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Galaxy 22: Zico 60 Years PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Sproston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts comes to the cage accompanied by God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols. Vinnie Sproston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael MacRoberts's chin.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Sproston!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproston tries to close the distance and clinch but MacRoberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacRoberts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sproston's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sproston wants to get back to full guard.
Sproston is not content to let MacRoberts control the position.
Sproston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacRoberts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by MacRoberts!
It looks like Vinnie Sproston has been cut.
Sproston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Sproston slams his shin into MacRoberts's torso.
MacRoberts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sproston can't do much from the bottom here.
Sproston is letting MacRoberts control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sproston is avoiding damage well.
Sproston is not content to let MacRoberts control the position.
The strikes coming from MacRoberts are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
MacRoberts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
MacRoberts grinds an elbow into Sproston's temple.
Sproston taking a bit of punishment here - MacRoberts scoring with strikes.
MacRoberts wants to control but Sproston is keeping him busy.
MacRoberts works to advance to full mount. Sproston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
MacRoberts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sproston?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacRoberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
MacRoberts with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Sproston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sproston is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
MacRoberts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sproston is rocked!
MacRoberts landing punches.
Sproston is still in real trouble! Can MacRoberts finish him?
MacRoberts loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sproston scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from MacRoberts land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. MacRoberts stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael MacRoberts!
Michael MacRoberts very nearly forgot to thank Golden Supplements [O.R.G] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between So Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, So Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayden Raines!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo misses with a head kick.
Raines misses with a kick to the body
and Lo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lo.
Raines tries to score a body lock takedown but Lo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lo tries a knee to the head but Raines blocks it.
Lo prevents Raines from breaking the clinch.
Raines looking for a takedown.
Lo has Raines pressed against the cage, preventing Raines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lo.
Raines takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raines missing with knees to the body.
Lo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raines blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raines avoiding damage as Lo throws knees to the body.
Raines is trying to drag Lo to the mat but Lo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
So Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayden Raines.
Raines has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines fails to pull guard.
Lo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raines goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raines is trying to break the clinch but Lo has him pressed against the cage.
Lo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Raines is trying to force a seperation but Lo has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lo tries to land knees in the clinch but Raines avoids the damage to the body.
Raines changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raines closes the distance and clinches.
Lo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raines.
Lo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Raines avoiding damage as Lo throws knees to the body.
Lo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raines.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raines is trying to drag Lo to the mat but Lo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Lo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raines fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lo avoids it really well and circles away.
Raines thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lo.
Raines managing to block the knees to the body from Lo.
Lo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raines.
Raines avoiding damage as Lo throws knees to the body.
Raines is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lo to keep the fight standing.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo tries to land knees in the clinch but Raines avoids the damage to the body.
Lo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raines.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lo obliges.
Lo gets underhooks to prevent Raines's takedown attempt.
So Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayden Raines.
Lo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raines tries to score a body lock takedown but Lo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo lands a nice knee to the body.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
Lo keeps control of Raines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raines is trying to pull guard but Lo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raines blocks a body shot from Lo.
Lo scores with a knee to the head.
Raines tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raines.
Raines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Raines goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lo prevents it.
Lo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raines drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raines jumps guard but Lo stands there with Raines around his waist. Raines gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lo obliges.
Lo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raines blocks it with crossed arms.
Raines tries to score a body lock takedown but Lo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lo missing with knees to the body.
So Lo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raines looking to slow down the pace here.
Raines on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Lo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Raines darts in and clinches Lo up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lo.
Lo scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lo.
Lo can't find room to land a body shot as Raines controls the action.
Lo missing with knees to the body.
Lo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raines.
Lo landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo landing knees to the body.
Raines stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Lo.
Lo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lo with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo missing with knees to the body.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
Lo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raines.
Raines managing to block the knees to the body from Lo.
Lo tries to land knees in the clinch but Raines avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raines changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
So Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lo throws a head kick but Raines moves out of range.
Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lo tries to clinch up.
Raines shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
So Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayden Raines.
Raines misses with a kick to the body.
Lo tries to close the distance and clinch but Raines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lo wants to clinch.
Jayden Raines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Raines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lo ducks under a wild hook from Raines.
Lo is looking to clinch but Raines is avoiding it.
Lo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
So Lo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
So Lo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raines tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raines somewhat.
Lo tries to clinch but Raines is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
So Lo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... So Lo!
An out of breath and clearly excited So Lo thanked Heroic Combat Gear (Laundry service) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Colquitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane's entrance music is Goodbye. A fine choice. Jack Colquitt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sandor Clegane's chin.
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265 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Colquitt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Colquitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Colquitt misses.
Clegane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colquitt throws a head kick but Clegane moves out of range.
Colquitt scores with a jab to the body.
Colquitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clegane manages to avoid it.
Clegane tries to clinch but Colquitt is having none of it.
Colquitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clegane.
Colquitt gets tackled into the cage by Clegane. Clegane maintains the clinch.
Clegane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clegane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colquitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Colquitt. Those never looked like landing.
Clegane lands a glancing blow to the side of Colquitt's head.
It looks like Jack Colquitt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clegane clinches with his opponent.
Clegane breaks the clinch.
Clegane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Colquitt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clegane moves into the clinch.
Clegane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Colquitt prevents a body shot from Clegane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane tightens his grip and picks Colquitt up, before dumping him to the ground. Colquitt manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Colquitt wants to stand but Clegane is controlling the position.
Clegane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Colquitt looks winded!
Clegane has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Colquitt!
Clegane looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colquitt wants to get back to his feet.
Clegane landing strikes from the mount and Colquitt is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colquitt tries to hold on but Clegane pushes him away.
Clegane looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clegane lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clegane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Colquitt's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colquitt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clegane postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Colquitt looks a forlorn figure.
Clegane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clegane working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Colquitt turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Clegane off and cradles Colquitt's limp body as Clegane celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Sandor Clegane!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sandor Clegane made sure he mentioned Ultimate Fighting Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nes Quick (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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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Ryback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Ryback.
A jab from Ryback misses.
Quick fails with the takedown.
Ryback scores with a leg kick.
Ryback fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quick.
Quick looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryback misses with a wild body shot.
Ryback thuds his right hand into Quick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quick tries to keep at a distance but Ryback has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryback landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quick backwards.
Ryback putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Ryback.
Ryback lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ryback lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nes Quick has been cut.
Ryback scores with a shoulder strike.
Quick is rocked!
Quick is pressed against the cage. Ryback pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Quick! Two more big strikes from Ryback and Quick crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Casey Ryback!
A determined Casey Ryback didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henley Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimble comes to the cage accompanied by Ecstasy Of Gold. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kimble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Henley Harris!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimble is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Kimble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kimble counters with a low kick, right behind Harris 's knee.
Kimble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimble.
John Kimble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Kimble.
Harris tries for a takedown but Kimble sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kimble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Kimble which made him look bad.
John Kimble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henley Harris.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kimble.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimble throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble connects with a jab.
Kimble lands a jab to the nose.
Kimble lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kimble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Kimble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kimble is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harris.
Kimble scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kimble.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kimble defends it nicely.
Kimble feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kimble misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimble is retaining full guard.
Kimble has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Kimble.
Kimble tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kimble. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kimble. Kimble obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kimble counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Kimble counters with a straight right hand.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimble.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kimble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kimble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Kimble connects with a solid leg kick.
Kimble looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kimble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Kimble counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kimble circles away.
Kimble scores with a leg kick.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kimble sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimble is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris looks winded!
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kimble defends it nicely.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kimble counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kimble dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Kimble had a free shot at his head there.
Kimble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kimble misses with a straight left.
Kimble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kimble counters with a leg kick.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Kimble had a free shot at his head there.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Kimble counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimble scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kimble counters with a nice uppercut.
John Kimble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henley Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Kimble tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kimble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John Kimble is winning the standup battle so far.
Kimble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Kimble.
Kimble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Kimble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Kimble thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kimble throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimble sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kimble jabs at Harris's body.
Kimble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kimble.
Kimble lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kimble tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kimble.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kimble scores with a nice head shot.
Kimble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris 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.
Kimble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decent striking displayed by Kimble there.
Kimble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Harris is rocked!
Harris tries for a takedown but Kimble circles away easily
and Kimble counters with an outside leg kick.
Kimble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Kimble finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kimble digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Kimble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kimble, as that shot connected.
Kimble scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kimble lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into range.
Kimble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimble lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kimble.
Harris walks straight into a right hand from Kimble - that's dropped him! Kimble jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Harris from any more punishment! Harris complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Kimble!
A determined John Kimble didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Swanson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill throws a front kick aimed at Swanson's knee but Swanson avoids it well.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Hill.
A slow jab from Swanson misses its intended target.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Swanson with a hook.
Hill moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Swanson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hill - the referee stops the clock and Swanson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hill. Swanson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
Hill staying out of range there.
Hill throws a head kick but Swanson moves out of range.
Hank Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Swanson defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill tries a low kick but Swanson avoids it.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hill.
Swanson clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Swanson as Hill tries to tie him up.
Swanson lands a right hand.
Hill stalling.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill stalling in the clinch but Swanson improves position.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hill walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill throws a low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
Hill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Swanson is able to avoid easily.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hill walks into a left hand.
Swanson lands a jab.
Hill is rocked!
Hill wants to land a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Hill falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Swanson!
Dan Swanson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield comes to the cage accompanied by Paris. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Doug McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald scores with a punch to the head.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Hollyfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doug McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Hollyfield's head but Hollyfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hollyfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollyfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Hollyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
McDonald 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.
Hollyfield tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
Hollyfield pushes McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hollyfield throws an elbow but misses.
Hollyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside that McDonald shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Doug McDonald has been cut.
Hollyfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hollyfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonald is keeping busy.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Hollyfield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollyfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDonald's face.
Hollyfield tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
Hollyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollyfield misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hollyfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves out of range as Hollyfield throws a body kick.
McDonald scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald throws a chopping leg kick but Hollyfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Hollyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollyfield is looking to clinch.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollyfield.
McDonald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hollyfield doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonald. That snapped Hollyfield's head back.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Hollyfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollyfield wants to clinch
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hollyfield thinking.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollyfield.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doug McDonald will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug McDonald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
McDonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hollyfield slips under a jab from McDonald.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hollyfield.
Hollyfield wants to clinch.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Hollyfield counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
Hollyfield checks the leg kick.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a low kick.
McDonald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hollyfield if he has to take too many more of those.
McDonald throws a head kick but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hollyfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Doug McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hollyfield moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald tries a body shot but Hollyfield blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on McDonald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hollyfield has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
Hollyfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Hollyfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Hollyfield controls the action.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Hollyfield controls the action.
McDonald landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from McDonald.
A short body shot lands from McDonald as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Hollyfield is blocking nicely.
Hollyfield has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald pushes Hollyfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Hollyfield avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald cracks Hollyfield with a nice body shot.
McDonald lands an elbow that stopped Hollyfield in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald blocks the elbow strike.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hollyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hollyfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hollyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
McDonald takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollyfield moves forwards but McDonald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug McDonald's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hollyfield tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hollyfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hollyfield.
McDonald pushes off an throws an elbow but Hollyfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hollyfield has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollyfield misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hollyfield throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hollyfield takes a shot to the head.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Hollyfield.
McDonald holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDonald.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Hollyfield missing with knees to the body.
Hollyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
Hollyfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonald is keeping busy.
Hollyfield lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hollyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Hollyfield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McDonald working Hollyfield over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
Nice elbow from Hollyfield.
Doug McDonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from McDonald.
Hollyfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hollyfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McDonald up against the cage.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Hollyfield won't want to take too many of those.
Hollyfield dodges an elbow strike from McDonald.
Hollyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
Hollyfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hollyfield trying to stall but McDonald improves his position.
McDonald lands a left hand.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Hollyfield stalling in the clinch but McDonald improves position.
Hollyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDonald's defenses.
McDonald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollyfield lands an elbow that stopped McDonald in his tracks for a moment.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug McDonald really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug McDonald's cut.
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.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Hollyfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hollyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald tries to land a body kick
and Hollyfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Hollyfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald swings for the body but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Hollyfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hollyfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but Hollyfield moved away.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollyfield moves away.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield avoids the head kick by McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Hollyfield jumps back.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollyfield manages to avoid it.
Hollyfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hollyfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hollyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollyfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonald throws a hook but Hollyfield avoids it easily.
McDonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Hollyfield steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McDonald. That one must have hurt.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hollyfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
McDonald blocks the elbow strike.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hollyfield backwards.
McDonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollyfield tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollyfield pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hollyfield fails to land.
Hollyfield effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Doug McDonald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doug McDonald's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McDonald swings for the body but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald misses the body punch
and Hollyfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Hollyfield avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hollyfield throws an elbow that misses.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hollyfield lands a knee to the body.
McDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield stalling in the clinch but McDonald improves position.
Hollyfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hollyfield wants to stall.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
Hollyfield has McDonald pressed against the cage.
McDonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hollyfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. McDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McDonald is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McDonald misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollyfield.
McDonald wants to break free but Hollyfield has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield avoids a wild elbow strike from McDonald.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hollyfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hollyfield tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Hollyfield back against the cage.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald lands an elbow inside that Hollyfield shrugs off.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hollyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Hollyfield trying to stall but McDonald improves his position.
Hollyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
McDonald misses with some punches.
Hollyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hollyfields head.
Knees to the body from Hollyfield.
Doug McDonald 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.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
McDonald avoiding damage as Hollyfield throws knees to the body.
McDonald avoids a wild elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald lands an elbow that stopped Hollyfield in his tracks for a moment.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
Hollyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollyfield avoids a wild elbow strike from McDonald.
Hollyfield effectively controlling the action here.
McDonald lands a nice elbow.
Hollyfield controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield scores with a knee to the head.
Tyson Hollyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from McDonald misses
and Hollyfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
McDonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollyfield on the side of the head.
McDonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Hollyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDonald 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug McDonald! Doug McDonald retains his featherweight title!
Doug McDonald very nearly forgot to thank Ganja's Warehouse (Laundering) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Robertson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams drops Robertson with a beautiful combination! Robertson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adams is looking for the KO!
Robertson is rocked!
It looks like Robbie Robertson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams finds Robertson's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Robertson flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Adams lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Robertson will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lawrance Adams!
After winning the bout, Lawrance Adams 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 Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher avoids a kick to the body.
Rastila tries a head kick but it misses.
Rastila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rastila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Rastila lands.
A big left from Christopher misses.
Christopher misses with a hook.
Rastila lands with a shot to the body.
Rastila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christopher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rastila.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopher throws a lazy right hand but Rastila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rastila moves away from the strike by Christopher.
Christopher throws a hook but Rastila avoids it easily.
Rastila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christopher misses with an uppercut
and Rastila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rastila misses with a straight right.
Christopher is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rastila's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christopher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christopher loads up on a big right hand but Rastila slips the punch.
Rastila with a jab.
Christopher throws a big shot that misses.
Rastila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christopher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rastila's calf.
Rastila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christopher. That did some damage!
Christopher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rastila.
Christopher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rastila to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rastila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christopher.
Rastila throws a shot from downtown. Christopher moves away and avoids it.
Christopher misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila throws a low kick but Christopher avoids it.
Christopher blocks a jab.
Rastila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christopher.
Rastila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christopher misses the jab.
Christopher misses with a hook. Rastila ducked under it nicely.
Rastila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rastila looks to land a left hand but Christopher moved out of range nicely.
Christopher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christopher.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Rastila throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Rastila misses.
Rastila with a jab.
Christopher staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Christopher.
Rastila thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Christopher misses.
Christopher takes one to the chin there.
Christopher misses with a looping left.
Rastila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christopher. That did some damage!
Rastila throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Christopher counters with a stiff right hand.
Veikko Rastila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Rastila misses.
Rastila misses with a head kick.
Rastila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rastila takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christopher checks a leg kick.
Rastila ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher avoids the body shot from Rastila.
Rastila moves in looking to clinch but Christopher pushes him off.
Christopher loads up on a big right hand but Rastila slips the punch.
Rastila scores with a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Rastila there.
Rastila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christopher.
Rastila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rastila blocks a jab.
Christopher misses with an uppercut.
Rastila staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rastila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christopher's sensitive parts.
Christopher misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rastila defending well as Christopher loads up on a big left hand.
Rastila on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rastila connects with a solid leg kick.
Christopher connects with a looping right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Rastila misses.
Rastila lands a jab-cross combination.
Rastila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christopher.
Veikko Rastila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rastila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rastila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christopher misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Rastila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christopher scores with a nice strike.
Rastila feints and then cracks Christopher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christopher down.
Rastila moves out of range as Christopher strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rastila misses.
Rastila throws a head kick but Christopher moves out of range.
Rastila keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Christopher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rastila.
Rastila throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christopher on the side of the head.
Christopher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rastila is looking to chop away at Christopher's legs.
A punch combination from Rastila misses.
Christopher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christopher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christopher throws a body kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rastila.
Rastila thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila with a nice cross.
Christopher throws an overhand right that lands on Rastila's shoulder, as Rastila tries to avoid the shot.
Christopher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rastila.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christopher scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Christopher misses its intended target.
Rastila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christopher.
Rastila throws a low kick, looking for Christopher's leg but Christopher calmly moves out of range.
Christopher jabs Rastila right on the nose. Rastila blinks but takes it well.
Jab, jab by Rastila - just one landing.
Christopher throws a jab but it's blocked by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a wild combination.
Rastila throws out a loose jab but Christopher uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Christopher throws a hook to the side of Rastila's head but Rastila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rastila defending well as Christopher loads up on a big left hand.
Rastila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rastila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rastila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christopher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rastila on the side of the head.
Rastila motions for Christopher to come forward. Rastila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rastila.
Christopher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rastila.
Christopher misses with a looping right.
Christopher throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher misses with a straight right.
Christopher missing with a left hand there. Rastila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christopher 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.
Rastila loads up on a big right hand but Christopher slips the punch.
Rastila looks for the body kick but Christopher saw that one coming.
Rastila scores with a head kick.
Christopher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rastila.
Rastila connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastila misses with a wild body shot.
Christopher throws a jab but it's blocked by Rastila.
Christopher wants to land a leg kick but Rastila is out of range.
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 Leonard Christopher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rastila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christopher.
Christopher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rastila takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rastila.
Christopher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rastila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab from Rastila.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rastila lands a leg kick that knocks Christopher off balance momentarily.
Rastila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christopher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rastila throws out a powerful jab.
Rastila closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rastila fails to land with a series of punches.
Christopher throws a shot from downtown. Rastila moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christopher. That did some damage!
Rastila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rastila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christopher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rastila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christopher jabs Rastila right on the nose. Rastila blinks but takes it well.
Rastila wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Christopher.
Rastila misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rastila misses with a low kick.
Rastila lands with a nice body punch.
Rastila is looking to land body kicks.
Christopher throws a looping overhand right but Rastila ducks down to avoid it.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Christopher is just out of range.
Rastila's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christopher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rastila scrambles back to his feet.
Rastila moves out of range as Christopher strikes.
Christopher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rastila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rastila moves away from the strike by Christopher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Christopher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rastila lands a lovely overhand right.
Christopher throws a right hand that misses
and Rastila counters with a head kick.
Rastila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christopher walks into a jab.
Christopher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rastila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastila moves out of range as Christopher strikes.
Christopher throws a hook to the side of Rastila's head but Rastila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rastila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rastila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheers as Rastila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christopher doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Christopher both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila throws a head kick but Christopher moves out of range.
Rastila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rastila throws a shot from downtown. Christopher moves away and avoids it.
Christopher cracks Rastila with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christopher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rastila throws out the jab.
Rastila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christopher manages to avoid it.
Rastila throws a hook to the side of Christopher's head but Christopher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christopher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Christopher throws a shot from downtown. Rastila moves away and avoids it.
Rastila cracks Christopher with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastila tries a head kick but it misses.
Rastila throws a jab when Christopher was well out of range.
Christopher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Rastila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rastila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Rastila!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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262 lbs
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Counter striker
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald cracks Boulks with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boulks looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McDonald finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Boulks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boulks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Greg McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Boulks has his takedown stuffed
and McDonald counters with a solid body kick.
Jab from McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a big head kick that sends Boulks tumbling to the mat! McDonald takes a step backwards and waves Boulks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boulks is rocked!
It looks like Will Boulks has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Oh Boulks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boulks is breathing heavily.
McDonald throws an uppercut from hell that sends Boulks clean off his feet! He's out cold! McDonald stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg McDonald!
Greg McDonald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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