands on Munch's shoulder, as Munch tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Bear will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bear tries to clinch there but Munch circles away.
Max Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Munch.
Bear tries to clinch but Munch moves away
and Munch counters with a straight right hand.
Bear feints and as Munch raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
Munch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munch controlling Bear's posture.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Bear hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Munch as Bear shoots in.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munch lands a body shot.
Munch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
Munch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Munch wants it to stay on the feet.
Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bear lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ray Munch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear moves out of range as Munch strikes.
Bear fails to land the takedown.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch's corner calls for a 1-2. Munch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munch circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Munch counter with a right hand.
Munch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Munch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Munch throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Munch lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Munch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munch just misses with a punch to the body.
Munch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Ray Munch is winning the standup battle so far.
Munch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Munch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Munch misses the shot to the body.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munch!
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Munch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Munch sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Munch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munch misses with a two punch combination.
Munch misses the shot to the body.
Bear avoids the body shot from Munch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bear fails with the takedown
and Munch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Munch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Munch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Munch throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Munch lands with an overhand left.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munch tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munch pinned against the cage. Munch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Munch cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Munch tries to score with a low kick but Bear moves his leg out of the way.
Munch throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Munch misses.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munch defends it nicely.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munch lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munch scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munch. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munch misses with a right hand
and Bear counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Munch's guard now.
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!
Bear wants to control from the top but Munch keeps moving.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bear looking to pass the guard.
Munch trying to keep a closed guard but Bear is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to stand and escape but instead Munch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Munch postures up.
Munch stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Munch!
Bear prevents Munch from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munch tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munch is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Bear.
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bear has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Bear!
Max Bear made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kain Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Highwind is out of range.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Highwind moved away.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Highwind on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Highwind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Highwind fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Highwind throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Highwind throws a shot to the body.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Highwind had a free shot at his head there.
Highwind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Highwind moves away.
Highwind blocks a leg kick.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Highwind darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Highwind is rocked!
It looks like Kain Highwind has been cut.
Jones staying out of range there.
Oh Highwind is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Highwind tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Highwind blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Highwind's sensitive parts.
Highwind seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Highwind.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Highwind makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Highwind jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones works Highwind's body with a nice hook.
Jones throws a right and a left that Highwind avoids nicely.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Peter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses the body punch
and Highwind counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones thows a leg kick but Highwind checks it
letting Highwind counter with a right hand.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Highwind rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Highwind to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Highwind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwind thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a head kick but Highwind moves out of range.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Highwind.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Highwind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Highwind is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right from Jones misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Highwind.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Highwind moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
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!
Highwind lands a knee to the head.
Highwind with a knee to the head.
Highwind slows down the pace here.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Highwind.
It looks like Peter Jones has been cut.
Highwind lands a nice elbow.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Highwind being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Highwind clinches with his opponent.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Highwind pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Highwind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Highwind moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Highwind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Jones thows a leg kick but Highwind checks it
and Highwind counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Highwind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Highwind blocks the leg kick.
Jones works Highwind's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Highwind.
Highwind just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Highwind slips the punch.
Highwind darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Highwind scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Highwind was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Peter Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Highwind counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Highwind lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Highwind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands with a straight right. Highwind didn't see that one coming.
Highwind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones 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.
A jab from Highwind finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Peter Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Highwind takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Highwind misses with a low kick.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Highwind scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Highwind takes one to the chin there.
Highwind scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Highwind misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Highwind misses with a body shot.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Highwind lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Highwind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A combination from Highwind does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Highwind throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Highwind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Highwind does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kain Highwind will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones takes a swing at Highwind's ribcage but misses.
Jones looks to land a combination. Highwind sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Highwind counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Highwind's calf.
Highwind misses with a looping left.
Jones slips under a jab.
Highwind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Highwind blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Highwind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Highwind'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.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Highwind content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Highwind takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Highwind walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Highwind sees coming a mile off.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Highwind's knee but Highwind avoids it well.
Highwind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Highwind throws a nice outside leg kick.
Highwind scores with a head kick.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Highwind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Highwind scores with a decent looking hook.
Highwind lands the left hand.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Jones misses.
Highwind digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Highwind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highwind throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Highwind is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Highwind.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Highwind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Highwind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highwind clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Highwind lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Highwind has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Come on Highwind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kain Highwind.
I think Highwind has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sagat's choice of entrance music: Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight to Survive. O Sagat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, O Sagat!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat throws a lazy head kick
and Randall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Randall fails with the takedown.
Randall fails to land with a series of punches.
Randall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sagat's waist but Sagat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Randall off to one side.
Sagat lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Randall is just out of range.
Randall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randall.
Randall misses with an uppercut. Sagat saw that one coming.
Randall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sagat looking to control.
Sagat keeping moving, preventing Randall from controlling successfully.
Randall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randall is working hard here to advance position.
Randall trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Randall just wasn't active enough.
Randall jabs Sagat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Randall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Randall swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Randy Randall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randall scores with a nice head shot.
Randall just misses with a punch to the body.
Randall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat tries to work over Randall's front leg with a kick but Randall checks it.
O Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randall takes one on the button.
Randall misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Randall.
A shot to the body from Randall misses
and Sagat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sagat moves out of range as Randall strikes.
Randall throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sagat counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Randall or perhaps it was just good defense by Sagat which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Randall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Randall looking for a takedown.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Randall stalling.
Sagat effectively controlling the action here.
Sagat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randall backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a left hand.
Randall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Randall's ribcage.
Randall is breathing heavily.
Randall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Randy Randall has been cut.
Sagat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Sagat.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Randall tries to stall but Sagat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Randall blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat prevents Randall from breaking the clinch.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Randall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sagat throws a leg kick but Randall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randall gets a double leg takedown into Sagat's guard.
Sagat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Randall trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
Randall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagat controls Randall momentarily but Randall frees himself.
Randall trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Randall wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Randall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sagat's half guard.
Randall is pressing down on Sagat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sagat is holding on for now.
Sagat is refusing to be controlled, as Randall sits in half guard.
Randall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sagat is pressing down on Randall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat trying to control the position.
Sagat pulls Randall in to control the position.
Sagat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sagat keeping moving, preventing Randall from controlling successfully.
Sagat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Randall manages to get himself to full guard.
Randall is looking for a triangle but Sagat pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sagat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Randall.
Sagat is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Randall's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Randall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Randall is looking for a sweep.
Sagat decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sagat tries to land a leg kick but Randall saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Randall looking to pass the guard.
Randall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Randall looking for a submission but Sagat manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randall wants to control from the top but Sagat keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Randall's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sagat lands with a good body shot.
Sagat cracks the inside of Randall's front leg.
Sagat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Randall at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Sagat throws a head kick but Randall moves out of range.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Randall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck with that takedown attempt from Randall.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a shot to the body.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Randall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sagat lands a big head kick that sends Randall tumbling to the mat! Sagat takes a step backwards and waves Randall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Randall is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Sagat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Randall gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). O Sagat!
O Sagat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas năo bate. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maier.
Maier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mancine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maier somewhat.
Mancine throws a hook but Maier blocks it.
Maier has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Mancine as Maier shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maier looks for a takedown but Mancine sprawls well.
Maier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mancine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier tries to clinch but Mancine is having none of it.
Mancine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maier counters with a one-two to the body.
Mancine shoots in for a double leg but Maier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mancine.
Maier has a takedown stuffed.
Mancine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mancine tries to close the distance and clinch but Maier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mancine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mancine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mancine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mancine throws a low kick but Maier moves out of range easily.
Maier clinches up against the cage.
Mancine lands with a left to the head.
Mancine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maiers head.
Maier tries to pull guard but Mancine won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancine stops a takedown attempt from Maier.
Mancine has a couple of punches blocked by Maier.
Maier misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier has picked Mancine up - he's going for a ride! Maier dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mancine is looking to escape.
Mancine is looking for a sweep. Maier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancine wants to control but Maier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mancine sees it coming and defends easily.
Mancine is looking to improve his position.
Maier wants to work for an arm triangle but Mancine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maier is working for a kimura but Mancine is defending it quite comfortably.
Mancine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maier tries to free his leg and advance position but Mancine is retaining full guard.
Maier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maier distracts Mancine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mancine wants to sweep here but Maier controlling him for the moment.
Mancine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mancine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mancine wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mancine is on top in guard.
Maier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mancine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maier looking for a sweep. Not yet Maier, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancine landing some decent shots from guard.
Mancine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Mancine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maier moves in looking to clinch but Mancine pushes him off.
Mancine throws a leg kick
and Maier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maier.
Maier tries for a takedown but Mancine manages to get underhooks.
Maier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray Mancine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maier moves out of range as Mancine strikes.
Maier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mancine circles away.
Mancine stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mancine keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier drops his hands momentarily and Mancine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mancine throws a chopping leg kick but Maier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mancine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maier tries to keep at a distance but Mancine has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maier jumps guard but Mancine stands there with Maier around his waist. Maier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mancine cracks Maier with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mancine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mancine has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maier uses from the top position.
Mancine has his foot on Maier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maier works his way back into a safe position though.
Maier postures up.
Mancine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maier stopping the sweep attempt from Mancine.
Maier sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mancine's guard.
Maier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maier wants to free his trapped foot but Mancine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mancine is looking to improve his position.
Mancine actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier seems to be looking for submissions.
Maier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maier is thwarting Mancine's attempts to control the position.
Mancine actively working from the bottom here.
Mancine gets back to full guard.
Maier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mancine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mancine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mancine wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mancine's head.
Maier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maier pushes down on Mancine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mancine tries to roll over but Maier keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maier is working for a kimura but Mancine is defending it quite comfortably.
Sepp Maier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancine gets back to full guard.
Mancine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maier is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mancine has his feet on Maier's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mancine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mancine shoots in for a takedown but Maier shows good takedown defense.
Mancine shoots and misses
and Maier counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mancine!
Maier looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maier looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maier lands a heavy elbow.
Maier prevents Mancine from getting the reversal.
Maier landing shots from mount.
Mancine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mancine regains half guard.
Mancine trying to control but Maier postures up.
Maier 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine is defending against the submission attempts here by Maier.
Maier is looking for a kimura but Mancine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maier to get the leverage.
Mancine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maier.
Maier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maier is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancine tries to roll over but Maier keeps him under control.
Maier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mancine defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mancine trying to control the position.
Mancine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A big right from Mancine misses.
Maier takes one to the chin there.
Ray Mancine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maier bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancine is trying to get back to half guard.
Maier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine is looking to reverse the position.
Mancine manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mancine is looking to advance position but Maier won't allow it.
Maier wants to improve his position but Mancine is controlling well.
Mancine with the ground and pound but Maier uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mancine lands a couple of elbows.
Maier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mancine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mancine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mancine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mancine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maier wants to sweep but no luck.
Maier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maier is working an open guard so Mancine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sepp Maier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancine has managed to clinch.
Mancine manages to break the clinch.
Mancine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maier is defended easily by Mancine.
Horrible takedown by Mancine or perhaps it was just good defense by Maier which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sepp Maier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mancine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mancine!
Ray Mancine really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmitt comes to the cage accompanied by In God We Trust - Stryper. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Milat.
Schmitt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Milat.
Milat lands a head kick. Schmitt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schmitt misses with an uppercut. Milat saw that one coming.
Jab by Milat.
Milat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schmitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milat manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Milat finds it's target.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Owen Schmitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Milat.
A head kick misses from Milat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Milat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schmitt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmitt jabs Milat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Milat throws a series of punches but Schmitt avoids them all with ease.
Milat misses with a double jab
and Schmitt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milat thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schmitt is defended easily by Milat.
Milat connects with a body shot.
Milat misses with a head kick.
Milat throws a right and a left that Schmitt avoids nicely.
Schmitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt jabs Milat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schmitt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schmitt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schmitt showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Milat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schmitt throwing shots but Milat is blocking nicely.
Schmitt 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.
Milat is doing well to control the position and prevent Schmitt from advancing to side control.
Milat kicks off Schmitt and gets to his feet.
Schmitt throws a series of punches but Milat avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt scores with a decent looking hook.
Schmitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmitt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Milat counters with a straight right hand.
Schmitt avoids the head kick by Milat.
Milat misses with the combination.
Milat misses with a few strikes there.
Schmitt shoots for a double leg takedown but Milat sprawls well. He's pushed Schmitt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Milat misses with a head kick.
That kick from Schmitt tenderised Milat's leg. Milat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schmitt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Milat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schmitt is out of range.
Schmitt moves forwards but Milat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Milat moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a head kick.
Milat throws a head kick but Schmitt moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmitt ducks right into an uppercut from Milat.
Milat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a looping left.
Milat moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmitt dips to his left and cracks Milat with an uppercut!
Milat misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Schmitt is predictable there
and Milat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schmitt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Milat lunges at Schmitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schmitt's hand.
Schmitt is rocked!
Schmitt avoids the head kick by Milat.
Milat swings for the body but Schmitt moves out of range.
Milat instigates a clinch.
Milat trying to control the position but instead, Schmitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milat into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmitt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Milat.
Schmitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milat is defending well for now.
Milat blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt misses with some punches.
Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Milat avoids the damage to the body.
Schmitt misses with a knee to the head.
Milat blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt blocks an elbow strike.
Schmitt wants to break free but Milat has control.
Milat blocks an elbow strike.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Milat.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Schmitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.
Milat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmitt looking to throw knees to the head but Milat is blocking nicely.
Schmitt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milat is defending well.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schmitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmitt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Milat.
Schmitt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Milat is fending him off so far but Schmitt persists. Nope, Milat circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Schmitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmitt moves away.
Schmitt lands with a nice combination. Milat backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmitt.
Schmitt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Milat counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Milat looks at the referee who does nothing so Milat lands a crushing right that sends Schmitt to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schim Fairbain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Be Aggresive by Faith No More. Fairbain has chosen Remember my name 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Schim Fairbain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saint looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fairbain is fending him off so far but Saint persists. Nope, Fairbain circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Fairbain throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbain manages to avoid it.
Saint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbain's head back.
Fairbain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint needs to keep his hands up - Fairbain had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Fairbain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairbain.
A shot to the body from Saint misses
and Fairbain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
Fairbain needs to keep his hands up - Saint had a free shot at his head there.
Saint misses with a hook. Fairbain ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain scores with a punch to the head.
Fairbain closes the distance and clinches.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbain.
Fairbain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fairbain lands a shot to the body.
Saint wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairbain won't allow it.
Fairbain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Saint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairbain keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairbain misses with an elbow strike.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Fairbain is controlling the position.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbain fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Fairbain is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairbain.
Saint lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fairbain.
Fairbain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
Fairbain tries to land knees in the clinch but Saint avoids the damage to the body.
Fairbain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fairbain prevents a body shot from Saint.
Fairbain swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbain lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Fairbain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saints head.
Saint avoiding damage as Fairbain throws knees to the body.
Fairbain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Saint.
Saint pushes Fairbain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairbain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saints head.
Fairbain lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain blocks a body shot from Saint.
Saint working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbain fails to land.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbain controls the action.
Saint blocks the elbow strike.
Fairbain lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Fairbain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairbain misses with a punch to the body.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairbain has him pressed against the cage.
Fairbain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbain throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairbain stalling in the clinch but Saint improves position.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Fairbain tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbain takes a shot to the head.
Fairbain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Saint.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbain controls his hands.
Saint misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairbain throws an elbow that misses.
Fairbain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbain backwards.
Fairbain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint pushes Fairbain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbain misses with a punch to the body.
Saint is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairbain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbain trying to control the position but instead, Saint has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairbain into the cage.
Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Kain Saint will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairbain blocks a jab.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairbain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fairbain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint is out of range and Fairbain settles back down.
Fairbain cracks Saint with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saint throws a chopping leg kick but Fairbain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fairbain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Fairbain blocks the leg kick.
Fairbain wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairbain blocks a jab.
Fairbain 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.
Saint throws a head kick but Fairbain moves out of range.
Saint shoots in for a takedown but Fairbain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint throws a chopping leg kick but Fairbain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saint throws a hook but Fairbain avoids it easily.
Fairbain cracks Saint with an open hand slap.
Saint throws a leg kick but Fairbain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fairbain connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Schim Fairbain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain lands a lovely overhand right.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saint takes a step back to recover.
Fairbain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fairbain moves away from the strike by Saint.
Fairbain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saint misses the jab.
Saint shoots in and drives through. Fairbain sprawls well.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint!
Fairbain keeps Saint at a distance using the push kick.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Fairbain avoids the body shot from Saint.
Fairbain wants to clinch but Saint slips to the side
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain misses with a low kick.
Fairbain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Fairbain staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint, as that shot connected.
Saint misses with a left hand
and Fairbain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint avoids the head kick by Fairbain.
Fairbain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fairbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fairbain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fairbain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint wants to control from the top but Fairbain keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fairbain managing to control the position.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Fairbain is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairbain keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Fairbain is pulling down on Saint's head. It's preventing any offense from Saint, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Kain Saint wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A lazy left from Saint finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbain misses with a kick to the body.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Saint dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fairbain throws a body kick that misses.
Saint throws a leg kick
and Fairbain counters with a nice body kick.
Fairbain moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint.
Fairbain takes the fight into the clinch.
Saint looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbain fails to land.
Fairbain is trying to stall.
Saint tries a body shot but Fairbain blocks it.
Fairbain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fairbain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Fairbain keeps him there for the moment.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Fairbain has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain effectively controlling the action here.
Fairbain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Fairbain looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairbain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Fairbain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint avoiding damage as Fairbain throws knees to the body.
Saint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fairbain backwards.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairbain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Saint throws a leg kick but Fairbain moved away.
Fairbain slips under a jab.
Saint throws the left hand but Fairbain avoids the punch easily.
Saint lands with a cross.
Fairbain delivers a nice body kick.
Kain Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint throws a wild body kick that Fairbain sees coming a mile off.
Saint throws a jab when Fairbain was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairbain.
Fairbain tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fairbain misses with a low kick.
Saint connects with the punch.
Saint misses the jab.
Fairbain avoids the body shot from Saint.
Fairbain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fairbain checks a leg kick nicely.
Fairbain scores with a head kick. Saint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a jab when Fairbain was well out of range.
Fairbain looks for the body kick but Saint saw that one coming.
Fairbain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saint's head.
Saint takes a swing at Fairbain's ribcage but misses.
Saint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairbain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Saint moves away from the strike by Fairbain.
Fairbain throws a head kick that half lands.
Saint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fairbain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairbain is just out of range.
Fairbain avoids the body shot from Saint.
Schim Fairbain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fairbain!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairbain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fairbain is looking to land body kicks.
Fairbain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Schim Fairbain has been cut.
Fairbain misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint misses with a looping left.
Fairbain connects with a leg kick. Saint looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schim Fairbain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Saint!
Kain Saint took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'OK....who's next?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marciano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to lets dance. Puska is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marciano on the side of the head.
Puska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puska feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Puska postures up.
Marciano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Puska trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puska stopping the sweep attempt from Marciano.
Puska wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Marciano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Puska manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Puska stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puska is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Marciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marciano is looking to sinch up a triangle. Puska throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Marciano's body to avoid the submission. Marciano has instead reached around Puska's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Marciano arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rocky Marciano!
After the big win, Rocky Marciano made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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