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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Sakkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakkinen comes to the cage accompanied by Rotten Sound - Burden. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikko Sakkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nixon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakkinen clinches.
A short body shot lands from Sakkinen as the two fighters clinch.
Sakkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakkinen manages to avoid it.
Sakkinen looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sakkinen clinches up against the cage.
Sakkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sakkinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakkinen prevents Nixon from breaking the clinch.
Sakkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakkinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Sakkinen trying to control the position but instead, Nixon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakkinen into the cage.
Sakkinen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sakkinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakkinen lands with a right to the head.
Nixon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sakkinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sakkinen takes one to the chin there.
Sakkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nixon fails with a takedown attempt.
Nixon misses with a takedown attempt - Sakkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mikko Sakkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Nixon.
Sakkinen tries to clinch there but Nixon circles away.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakkinen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nixon counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Nixon.
Sakkinen slips a jab and a cross from Nixon.
Sakkinen rushes Nixon and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakkinen lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nixon.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Sakkinen controls the action.
Nixon breaks the clinch.
Sakkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakkinen circles away.
Jab, jab by Nixon - just one landing.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up
and Nixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakkinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakkinen gets caught flat footed, as Nixon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nixon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sakkinen's head.
Nixon throwing strikes but missing.
Sakkinen is looking to stand up but Nixon isn't so interested in that idea.
Sakkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Nixon is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nixon postures up in Sakkinen's guard and throws a big left but Sakkinen blocks it.
Nixon throws a strike but Sakkinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nixon has his foot on Sakkinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakkinen works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakkinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakkinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sakkinen trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakkinen connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Nixon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sakkinen wants to clinch.
Nixon tries to clinch up.
Sakkinen tries to clinch there but Nixon circles away.
Sakkinen avoids the head kick by Nixon.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Sakkinen circles away.
Nixon fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakkinen is looking to clinch.
Nixon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sakkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sakkinen misses with the head strike.
Sakkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Sakkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nixon tries to break free but Sakkinen pushes him back against the cage.
Nixon misses with an elbow strike.
Sakkinen misses with a body punch.
Sakkinen tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Sakkinen back against the cage.
Nixon is trying to break the clinch but Sakkinen has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon throws out a loose jab but Sakkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakkinen as he avoids it easily.
Nixon cracks Sakkinen with a good jab.
A slow jab from Sakkinen misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nixon. That snapped Sakkinen's head back.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakkinen.
Sakkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sakkinen wants to clinch.
Nixon gets the takedown into side control.
Sakkinen wants to control but Nixon postures up.
Sakkinen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Sakkinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nixon wants to control but Sakkinen is keeping him busy.
Sakkinen is trying to control Nixon's posture but Nixon avoids it.
Sakkinen is looking to regain half guard here but Nixon keeps moving and retains side control.
Nixon is working Sakkinen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nixon wants to control but Sakkinen is keeping him busy.
Nixon lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakkinen wants to control but Nixon postures up.
Nixon trying to control the action but Sakkinen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen taking a bit of punishment here - Nixon scoring with strikes.
Nixon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nixon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakkinen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nixon working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon is chipping away with strikes.
Nixon prevents Sakkinen from escaping the position.
Nixon lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon is looking to take a break and control but Sakkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David Nixon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakkinen is pushing Nixon's head away, looking to escape. Nixon manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nixon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakkinen.
David Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon drives through and clinches with Sakkinen against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nixon.
Sakkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nixon shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Nixon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nixon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Nixon. Those never looked like landing.
Sakkinen closes the distance but Nixon moves to the side
and Nixon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sakkinen's knee momentarily.
Sakkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sakkinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakkinen tries to clinch but Nixon moves out of range.
Sakkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nixon circles away.
Sakkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Sakkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nixon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nixon circles away.
David Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakkinen.
Mikko Sakkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nixon!
Sakkinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Nixon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mikko Sakkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Nixon.
Sakkinen wants to clinch.
Nixon with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen tries to clinch but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon keeps the fight on the outside.
David Nixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses.
Sakkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
Nixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakkinen circles away.
Nixon lands with a shot to the body.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nixon - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakkinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nixon.
Sakkinen is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakkinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Nixon looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakkinen.
Sakkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Sakkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakkinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nixon's brow.
Sakkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon manages to break the clinch.
Nixon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nixon in side control, throwing shots but Sakkinen defends.
Sakkinen tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nixon working away.
The ground and pound from Nixon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon wants to control but Sakkinen is keeping him busy.
Nixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nixon in the domination position with Sakkinen hanging on.
Sakkinen tries to buck Nixon off but Nixon is having none of it.
Sakkinen wants to get back to his feet.
Nixon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Nixon.
I've got Nixon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Nixon!
A relieved looking David Nixon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Enter the Dragon. 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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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bro Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter clinches up against the cage.
Walter is looking for a takedown.
Walter blocks an elbow strike.
Walter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Walter can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Walter misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Walter.
Walter jumps guard but Lee stands there with Walter around his waist. Walter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walter jumps guard but Lee stands there with Walter around his waist. Walter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walter tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Walter keeps him there for the moment.
Walter pulls Lee into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walter is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Walter trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bro Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Walter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walter.
Walter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to circle away but Walter has him pinned against the cage.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee with a hook.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Walter has a takedown stuffed.
Lee rushes Walter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee wants to control but Walter postures up.
Walter stands up and beckons Lee to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Walter tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Walter is out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Walter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Walter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walter won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Walter wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Walter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walter wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steven Walter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Walter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walter is trying to stall.
Walter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Walter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Walter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Walter slips the punch.
Bro Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee tries to work over Walter's front leg with a kick but Walter checks it.
Walter checks a leg kick.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walter trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Walter wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Walter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Walter sees coming a mile off.
No luck for Walter with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walter is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
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 Steven Walter will probably get the nod.
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!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Walter moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Walter tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walter gets the takedown into side control.
Lee regains half guard.
Walter prevents Lee from standing back up.
Lee wants to control but Walter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee is staying active underneath Walter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Walter passes to full mount!
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Walter's attempts to control the action.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
Walter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Walter has a good base and remains in mount.
Walter trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee is trying is best to control the position here.
Walter tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walter seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Walter is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walter is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walter passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walter 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Walter!
Steven Walter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Wozniaczek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Wozniaczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wozniaczek.
A swing and a miss from Nakara.
Nakara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wozniaczek at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wozniaczek. Nakara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wozniaczek defending well as Nakara loads up on a big left hand.
Nakara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wozniaczek moves away.
Wozniaczek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wozniaczek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakara throws a jab when Wozniaczek was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Wozniaczek there.
Wozniaczek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakara.
Wozniaczek takes one to the chin there.
Nakara throws a hook to the side of Wozniaczek's head but Wozniaczek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara lands a glancing blow to the side of Wozniaczek's head.
Nakara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wozniaczek.
Nakara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wozniaczek. Wozniaczek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Nakara misses its intended target.
Nakara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakara showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wozniaczek wants to get back to his feet.
Nakara trying to pass the guard but Wozniaczek defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek pushes Nakara off looking to stand but Nakara dives back in and keeps control.
Nakara slips a nice elbow through Wozniaczek's hands, connecting with Wozniaczek's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakara trying to control the action but Wozniaczek is working from the bottom.
Nakara trying to pass the guard but Wozniaczek defending well.
Nakara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nakara throwing shots but Wozniaczek is blocking nicely.
Wozniaczek is trying to stand up here but Nakara is controlling him well.
Wozniaczek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakara.
Wozniaczek tries to kick Nakara off but Nakara keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nakara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakara throwing shots but Wozniaczek is blocking nicely.
Wozniaczek is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nakara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wozniaczek is not content to let Nakara control the position.
Nakara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakara is keen to just control but Wozniaczek is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wozniaczek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tebato Nakara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wozniaczek.
Nakara throws a big shot that misses.
Wozniaczek takes a swing at Nakara's ribcage but misses.
Wozniaczek staying out of range there.
Wozniaczek moves away from the strike by Nakara.
Nakara shoots in looking for a takedown but Wozniaczek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakara ducks under a wild hook from Wozniaczek.
Nakara scores with a decent looking hook.
Nakara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wozniaczek defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara looks to land a left hand but Wozniaczek moved out of range nicely.
Wozniaczek throws a looping overhand right but Nakara ducks down to avoid it.
Tebato Nakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wozniaczek throws a shot from downtown. Nakara moves away and avoids it.
Wozniaczek slips under a jab from Nakara.
Wozniaczek avoids the body shot from Nakara.
Nakara shoots in and drives through. Wozniaczek sprawls well.
Arnold Wozniaczek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tebato Nakara.
Nakara clobbers Wozniaczek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Wozniaczek misses.
Nakara gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara is looking to take a break and control but Wozniaczek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wozniaczek is trying to get back to his feet.
Nakara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wozniaczek keeps working.
Nakara tries to score with some ground and pound. Wozniaczek controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nakara is looking to take a break and control but Wozniaczek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tebato Nakara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakara scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wozniaczek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nakara is controlling him well.
Nakara is trying to get an arm triangle but Wozniaczek is defending well.
Wozniaczek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nakara is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wozniaczek dodges the ground and pound from Nakara.
Nakara is looking to take a break and control but Wozniaczek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wozniaczek is pushing Nakara's head away, looking to escape. Nakara manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara trying to control the position but Wozniaczek is working away.
Wozniaczek parries the strikes from Nakara easily there. Nakara is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wozniaczek to escape.
Nakara cracks Wozniaczek with a big elbow.
Nakara is working Wozniaczek over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wozniaczek wants to get back to his feet but Nakara is dominant here and he's now got Wozniaczek's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tebato Nakara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakara throws a right hand that Wozniaczek ducks under and follows up with a left that Wozniaczek also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakara. Wozniaczek does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Nakara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakara scores with a nice right hand.
Nakara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wozniaczek misses with a wild body shot.
Nakara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakara takes a swing at Wozniaczek's ribcage but misses.
Nakara looks to land a right hand but Wozniaczek moved out of range.
Nakara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wozniaczek on the side of the head.
Nakara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wozniaczek takes a swing at Nakara's ribcage but misses.
Nakara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakara looks to score with a jab to the body but Wozniaczek is just out of range.
Nakara misses with a body shot.
Wozniaczek ducks right into an uppercut from Nakara.
Nakara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wozniaczek.
Nakara throws a hook to the side of Wozniaczek's head but Wozniaczek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakara misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Wozniaczek misses the target.
Nakara staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakara misses with a lunging right hand
and Wozniaczek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nakara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wozniaczek defends it nicely.
Nakara shoots in looking for a takedown but Wozniaczek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wozniaczek misses with an uppercut.
Nakara shoots in looking for a takedown but Wozniaczek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arnold Wozniaczek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tebato Nakara.
Nakara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wozniaczek to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakara fails to land the takedown.
Tebato Nakara 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakara.
Nakara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nakara missing with a left hand there. Wozniaczek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nakara scores with a jab to the body.
Nakara looks to score with a jab to the body but Wozniaczek is just out of range.
Wozniaczek lands the left hand.
Arnold Wozniaczek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wozniaczek blocks a jab.
Nakara slips a straight right by Wozniaczek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara 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.
Nakara throws a nice looking combination but Wozniaczek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wozniaczek thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakara misses with a body shot.
Wozniaczek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakara.
Nakara throws a hook but Wozniaczek avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wozniaczek throws a right hand that misses
and Nakara counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tebato Nakara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakara 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tebato Nakara!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (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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24
198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shiba wants to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Gilmore.
Shiba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shiba working some strikes from top position.
Gilmore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gilmore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shiba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gilmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shiba is putting a hurting on Gilmore here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shiba landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gilmore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiba lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Gilmore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shiba has an Americana. Gilmore didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Shiba is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Shiba hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ardian Shiba!
An out of breath Ardian Shiba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armo Ojentaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Bonjesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjesky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Liam Machin is a bitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Armo Ojentaja looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armo Ojentaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bonjesky!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjesky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ojentaja clinches with his opponent.
Ojentaja tries a body shot but Bonjesky blocks it.
Bonjesky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonjesky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ojentaja shoots in for a takedown but Bonjesky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonjesky sizes up Ojentaja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ojentaja throws a right hand that misses
and Bonjesky counters with a huge left! Ojentaja is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bonjesky isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ojentaja from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bonjesky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bonjesky!
Chuck Bonjesky bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Tinaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud comes to the cage accompanied by Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. Tinaway has chosen Sonic Boom Six - Floating Away as his entrance music. Flo Tinaway struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Tinaway!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud takes the fight into the clinch.
Tinaway is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stroud to keep the fight standing.
Stroud manages to break the clinch.
Tinaway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stroud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stroud.
It looks like Flo Tinaway has been cut.
Tinaway slips a jab and a cross from Stroud.
Tom Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroud misses with the combination.
Stroud lands a nice hook to Tinaway's body. Tinaway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroud throws an overhand right that lands on Tinaway's shoulder, as Tinaway tries to avoid the shot.
Stroud misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Stroud.
Stroud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinaway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tinaway checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Stroud.
Stroud misses with a two punch combination.
Stroud fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tinaway to the ground. Stroud is now in Tinaway's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroud gets to his feet. Tinaway looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tinaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroud swinging wildly here.
Tinaway has his takedown stuffed
and Stroud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tom Stroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flo Tinaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tinaway throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stroud was covering up waiting for the punch and Tinaway finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tinaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Tinaway from controlling successfully.
Tinaway slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tinaway tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tinaway advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinaway is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stroud has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stroud sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tinaway trying to control from half guard but Stroud is working away.
Tinaway is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stroud sees it coming and defends easily.
Stroud is in trouble now - Tinaway has advanced to mount!
Tinaway wants to control the action but instead Stroud gets a body lock and reverses into Tinaway's guard! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tinaway is on top in guard.
Stroud has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stroud wants to sweep but no luck.
Tinaway passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud wants to control but Tinaway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tinaway is trying to work for a kimura but Stroud is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Stroud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flo Tinaway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stroud shoots and misses
and Tinaway counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tinaway looking to pass the guard.
Tinaway passes Stroud's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tinaway is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tinaway passes to side control.
Tinaway is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stroud knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tinaway tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tinaway has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud is not content to let Tinaway control the position.
Tinaway goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stroud rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tinaway's guard! Nice work there by Stroud!
Stroud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tinaway is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud chips away with some ground and pound.
Tinaway looking for a sweep. Not yet Tinaway, not yet.
Stroud gets to his feet. Tinaway looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stroud throws a looping overhand right but Tinaway ducks down to avoid it.
Stroud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tinaway counters with a single leg into guard. Stroud didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tinaway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Tinaway from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tinaway trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Stroud is trying to keep Tinaway in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stroud connects with a solid leg kick.
Stroud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stroud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tinaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Stroud coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud misses with an uppercut.
Stroud lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tinaway shoots in for a takedown but Stroud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tinaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroud.
Stroud scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Stroud misses.
Stroud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tinaway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stroud tries to avoid it but Tinaway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stroud to the ground. Stroud escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stroud lands with a straight right. Tinaway didn't see that one coming.
Tinaway is rocked!
Stroud drops Tinaway with a big left hand! Tinaway is injured, injured bad! Stroud jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Stroud!
An out of breath Tom Stroud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki has chosen National Anthem Of Japan as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, George Oven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kusimuki throws a head kick but Oven moves out of range.
Oven just misses with a punch to the body.
Oven closes the distance and clinches up with Kusimuki, looking for a takedown. Oven pushes Kusimuki against the cage but Kusimuki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kusimuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oven.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kusimuki.
Oven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kusimuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Kusimuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oven with a nice cross.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Oven.
Kusimuki misses with a low kick.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kusimuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Oven does it's job there.
Oven lands a nice shot to the body.
Oven throws a body punch but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Kusimuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Oven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oven connects with a single shot there.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses
and Oven decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kusimuki's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oven throwing strikes but missing.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oven 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.
Oven is really struggling to control Kusimuki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oven preventing the sweep.
Kusimuki trying to control the position.
Kusimuki managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oven shoots in and drives through. Kusimuki sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Oven as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Kusimuki misses its intended target.
Kusimuki throws a leg kick
and Oven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kusimuki's guard now.
Kusimuki keeping moving, preventing Oven from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kusimuki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kusimuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kusimuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because George Oven wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oven misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Oven misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven punishes Kusimuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Oven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oven lands a right hook to the body.
Oven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kusimuki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oven.
Oven throws a leg kick but Kusimuki checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki slips under a jab.
Kusimuki throws a leg kick
and Oven counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Oven 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.
Oven lands a glancing blow to the side of Kusimuki's head.
Kusimuki misses the shot to the body.
Kusimuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oven checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch but Oven is avoiding it.
Kusimuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oven misses with a hook. Kusimuki ducked under it nicely.
Kusimuki misses with a left hand
and Oven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kusimuki's guard now.
Kusimuki pulls Oven in close to his closed guard and prevents Oven from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oven trying to control but Kusimuki is working from the bottom.
Kusimuki wants to sweep here but Oven controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Oven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oven scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kusimuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kusimuki. That did some damage!
A big right from Kusimuki misses.
Oven dives in and grabs Kusimuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kusimuki pushes down on Oven's head and hops out.
Kusimuki throws a leg kick but Oven sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut. Oven saw that one coming.
Kusimuki leaves Oven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oven tries to bum rush Kusimuki with a series of wild strikes but Kusimuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oven moves away from the strike by Kusimuki.
Nice uppercut lands for Oven. That snapped Kusimuki's head back.
Kusimuki is looking to land body kicks.
Oven just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki misses with a head kick.
Kusimuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki 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.
Kusimuki avoids the body shot from Oven.
Oven fails to land with a series of punches.
Kusimuki gets caught napping as Oven dives in and scores a takedown. Kusimuki manages to retain guard.
Oven won't allow Kusimuki to sweep him here.
Kusimuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kusimuki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kusimuki keeping moving, preventing Oven from controlling successfully.
Kusimuki wants to sweep here but Oven controlling him for the moment.
Oven landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki wants to sweep here but Oven controlling him for the moment.
Kusimuki trying to keep a closed guard but Oven is proving a slippery customer.
Kusimuki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kusimuki throws a head kick but Oven moves out of range.
Oven moves out of range of the body kick from Kusimuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki moves out of range as Oven throws a body kick.
Kusimuki thows a leg kick but Oven checks it
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Oven dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Oven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kusimuki 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.
George Oven is winning the standup battle so far.
Kusimuki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oven connects with the punch.
Oven blocks a head kick by Kusimuki.
Oven lands with a right hand.
Kusimuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oven.
Nice straight punches there by Oven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oven.
Oven misses with a head kick.
Kusimuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kusimuki lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Oven.
Oven with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Oven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oven.
Kusimuki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oven is out of range and Kusimuki settles back down.
Oven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kusimuki circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Kusimuki is predictable there
and Oven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oven tests Kusimuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses with a hook.
Oven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oven connects with a crisp jab.
Kusimuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kusimuki. Kusimuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kusimuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven is looking to slow Kusimuki down with leg kicks.
Oven loads up on a big right hand but Kusimuki slips the punch.
Kusimuki moves to clinch but Oven breaks away
and Oven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kusimuki thinking.
Kusimuki takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven clobbers Kusimuki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oven lands a nice looking body shot.
Kusimuki throws a looping overhand right but Oven ducks down to avoid it.
Kusimuki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kusimuki tries to sprawl but Oven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oven trying to control from half guard but Kusimuki is working away.
Oven winds up and cracks Kusimuki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kusimuki gets back to full guard.
Oven looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven wants to control from the top but Kusimuki keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven wants to pass the guard but Kusimuki is keeping the position.
George Oven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kusimuki keeping moving, preventing Oven from controlling successfully.
Oven throwing strikes from guard but Kusimuki blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Oven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kusimuki misses with a leg kick
and Oven counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oven, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oven fails to land the takedown.
Kusimuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Oven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oven 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Oven!
Our winner, George Oven, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Belfast Boy. Scott Lewis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Rooney's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Rooney.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Rooney misses with the combination.
Lewis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rooney is trying to defend but Lewis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rooney defends it well.
Rooney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Rooney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lewis seems to be working for a kimura but Rooney defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura but Rooney is defending well.
Lewis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rooney to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rooney wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Rooney is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rooney content to control rather than advance.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Rooney has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to control Rooney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Rooney was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rooney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Rooney shakes it off.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Rooney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Rooney misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Rooney is controlling him.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Rooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rooney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rooney loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Rooney avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Rooney.
Ryan Rooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rooney swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rooney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rooney takes the fight into the clinch.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rooney's elbow.
Rooney dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Rooney tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lewis slips a jab from Rooney.
Rooney misses with a few strikes there.
Rooney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rooney to the mat! Rooney manages to get full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rooney is keeping the position for now.
Lewis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rooney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rooney has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Lewis 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.
Rooney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rooney throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Rooney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rooney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rooney manages to break the clinch.
Lewis gets the takedown into side control.
Lewis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rooney sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewis wants to control but Rooney is keeping him busy.
Lewis advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to control but Rooney wriggling away.
Lewis looking to ground and pound but Rooney is blocking nicely.
Rooney's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lewis looking to secure an arm triangle but Rooney defends it well.
Rooney blocking the ground and pound.
Rooney is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control the pace but Rooney is squirming around nicely.
Lewis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Rooney really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rooney is trying desperately to improve position.
Lewis goes for an armbar but Rooney turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rooney.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rooney is one step ahead there.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing Rooney from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is working an open guard so Rooney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rooney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Lewis.
Rooney tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rooney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis stuns Rooney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rooney throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Rooney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
A punch combination from Rooney misses.
Ryan Rooney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis pushes Rooney up against the cage in a clinch.
Rooney dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but Rooney has double underhooks.
Lewis digs a right hand into Rooney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rooney's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Rooney shrugs off.
Rooney manages to break the clinch.
Rooney gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Rooney keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Lewis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Lewis misses.
Rooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rooney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan Rooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
A jab from Rooney misses.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rooney.
Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Rooney. Rooney maintains the clinch.
Lewis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rooney is defending well.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rooney lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Rooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rooney swinging wildly here.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rooney moves away.
Rooney misses with a double jab.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rooney.
Decent striking displayed by Lewis there.
Rooney clinches.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney misses with a two punch combination.
Rooney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Rooney.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rooney fails to land.
Rooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rooney blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Rooney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis keeps control of Rooney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rooney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney tries to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Rooney.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Ryan Rooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis tries a body shot but Rooney blocks it.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Rooney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rooney throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Rooney has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Rooney tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rooney has managed to clinch.
Scott Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rooney misses with a combination
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Rooney moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
Rooney prevents the takedown attempt.
Rooney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Rooney.
Rooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Rooney's head.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rooney lands with a right to the head.
Lewis tries to work over Rooney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rooney after a bit of a struggle.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Rooney moved out of range.
Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rooney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rooney throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Rooney throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rooney's head backwards.
Rooney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rooney takes one to the chin there.
Lewis dodges the punch combination from Rooney.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Rooney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Lewis.
Well Lewis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Lewis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wonderwall - Oasis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masahiko Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scholes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scholes doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Kimura lunges at Scholes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scholes's hand.
Kimura misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimura throws a hook but Scholes avoids it easily.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown but Scholes shows good takedown defense.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scholes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scholes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scholes pulls Kimura into guard.
Kimura is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scholes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scholes has escaped and now he's on top!
Scholes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes wants to stand but Kimura is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scholes stopping the sweep attempt from Kimura.
Kimura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kimura has a closed guard, preventing Scholes from standing up.
Scholes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Scholes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kimura looking for a sweep. Not yet Kimura, not yet.
Kimura is working hard here to advance position.
Scholes tries to stand but Kimura is controlling from the bottom.
Kimura trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scholes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
Nice takedown defense from Kimura. No joy for Scholes on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura takes a swing at Scholes's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scholes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scholes circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiko Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura moves into range and clinches up with Scholes.
Scholes manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Kimura.
Scholes leaves Kimura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kimura tries to bum rush Scholes with a series of wild strikes but Scholes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scholes looks for a takedown but Kimura sprawls well.
Scholes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Scholes avoids the body shot from Kimura.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Kimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scholes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scholes moves away.
Masahiko Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura 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.
Kimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimura lands a jab.
Kimura misses with a body shot.
Kimura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scholes counters with a left and a right that stings Kimura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimura takes a swing at Scholes's ribcage but misses.
Scholes is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Kimura throws out a loose jab but Scholes uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kimura misses with a body punch
and Scholes counters with a nice body shot.
Kimura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scholes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scholes tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Scholes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimura.
Scholes looks for a takedown but Kimura sprawls well.
Kimura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimura shoots in for a double leg but Scholes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kimura misses with a double jab.
Scholes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimura misses with a two punch combination.
Kimura thows a body shot but no joy.
Kimura missing with a left hand there. Scholes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura fails with the takedown.
Scholes throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiko Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Scholes.
Scholes feints and as Kimura raises his hands in defense, Scholes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scholes stands up and waves to Kimura to follow him.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kimura loads up on a big right hand but Scholes slips the punch.
Kimura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scholes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Seany Scholes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scholes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kimura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kimura trying to control the position but Scholes is working away.
Scholes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kimura.
Kimura swings around for an armbar but Scholes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kimura's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scholes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Seany Scholes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Scholes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimura.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Scholes.
Scholes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kimura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scholes closes the distance and clinches.
Scholes lands an elbow inside.
Scholes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Kimura jumps into guard, dragging Scholes to the mat.
Scholes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kimura is proving hard to escape from.
Scholes stopping the sweep attempt from Kimura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Scholes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kimura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scholes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scholes prevents Kimura from improving his position.
Scholes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Scholes is trying to control the action in half guard but Kimura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kimura is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimura tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Scholes has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kimura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scholes is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura tries to reverse the position but Scholes maintains control.
Kimura has given up his back here. Will Scholes look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Kimura is trying to break free.
Kimura manages to reverse the position and now he's in Scholes's guard. Nice work there by Kimura.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Scholes is retaining full guard.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Scholes keeps moving.
Scholes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kimura trying to control but Scholes is working from the bottom.
Masahiko Kimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masahiko Kimura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to pass into half guard but Scholes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Scholes is in guard.
Kimura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scholes trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Kimura wants to sweep here but Scholes controlling him for the moment.
Kimura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimura shoots in looking for a takedown but Scholes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kimura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes misses with a two punch combination.
Scholes is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Kimura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scholes dodges the punch combination from Kimura.
Kimura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Scholes does no damage.
Scholes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scholes.
Scholes dodges the punch combination from Kimura.
Kimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Scholes.
Scholes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scholes tries to clinch
and Kimura moves into the clinch.
Scholes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scholes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kimura to keep the fight standing.
Seany Scholes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scholes letting Kimura take a breather here.
Scholes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Scholes.
A short right from Scholes.
Scholes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Kimura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura wants a takedown but no success here.
Scholes fails to pull guard.
Masahiko Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seany Scholes.
Scholes successfully pulls guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seany Scholes.
I think Kimura 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masahiko Kimura!
Post fight, an emotional Masahiko Kimura said 'Hey London things are about to get complicated, 1o wins for Kimura... you know what that means?... you all gotta go back to school if you want to follow my record, either that or you can start counting with your toes... Wilson check your mail!!'.
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