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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyo Wuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Garnett misses.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Wuan moved out of range.
Garnett stuffs the takedown.
Wuan misses with a wild combination.
Garnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Wuan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wuan thows a body shot but no joy.
Garnett throws the left hand but Wuan avoids the punch easily.
Garnett cracks a nice hook into Wuan's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Garnett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wuan doesn't seem phased though.
Garnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Wuan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyo Wuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wuan misses with a series of wild punches.
Wuan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wuan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garnett is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett jabs Wuan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wuan checks a low kick from Garnett.
Wuan misses with a low kick.
Garnett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wuan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wuan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garnett throws out the jab.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wuan.
Garnett tries to clinch up.
Wuan connects with a solid leg kick.
Garnett avoids the body shot from Wuan.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Wuan is just out of range.
Wuan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wuan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuan is looking for a kimura here.
Garnett is holding on to half guard well.
Garnett is looking to improve his position.
Wuan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garnett gets full guard.
Wuan postures up in Garnett's guard and throws a big left but Garnett blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett controls Wuan momentarily but Wuan frees himself.
Wuan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wuan drops back looking for a leg! Garnett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garnett manages to kick Wuan off! Wuan jumps back into Garnett's guard.
Wuan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wuan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garnett wants to get back to his feet.
Garnett wants to improve his position but Wuan is controlling well.
Wuan is working for a submission of some sort.
Garnett trying to hold on to Wuan's head to control him but Wuan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wuan throwing shots but Garnett is blocking nicely.
Wuan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett is looking for a sweep. Wuan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wuan working over Garnett with some ground and pound. Garnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wuan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garnett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Garnett 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.
Garnett moves out of range as Wuan throws a body kick.
Wuan misses with a low kick as Garnett jumps back.
Wuan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wuan throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Wuan misses with a combination
and Garnett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Garnett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wuans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garnett throws an overhand right that lands on Wuan's shoulder, as Wuan tries to avoid the shot.
Garnett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wuan.
A punch lands to the side of Wuan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wuan misses with a wild body shot.
Wuan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wuan moves out of range of the strikes.
Wuan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuan moves away from the strike by Garnett.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuan fails with a takedown attempt.
Wuan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyo Wuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garnett tries to sprawl but Wuan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garnett is trying to get back to full guard.
Garnett manages to get to full guard.
Wuan postures up.
Garnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Wuan.
Wuan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wuan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garnett is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett dodges the ground and pound from Wuan.
Wuan tries for a kimura but Garnett is defending well.
Wuan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Garnett is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Garnett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wuan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett is trying to improve his position.
Garnett regains half guard.
Wuan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garnett wants to control but Wuan is keeping busy.
Wuan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wuan working over Garnett with some ground and pound. Garnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wuan is working for a kimura but Garnett is defending it quite comfortably.
Garnett trying to control but Wuan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garnett wants to control but Wuan is keeping busy.
Wuan is working for a submission of some sort.
Garnett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garnett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garnett, not yet.
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.
Wuan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Garnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wuan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garnett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wuan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garnett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wuan feints and as Garnett raises his hands in defense, Wuan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wuan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wuan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garnett wants to sweep here but Wuan controlling him for the moment.
Wuan throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely.
Garnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wuan!
Wuan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garnett controlling his opponent.
Garnett prevents Wuan from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett looking to control but Wuan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wuan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wuan is working hard here to advance position.
Garnett content just to control the position here.
Wuan can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wuan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garnett pulls his head out easily.
Garnett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garnett is trying to control. Wuan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Garnett was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garnett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wuan on the side of the head.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Wuan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garnett moves forwards but Wuan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garnett looks to land a body kick but Wuan moved away.
Wuan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
Garnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wuan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wuan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garnett blocks a jab.
Garnett takes one on the button.
Kevin Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Wuan saw that one coming.
Wuan misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett throws a front kick that sends Wuan stumbling back into the cage.
Garnett lands a jab.
Wuan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wuan shoots in for a double leg but Garnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyo Wuan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wuan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garnett.
Lyo Wuan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Garnett.
I've got Garnett 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Garnett!
A very excited looking Kevin Garnett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agaton Piaskun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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216 lbs
11 - 5 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragos Ilie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Agaton Piaskun!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piaskun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Piaskun wants it to stay on the feet.
Piaskun throws the kick towards the body but Ilie avoids it.
Ilie moves out of range of the body kick from Piaskun.
Piaskun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ilie.
Piaskun throws a leg kick but Ilie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piaskun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ilie is able to avoid easily.
Piaskun connects with a solid leg kick.
Ilie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piaskun.
Ilie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piaskun.
Piaskun stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragos Ilie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piaskun lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Dragos Ilie has been cut.
Ilie looks to land a right hand but Piaskun moved out of range.
Ilie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piaskun.
Piaskun misses with a kick to the body
and Ilie counters with a stiff right hand.
Piaskun lands a big head kick that sends Ilie tumbling to the mat! Piaskun takes a step backwards and waves Ilie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ilie is rocked!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Piaskun.
Ilie misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Piaskun pinned against the cage. Piaskun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ilie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Piaskun counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ilie is breathing heavily.
Piaskun misses with a looping left.
Piaskun drops Ilie with a naaaaasty hook - Ilie is in real trouble here! Piaskun dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agaton Piaskun!
After winning the bout, Agaton Piaskun 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dova Lova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dova Lova had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dova Lova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lova lands with an overhand left.
Cutting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lova.
Lova lands with an overhand left.
Cutting is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lova.
Sloppy strikes from Cutting. Those never looked like landing.
Lova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cutting.
Jab from Lova.
Lova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bill Cutting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutting misses with an uppercut.
Lova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lova punishes Cutting's body with a nice straight punch.
Cutting takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lova sizes up Cutting with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cutting tries to move into range but Lova moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lova misses with a hook. Cutting ducked under it nicely.
Cutting lands a jab to the nose.
Cutting throws a jab but it's blocked by Lova.
Lova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutting clinches up against the cage.
Lova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cutting avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cutting has had enough of the clinch but Lova keeps him there for the moment.
Lova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cutting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lova slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
Cutting throws a body punch but Lova moves out of range.
Lova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cutting.
Cutting tries to move into range but Lova moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lova moves out of range of the strikes.
Cutting takes a swing at Lova's ribcage but misses.
Cutting is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lova.
Lova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutting misses with a series of wild punches.
Lova has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lova there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutting misses with the combination.
Cutting gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lova tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cutting smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dova Lova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutting throws out a loose jab but Lova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lova is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cutting ducks right into an uppercut from Lova.
Lova lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cutting looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cutting throws a nice looking combination but Lova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lova fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cutting looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lova connects with a single shot there.
Cutting moves into the clinch.
Cutting tries to break the clinch but Lova is controlling the position.
Lova drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cutting gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lova can't get the takedown.
Lova fails to pull guard.
Lova tries to pull guard but Cutting won't allow it.
Lova is looking for a takedown.
Lova jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cutting walks away with a smile on his face. Lova gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cutting.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lova!
Lova thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutting misses with an uppercut.
Cutting throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cutting drives through and clinches with Lova against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutting throws a lazy right hand but Lova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lova punishes Cutting's body with a nice straight punch.
Lova scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutting tries to clinch but Lova is having none of it.
Cutting tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cutting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cutting misses with a series of wild punches.
Lova scores with a jab to the body.
Lova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cutting.
Lova moves out of range as Cutting strikes.
Cutting throws a series of punches but Lova moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lova scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lova.
Lova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cutting at a distance.
Lova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dova Lova dominated that round.
That's time! Lova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cutting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lova.
Cutting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cutting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cutting.
Cutting throws a big shot that misses.
Lova moves away from the strike by Cutting.
Cutting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lova counters with a stiff right hand.
Cutting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lova stuns Cutting with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cutting has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lova finds it's way round the side to connect with Cutting's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutting misses with a double jab.
Cutting takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left and a right from Lova both land. Nice combination.
Lova lands a jab.
A cross from Lova lands.
Decent striking displayed by Lova there.
Cutting is rocked!
Lova cracks Cutting with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cutting tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lova pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cutting is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dova Lova!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stroud's choice of entrance music: Septic Flesh - Pyramid God. This should be a great matchup!
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170 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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stroud stuffs the takedown attempt from The Great. The Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Stroud scores with a one two! The Great had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stroud is looking to score with low kicks.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Great manages to get to full guard.
Stroud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud throws a big elbow that misses.
The Great trying to control the position.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.
Stroud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stroud won't allow The Great to sweep him here.
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Great is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stroud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stroud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stroud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stroud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stroud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stroud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stroud advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Great keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Great on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Great keeps working.
Stroud thows a huge punch but The Great dodges it nicely.
The Great actively working from the bottom here.
The Great is not content to let Stroud control the position.
Stroud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Great trying to control from the bottom.
Stroud frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stroud throws some wild stikes that The Great manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Great tries to hold on but Stroud pushes him away.
The Great is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud looking to secure an arm triangle but The Great defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Stroud dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stroud misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Great.
The Great gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glenn Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud closes the distance and clinches up with The Great, looking for a takedown. Stroud pushes The Great against the cage but The Great circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chris The Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Stroud.
Stroud moves in looking to clinch but The Great pushes him off.
Stroud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from The Great. No joy for Stroud on that attempt.
Stroud throws a jab when The Great was well out of range.
Stroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Great.
The Great scores with a hook to the body. Stroud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud stuffs the takedown attempt from The Great. The Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Stroud wants to clinch up but The Great keeps it at a distance.
The Great gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stroud.
The Great closes the distance and clinches up with Stroud, looking for a takedown. The Great pushes Stroud against the cage but Stroud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stroud shoots in looking for a takedown. The Great tries to sprawl out of it but Stroud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stroud is looking to score with low kicks.
Stroud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Great leaves Stroud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Great fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroud on the side of the head.
The Great looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stroud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
The Great stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Great advances to half guard.
Stroud is looking to control The Great's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stroud avoid being mounted?
The Great is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stroud reverses the position - he's now on top in The Great's guard.
Stroud trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Great's head.
Stroud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Great preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Great working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stroud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but The Great is tightening it up a little... Stroud has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Stroud reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Stroud taps out! Nice BJJ there by The Great!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris The Great!
Chris The Great took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Konstantinov (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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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Konstantinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lao defends it nicely.
Konstantinov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Konstantinov wants to clinch up but Lao keeps it at a distance.
Lao checks a low kick from Konstantinov.
Lao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konstantinov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lao is looking to slow Konstantinov down with leg kicks.
Lao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Konstantinov wants to clinch
and Lao counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Konstantinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Lao which made him look bad.
Kung Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Konstantinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Konstantinov looks winded!
Konstantinov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lao can pounce on him.
Lao is looking to slow Konstantinov down with leg kicks.
Lao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Konstantinov has time to react.
Lao ducks under a wild hook from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov tries to land a front kick but Lao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lao has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konstantinov can't break the clinch.
Lao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lao tries to stall but Konstantinov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boris Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao dips to his left and cracks Konstantinov with an uppercut!
Konstantinov checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Konstantinov.
Lao scores with a decent looking hook.
Lao throws a front kick that sends Konstantinov stumbling back into the cage.
Lao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Konstantinov under the eye.
Konstantinov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Konstantinov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Konstantinov is rocked!
Konstantinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Konstantinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lao finish him?
Konstantinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lao.
A head kick misses from Lao.
Konstantinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Lao throws a monster overhand right that drops Konstantinov! Lao follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kung Lao!
A relieved looking Kung Lao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lyndon Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lyndon Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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32
279 lbs
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260 lbs
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World class 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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Lyndon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Malek's head back.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malek.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Malek is out of range.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Donk. Jones catches Malek right on the button with a cross.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Malek tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones lands a jab to Malek's midsection.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malek clinches up against the cage.
Malek looking to slow down the pace here.
Malek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones tries a body shot but Malek blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Malek controls his hands.
Malek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Malek effectively controlling the action here.
Malek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jai Malek.
Jones drops Malek with a beautiful combination! Malek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
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!
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malek throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Malek ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Malek saw that one coming.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Malek.
Malek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Malek persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Malek slips under a jab.
Jones takes a swing at Malek's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes a swing at Malek's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes a swing at Malek's ribcage but misses.
Malek ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Malek tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Malek cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones swings for the body but Malek moves out of range.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Malek should have avoided that one.
Malek rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malek.
Malek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Malek controls the action.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Malek stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malek.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Malek's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malek misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malek's elbow.
Malek has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Malek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Malek pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones tries to stand but Malek is controlling from the bottom.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Jones dominated that 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.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Malek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malek counters with a body kick.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Malek ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malek moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Malek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malek.
Jones throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Lyndon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malek throws a head kick that misses.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malek.
Jones is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malek lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Malek thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malek.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BAM! Malek delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jones like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jai Malek!
A less than humble Jai Malek misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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26
169 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
13 - 2 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Helgi connects with a solid leg kick.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Helgi moved out of range.
Nice shot by Reynolds.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Helgi slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helgi counters by clinching up.
Reynolds gets through Helgi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helgi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Reynolds scores with a shoulder strike.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds is looking to control Helgi's arms but Helgi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Helgi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
A short uppercut from Helgi.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds lands with a nice combination. Helgi backs away looking to recover.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Helgi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Helgi throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a jab to the body
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Helgi.
Helgi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Helgi slips a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helgi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helgi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helgi manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Helgi blocks the leg kick.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi walks into a stiff left hand from Reynolds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Helgi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helgi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Helgi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helgi is looking to wear down Reynolds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reynolds tries to score with a low kick but Helgi moves his leg out of the way.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Reynolds connects with a single shot there.
Helgi tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Reynolds.
Helgi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
Helgi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reynolds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reynolds connects with an inside leg kick.
Reynolds lands a glancing blow to the side of Helgi's head.
Reynolds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi'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.
Helgi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Helgi.
Reynolds wants to slow Helgi down by chopping away at his legs.
Frank Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helgi avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
No joy there for Helgi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Reynolds checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Helgi saw that one coming.
Helgi thumps Reynolds with a low kick.
Helgi throws a wild body kick that Reynolds sees coming a mile off.
Reynolds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reynolds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reynolds dips to his left and cracks Helgi with an uppercut!
Helgi throws a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a solid leg kick but Helgi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Helgi moves out of range easily.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helgi jabs at Reynolds's body.
Helgi is looking to slow Reynolds down with leg kicks.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the head.
Reynolds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Helgi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Helgi scores with a jab to the head.
Reynolds scores with a hook.
Helgi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Helgi looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Reynolds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helgi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Reynolds drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reynolds throws a front kick aimed at Helgi's knee but Helgi avoids it well.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Helgi.
Helgi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reynolds connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Helgi scrambles back to his feet.
Helgi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reynolds checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helgi counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Helgi scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Helgi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Helgi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reynolds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Helgi lands with a good body shot.
Helgi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helgi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Helgi scores with a punch to the head.
Helgi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Helgi. Beautiful body shot.
Helgi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helgi was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reynolds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reynolds fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
Helgi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reynolds checks a leg kick nicely.
Reynolds tests Helgi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi staying out of range there.
Helgi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helgi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Helgi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reynolds ducks right into an uppercut from Helgi.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Helgi checks it.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helgi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helgi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds works Helgi's body with a nice hook.
Reynolds blocks a leg kick.
Reynolds throws a solid leg kick but Helgi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reynolds.
Helgi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reynolds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Reynolds. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Helgi lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Helgi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helgi.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Helgi is avoiding it.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
Reynolds shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reynolds throws the left hand but Helgi avoids the punch easily.
Helgi scores with a nice strike.
Helgi swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Helgi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helgi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Reynolds is predictable there
and Helgi moves into the 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!
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Helgi lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
A short right from Helgi.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helgi checks a leg kick.
Reynolds thows a leg kick but Helgi checks it
and Helgi counters with a right hand to the body.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Helgi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reynolds doesn't seem bothered though.
Helgi takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Helgi moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Helgi jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reynolds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helgi can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Helgi blocks the leg kick.
Helgi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
Reynolds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helgi. Helgi obviously looking to wear him down.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi clobbers Reynolds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Helgi.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Helgi slips the punch.
Helgi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Helgi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helgi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reynolds counters with a thumping low kick.
Helgi takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds punishes Helgi's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds is looking to slow Helgi down with leg kicks.
Helgi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
Helgi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Helgi moves out of range of the leg kick from Reynolds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Helgi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Helgi 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
A relieved looking Bjorn Helgi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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