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HEROES 60 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by Ya uedu zhit v London. Arthur Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Arthur Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a combination
and Belt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight can't keep his opponent in guard - Belt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Belt is trying for a kimura here. Knight looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Belt wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blue Belt!
After the big win, Blue Belt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call. Marcello Sanchez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.7lbs 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in but Cain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cain throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Cain sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Marcello Sanchez has been cut.
Cain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Cain misses.
Cain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Cain backing up. Cain nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Cain's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Cain is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Cain's head.
Cain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Cain is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Cain dodges it nicely.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Cain drops back looking for a leg! Sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanchez manages to kick Cain off! Cain jumps back into Sanchez's guard.
Cain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanchez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanchez has escaped and now he's on top!
Cain controlling the position.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cain wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez distracts Cain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cain misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Cain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez is sitting in close to Cain's body. Cain has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sanchez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sanchez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cain.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Cain!
Our winner, Mike Cain, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Schaeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon comes into the arena with Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Schaeffer has chosen Long Tall Sally as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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178 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Schaeffer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaeffer throws a head kick but Avalon moves out of range.
Schaeffer rushes Avalon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Avalon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schaeffer is keeping busy.
Schaeffer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Avalon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Avalon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schaeffers head.
It looks like Dutch Schaeffer has been cut.
Schaeffer tries to pull guard but Avalon holds him up against the cage and eventually Schaeffer drops back down to his feet.
Schaeffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avalon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Junior Avalon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Schaeffer.
Avalon lands with a left to the head.
Schaeffer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avalon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaeffer backwards.
Avalon lands an uppercut.
Schaeffer is looking for a takedown.
Avalon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schaeffer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Avalon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schaeffer being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Avalon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaeffer gets control of Avalon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schaeffer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Avalon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schaeffer is trying to control the position but Avalon postures up.
Avalon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avalon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schaeffer trying to control the position.
Schaeffer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Avalon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schaeffer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Avalon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schaeffer is looking for a triangle but Avalon pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon trying to control but Schaeffer is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avalon landing with the ground and pound.
Avalon trying to control but Schaeffer is working from the bottom.
Schaeffer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Schaeffer looking for a guillotine here but Avalon defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schaeffer trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Avalon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Schaeffer actively working from the bottom here.
Avalon working the head and body with strikes.
Schaeffer has hold of Avalon's hands but Avalon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schaeffer pushes Avalon off looking to stand but Avalon dives back in and keeps control.
Avalon wants to control but Schaeffer is keeping him busy.
Schaeffer is trying to maintain the position but Avalon is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon 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.
Schaeffer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Avalon pulls his head out easily.
Avalon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schaeffer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Avalon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schaeffer keeping control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schaeffer gets back to full guard.
Schaeffer keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junior Avalon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dutch Schaeffer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Avalon both land. Nice combination.
Schaeffer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Avalon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schaeffer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schaeffer.
Schaeffer throws a combination. Avalon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Avalon fails to land with a series of punches.
Avalon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schaeffer circles away quickly and effectively.
Avalon lands with a good body shot.
Junior Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schaeffer throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
Schaeffer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schaeffer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avalon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaeffer misses with a hook.
Avalon lands an overhand right.
Avalon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Avalon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schaeffer backs up against the cage.
Schaeffer is rocked!
Schaeffer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schaeffer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Avalon is trying to control Schaeffer's posture but Schaeffer avoids it.
Schaeffer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaeffer swings around for an armbar but Avalon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Schaeffer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon chips away with some ground and pound.
Avalon throws a strike but Schaeffer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schaeffer wants to stand but Avalon is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schaeffer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Avalon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schaeffer 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Avalon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schaeffer has Avalon in his guard.
Schaeffer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Avalon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avalon advances to half guard.
Avalon is looking to take a break and control but Schaeffer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schaeffer is trying to maintain the position but Avalon is very close to passing his half guard.
Dutch Schaeffer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Avalon works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer is looking to get to half guard.
Avalon cracks Schaeffer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Avalon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon working Schaeffer over with strikes here.
Schaeffer is still in real trouble! Can Avalon finish him?
Schaeffer is working to get back to half guard.
Avalon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schaeffer working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avalon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Schaeffer in real trouble here! The ref calls for Schaeffer to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Avalon!
An out of breath Junior Avalon 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 Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Zol (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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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Zol!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zol.
Yuen throws a hook but Zol blocks it.
Zol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yuen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yuen counters by clinching up.
Sean Yuen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Zol.
Zol gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zol controlling the action here.
Yuen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zol is working away from the top position though.
Zol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuen is looking to control Zol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yuen avoid being mounted?
Zol blocks the strikes from Yuen.
Yuen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zol.
Yuen is trying to maintain the position but Zol is very close to passing his half guard.
Yuen is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zol content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zol stops Yuen from getting back to his feet.
Yuen won't allow Zol to pass to mount.
Yuen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yuen's head.
Zol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yuen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zol throwing shots but Yuen is blocking nicely.
Zol lands strikes from half guard.
Yuen taking some punishment here, with Zol in his half guard.
Zol 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.
Yuen is trying to stand.
Zol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zol lands with a punch from half guard.
Zol is nestled in close to Yuen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yuen trying to hold on to Zol's head to control him but Zol postures up.
Zol wants to pass to mount but Yuen is defending the position.
Zol trying to control the action but Yuen is working from the bottom.
Yuen wants to improve his position but Zol is controlling well.
Zol wants to take a breather but Yuen is having none of it.
Yuen wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zol shoots in for a takedown but Yuen shows good takedown defense.
Zol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zol fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen scoring well with a low kick there.
Zol misses with a combination
and Yuen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sean Yuen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yuen.
Zol stuns Yuen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yuen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zol in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Yuen.
Yuen slips a jab from Zol.
Yuen scores with a shot to the body.
Jay Zol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen slips a straight right by Zol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuen avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuen is trying to stall.
Yuen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zol.
Zol is working for takedown but Yuen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yuen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yuen lands a knee to the head.
Zol can't get the takedown.
Zol has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yuen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Yuen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen misses with a punch to the body.
Zol takes a shot to the head.
Yuen scores with a shot to the side of Zol's head.
Yuen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jay Zol will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yuen slaps away a takedown attempt from Zol, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zol closes the distance and clinches up with Yuen, looking for a takedown. Zol pushes Yuen against the cage but Yuen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zol defending well as Yuen loads up on a big left hand.
Zol closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zol lands in his opponent's guard.
Yuen wants to sweep but no luck.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yuen controls Zol momentarily but Zol frees himself.
Yuen seems keen to control Zol's posture.
Yuen wants to sweep here but Zol controlling him for the moment.
Yuen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zol defends well.
Zol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yuen is keeping the position for now.
Zol is looking to pass into half guard but Yuen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yuen is in guard.
Yuen prevents Zol from getting back to his feet.
Yuen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zol has wrist control.
Yuen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zol keeping moving, preventing Yuen from controlling successfully.
Yuen is standing up over Zol. Zol looks to escape but Yuen dives into side control.
Yuen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zol is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yuen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol is trying to get back to his feet.
Zol explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Yuen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Zol misses.
Zol dives in and scores a takedown into Yuen's guard.
Zol with a nice head shot there.
Zol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zol postures up in Yuen's guard and throws a big left but Yuen blocks it.
Yuen trying to keep a closed guard but Zol is proving a slippery customer.
Zol wants to pass the guard but Yuen is keeping the position.
Zol throws an elbow that misses. Yuen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zol's guard. Nice move by Yuen!
Zol being controlled here, momentarily.
Yuen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zol pushes Yuen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Zol dives in and scores a takedown into Yuen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yuen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zol!
Zol is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Zol that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zol is in a horrible position here. Yuen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yuen trying to control but Zol is having none of it.
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.
A close second round but Jay Zol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zol throws a combination that misses
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.
Zol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jay Zol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Zol.
Zol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zol fails with the takedown
and Yuen counters with a leg kick.
Zol shoots in looking for a takedown. Yuen tries to sprawl out of it but Zol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yuen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zol drives through with a takedown into Yuen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zol won't allow Yuen to sweep him here.
Zol chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yuen wants to stand up but Zol is controlling him.
Yuen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zol is in close to Yuen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zol looking to pass the guard.
Zol postures up.
Zol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yuen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zol trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zol is controlling him.
Yuen controls Zol momentarily but Zol frees himself.
Zol postures up and lands a big shot to Yuen's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zol works over Yuen with some ground and pound from guard.
Yuen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yuen keeping moving, preventing Zol from controlling successfully.
Jay Zol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zol distracts Yuen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yuen is trying to control the position but Zol postures up.
Zol passes Yuen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen is trying to stand.
Yuen is concentrating on defense, preventing Zol from advancing position.
Zol prevents Yuen from standing back up.
Zol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yuen wants to control but Zol is keeping busy.
Zol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yuen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zol is nestled in close to Yuen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zol drops an elbow to the side of Yuen's head.
Yuen is trying to stand up here but Zol is controlling him well.
Zol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yuen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yuen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yuen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sean Yuen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yuen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yuen pushes Zol off looking to stand but Zol dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zol lands a nice short elbow.
Zol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yuen keeps working.
Yuen wants to control but Zol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zol connects with a nice short shot to Yuen's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Zol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zol 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Zol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Milowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Pleasures has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacek Milowski's chin.
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168 lbs
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158 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Milowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pleasures!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milowski throws a hook but Pleasures blocks it.
Milowski throws a right hand that misses
and Pleasures counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Milowski being controlled against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pleasures looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Milowski working aggressively here.
Milowski misses with some punches.
Milowski throws a head punch that misses.
Pleasures working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milowski is trying to break the clinch but Pleasures is controlling him.
Milowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Pleasures uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pleasures has a couple of punches blocked by Milowski.
Pleasures can't find room to land a body shot as Milowski controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pleasures lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milowski misses with some punches.
Milowski tries to stall but Pleasures uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Milowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pleasures - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Milowski looking to stall.
Pleasures effectively controlling the action here.
Milowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pleasures is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Milowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Pleasures.
Pleasures blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Pleasures.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milowski prevents Pleasures from breaking the clinch.
Milowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures wants to stall.
Pleasures is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Pleasures.
Pleasures fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Pleasures misses the target.
Pleasures takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pleasures misses with a looping right.
Jacek Milowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milowski misses with a head kick.
Pleasures ducks under a wild hook from Milowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures checks a leg kick nicely.
Pleasures sizes up Milowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Milowski.
Pleasures moves out of range of the strikes.
Pleasures scores with the left hand. Milowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Pleasures bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milowski's head.
Milowski throws a head kick that misses.
Milowski lands a nice shot that snaps Pleasures's head back.
Milowski connects with a body shot that sends Pleasures's belly button to the back.
Pleasures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milowski.
Pleasures misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milowski's head.
Milowski staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Pleasures coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Pleasures circles away.
Pleasures throws a body punch but Milowski moves out of range.
Pleasures darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Milowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milowski misses with a hook
and Pleasures counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Milowski!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milowski stops Pleasures from passing to mount.
Pleasures is putting a hurting on Milowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Milowski takes a swing at Pleasures's ribcage but misses.
Milowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milowski walks into a left hand.
Pleasures swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Milowski.
Milowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pleasures with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Pleasures there.
Milowski is rocked!
Pleasures loads up on a big right hand but Milowski slips the punch.
Oh Milowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Milowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Milowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Pleasures. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pleasures.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milowski throws a sloppy head kick and Pleasures moves out of range easily.
Pleasures punishes Milowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Pleasures misses with a wild combination.
Milowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pleasures throws a right hand that misses
letting Milowski counter with a right hand.
Pleasures throws a hook to the side of Milowski's head but Milowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pleasures looks to land a left hand but Milowski moved out of range nicely.
Pleasures throws a big shot that misses.
Pleasures 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.
Pleasures connects with a body shot that sends Milowski's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milowski throws an overhand right that lands on Pleasures's shoulder, as Pleasures tries to avoid the shot.
Milowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Milowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Pleasures's head.
Milowski swings for the body but Pleasures moves out of range.
Pleasures looking to score a takedown here. Milowski is defending well but Pleasures drives through and ends up in Milowski's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milowski keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.
Milowski pulls Pleasures in close to prevent any damage.
Pleasures wants to pass the guard but Milowski is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures passes into half guard.
Pleasures trying to control the action but Milowski is working from the bottom.
Milowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pleasures is keen to just control but Milowski is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pleasures slips a nice elbow through Milowski's hands, connecting with Milowski's forehead.
Pleasures is taking a breather. Milowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pleasures prevents Milowski from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pleasures prevents Milowski from improving his position.
Pleasures throwing shots but Milowski is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleasures not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pleasures sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pleasures fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pleasures ducks under a wild hook from Milowski.
Milowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pleasures shoots in looking for a takedown but Milowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pleasures's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Milowski tries to work over Pleasures's front leg with a kick but Pleasures checks it.
Milowski misses with a head kick.
Milowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pleasures.
Pleasures looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Milowski just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Milowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pleasures misses with a looping left.
Jacek Milowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Milowski.
Milowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pleasures.
Pleasures throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Milowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Milowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Milowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pleasures drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Milowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pleasures misses with a looping right.
Milowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pleasures manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pleasures scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pleasures misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pleasures with a nice cross.
Jacek Milowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pleasures throws a body kick that misses.
John Pleasures seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pleasures goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Milowski looks to land a left hand but Pleasures moved out of range nicely.
Pleasures lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pleasures. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pleasures.
Pleasures's jab looks to have found its range, popping Milowski under the eye.
Milowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pleasures to score with a decent uppercut.
Pleasures throws a right and a left that Milowski avoids nicely.
Milowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Milowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Milowski misses with a hook.
Pleasures misses with a looping left.
Milowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milowski throws the left hand but Pleasures avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milowski scores with a kick to the body.
Pleasures with a jab.
John Pleasures is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleasures scores with a body shot.
Milowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pleasures uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milowski.
Pleasures circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pleasures jabs Milowski right on the nose. Milowski blinks but takes it well.
Pleasures paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures connects with a jab.
Milowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pleasures counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Pleasures comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pleasures 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pleasures!
John Pleasures really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that $300 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belt's entrance music is Dance of the Knights. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar 's choice of entrance music: Brock Lesnar Entrance. Brock Lesnar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Red Belt's chin.
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230 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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254 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lesnar sprawls well initially but Belt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Belt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Belt 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.
Belt tries to pass to full mount but Lesnar defends it.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Lesnar tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Belt manages to move to mount!
Belt is landing with some decent strikes but Lesnar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar tries to buck Belt off but Belt takes his back!
Belt has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Lesnar is defending well but eventually Belt manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Lesnar has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Red Belt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Red Belt thanked Fight Night Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iverson comes to the cage accompanied by Through the pain. Toriyama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. This should be fireworks!
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167 lbs
16 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Iverson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toriyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Iverson.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Iverson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iverson misses with a looping left.
Toriyama cracks Iverson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Iverson throws a right and a left that Toriyama avoids nicely.
Toriyama darts in and clinches Iverson up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Toriyama.
Toriyama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iverson tries to pull guard but Toriyama won't allow it.
Toriyama lands with a light punch inside.
Iverson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toriyama smiles and moves away.
Toriyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. Iverson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toriyama lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick from Toriyama.
Iverson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toriyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Iverson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toriyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iverson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toriyama looks to land a combination. Iverson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Iverson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Iverson. That snapped Toriyama's head back.
Iverson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toriyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iverson's calf.
Toriyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joe Iverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iverson throws out the jab.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Iverson checks it.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toriyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toriyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Iverson.
Iverson wants to clinch but Toriyama slips to the side
and Toriyama counters with a left to the body.
Toriyama throws a chopping leg kick but Iverson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toriyama closes the distance and clinches.
Toriyama stalls.
Toriyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Iverson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Iverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Toriyama.
Toriyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toriyama slowing the pace effectively.
Toriyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toriyama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson tries to pull guard but Toriyama forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toriyama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Iverson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toriyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iverson backwards.
Toriyama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Toriyama.
A head punch on the inside from Iverson fails to land.
Iverson tries a body shot but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama scores with a shoulder strike.
Iverson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toriyama slows down the pace here.
Toriyama digs a right hand underneath Iverson's ribcage. Iverson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toriyama lands a body punch.
Toriyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toriyama just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Toriyama.
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!
Toriyama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Toriyama lands an elbow inside that Iverson shrugs off.
Toriyama lands a shoulder strike.
Iverson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Toriyama to keep the fight standing.
Toriyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Toriyama.
Toriyama lands with a short shot to the head.
Toriyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iverson backwards.
Iverson is rocked!
Toriyama lands a left hand.
Oh Iverson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iverson has a couple of punches blocked by Toriyama.
Iverson seems to have got his legs back now.
Iverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toriyama has Iverson pushed against the cage.
Iverson fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Iverson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toriyama.
Iverson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toriyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akira Toriyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iverson. Toriyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toriyama looks to land a right hand but Iverson moved out of range.
Iverson works Toriyama's body with a nice hook.
Toriyama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Iversons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Iverson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toriyama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Iverson misses.
Joe Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iverson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toriyama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Iverson misses with a hook
and Toriyama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Iverson avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toriyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iverson moves out of range of the body kick.
Toriyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Toriyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Iverson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iverson thows a body shot but no joy.
Toriyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Iverson wants to clinch.
Iverson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. Iverson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iverson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Iverson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iverson throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Iverson jabs Toriyama right on the nose. Toriyama blinks but takes it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Toriyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Iverson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toriyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iverson tries to clinch but Toriyama is having none of it.
A big left from Iverson misses.
Toriyama throws a body punch but Iverson moves out of range.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toriyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toriyama takes the fight into the clinch.
Toriyama presses Iverson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toriyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toriyama is working Iverson over against the cage.
Toriyama pushes Iverson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toriyama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toriyama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toriyama lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toriyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toriyama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a nice elbow.
Toriyama lands an uppercut.
Toriyama has Iverson pressed against the cage.
A short right from Toriyama on the inside.
Iverson jumps guard but Toriyama stands there with Iverson around his waist. Iverson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iverson tries to pull guard but Toriyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Iverson drops back down to his feet.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toriyama.
Iverson jumps guard but Toriyama stands there with Iverson around his waist. Iverson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Iverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toriyama stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Iverson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Toriyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iverson avoids it.
Toriyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toriyama lands with a right to the head.
Toriyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toriyama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toriyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Iverson fails to pull guard.
Toriyama scores with a shoulder strike.
Toriyama lands a big right hand that drops Iverson! The killer instinct kicks in and Toriyama finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Toriyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Toriyama! Akira Toriyama retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Akira Toriyama rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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