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Galaxy 45: Bloodlust PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 3, fighting out of London, Oliver Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strong throws a low kick but Agogo avoids it.
Strong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Agogo's head.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
Strong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agogo.
Agogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Agogo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Strong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Agogo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Strong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo sneaks back into half guard.
Agogo tries to get to full guard but Strong has control of the leg.
Agogo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Agogo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Strong.
Strong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agogo is pressing down on Strong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Strong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Strong stopping the sweep attempt from Agogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Strong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Agogo is defending well.
Agogo is trying to get back to full guard.
Agogo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Strong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Strong's back!
Strong can't escape the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Agogo scores with punches from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Strong as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Agogo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo cracks Strong with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Strong from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Agogo lands shots from the back.
Agogo scores with punches from the back.
Agogo cracks Strong with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Strong from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Agogo has Strong flattened out and is raining down punches.
Strong is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agogo lands strikes to the head.
Oh Strong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agogo is raining down hard shots and and Strong has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hugo Agogo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samedov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samedov tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thiago Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zabit Samedov.
Samedov shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zabit Samedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Samedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Samedov looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sanchez passes into side control!
Samedov looks winded!
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Samedov is defending well.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Samedov is looking to reverse the position.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Samedov down.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez scoring with punches from side control.
Samedov is rocked!
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice forearm strike.
Samedov is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samedov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanchez in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Samedov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sanchez turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Sanchez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thiago Sanchez waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Nutzack Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutzack Jnr comes to the cage accompanied by Scream and Shoot the metal version. The key to victory for Harry Nutzack Jnr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Nutzack Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cerrone fails to land the takedown.
Nutzack Jnr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerrone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cerrone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nutzack Jnr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harry Nutzack Jnr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cerrone.
Cerrone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Don Cerrone has been cut.
Cerrone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nutzack Jnr is fending him off so far but Cerrone persists. Nope, Nutzack Jnr circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Nutzack Jnr as Cerrone shoots in.
Nutzack Jnr cracks Cerrone with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cerrone tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nutzack Jnr pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cerrone is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Nutzack Jnr!
Harry Nutzack Jnr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blixten Mcqueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Keiji Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blixten Mcqueen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcqueen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawada shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mcqueen looking for submissions off his back.
Kawada wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcqueen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kawada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kawada seems to be working for a kimura but Mcqueen defends the submission attempt.
Kawada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcqueen keeps working.
Kawada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mcqueen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcqueen is trying to control but can't.
Kawada prevents Mcqueen from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcqueen is doing well to control the position and prevent Kawada from advancing to side control.
Kawada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kawada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kawada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcqueen is looking to improve his position.
Kawada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kawada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcqueen defends it well.
Kawada is thwarting Mcqueen's attempts to control the position.
Mcqueen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcqueen is looking for a sweep. Kawada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mcqueen striking from half guard on the bottom.
Mcqueen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kawada thows a huge punch but Mcqueen dodges it nicely.
Kawada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mcqueen manages to get to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcqueen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mcqueen scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcqueen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mcqueen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mcqueen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kawada could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mcqueen has cracked it and Kawada is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mcqueen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blixten Mcqueen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Sakkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakkinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rotten Sound - Burden. Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wiley - Take That. Mikko Sakkinen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikko Sakkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Nice straight punches there by Sakkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sakkinen.
Sakkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Sakkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sakkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with the punch.
Sakkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sakkinen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sakkinen wants to stand but Lee has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sakkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Sakkinen is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Sakkinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Sakkinen wants to stand up but Lee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sakkinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Sakkinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee works over Sakkinen's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakkinen tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sakkinen's head back.
Sakkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakkinen lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Sakkinen blocks a body shot from Lee.
Sakkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sakkinen on the inside.
Sakkinen avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Sakkinen.
Sakkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Sakkinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Sakkinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is working Sakkinen over against the cage.
Sakkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakkinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakkinen's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakkinen stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakkinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakkinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Sakkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Sakkinen is blocking nicely.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakkinen misses with some punches.
Sakkinen misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sakkinen lands a nice elbow.
Sakkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sakkinen.
Sakkinen lands a nice elbow.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakkinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Sakkinen gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakkinen is defending well for now.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee clinches.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Sakkinen.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakkinen is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakkinen.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Sakkinen pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Sakkinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakkinen controls his hands.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakkinen lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakkinen digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Sakkinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Mikko Sakkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakkinen pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakkinen.
Sakkinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Sakkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakkinen digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakkinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sakkinen.
A short uppercut from Sakkinen.
Sakkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Sakkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakkinen.
Sakkinen lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen misses with some punches.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakkinen.
Sakkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakkinen cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Sakkinen scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Sakkinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sakkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Sakkinen scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Sakkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee is rocked!
Sakkinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakkinen finish him?
Sakkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Sakkinen managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Sakkinen gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Sakkinen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sakkinen lands punches and elbows.
Sakkinen is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Lee is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Sakkinen!
Our winner, Mikko Sakkinen, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West 's Stronger . Nick Shamrock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Navas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Navas. That one must have hurt.
Navas scores with a jab.
Navas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Navas.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Navas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Navas throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Navas misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock moves out of range as Navas throws a body kick.
Shamrock blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Navas, right into the meat.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Navas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navas misses with a body kick.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Navas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Navas fakes the leg kick and cracks Shamrock in the body.
Navas throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Navas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Navas. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Fernando Navas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Navas.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Navas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navas tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Navas throws a body kick that misses.
Navas wants to clinch but Shamrock slips to the side
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Navas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Navas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a good cross that connects.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Navas.
Navas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navas misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
Navas is looking to land body kicks.
Navas tries to land a leg kick but Shamrock saw it coming and moves away.
Navas wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Navas cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
Navas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Navas misses.
Shamrock moves out of range as Navas throws a body kick.
Navas looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Navas throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Navas misses.
Navas tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Navas connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navas throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Navas throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Navas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Navas 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.
Navas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Navas rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
Navas misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navas blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Navas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Navas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Navas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Navas.
Navas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Navas tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Navas is blocking nicely.
Navas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navas blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Navas blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Navas's face.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas misses with a knee to the head.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Navas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Navas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Navas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navas avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navas scores with a knee to the head.
Navas misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navas blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navas has Shamrock pressed against the cage.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navas landing knees to the body.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Navas throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Navas blocks with his arms.
Fernando Navas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Navas misses with a knee strike.
Navas connects with a knee to the head.
Navas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Navas taking a breather.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Navas lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Navas trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Navas into the cage.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navas is defending well for now.
Navas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Shamrock is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oh Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Navas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Navas lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shamrock to his knees! Navas keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Navas!
A less than humble Fernando Navas misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Mlodzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Calamity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlodzinski comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
154 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Mlodzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Calamity!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlodzinski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calamity pinned against the cage. Calamity gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mlodzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mlodzinski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calamity defends it nicely.
Calamity doesn't manage to clinch there - Mlodzinski circles away.
Mlodzinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamity.
Calamity wants to clinch.
Calamity takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Calamity - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mlodzinski jumps into guard, dragging Calamity to the mat.
Calamity avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calamity postures up in Mlodzinski's guard and throws a big left but Mlodzinski blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamity trying to control but Mlodzinski is working from the bottom.
Mlodzinski looking for a guillotine here but Calamity defends easily.
Mlodzinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calamity postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mlodzinski is looking for a triangle but Calamity pushes his legs off easily.
Calamity avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calamity missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calamity scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mlodzinski working for a triangle but Calamity defends it easily.
Mlodzinski looking for a guillotine here but Calamity defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mlodzinski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calamity gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlodzinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calamity doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calamity manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calamity with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mlodzinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calamity doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calamity manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mlodzinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calamity defends well.
Calamity must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calamity looking to pass the guard.
Calamity is posturing up here but Mlodzinski has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Calamity tries to roll out but it's too tight and Calamity has to tap! Slick submission there by Mlodzinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Mlodzinski!
Adam Mlodzinski took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Livah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
215 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dee Livah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan dodges the punch combination from Livah.
A big left from Riordan misses.
Riordan scores with a hook to the body. Livah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Livah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Livah moves out of range as Riordan strikes.
Livah tries to bum rush Riordan with a series of wild strikes but Riordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riordan throws a shot from downtown. Livah moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Riordan.
Livah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riordan throwing strikes but missing.
Livah wants to get back to his feet but Riordan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Livah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riordan throwing strikes but missing.
Riordan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Livah's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livah wants to stand and escape but Riordan is having none of it.
Riordan lands a couple of elbows.
Riordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Livah is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Livah is keeping the position for now.
Livah trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan stops Livah from standing up.
Livah pushes Riordan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Livah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Livah misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riordan clobbers Livah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Dee Livah has been cut.
Riordan throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livah throws a nice looking combination but Riordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Livah looks winded!
Riordan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riordan wants it to stay on the feet.
Riordan works Livah's body with a nice hook.
Riordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Livah's head backwards.
Livah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riordan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Livah right on the button. Livah goes down! Riordan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Riordan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Riordan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero has chosen José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism as his entrance music. 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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222 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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221 lbs
17 - 25 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Zero!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero fails with the takedown
and Salace counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zero!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Salace.
Salace staying calm.
Salace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Salace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zero, who protects the arm well.
Zero regains half guard.
Zero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace trying to mount his opponent but Zero defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salace lands a nice short elbow.
Zero looking for subs from the bottom but Salace mounts him!
Zero is working to get back to half guard.
Zero bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zero forces his way into half guard.
Zero wants to work for an arm triangle but Salace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Salace trying to control but Zero postures up.
Zero is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salace sees it coming and defends easily.
Zero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salace trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Salace as he works his way to full guard.
Salace wants to sweep here but Zero controlling him for the moment.
Salace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zero postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Salace is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zero, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salace trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salace trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zero keeping full guard, as Salace tries to pass.
Zero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salace defends it easily.
Zero has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Salace should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Zero has tightened it up now! Salace should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Max Zero!
An out of breath Max Zero 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshal's face.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshal.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal misses with some punches.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Marshal blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Rose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Marshal misses with a body punch.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Marshal scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Marshal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rose misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
Rose looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshal throws a head punch that misses.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal is looking to control Rose's arms but Rose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marshal has his back to the cage.
Rose creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshal's defenses.
Marshal blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal lands a right hand.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshal throws a head punch that misses.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshal taking a breather.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Rose blocks a body shot from Marshal.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshal won't want to take too many of those.
Rose lands an elbow just above Marshal 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose misses with an elbow over the top.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marshal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshal avoids it.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Marshal stalling the fight.
Marshal lands an uppercut.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marshal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshal misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Marshal as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Marshal as the two fighters clinch.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliah Marshal 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marshal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Marshal misses with a knee to the head.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.
Marshal taking a breather.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Marshal has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Marshal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshal blocking some punches.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Marshal avoids a wild elbow strike from Rose.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Marshal is looking to control Rose's arms but Rose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marshal has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal misses with some punches.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Marshal.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marshal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Marshal blocks it.
A short left from Marshal.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Eliah Marshal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Marshal blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Marshal.
Knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshal scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose letting Marshal take a breather here.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Marshal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Rose misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marshal.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
Rose lands a damaging elbow.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marshal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.
Rose working Marshal over with knees to the body.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Marshal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshal's face.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Marshal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Marshal looking to stall.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Marshal stalling against the cage.
Marshal misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rose throws an elbow but misses.
Marshal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eliah Marshal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshal lands with a nice body kick.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Marshal saw it coming and moves away.
Marshal connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Marshal connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Marshal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marshal missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose drives through and clinches with Marshal against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshal taking a breather.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Marshal pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshal pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Marshal.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Marshal blocks the elbow strike.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose letting Marshal take a breather here.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
Marshal struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Marshal is pushing Rose up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Marshal into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rose.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshal avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marshal cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal misses with a knee to the head.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rose creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshal's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshal lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Derrick Rose has been cut.
Rose creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshal's defenses.
Knees to the body from Marshal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Marshal blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Marshal.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
Derrick Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshal misses with a body punch.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliah Marshal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marshal 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 Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!
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