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HMMA 65 Non Mortals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Fury!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilmore can pounce on him.
Fury throws the left hand but Gilmore avoids the punch easily.
Gilmore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Gilmore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gilmore!
Gilmore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fury. That did some damage!
Gilmore misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Gilmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilmore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fury doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury rushes Gilmore and presses him up against the cage.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Gilmore cracks Fury with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gilmore breaks from the clinch.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gilmore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gilmore is looking to chop away at Fury's legs.
Fury drops his hands momentarily and Gilmore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Gilmore cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Gilmore throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gilmore checks a leg kick.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Gilmore throws a leg kick but Fury moved away.
Gilmore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gilmore as he connects with a hook.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilmore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gilmore scores with a nice head shot.
Fury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilmore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fury. Fury obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilmore.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore throws a head kick that misses.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury clobbers Gilmore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fury lands a jab to Gilmore's midsection.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Gilmore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gilmore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Gilmore lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gilmore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gilmore as Fury shoots in.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore moves out of range of the body kick.
Gilmore looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!
Gilmore checks a low kick from Fury.
Gilmore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gilmore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Gilmore moves out of range of the body kick from Fury.
Fury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury misses with the combination.
Fury slips under a jab from Gilmore.
Fury throws a solid leg kick but Gilmore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fury.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from Gilmore.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Fury thows a body shot but no joy.
Fury throws out a powerful jab.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Gilmore.
Gilmore moves out of range of the body kick from Fury.
Gilmore throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Gilmore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gilmore looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Fury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gilmore slips under a jab from Fury.
Gilmore cracks Fury with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Gilmore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Fury will probably get the nod.
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.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the body.
Gilmore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fury tries to score with a low kick but Gilmore moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Gilmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gilmore.
Fury throws a low kick but Gilmore avoids it.
Fury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gilmore just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilmore misses with a wild combination.
Fury dodges the punch combination from Gilmore.
Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Gilmore punishes Fury's body with a nice straight punch.
Fury throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is looking to land body kicks.
Gilmore connects with a body shot.
Gilmore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gilmore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gilmore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fury.
Gilmore thumps Fury with a low kick.
Gilmore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury throws a hook but Gilmore avoids it easily.
Gilmore digs a good body shot into Fury's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilmore. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Gilmore tenderised Fury's leg. Fury is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore staying out of range there.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Fury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gilmore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands with a cross.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Fury.
Gilmore lands a right hook to the body.
Gilmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilmore.
Nick Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gilmore if he has to take too many more of those.
Gilmore throws a leg kick that misses.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Gilmore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gilmore lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore lands a right hook to the body.
Gilmore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury slips a jab from Gilmore.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Fury.
Gilmore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Gilmore saw that one coming.
Gilmore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilmore misses the shot to the body.
Gilmore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fury tries to land a front kick but Gilmore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gilmore's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Gilmore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Gilmore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fury doesn't seem phased though.
Fury has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gilmore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilmore is just out of range.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Gilmore checks a leg kick nicely.
Fury misses with a kick to the body.
Fury moves out of range as Gilmore strikes.
Gilmore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fury at a distance.
Fury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fury throws a jab when Gilmore was well out of range.
Fury moves out of range as Gilmore throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gilmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury throws a push kick but Gilmore slaps the foot to one side.
Fury takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Fury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gilmore misses with a low kick.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Fury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gilmore lands a really nice looking cross but Fury seems unphased.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gilmore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fury, right into the meat.
Gilmore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury catches Gilmore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gilmore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury throws out a loose jab but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
Gilmore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gilmore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fury.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Fury throws a jab when Gilmore was well out of range.
Gilmore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury misses with a body kick.
Gilmore throws a combination. Fury tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fury explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fury moves into range and lands a nice leg 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!
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Gilmore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilmore.
Happy Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoids the body shot from Gilmore.
Gilmore jabs at Fury's body.
Gilmore slips under a jab from Fury.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Fury.
Gilmore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fury tries to move into range but Gilmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury tries to clinch up.
Gilmore misses with a few strikes there.
Gilmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gilmore.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilmore. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fury.
Fury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gilmore is out of range and Fury settles back down.
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 Fury.
Fury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fury throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilmore moves out of range as Fury throws a body kick.
Gilmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fury dodges the punch combination from Gilmore.
A bone on bone clash there as Gilmore blocks the leg kick.
Nick Fury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Gilmore with an uppercut!
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Gilmore misses.
A punch lands to the side of Fury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilmore feints a jab promting Fury to slip. Gilmore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gilmore throws a leg kick but Fury sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gilmore blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury looks for a takedown but Gilmore sprawls well.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gilmore misses with a hook.
Gilmore misses with a straight left.
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilmore.
Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
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!
Fury throws the left hand but Gilmore avoids the punch easily.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gilmore in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Fury.
Fury is looking to clinch.
Gilmore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fury counters with a head kick. That will keep Gilmore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fury!
An intense looking Nick Fury took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'IM BAAAAACCKKKK!!!! My time with the Monks has calmed my soul.... The Fist of Fury is steady and true.... want to find out whether you have what it takes? that's up to you...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Krigare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas's entrance music is Hollywood Undead - Undead. A fine choice. Krigare is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Achtung Pantzer by Raubtier. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daniel Krigare enters the cage!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Krigare!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krigare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krigare misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Krigare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krigare.
Suulas fails with a takedown attempt.
Krigare connects with an inside leg kick.
Suulas tries to clinch but Krigare moves away
and Krigare counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krigare lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch but Krigare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Krigare lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suulas doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suulas moves in looking to clinch but Krigare pushes him off.
Suulas tries to clinch but Krigare moves out of range.
Suulas takes one to the side of the head.
Krigare swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
A telegraphed right hand from Krigare misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare thuds a left hand into Suulas's body.
Suulas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krigare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krigare keeps the fight on the outside.
Suulas is looking to clinch.
Krigare slips a straight right by Suulas.
Suulas staying out of range there.
Suulas has a takedown stuffed.
Krigare scores with a jab to the body.
Krigare 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!
Suulas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krigare takes a swing at Suulas's ribcage but misses.
Krigare lands with a nice body punch.
Krigare throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Krigare.
Suulas walks into a left hand.
Suulas wants to clinch but Krigare slips to the side
and Krigare counters with a left to the body.
Suulas wants to clinch.
Suulas tries to clinch but Krigare is having none of it.
Krigare scores with a hook.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krigare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krigare scores with a hook to the body. Suulas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suulas tries to clinch but Krigare moves out of range.
Suulas moves in looking to clinch but Krigare pushes him off.
Krigare throws a shot to the body.
Krigare scores with a jab. Suulas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suulas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas closes the distance and clinches.
Krigare tries to stall but Suulas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krigare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suulas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suulas moves in looking to clinch but Krigare pushes him off.
Krigare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suulas's hands.
Suulas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suulas doesn't manage to clinch there - Krigare circles away.
Jab by Krigare.
Krigare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krigare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suulas was well out of range. Poor timing from Krigare.
Krigare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suulas was well out of range. Poor timing from Krigare.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krigare. Suulas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suulas tries to clinch there but Krigare circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krigare blocks a head kick by Suulas.
Suulas is looking to clinch but Krigare is avoiding it.
Suulas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krigare is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Suulas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Suulas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Suulas fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Suulas avoids the body shot from Krigare.
Krigare lands a body shot.
Suulas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suulas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krigare lands a really nice looking cross but Suulas seems unphased.
Krigare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krigare looks to score with a jab to the body but Suulas is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Krigare dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suulas thows a body shot but no joy.
Suulas slips under a jab from Krigare.
Suulas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krigare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krigare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suulas.
Krigare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krigare throws a body punch but Suulas moves out of range.
Suulas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suulas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krigare lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suulas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krigare as he avoids it easily.
Suulas tries to clinch up but Krigare circles away and keeps his distance.
Krigare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suulas closes the distance but Krigare moves to the side
and Krigare counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Tarmo Suulas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krigare misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suulas moves away from the strike by Krigare.
Suulas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suulas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krigare swings for the body but Suulas moves out of range.
Krigare scores with a nice right hand.
Suulas moves into the clinch successfully.
Krigare misses with a body punch.
Suulas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suulas lands with a short shot to the head.
Krigare trying to stall but Suulas improves his position.
Suulas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suulas trying to land knees to the body.
Krigare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suulas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suulas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suulas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krigare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suulas tries to clinch up.
Krigare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krigare dodges the punch combination from Suulas.
Suulas drives through and clinches with Krigare against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Krigare fails to land.
Krigare has Suulas pressed against the cage, preventing Suulas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suulas is trying to break the clinch but Krigare is controlling him.
Krigare blocks a body shot from Suulas.
Krigare misses with a punch to the body.
Suulas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krigares head.
Suulas jumps guard but Krigare stands there with Suulas around his waist. Suulas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krigare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krigare blocks a body shot from Suulas.
Suulas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suulas works on Krigare's body with a couple of short punches.
Suulas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suulas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suulas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krigare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suulas has time to react.
Krigare misses with a looping right.
Suulas misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Krigare.
Crunch! Krigare slams his shin into Suulas's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suulas slips under a jab from Krigare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krigare pinned against the cage. Krigare gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Suulas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krigare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Suulas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krigare connects with a body shot that sends Suulas's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Suulas.
Suulas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krigare throws a body punch but Suulas moves out of range.
Suulas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krigare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suulas has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krigare keeps the fight on the outside.
Krigare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suulas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krigare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suulas was well out of range. Poor timing from Krigare.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Krigare 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!
Suulas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Suulas avoids the body shot from Krigare.
Suulas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krigare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krigare lands a nice shot to the body.
Krigare misses the shot to the body.
Krigare misses with a series of wild punches.
Krigare thows a body shot but no joy.
Suulas moves away from the strike by Krigare.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krigare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suulas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krigare sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suulas looks to score with a jab to the body but Krigare is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krigare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suulas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krigare avoids it really well and circles away.
Krigare looks to land a combination but Suulas avoids it well.
Suulas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Suulas moves into the clinch.
Suulas manages to break the clinch.
Krigare connects with a leg kick. Suulas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daniel Krigare seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suulas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krigare misses with a straight right.
Suulas avoids the body shot from Krigare.
Krigare has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suulas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tarmo Suulas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krigare cracks Suulas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suulas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suulas there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krigare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krigare gets tackled into the cage by Suulas. Suulas maintains the clinch.
Krigare breaks from the clinch.
Krigare lands a right hook to the body.
Suulas blocks a low kick nicely.
Krigare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suulas.
Suulas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Krigare manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Suulas wants to control from the top but Krigare keeps moving.
Krigare scores with a nice shot.
Daniel Krigare is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krigare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krigare seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krigare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suulas wants to pass the guard but Krigare is keeping the position.
Krigare is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Krigare hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krigare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Suulas lands with a short shot to the head.
Suulas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krigare struggles to land a body shot inside as Suulas controls his hands.
Krigare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suulas taking a breather.
Suulas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krigare backwards.
Suulas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krigare tries a body shot but Suulas blocks it.
Suulas misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Krigare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krigare winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Krigare!
Daniel Krigare took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Samoth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judas Priest - Painkiller. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
278 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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33
270 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Adams!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth misses with a looping right.
Samoth throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Samoth as Adams shoots in.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samoth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mark Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samoth.
Adams drives through with a takedown into Samoth's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Samoth keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samoth is keeping the position for now.
Adams trying to control but Samoth is working from the bottom.
Samoth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mikael Samoth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Adams wants to clinch
and Samoth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams gets back to half guard.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Samoth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samoth slips a nice elbow through Adams's hands, connecting with Adams's forehead.
Samoth slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control here.
Adams is staying active underneath Samoth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Samoth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adams wants to control but Samoth is having none of it.
Samoth scoring with strikes but Adams is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is bucking up trying to escape but Samoth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Samoth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Samoth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams regains half guard.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Samoth in his half guard.
Samoth is trying to control. Adams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Samoth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Samoth working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samoth.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Samoth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams trying to control from the bottom.
Adams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samoth content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samoth cracks Adams with a good jab.
Samoth misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samoth moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Samoth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adams was covering up waiting for the punch and Samoth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Samoth stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adams moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Samoth has worked his arm free - good work by Samoth!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samoth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adams trying to control the action but Samoth is working from the bottom.
Adams goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Samoth has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Adams but great work by Samoth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth grinds an elbow into Adams's temple.
Samoth is staying tight to Adams's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
Samoth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Samoth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Samoth scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams is not content to let Samoth control the position.
Adams tries to bench press Samoth off him but Samoth keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Adams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adams is not content to let Samoth control the position.
Adams struggling a bit here.
Samoth scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adams to see if he's OK.
Adams is not content to let Samoth control the position.
Mikael Samoth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samoth misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to escape the position but Samoth is controlling the position.
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
Samoth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Adams sneaks back into half guard.
Samoth trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
Adams wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samoth.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Samoth sits in half guard.
Samoth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that second round.
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!
Samoth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Adams tries to clinch but Samoth is having none of it.
Samoth scores with a nice head shot.
Adams scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Samoth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samoth counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An elbow from Samoth crashes against the mat.
Adams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Samoth misses with a head shot. Adams uses the momentum to regain guard.
Samoth throws a big elbow that misses.
Samoth postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth looking to sit in guard and control but Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samoth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Samoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samoth is adopting a defensive guard.
Mikael Samoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt - Samoth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adams throws a body punch but Samoth moves out of range.
Samoth misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Adams gets caught napping as Samoth dives in and scores a takedown. Adams manages to retain guard.
Samoth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Adams controls Samoth momentarily but Samoth frees himself.
Samoth looking to pass the guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Mikael Samoth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samoth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Samoth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams tries for a takedown but Samoth manages to get underhooks.
Samoth misses with a knee strike.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mark Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samoth is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samoth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
Mikael Samoth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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33
194 lbs
26 - 12 - 2 |
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28
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Translucent!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Translucent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Translucent misses with a hook. Kukko ducked under it nicely.
Translucent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukko.
Kukko throws a lazy uppercut
and Translucent counters with a nice uppercut.
Kukko feints and as Translucent raises his hands in defense, Kukko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Translucent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Translucent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kukko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kukko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kukko looking to pass the guard.
Translucent is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kukko defends well.
Translucent being controlled here, momentarily.
Translucent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko stopping the sweep attempt from Translucent.
Kukko stands and throws Translucent's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kukko trying to control the position but Translucent is working away.
Translucent is trying to improve his position.
Translucent gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Translucent has hold of Kukko's hands but Kukko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kukko is keen to just control but Translucent is a slippery customer.
Translucent is looking to improve his position.
Kukko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Translucent knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Translucent slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Translucent is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kukko is posturing up here but Translucent has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kukko tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kukko has to tap! Slick submission there by Translucent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Translucent!
Mr Translucent took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top has chosen Killing in the name as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
208 lbs
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32
218 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Top!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Top.
Conteh misses the jab.
Conteh stuffs the takedown attempt from Top. Top gets slowly back to his feet.
Top misses with a takedown attempt - Conteh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Top uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conteh.
Top doesn't manage to clinch there - Conteh circles away.
Conteh connects with a single shot there.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Top fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conteh checks a leg kick.
Top closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conteh circles away.
John Conteh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Top.
Top just misses with a punch to the body.
Conteh looks to score with a jab to the body but Top is just out of range.
Conteh misses the shot to the body.
Conteh drives through and clinches with Top against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Top tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conteh's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh can't find room to land a body shot as Top controls the action.
Top misses with a body punch.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Top scores with a shoulder strike.
Top lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Top tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Top misses with a short punch on the inside.
Top works on Conteh's body with a couple of short punches.
Top wants a takedown.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Top is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Top tries for a takedown but Conteh manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Conteh 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!
Conteh lands a body shot.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Top lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Conteh on the inside.
Top misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conteh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Top blocks a body shot from Conteh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Top.
Top swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Top goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Top.
Top pressing his opponent against the cage.
Conteh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Top scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike.
Top misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh lands a body punch.
Conteh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Top tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conteh's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Conteh.
A left hand lands to the body for Conteh.
Top looks winded!
Top has Conteh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conteh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Conteh has Top pressed against the cage.
Conteh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Conteh.
Top misses with some punches.
Top takes a shot to the head.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conteh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conteh lands a left hand.
Conteh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Top looking to slow down the pace here.
Conteh pushes Top back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conteh just leaning against Top, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Conteh.
Top throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh.
Top has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Conteh clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Conteh controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Top looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conteh holding both Top 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conteh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Top fails to land the takedown.
Conteh throws a body punch but Top moves out of range.
No luck for Top with that takedown attempt.
Conteh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Top moves away.
Conteh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Top.
Top connects with a high kick.
Conteh moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Top as Conteh tries to tie him up.
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Top can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
Conteh prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Conteh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Top.
Conteh presses Top against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
Top tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Top.
Top tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh controlling the action here for a moment.
Top blocks a body shot from Conteh.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
John Conteh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Top tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Top misses with the head strike.
Conteh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Top misses with a hook from the clinch.
Top is trying to drag Conteh to the mat but Conteh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top misses with the head strike.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh presses Top against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Top blocks a body shot from Conteh.
Top misses with a punch to the body.
Conteh pushes Top back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Top misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Top misses with some punches.
Conteh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Top misses with the head strike.
Top wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top looking for a takedown.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Top tries to throw a body punch but Conteh avoids it by throwing Top back against the cage.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Conteh lands a left hand.
Top stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Top.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Top swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
Top wants a takedown.
Top lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conteh or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh lands a hook that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Top has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Top looking to slow down the pace here.
Top misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Top lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Top.
Top misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Top.
A short uppercut from Top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Top is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brick Top will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Conteh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conteh moves away from the strike by Top.
A swing and a miss from Conteh.
Top misses with a jab to the body
and Conteh counters with a nice uppercut.
Top misses with a takedown attempt - Conteh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brick Top seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conteh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Top avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Top scores with a nice body kick.
Top scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Top misses.
Top looks to clinch
enabling Conteh to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Top misses.
Conteh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Top on the side of the head.
Top throws a leg kick but Conteh checks it.
Top slips under a jab from Conteh.
Conteh throws a body punch but Top moves out of range.
Conteh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Top manages to avoid it.
Conteh just misses with a punch to the body.
Top on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Top throws a push kick but Conteh slaps the foot to one side.
Top swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Top is defended easily by Conteh.
Conteh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Top.
Top takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Conteh throws a lazy right hand but Top sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top fails with the takedown
and Conteh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John Conteh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Top.
Top takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Top slips under a jab.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conteh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Top throws a push kick but Conteh slaps the foot to one side.
Conteh misses with a double jab.
Conteh checks a leg kick nicely.
Conteh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Top was well out of range. Poor timing from Conteh.
Top fails with a takedown attempt.
Conteh moves in looking to clinch but Top pushes him off.
Top throws a hook to the side of Conteh's head but Conteh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Top there as he acknowledges the shot.
Top lands a nice shot that snaps Conteh's head back.
Conteh swings for the body but Top moves out of range.
Top tries to keep at a distance but Conteh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conteh is working Top over against the cage.
Top blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Conteh on the inside.
Top throws a head punch that misses.
Conteh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conteh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Top backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conteh scores with a shoulder strike.
Top working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Top changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conteh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Conteh avoids the head kick by Top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh throws a jab but it's blocked by Top.
Conteh loads up on a big right hand but Top slips the punch.
John Conteh is winning the standup battle so far.
Top looks to land a left hand but Conteh moved out of range nicely.
Top moves out of range as Conteh strikes.
Top is looking to clinch.
Top closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Top lands in his opponent's guard.
Conteh uses the cage to get back to his feet.
John Conteh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Top tries to clinch but Conteh moves out of range.
Conteh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Conteh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conteh 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Conteh!
A victorious John Conteh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ameno - Era . Gugo Ograni is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
185 lbs
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34
195 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ograni scores with a body shot.
Korba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ograni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Korba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korba throws a looping overhand right but Ograni ducks down to avoid it.
Korba throws a big shot that misses.
Korba throws out a loose jab but Ograni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ograni lands with a nice body punch.
Korba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ograni.
Ograni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korba moves away.
Korba misses with an uppercut. Ograni saw that one coming.
Ograni avoids the head kick by Korba.
Korba misses with a low kick.
Korba misses with an uppercut. Ograni saw that one coming.
Ograni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korba.
Korba swinging wildly here.
Ograni misses with the combination.
Korba misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba cracks Ograni with a good jab.
Ograni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Korba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Korba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ograni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Erwin Korba has been cut.
Ograni scores with a jab. Korba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ograni looks to land a left hand but Korba moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Korba or perhaps it was just good defense by Ograni which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Korba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Ograni - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ograni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ograni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ograni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ograni misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Ograni does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni throws a combination that misses
and Korba counters with a series of strikes. Ograni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Korba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ograni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korba was well out of range. Poor timing from Ograni.
Ograni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ograni. Korba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Korba trying to pass the guard but Ograni defending well.
Korba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ograni is just riding it out for now. Korba eventually gives up the hold.
Korba seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ograni controlling the position well.
Korba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ograni gets full guard.
Ograni controls Korba momentarily but Korba frees himself.
Korba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ograni has his hands on Korba's head, controlling the position.
Korba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Korba is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ograni throws a hook but Korba blocks it.
Horrible takedown by Korba or perhaps it was just good defense by Ograni which made him look bad.
Ograni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Korba gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ograni gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korba trying to control but Ograni is working from the bottom.
Ograni pulls Korba in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gugo Ograni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba's cut.
That's time! Korba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ograni lands a nice hook to Korba's body. Korba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gugo Ograni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korba tries for a takedown but Ograni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Korba stuns Ograni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Ograni.
A slow jab from Korba misses its intended target.
Korba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gugo Ograni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Ograni blocks the leg kick.
Korba drives through with a takedown into Ograni's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Korba won't allow Ograni to sweep him here.
Ograni is trying to keep Korba in close.
Korba tries to free his leg and advance position but Ograni is retaining full guard.
Ograni wants to sweep here but Korba controlling him for the moment.
Korba wants to control from the top but Ograni keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba is looking to pass into half guard but Ograni pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ograni is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ograni preventing the sweep.
Ograni scoring with some ground and pound.
Korba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ograni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ograni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ograni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ograni trying to control the position from guard on top but Korba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korba controlling the position.
Ograni working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Korba's head.
Korba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ograni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Korba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ograni has managed to get both his arms back between Korba's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ograni wants to control from the top but Korba keeps moving.
Korba wants to improve his position but instead Ograni has moved into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ograni.
Ograni drops an elbow to the side of Korba's head.
Ograni is thwarting Korba's attempts to control the position.
Ograni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Korba is just riding it out for now. Ograni eventually gives up the hold.
Korba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ograni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ograni's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ograni's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ograni trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ograni fending off the submission attempt from Korba.
Ograni is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Korba gets his way!
Ograni is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Korba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Korba lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Korba doesn't have the hooks in and Ograni manages to turn into his guard.
Korba wants to sweep here but Ograni controlling him for the moment.
Korba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ograni manages to get himself to full guard.
Korba controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba trying to control but Ograni is working from the bottom.
Korba postures up.
Ograni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Korba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Korba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Korba stands and throws Ograni's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Korba trying to control the action but Ograni is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ograni can't do much from the bottom here.
Erwin Korba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ograni is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Korba off and has taken his back!
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 Erwin Korba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Korba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ograni but Ograni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ograni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korba.
Ograni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korba.
Ograni lands a slapping body shot.
Ograni misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ograni. Beautiful body shot.
Ograni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Korba defending well as Ograni loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ograni. Korba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ograni scores with a hook to the body. Korba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Korba moves away from the strike by Ograni.
Korba walks into a left hand.
Korba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ograni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korba circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni throws a right and a left that Korba avoids nicely.
Ograni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korba circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Korba or perhaps it was just good defense by Ograni which made him look bad.
Gugo Ograni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ograni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Korba misses with a head kick.
Ograni slips a jab and a cross from Korba.
Ograni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Korba counters with a big head kick but Ograni shrugs it off.
Korba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ograni on his heels. He'll look to pass Ograni's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ograni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Korba wants to pass the guard but Ograni is keeping the position.
Korba advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Ograni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ograni sneaks back into half guard.
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!
Korba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Korba wants to pass to mount but Ograni is defending the position.
Korba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Korba seems to be working for a kimura but Ograni defends the submission attempt.
Ograni is looking for a sweep. Korba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni is controlling Korba's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Korba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ograni manages to get to full guard.
Ograni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ograni keeping full guard, as Korba tries to pass.
Korba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ograni manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Korba has Ograni in his guard.
Korba lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba trying to keep a closed guard but Ograni is proving a slippery customer.
Ograni preventing the sweep.
Ograni throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korba wants to sweep but no luck.
Ograni postures up.
Korba looking to control but Ograni passes into half guard.
Ograni landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ograni is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ograni scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gugo Ograni.
I think Ograni 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gugo Ograni!
Gugo Ograni took some time post fight to say the following; 'What a fight... I guess this clear out some stuff about the last fight. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lech Trochomirski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trochomirski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't Be Stopped. Rand al Thor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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30
220 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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28
224 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lech Trochomirski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al Thor, as that shot connected.
It looks like Lech Trochomirski has been cut.
Trochomirski shoots in for a double leg but al Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trochomirski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
al Thor throws a right and a left that Trochomirski avoids nicely.
Trochomirski misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Thor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trochomirski slips a straight right by al Thor.
Trochomirski looks to score with a jab to the body but al Thor is just out of range.
al Thor misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trochomirski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Trochomirski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trochomirski shoots in looking for a takedown. al Thor tries to sprawl out of it but Trochomirski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. al Thor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trochomirski doesn't manage to clinch there - al Thor circles away.
Trochomirski looks for a takedown but al Thor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lech Trochomirski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al Thor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trochomirski blocks a jab.
al Thor throws a low kick, looking for Trochomirski's leg but Trochomirski calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor throws an overhand right that lands on Trochomirski's shoulder, as Trochomirski tries to avoid the shot.
al Thor thuds his shin into the meat of Trochomirski's side.
al Thor misses with a left hand
and Trochomirski counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trochomirski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al Thor looks to land a combination but Trochomirski avoids it well.
al Thor gets a clinch.
al Thor misses with some punches.
al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trochomirski backwards.
al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trochomirski stops a takedown attempt from al Thor.
Trochomirski takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trochomirski.
al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Trochomirski controls the action.
al Thor struggles to land a body shot inside as Trochomirski controls his hands.
al Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Trochomirski.
al Thor misses with the head strike.
Trochomirski misses with the head strike.
al Thor misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for al Thor.
al Thor scores with a shot to the side of Trochomirski's head.
al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
al Thor lands a body shot.
al Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Thor drives through and clinches with Trochomirski against the cage.
al Thor misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Thor dodges an elbow strike from Trochomirski.
al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from al Thor.
Trochomirski blocking some punches.
Trochomirski misses with the head strike.
Trochomirski misses with an elbow over the top.
al Thor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trochomirski up against the cage.
Trochomirski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Thor is looking to break free of the clinch but Trochomirski has double underhooks.
al Thor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trochomirski displaying some good clinch control by pressing al Thor up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lech Trochomirski's cut.
That's time! Trochomirski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trochomirski wants to clinch.
al Thor scores with a jab to the jaw.
al Thor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trochomirski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
al Thor swings for the body but Trochomirski moves out of range.
Trochomirski tries to clinch
and al Thor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trochomirski's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trochomirski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and al Thor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trochomirski throws a jab but it's blocked by al Thor.
Rand al Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trochomirski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by al Thor.
Trochomirski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Thor manages to avoid it.
al Thor misses with a wild body shot.
Trochomirski tries to clinch but al Thor moves out of range.
al Thor lands a lovely overhand right.
Lech Trochomirski's cut is getting worse.
Trochomirski throws a right hand that al Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that al Thor also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - al Thor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Thor throws a body punch but Trochomirski moves out of range.
Trochomirski shoots for a takedown but al Thor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
Trochomirski tries to clinch up but al Thor circles away and keeps his distance.
al Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Trochomirski moves out of range easily.
Rand al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trochomirski is defended easily by al Thor.
Trochomirski fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Thor missing with a left hand there. Trochomirski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski tries to clinch up
and al Thor counters with an inside leg kick.
al Thor throws a shot from downtown. Trochomirski moves away and avoids it.
al Thor misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by al Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trochomirski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Thor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski avoids the body shot from al Thor.
al Thor shoots in for a double leg but Trochomirski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trochomirski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
al Thor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Trochomirski drops to the canvas, hurt badly! al Thor follows Trochomirski to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
Rand al Thor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo comes to the cage accompanied by CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo scoring well with a low kick there.
Keijo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maeda has time to react.
Keijo connects with a body shot that sends Maeda's belly button to the back.
Maeda throws a lazy head kick
and Keijo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keijo was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Keijo throws a right hand that misses
and Maeda counters with a good, hard body kick but Keijo shrugs it off.
Maeda slips a jab from Keijo.
A cross from Keijo lands.
Keijo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Keijo.
Maeda walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Maeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keijo lands a jab to the nose.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Keijo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Keijo throws a nice head kick!
Maeda avoids the body shot from Keijo.
Keijo throws a hook but Maeda blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Maeda misses
and Keijo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keijo lands with a nice body kick.
Keijo lands with a nice combination. Maeda backs away looking to recover.
Maeda throws a sloppy head kick and Keijo moves out of range easily.
Maeda stuns Keijo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maeda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keijo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maeda. Maeda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Keijo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maeda scores with a hook to the body. Keijo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brutaali Keijo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keijo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Keijo finds it's way through Maeda's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a head kick that misses.
Maeda with a poor takedown
and Keijo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brutaali Keijo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Keijo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maeda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keijo backwards.
A short uppercut from Keijo.
Keijo letting Maeda take a breather here.
Keijo is pressed up against the cage. Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keijo down to the mat. Keijo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keijo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maeda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maeda tries to keep at a distance but Keijo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keijo tries to work over Maeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maeda is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keijo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keijo can't find room to land a body shot as Maeda controls the action.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Maeda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keijo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maeda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keijo closes the distance and clinches up with Maeda, looking for a takedown. Keijo pushes Maeda against the cage but Maeda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maeda throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keijo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keijo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Keijo throws a big shot that misses.
Keijo scores with a jab to the head.
Keijo lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Keijo moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keijo.
Keijo is looking to slow Maeda down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo lands with a good body shot.
Maeda is trying desperately to land a takedown but Keijo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maeda.
A combination from Maeda does no damage.
Keijo keeps Maeda at a distance using the push kick.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick from Keijo.
Maeda misses with a hook
and Keijo counters with a body kick.
Maeda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keijo.
Keijo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maeda.
Keijo throws the kick towards the body but Maeda avoids it.
That kick from Maeda tenderised Keijo's leg. Keijo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Keijo.
Keijo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo tries to pull guard but Maeda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short left from Keijo.
Keijo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Keijo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Keijo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maeda throws out a leg kick but Keijo moves out of range and Maeda only half commits.
Maeda blocks a head kick by Keijo.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keijo as he jumps to the side.
Maeda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keijo.
Keijo misses with a straight left.
Maeda lands with a kick to the temple. Keijo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keijo lands a lovely overhand right.
Maeda scoring well with a low kick there.
Keijo lands with a shot to the body.
Keijo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keijo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keijo tries a body shot but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda misses with an elbow strike.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the head but Keijo blocks with his arms.
Keijo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keijo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keijo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Keijo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Keijo.
Keijo throws a punch but it's blocked by Maeda.
Maeda is trying to pull guard but Keijo has him pressed against the cage.
Brutaali Keijo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Nice body punch from Maeda - that landed with a thud.
Maeda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Maeda.
Maeda manages to break the clinch.
Brutaali Keijo is winning the standup battle so far.
Keijo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keijo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keijo keeps Maeda at a distance using the push 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!
Keijo catches Maeda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keijo pinned against the cage. Keijo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maeda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keijo is out of range.
Keijo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maeda will feel that in the morning.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
Maeda missing with a left hand there. Keijo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maeda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keijo cracks Maeda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keijo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keijo misses with an uppercut
and Maeda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Keijo!
Keijo is looking to get to half guard.
Maeda wants to finish this one by submission but Keijo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maeda.
Maeda avoids the attempt from Keijo to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo working to try and regain half guard.
Keijo wants to control but Maeda is having none of it.
Maeda cracks Keijo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keijo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Keijo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maeda.
Keijo is looking to improve his position but Maeda isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Keijo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maeda has control of Keijo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Keijo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keijo is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
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!
Keijo delivers a nice body kick.
Maeda throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Maeda throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Keijo.
Jab by Keijo.
Maeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keijo is fending him off so far but Maeda persists. Nope, Keijo circles away and we're back to standing.
Keijo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maeda dodges the punch combination from Keijo.
Keijo looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Maeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Keijo slams his shin into Maeda's torso.
Keijo scores with a jab. Maeda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keijo works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a leg kick that misses.
Maeda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keijo.
Keijo pushes Maeda away with a front kick.
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Maeda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keijo can pounce on him.
Keijo stuns Maeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keijo throws a wild body kick that Maeda sees coming a mile off.
Keijo lands a head kick!
Keijo is looking to clinch.
Keijo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maeda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maeda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keijo tries to land a front kick but Maeda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crunch! Keijo slams his shin into Maeda's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maeda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brutaali Keijo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Keijo.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Maeda.
Keijo lands a hook that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Brutaali Keijo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maeda.
Keijo is working Maeda over against the cage.
Maeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Keijo controls his hands.
Keijo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keijo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Keijo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maeda wants a takedown.
A short right from Keijo on the inside.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Keijo tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Keijo back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keijo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Maeda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keijo breaks from the clinch.
Maeda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keijo's sensitive parts.
Keijo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maeda in his tracks.
Keijo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maeda. That one must have hurt.
Keijo blocks a low kick nicely.
Maeda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keijo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keijo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keijo avoids the head kick by Maeda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda connects with a leg kick. Keijo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keijo throws a shot to the body.
Maeda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keijo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands with an overhand left.
Keijo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keijo.
Keijo checks a leg kick.
Maeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keijo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maeda under the eye.
Keijo is looking to slow Maeda down with leg kicks.
Keijo moves in looking to clinch but Maeda pushes him off.
Keijo digs a good hook to Maeda's body.
Maeda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keijo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maeda scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keijo throws out the jab.
Keijo moves out of range of the strikes.
Maeda misses with a takedown attempt
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brutaali Keijo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keijo moves out of range as Maeda throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutaali Keijo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keijo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutaali Keijo!
After winning the bout, Brutaali Keijo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayer comes into the arena with I´m shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphys blaring out of the sound system. John Mayer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freeman Blackford!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer lands a big head kick that sends Blackford tumbling to the mat! Mayer takes a step backwards and waves Blackford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Freeman Blackford 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!
Blackford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blackford is rocked!
Mayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackford is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayer finish him?
Good leg kick by Blackford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackford seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Blackford misses.
Blackford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blackford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayer lands a big right hand that sends Blackford crashing to the mat! Mayer stays standing though and waves Blackford back to his feet!
Mayer sends Blackford crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mayer is motioning to the referee to let Blackford up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Blackford throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blackford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackford.
Mayer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Freeman Blackford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackford throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer misses with a straight right.
Mayer feints and then cracks Blackford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackford down.
Blackford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blackford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayer misses with a knee to the head.
Mayer scores with a shot to the side of Blackford's head.
Mayer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackford backwards.
Blackford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mayer walks away with a smile on his face. Blackford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mayer throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mayer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mayer thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mayer scrambles back to his feet.
Mayer misses with a looping right.
Mayer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayer.
Blackford is looking to land body kicks.
Mayer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blackford is out of range.
Blackford pushes Mayer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mayer - that landed with a thud.
Blackford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayer's defenses.
It looks like John Mayer has been cut.
Mayer lands a shoulder strike.
Blackford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackford.
Blackford trying to control the position but instead, Mayer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blackford into the cage.
Mayer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackford avoids it.
Mayer blocks the elbow strike.
Blackford misses with a punch to the body.
Mayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackford controls his hands.
Mayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayer just stands there and leans against the cage.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freeman Blackford.
Blackford presses Mayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blackford misses with a punch to the body.
Blackford pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mayer tries to throw a body punch but Blackford avoids it by throwing Mayer back against the cage.
Mayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayer with a knee to the head.
Blackford struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayer controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayer.
Blackford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blackford lands with a left to the head.
Mayer tries to throw a body punch but Blackford avoids it by throwing Mayer back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mayer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mayer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blackford as Mayer tries to tie him up.
A short left from Mayer.
Blackford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blackford changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mayer takes a swing at Blackford's ribcage but misses.
Mayer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayer moves away.
Blackford digs a good body shot into Mayer's ribs.
Blackford throws a leg kick but Mayer checks it.
Mayer checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blackford moves out of range as Mayer strikes.
Blackford lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Mayer blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Blackford.
John Mayer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blackford blocks a head kick by Mayer.
Blackford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blackford throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
Blackford scores with a nice right hand.
Blackford misses with a body shot
and Mayer counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford punishes Mayer's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayer lands a body shot.
Blackford moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Blackford misses.
Mayer tries to clinch but Blackford moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackford finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayer's head.
Mayer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mayer misses with a body kick.
Blackford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blackford throws a hook but Mayer avoids it easily.
Mayer takes the fight into the clinch.
John Mayer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Blackford.
Blackford digs a right hand underneath Mayer's ribcage. Mayer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayer tries to work over Blackford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayer avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackford.
A shot in the inside from Blackford.
Blackford lands a left hand.
Blackford fails to pull guard.
Mayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford taking a breather.
Blackford manages to pull guard.
Mayer controlling from the top position.
Mayer wants to stand but Blackford has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mayer is aware though and is defending well.
Mayer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blackford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mayer has managed to get both his arms back between Blackford's legs - danger averted.
Blackford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is looking to pass into half guard but Blackford pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Blackford is in guard.
Blackford preventing the sweep.
Blackford tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayer is retaining full guard.
Blackford stopping the sweep attempt from Mayer.
Mayer has Blackford pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Mayer.
Blackford lands a slapping body shot.
Mayer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mayer connects with a right hand. Blackford shakes it off.
Mayer takes a swing at Blackford's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayer's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Mayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freeman Blackford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Mayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
Blackford throws a chopping leg kick but Mayer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayer misses with an uppercut. Blackford saw that one coming.
Blackford thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayer cracks Blackford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blackford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blackford darts in and clinches Mayer up against the cage.
Blackford jumps guard but Mayer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayer avoids it.
A short left from Mayer.
Nice body punch from Mayer - that landed with a thud.
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!
Mayer blocks an elbow strike.
Mayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackford blocks an uppercut.
Blackford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mayer walks away with a smile on his face. Blackford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mayer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick from Blackford misses.
Mayer scores with a shot to the body.
Mayer blocks the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Mayer. Beautiful body shot.
Mayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Blackford is looking to chop away at Mayer's legs.
Blackford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayer checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford throws a low kick but Mayer moves out of range easily.
Blackford throws a leg kick but Mayer moved away.
Mayer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayer is out of range.
Mayer looks to throw the jab but Blackford is out of range.
Mayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
Blackford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayer rather than just go for the knockout.
Blackford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayer misses with a wild body shot.
Blackford takes a swing at Mayer's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackford.
Mayer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blackford is looking to slow Mayer down with leg kicks.
Blackford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blackford moves away from the strike by Mayer.
Blackford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackford manages to avoid it.
Mayer connects with a looping right hand.
Blackford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackford manages to avoid it.
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayer.
Blackford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayer's calf.
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayer.
Mayer connects with a right hand. Blackford shakes it off.
Blackford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackford. Blackford obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford misses with a leg kick.
Mayer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blackford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayer.
Mayer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford cracks the inside of Mayer's front leg.
Blackford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayer.
Mayer misses with a left hand
and Blackford moves into the clinch.
Blackford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freeman Blackford.
Blackford blocks an elbow strike.
Blackford manages to pull guard.
Mayer advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackford is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Blackford to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford misses with a body kick.
Blackford misses with a right hand
and Mayer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackford thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but John Mayer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackford. Mayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayer lands a right hook to the body.
Mayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackford manages to avoid it.
Mayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackford.
Blackford misses the jab.
Blackford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blackford misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Mayer to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Mayer misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackford.
Mayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
Mayer gets tackled into the cage by Blackford. Blackford maintains the clinch.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayer looking to throw knees to the head but Blackford is blocking nicely.
Blackford lands an elbow inside that Mayer shrugs off.
Mayer managing to block the knees to the body from Blackford.
Blackford tries to pull guard but Mayer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freeman Blackford.
Blackford takes a shot to the head.
Blackford jumps into guard, dragging Mayer to the mat.
Blackford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mayer is aware though and is defending well.
Blackford is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mayer wants to control from the top but Blackford keeps moving.
Mayer stands up and waves to Blackford to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blackford staying out of range there.
Blackford throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mayer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer takes a swing at Blackford's ribcage but misses.
Blackford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackford throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Blackford misses.
Blackford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer thows a leg kick but Blackford checks it
and Blackford counters with a straight right hand.
Blackford jabs at Mayer's body.
Blackford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blackford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayer is out of range.
Mayer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackford throws a front kick aimed at Mayer's knee but Mayer avoids it well.
Blackford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mayer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mayer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mayer tries to clinch but Blackford is having none of it.
Blackford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Mayer finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Blackford does it's job there.
Mayer defending well as Blackford loads up on a big left hand.
Blackford misses with a body shot.
Blackford looks to land a body kick but Mayer moved away.
Blackford looks to land a left hand but Mayer moved out of range nicely.
Mayer throws out a loose jab but Blackford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Mayer.
Blackford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayer takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Blackford misses.
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blackford, as that shot connected.
Blackford throws a leg kick which misses Mayer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayer tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Freeman Blackford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good work by Mayer as he checks the leg kick.
Mayer scores with a jab.
Blackford throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Mayer.
Blackford scores with a body shot.
Blackford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackford eats them both and turns towards Mayer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer checks a leg kick.
Blackford connects with the punch.
Blackford ducks under a wild hook from Mayer.
Blackford looks to land a right hand but Mayer moved out of range.
Blackford is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A punch combination from Blackford misses.
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayer.
Mayer misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer 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.
Mayer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blackford has time to react.
Mayer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blackford misses with a body shot.
Mayer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blackford throws a leg kick but Mayer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mayer throws a leg kick
and Blackford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blackford misses with a wild body shot.
Mayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blackford throws out a leg kick but Mayer moves out of range and Blackford only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Blackford.
Blackford throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mayer misses with a wild body shot.
Mayer slips under a jab.
Mayer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blackford.
Mayer throws a series of punches but Blackford moves out of range.
Mayer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackford scores with a jab.
Blackford throws a leg kick but Mayer moved away.
Blackford lands a leg kick that knocks Mayer off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford scores with a one two! Mayer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mayer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blackford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayer looks to throw the jab but Blackford is out of range.
Blackford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayer tried to score with a low kick but Blackford checks it.
Blackford scores with a decent looking hook.
John Mayer's cut is getting worse.
Mayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackford was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayer.
Mayer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blackford throws a hook but Mayer avoids it easily.
Blackford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford digs a good body shot into Mayer's ribs.
Blackford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackford scores with a jab to the body.
Blackford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blackford throws a front kick aimed at Mayer's knee but Mayer avoids it well.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blackford throws a leg kick but Mayer checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Blackford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackford. Mayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freeman Blackford.
I think Blackford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freeman Blackford!
After winning the bout, Freeman Blackford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between French Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toast kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is EAZY-E - Real Muthaphuckkin' G's. Tatov has chosen Soundgarden - Superunknown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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285 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, French Toast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toast throws a right hand that misses
and Tatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toast moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tatov has managed to clinch.
Tatov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatov lands an elbow inside that Toast shrugs off.
It looks like French Toast has been cut.
Tatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tatov blocks an uppercut.
Toast lands a body shot.
Tatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toast is trying to push Tatov away but Tatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tatov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toast or not.
Toast tries to throw a body punch but Tatov avoids it by throwing Toast back against the cage.
Tatov tries to throw a body punch but Toast avoids it by throwing Tatov back against the cage.
Toast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toast drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatov manages to avoid it.
Toast takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Toast throws a big shot that misses.
Toast just misses with a punch to the body.
Toast keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Tatov finds it's way through Toast's defenses.
French Toast's cut is getting worse.
Toast checks a low kick from Tatov.
Tatov takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatov gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Toast won't allow Tatov to pass to mount.
Tatov trying to control from half guard but Toast is working away.
Tatov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toast's head.
Tatov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toast wants to control but Tatov is keeping busy.
Tatov trying to mount his opponent but Toast defends it.
Toast is trying to control but Tatov passes into side control!
Tatov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toast wants to control but Tatov postures up.
Tatov is staying tight to Toast's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Toast is looking for a sweep.
Tatov tries to advance to mount but Toast denies him.
Tatov working the ground and pound.
Toast is looking for a sweep.
Tatov working the head with strikes.
Tatov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toast tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toast is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatov is chipping away with strikes.
Toast is rocked!
French Toast's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tatov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Toast!
Oh Toast is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatov dominating with strikes here.
Jeez, French Toast's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at French Toast's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Tatov!
Igor Tatov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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pop
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