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HMMA 104 YO v Wilson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
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203 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Lyov Kirijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cutting digs a good hook to Kirijenko's body.
Kirijenko looks to throw the jab but Cutting is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kirijenko misses with a hook.
Cutting looks to land a right hand but Kirijenko moved out of range.
Kirijenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cutting closes the distance but Kirijenko moves to the side
and Kirijenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutting tries to clinch up
and Kirijenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cutting thinking.
A head kick misses from Cutting.
Cutting throws a series of punches but Kirijenko moves out of range.
Kirijenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirijenko throws a jab when Cutting was well out of range.
Cutting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirijenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Cutting throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Kirijenko does no damage.
Kirijenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirijenko misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutting is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko lands with a hook. Cutting tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cutting instigates a clinch.
Kirijenko can't get the takedown.
Kirijenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cutting breaks the clinch.
Cutting checks a leg kick.
Kirijenko avoids the head kick by Cutting.
Kirijenko connects with a right hand. Cutting shakes it off.
Kirijenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirijenko tries to land a front kick but Cutting steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cutting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirijenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Cutting tries to sprawl out of it but Kirijenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cutting manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bill Cutting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutting tries to clinch there but Kirijenko circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cutting tries to bum rush Kirijenko with a series of wild strikes but Kirijenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cutting takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cutting closes the distance and pushes Kirijenko back into the cage.
Kirijenko is looking to control Cutting's arms but Cutting gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirijenko has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutting is trying to force a seperation but Kirijenko has the dominant position.
Kirijenko prevents Cutting from breaking the clinch.
Kirijenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cutting after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyov Kirijenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutting tries to circle away but Kirijenko has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kirijenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko keeps control of Cutting as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirijenko stalling the fight.
Kirijenko lands with a right to the head.
Kirijenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kirijenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kirijenko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cutting's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cutting keeps working.
Kirijenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Kirijenko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kirijenko cracks Cutting with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirijenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cutting keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyov Kirijenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kirijenko avoids the head kick by Cutting.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirijenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cutting!
Kirijenko 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.
Kirijenko 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.
Kirijenko stands up and beckons Cutting to his feet.
Cutting wants to clinch up but Kirijenko keeps it at a distance.
Kirijenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Cutting. Those never looked like landing.
Kirijenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirijenko throwing shots but Cutting is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Kirijenko seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cutting knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kirijenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Cutting is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lyov Kirijenko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cutting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirijenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cutting pushes Kirijenko off looking to stand but Kirijenko dives back in and keeps control.
Kirijenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cutting's head.
Kirijenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Cutting is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lyov Kirijenko.
Kirijenko throws a chopping leg kick but Cutting manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cutting throws a head kick that misses.
Kirijenko lands with a right hand.
Cutting looks to land a right hand but Kirijenko moved out of range.
Kirijenko is looking to slow Cutting down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutting throws a nice looking combination but Kirijenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cutting tries to clinch but Kirijenko moves out of range.
Cutting tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirijenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko throws the left hand but Cutting avoids the punch easily.
Bill Cutting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cutting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cutting throws a hook to the side of Kirijenko's head but Kirijenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirijenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kirijenko lands a right hook to the body.
Cutting gets a clinch.
Kirijenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Cutting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cutting dodges the punch combination from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutting.
Cutting works over Kirijenko's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutting tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirijenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Cutting.
Kirijenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kirijenko lands with a hook. Cutting tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cutting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cutting throws a lazy right hand but Kirijenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirijenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirijenko misses with a few strikes there.
Kirijenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirijenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirijenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kirijenko scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirijenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirijenko blocks a head kick by Cutting.
Cutting misses with a double jab.
Cutting walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lyov Kirijenko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kirijenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cutting on the side of the head.
Cutting needs to keep his hands up - Kirijenko had a free shot at his head there.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
Kirijenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kirijenko feints a jab promting Cutting to slip. Kirijenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cutting slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cutting tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cutting tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirijenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirijenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cutting.
Kirijenko takes one on the button.
Cutting is pawing at Kirijenko, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Kirijenko's nose. Kirijenko is badly hurt! Cutting pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Kirijenko tries desperately to hold on but Cutting is relentless in his assault! As Kirijenko receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Cutting away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cutting!
Bill Cutting thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aschenbreaker comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Oleg Aschenbreaker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Klaus Andersen's chin.
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen shoots in and bounces Aschenbreaker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aschenbreaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Aschenbreaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andersen won't allow Aschenbreaker to pass to mount.
Andersen wants to get back to full guard.
Aschenbreaker is looking to take a break and control but Andersen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Aschenbreaker there.
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.
Aschenbreaker wants to take a breather but Andersen is having none of it.
Aschenbreaker trying to mount his opponent but Andersen defends it.
Andersen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Aschenbreaker passes into side control!
Aschenbreaker wants to stand but Andersen is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to regain half guard here but Aschenbreaker keeps moving and retains side control.
Aschenbreaker wants to control but Andersen is keeping him busy.
Andersen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Andersen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aschenbreaker sees it coming and defends easily.
Andersen is trying to control. Aschenbreaker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aschenbreaker tries to hold on but Andersen pushes him away.
Aschenbreaker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Aschenbreaker is looking to escape.
Aschenbreaker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andersen pulls his head out easily.
Andersen uses his free foot to push down on Aschenbreaker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aschenbreaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker is squirming around, avoiding Andersen's attempts to control the action.
Andersen prevents Aschenbreaker from getting the reversal.
Andersen trying to control but Aschenbreaker is having none of it.
Aschenbreaker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klaus Andersen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aschenbreaker scores with a sloppy right hand. Andersen should have avoided that one.
Andersen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aschenbreaker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klaus Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aschenbreaker counters with a shoot takedown. Andersen fights it but they end up in 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!
Aschenbreaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aschenbreaker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aschenbreaker lands a couple of elbows.
Aschenbreaker wants to control from the top but Andersen keeps moving.
Aschenbreaker pushing down on Andersen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oleg Aschenbreaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen gets full guard.
Aschenbreaker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andersen is proving hard to escape from.
Andersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aschenbreaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andersen's head.
Aschenbreaker won't allow Andersen to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Aschenbreaker from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aschenbreaker wants to stand and escape but instead Andersen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aschenbreaker looking for a guillotine here but Andersen defends easily.
Aschenbreaker looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker has an active guard here but Andersen has managed to pass into half guard.
Aschenbreaker is holding on to half guard well.
Andersen trying to pass the guard but Aschenbreaker defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aschenbreaker keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oleg Aschenbreaker just wasn't active enough.
Andersen clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andersen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aschenbreaker blocks a body shot from Andersen.
Aschenbreaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andersen pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Aschenbreaker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aschenbreaker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aschenbreaker wants to control but Andersen postures up.
Andersen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aschenbreaker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Andersen but great work by Aschenbreaker.
The referee asks Aschenbreaker politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Aschenbreaker prefers to stall for the moment though.
Andersen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aschenbreaker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Andersen looking for a sweep but Aschenbreaker has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aschenbreaker wants to control the pace but Andersen is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Andersen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Andersen and Aschenbreaker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Andersen is trying to work for a sweep but Aschenbreaker has mounted him!
Aschenbreaker wants to control the action but instead Andersen gets a body lock and reverses into Aschenbreaker's guard! Nice work!
Aschenbreaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Aschenbreaker, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker is looking for a triangle here but Andersen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aschenbreaker can't do much from the bottom here.
Andersen trying to control the position but Aschenbreaker is working away.
Andersen controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen looking to control but instead Aschenbreaker has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Aschenbreaker tries to kick Andersen off but Andersen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andersen trying to advance position but Aschenbreaker counters by regaining guard.
Aschenbreaker wants to hit a switch here but Andersen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aschenbreaker there!
Andersen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Andersen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aschenbreaker's guard.
Andersen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Andersen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aschenbreaker, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aschenbreaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andersen wants to clinch up but Aschenbreaker keeps it at a distance.
Andersen wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Andersen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andersen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Andersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas has chosen Hollywood Undead - Undead as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suulas misses with a few strikes there.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Suulas tries to get to full guard but Machin has control of the leg.
Suulas keeps trying to improve his position.
Machin working the head and body with strikes.
Suulas tries to get to full guard but Machin has control of the leg.
Machin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Machin looking to secure an arm triangle but Suulas defends it well.
Suulas can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin wants to finish this one by submission but Suulas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Machin.
Suulas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Machin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Machin avoids the attempt from Suulas to control.
Machin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suulas working to try and regain half guard.
Machin with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Machin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Suulas can't escape the position.
Suulas tries to hold on but Machin pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin throwing strikes here but Suulas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Machin has hold of Suulas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Suulas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Machin wants to control the pace but Suulas is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Suulas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Machin is trying to get an arm triangle but Suulas is defending well.
Machin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Suulas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Suulas is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin wants to take a breather but Suulas manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Machin.
Suulas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Suulas.
Suulas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Machin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Suulas lands a big elbow.
Machin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Machin preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machin throws a big elbow that misses.
Machin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suulas is trying to control the position but Machin postures up.
Machin lands a couple of digs.
Machin wants to pass the guard but Suulas is keeping the position.
Machin preventing the sweep.
Machin trying to control but Suulas is working from the bottom.
Suulas is trying to keep Machin in close.
Machin slips nicely into half guard.
Machin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Suulas is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Machin!
An out of breath Jack Machin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krwawy Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Portugis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's entrance music is DJ Kronic feat. Bombs Away - Looking For Some Girls. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Krwawy Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Portugis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portugis.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portugis.
Portugis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Portugis throws a big shot that misses.
Portugis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Portugis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Portugis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Portugis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez scores with a jab. Portugis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Portugis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Portugis.
Raul Portugis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portugis missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portugis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portugis connects with a body shot.
Portugis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portugis takes one to the chin there.
Portugis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez slips under a jab from Portugis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Portugis misses with a looping right.
Portugis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portugis throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez jabs Portugis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portugis.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Portugis scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Portugis slips under a jab.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portugis throws out the jab.
Portugis throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Portugis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez cracks Portugis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Portugis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Portugis.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Portugis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Portugis lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Portugis wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Portugis can pounce on him.
Lopez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez landing a few strikes.
Portugis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Portugis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Portugis is looking to reverse the position.
Lopez in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portugis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lopez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lopez 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.
Lopez in side control, throwing shots but Portugis defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Lopez.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Portugis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lopez with the ground and pound but Portugis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Portugis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Portugis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Portugis trying to control but Lopez postures up.
Portugis is pressing down on Lopez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Portugis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Portugis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Krwawy Lopez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Portugis throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portugis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portugis lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez avoids the body shot from Portugis.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Portugis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Portugis lands.
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 Krwawy Lopez 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Portugis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Portugis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Portugis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Portugis.
Portugis walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
Portugis lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Portugis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Portugis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lopez taking a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is putting a hurting on Portugis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Portugis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Lopez crashes against the mat.
Portugis regains half guard, as Lopez was trying to land strikes.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Portugis defending well though.
Lopez is keen to just control but Portugis is a slippery customer.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Portugis dodges it nicely.
Portugis trying to control but Lopez postures up.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portugis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Portugis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Portugis dodges it nicely.
Portugis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
Portugis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Portugis looking for a sweep. Not yet Portugis, not yet.
Portugis seems keen to control Lopez's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Portugis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krwawy Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Portugis keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Portugis is keeping the position for now.
Portugis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Portugis pulls Lopez in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portugis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Portugis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Portugis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Portugis keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portugis circles away quickly and effectively.
Portugis feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Portugis clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez works Portugis's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krwawy Lopez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Portugis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Portugis looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez lands a high kick!
Portugis avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Portugis misses with a straight right.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Portugis lands an overhand right.
Portugis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Portugis.
A left lands for Lopez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez slips under a jab.
Portugis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Portugis throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez cracks Portugis with a good jab.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Portugis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Portugis scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Portugis lands with a nice body punch.
Portugis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Portugis's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Portugis. Lopez shrugs it off though.
Portugis throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez punishes Portugis's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Portugis.
Nice body punch from Portugis.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Portugis misses with a straight left.
Portugis throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
Portugis throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Portugis takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Portugis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Portugis keeps working.
Lopez takes a little break here. Portugis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lopez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Portugis is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portugis gets back to half guard.
Lopez is trying to control the action in half guard but Portugis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Portugis wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Portugis moves into full guard.
Portugis wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez postures up.
Raul Portugis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krwawy Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portugis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Portugis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Portugis blocks nicely.
Portugis trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portugis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez is working Portugis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Krwawy Lopez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Krwawy Lopez!
Krwawy Lopez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agaton Piaskun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Voltage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
216 lbs
14 - 7 - 2 |
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225 lbs
30 - 16 - 4 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Agaton Piaskun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 4, fighting out of London, High Voltage!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piaskun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voltage. Voltage obviously looking to wear him down.
Voltage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Piaskun is able to avoid easily.
Voltage slips under a jab.
Voltage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voltage connects with a body shot that sends Piaskun's belly button to the back.
Voltage scores with a push kick.
Voltage forces Piaskun back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voltage.
A short uppercut from Voltage.
Voltage breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voltage fails to land with a series of punches.
Piaskun blocks a leg kick.
Piaskun looking to score a takedown here. Voltage is defending well but Piaskun drives through and ends up in Voltage's guard.
Voltage wants to stand and escape but Piaskun is having none of it.
Piaskun throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piaskun manages to get himself to full guard.
Voltage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piaskun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voltage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voltage trying to control the position from guard on top but Piaskun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voltage might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Piaskun haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Voltage stays in close to Piaskun's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. High Voltage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Voltage thows a body shot but no joy.
High Voltage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun lands a head kick. Voltage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like High Voltage has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voltage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piaskun checks a leg kick.
Piaskun drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Voltage trying to control the position.
Voltage seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piaskun sitting in guard here, content to control.
Piaskun looking to sit in guard and control but Voltage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Piaskun trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage trying to control the position from guard on top but Piaskun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. High Voltage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Piaskun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voltage.
Voltage clobbers Piaskun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Voltage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voltage is looking to clinch.
Voltage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piaskun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piaskun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voltage lands a jab to the nose.
Piaskun misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piaskun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piaskun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Voltage.
Piaskun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voltage.
Voltage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Piaskun rather than just go for the knockout.
Voltage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piaskun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piaskun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Voltage.
High Voltage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voltage thumps Piaskun with a low kick.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piaskun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voltage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voltage throws an off balance right hand
and Piaskun counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Voltage regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Piaskun.
Voltage looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Voltage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on High Voltage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piaskun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Piaskun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Piaskun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Voltage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Piaskun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Voltage is not content to let Piaskun control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaskun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Voltage works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Piaskun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piaskun is keen to just control but Voltage is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piaskun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Voltage is staying active underneath Piaskun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Agaton Piaskun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voltage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Piaskun seems content to control.
Piaskun passes to full mount!
Piaskun lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voltage wants to hold on but Piaskun pushes him away.
Piaskun throws some wild stikes that Voltage manages to avoid easily.
Voltage is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage is still trying to improve position.
Piaskun pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piaskun 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.
Voltage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Piaskun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voltage's head.
Piaskun is taking a breather. Voltage 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.
Piaskun is trying to control. Voltage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage is looking for a sweep. Piaskun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voltage tries to kick Piaskun off but Piaskun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Piaskun prevents Voltage from improving his position.
Piaskun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Voltage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Piaskun moves into full mount! Voltage won't be happy about that!
Piaskun lands a big shot there that rocks Voltage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piaskun looking to control but Voltage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piaskun controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agaton Piaskun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on High Voltage's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Voltage throws a leg kick but Piaskun sees it coming and moves out of range.
High Voltage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Voltage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voltage.
Piaskun slips a straight right by Voltage.
Piaskun shoots in and gets a takedown into Voltage's guard.
Voltage being controlled here, momentarily.
Piaskun trying to control but Voltage is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Voltage holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piaskun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voltage.
Voltage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Voltage throws a jab when Piaskun was well out of range.
Voltage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voltage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voltage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piaskun is looking to score with low kicks.
Voltage tries to work over Piaskun's front leg with a kick but Piaskun checks it.
Voltage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Voltage digs a good hook to Piaskun's body.
Piaskun looks to score with a jab to the body but Voltage is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun misses with a wild body shot.
Voltage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voltage misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Voltage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voltage has managed to clinch.
Piaskun keeps control of Voltage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Voltage has had enough of the clinch but Piaskun keeps him there for the moment.
Piaskun blocks a body shot from Voltage.
Voltage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voltage manages to break the clinch.
Piaskun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Piaskun pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voltage is out of range and Piaskun settles back down.
Voltage lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun slips under a jab from Voltage.
Voltage scores with a push kick.
Piaskun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voltage tried to score with a low kick but Piaskun checks it.
Piaskun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Voltage tries to avoid it but Piaskun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Voltage to the ground. Voltage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Voltage. Those never looked like landing.
Voltage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voltage misses with a low kick.
Voltage throws a leg kick but Piaskun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piaskun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voltage misses with an uppercut
and Piaskun counters with a nice leg kick.
Voltage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piaskun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voltage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piaskun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Voltage did well to prevent Piaskun getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. Piaskun connects with a nice short shot to Voltage's temple.
Piaskun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Piaskun 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!
Piaskun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Voltage won't allow Piaskun to pass to mount.
Voltage wants to improve his position but Piaskun is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to High Voltage.
I think Voltage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... High Voltage!
During a confident post fight interview, High Voltage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison has chosen The Beast by Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
224 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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33
213 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and al Thor is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bison blocks the leg kick.
Bison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bison closes the distance and clinches.
Bison tries a knee to the head but al Thor blocks it.
al Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bison tries a knee to the head but al Thor blocks it.
Bison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bison misses with a punch to the body.
al Thor lands with a left to the head.
Bison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Thor.
Bison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bison lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
A short left from al Thor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bison lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bison throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Thor blocks a head kick by Bison.
al Thor takes the fight into the clinch.
Bison working al Thor over with knees to the body.
al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
al Thor is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
al Thor can't break the clinch.
al Thor misses with some punches.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bison uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bison avoids the head kick by al Thor.
al Thor thumps Bison with a low kick.
Bison throws a wild body kick that al Thor sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Thor. Bison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerventes Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Thor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Thor tries to clinch there but Bison circles away.
al Thor gets tackled into the cage by Bison. Bison maintains the clinch.
al Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bison tries to land a knee to the head but al Thor blocks with his arms.
al Thor digs a right hand into Bison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bison's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for al Thor.
Bison lands a nice knee to the body.
Bison misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.
al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison tries to land a knee to the head but al Thor blocks with his arms.
Bison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bison working aggressively here.
al Thor lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison has a couple of punches blocked by al Thor.
A right handed body shot lands from al Thor.
al Thor misses with a body punch.
al Thor digs a right hand underneath Bison's ribcage. Bison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Thor is looking to land body kicks.
al Thor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Thor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bison sprawls well. Bison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. al Thor gets slowly back to his feet.
Bison walks into a jab.
Bison wants to land a leg kick but al Thor is out of range.
al Thor throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Thor misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bison.
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!
al Thor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bison throws a sloppy head kick and al Thor moves out of range easily.
al Thor shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rand al Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al Thor fails with the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Bison.
Bison moves out of range of the body kick.
Bison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
al Thor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by al Thor.
al Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Thor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bison avoids the body shot from al Thor.
al Thor throws a big shot that misses.
al Thor is looking to wear down Bison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bison just misses with a punch to the body.
Bison pivots, looking for a leg kick but al Thor is out of range and Bison settles back down.
al Thor thuds a left hand into Bison's body.
Bison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from al Thor.
al Thor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
al Thor throws a big elbow that misses.
Bison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
al Thor throwing strikes from guard but Bison blocks nicely.
al Thor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bison wants to stand and escape but al Thor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor tries to free his leg and advance position but Bison is retaining full guard.
al Thor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bison controls al Thor momentarily but al Thor frees himself.
al Thor 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.
al Thor wants to control from the top but Bison keeps moving.
al Thor is looking to work some ground and pound but Bison has wrist control.
al Thor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
al Thor tries to free his leg and advance position but Bison is retaining full guard.
Bison pulls al Thor in close to prevent any damage.
Bison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cerventes Bison.
Bison misses with a body kick.
al Thor throws a wild body kick that Bison sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bison.
Both fighters circling a little - Bison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
al Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bison fails to land.
al Thor is looking to control Bison's arms but Bison gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Thor has his back to the cage.
al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
Bison has a couple of punches blocked by al Thor.
Bison misses with a knee to the head.
Bison blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison prevents a body shot from al Thor.
Bison misses with a punch on the inside.
al Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
al Thor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bison uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerventes Bison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bison tries to work over al Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bison scores with a shot to the side of al Thor's head.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al Thor avoids it.
Bison lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
al Thor can't get the takedown.
Bison has a couple of punches blocked by al Thor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bison.
Bison working aggressively here.
al Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison scores with the left hand. al Thor knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Bison throws a wild body kick that al Thor sees coming a mile off.
al Thor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bison tries to avoid it but al Thor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bison to the ground. Bison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rand al Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bison is looking to clinch.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Bison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bison throws a shot from downtown. al Thor moves away and avoids it.
al Thor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cerventes Bison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bison misses with a body kick.
al Thor misses with a kick to the body
and Bison counters with a two punch combo.
al Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bison moves away.
Bison misses with a head kick.
Bison misses with a head kick.
Bison thows a left - swing and a miss!
al Thor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cerventes Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Bison misses.
Bison scores with a nice body kick.
Bison blocks the body kick.
al Thor blocks a head kick by Bison.
Bison fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for al Thor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bison's sensitive parts.
al Thor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bison lands a jab to the head.
Bison tries a head kick but it misses.
al Thor throws a hook to the side of Bison's head but Bison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bison moves out of range of the leg kick from al Thor.
Bison throws a chopping leg kick but al Thor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bison tries to clinch
and al Thor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bison thinking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by al Thor.
al Thor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
al Thor wants to control but Bison is keeping him busy.
Bison is looking to reverse the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
al Thor throws an elbow but Bison slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from al Thor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
al Thor trying to control the position but Bison is working away.
al Thor tries to advance to mount but can't.
al Thor trying to control the action but Bison is working from the bottom.
Bison is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bison gets back to half guard.
al Thor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
al Thor wants to free his trapped foot but Bison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bison is refusing to be controlled, as al Thor sits in half guard.
Bison wants to sweep but al Thor has passed to side control!
al Thor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rand al Thor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison defending against the ground and pound.
al Thor throws an elbow but Bison slips to the side and avoids it well.
al Thor throws a strike aimed at the side of Bison's head but Bison avoids it well.
Bison tries to buck al Thor off but al Thor is having none of it.
Bison regains half guard, as al Thor was trying to land strikes.
al Thor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
al Thor moves into full mount! Bison won't be happy about that!
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.
Bison is desperately trying to improve his position but al Thor has a good base and remains in mount.
Bison wants to hold on but al Thor pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand al Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think al Thor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand al Thor!
A relieved looking Rand al Thor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saunders's choice of entrance music: Fort Minor - Remember the Name. 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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28
176 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, John Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Saunders.
Dufva scores with a shot to the body.
Saunders scores with a jab.
Dufva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
A bone on bone clash there as Saunders blocks the leg kick.
Dufva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Saunders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dufva counters with a straight right hand.
Saunders swings for the body but Dufva moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders tries to keep at a distance but Dufva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dufva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dufva misses with a knee strike.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Dufva controls his hands.
Dufva gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
Saunders lands a damaging elbow.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dufva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saunders has Dufva pushed against the cage.
A short right from Saunders.
Dufva lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Dufva looking to throw knees to the head but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Dufva blocking some punches.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Dufva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders's face.
It looks like John Saunders has been cut.
Dufva leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Dufva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dufva.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Dufva has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Dufva working aggressively here.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dufva wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Dufva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dufva throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
Dufva takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Saunders. Beautiful body shot.
Dufva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saunders.
Dufva gets a double leg takedown into Saunders's guard.
Dufva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saunders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva won't allow Saunders to sweep him here.
Dufva throws an elbow that misses. Saunders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dufva's guard. Nice move by Saunders!
Dufva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saunders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saunders trying to control but Dufva is working from the bottom.
Saunders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dufva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dufva's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva is looking for a triangle but Saunders pushes his legs off easily.
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 Sven Dufva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Saunders's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saunders. That did some damage!
Saunders lands the left hand.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Dufva slips the punch.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. Dufva saw that one coming.
Dufva blocks a jab.
Dufva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Dufva throws a leg kick that misses.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sven Dufva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Dufva in his tracks for a moment.
Saunders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dufva misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dufva.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dufva is keeping busy.
Dufva digs a right hand into Saunders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saunders's gas tank.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dufva avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dufva throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Saunders taking a breather.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dufva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dufva working Saunders over 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!
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders effectively controlling the action here.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Saunders - that landed with a thud.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Dufva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
Dufva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Saunders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dufva.
Dufva trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Dufva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saunders is refusing to be controlled, as Dufva sits in half guard.
Dufva thows a huge punch but Saunders dodges it nicely.
Dufva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saunders wants to get back to full guard.
Saunders is trying to maintain the position but Dufva is very close to passing his half guard.
Saunders works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dufva stopping the sweep attempt from Saunders.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dufva wants to pass the guard but Saunders is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Saunders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Saunders.
Dufva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saunders as he avoids it easily.
Dufva scores with a leg kick.
Dufva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
Saunders throws a leg kick but Dufva moved away.
Saunders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dufva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saunders misses with a hook
and Dufva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dufva.
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders is looking to control Dufva's arms but Dufva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saunders has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Saunders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dufva has hold of one of Saunders's legs. Saunders is fighting the takedown attempt but Dufva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dufva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saunders works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dufva stands up over Saunders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dufva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dufva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saunders looking to control.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva looking to sit in guard and control but Saunders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saunders wants to control from the top but Dufva keeps moving.
John Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dufva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saunders gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dufva controls Saunders momentarily but Saunders frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Saunders has passed into side control.
Dufva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saunders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saunders working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva keeps Saunders under control for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Sven Dufva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dufva is looking to wear down Saunders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dufva 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.
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 fight!
Sven Dufva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dufva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
Our winner, Sven Dufva, 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 Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco's entrance music is Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. A fine choice. LaRusso has chosen You're The Best! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco slips a jab from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Berzevaco moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a shot from downtown. Berzevaco moves away and avoids it.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and LaRusso moves out of range easily.
LaRusso lands a jab to Berzevaco's midsection.
LaRusso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for LaRusso.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and LaRusso moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco misses with a left hand
and LaRusso counters with a head kick.
Berzevaco looks to land a left hand but LaRusso moved out of range nicely.
LaRusso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaRusso scores with a push kick.
LaRusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Berzevaco misses
and LaRusso counters with a nice uppercut.
LaRusso looks for the body kick but Berzevaco saw that one coming.
LaRusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
LaRusso misses with a double jab
and Berzevaco counters with a solid body kick.
LaRusso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
LaRusso misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berzevaco's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaRusso throws a lazy head kick
and Berzevaco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
LaRusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LaRusso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice shot by LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a head kick but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco tries to land a front kick but LaRusso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzevaco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berzevaco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LaRusso just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Berzevaco moves out of range easily.
LaRusso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from LaRusso there as he acknowledges the shot.
LaRusso throws a lazy head kick
letting Berzevaco counter with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a chopping leg kick but LaRusso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berzevaco looks to score with a jab to the body but LaRusso is just out of range.
LaRusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaRusso connects with a body shot that sends Berzevaco's belly button to the back.
LaRusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaRusso moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses.
LaRusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berzevaco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LaRusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzevaco is just out of range.
Berzevaco checks the leg kick nicely there.
LaRusso misses with a leg kick.
LaRusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berzevaco moves out of range as LaRusso strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaRusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaRusso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Berzevaco counters with an outside leg kick.
Berzevaco tests LaRusso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LaRusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny LaRusso dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
LaRusso throws a hook but Berzevaco blocks it.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LaRusso misses with a leg kick.
LaRusso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LaRusso avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LaRusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berzevaco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berzevaco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
LaRusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaRusso throws out the jab.
LaRusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berzevaco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaRusso throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berzevaco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berzevaco throws a looping overhand right but LaRusso ducks down to avoid it.
LaRusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco lands a nice hook to LaRusso's body. LaRusso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
LaRusso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
LaRusso missing with a left hand there. Berzevaco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LaRusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaRusso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berzevaco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
LaRusso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaRusso.
LaRusso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berzevaco on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Berzevaco!
LaRusso misses with a low kick.
Berzevaco throws a body kick that misses.
LaRusso throws a looping overhand right but Berzevaco ducks down to avoid it.
Berzevaco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berzevaco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaRusso.
LaRusso tries to land a leg kick but Berzevaco saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaRusso misses with a kick to the body.
Berzevaco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
LaRusso throws a push kick but Berzevaco slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by LaRusso misses
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LaRusso throws a right hand that misses
and Berzevaco finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Berzevaco throws a body punch but LaRusso moves out of range.
Berzevaco staying out of range there.
LaRusso throws out a loose jab but Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaRusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Berzevaco.
LaRusso swings for the body but Berzevaco moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Berzevaco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzevaco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berzevaco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso misses with a body kick.
LaRusso connects with a solid leg kick.
Berzevaco avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick
and Berzevaco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LaRusso thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny LaRusso 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
LaRusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco misses with a looping left.
LaRusso thows a leg kick but Berzevaco checks it
and Berzevaco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berzevaco lands a nice looking body shot.
LaRusso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LaRusso moves out of range of the strikes.
LaRusso lands with a good body shot.
LaRusso throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Berzevaco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from LaRusso.
Berzevaco lands the left hand.
LaRusso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berzevaco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco cracks LaRusso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by LaRusso misses
and Berzevaco counters with a body kick that stops LaRusso in his tracks momentarily.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LaRusso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LaRusso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berzevaco lands a jab to the nose.
Berzevaco scores with a head kick. LaRusso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
LaRusso is rocked!
LaRusso tries to land a body kick
and Berzevaco scores with a counter punch that sends LaRusso to the canvas! Berzevaco smells blood - he's punishing LaRusso with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! LaRusso has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Berzevaco!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hakeem Berzevaco made sure he mentioned Cyclone Nutrition Company, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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219 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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215 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Faber.
Hogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A low kick from Hogan misses
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
A jab from Faber misses.
Hogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faber circles away.
Faber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
A cross from Faber lands.
It looks like Hunter Hearst Hogan has been cut.
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!
Hogan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Faber counters with a slapping leg kick.
Faber ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Hogan blocks a jab.
Faber throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Hogan tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Faber connects with a leg kick. Hogan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Faber.
Faber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hogan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hogan has a takedown stuffed.
Gabe Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Hearst Hogan.
Faber scores with the left hand. Hogan knows he should have avoided that one.
Hogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hogan looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Faber is predictable there
and Faber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hogan back to the cage. Faber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Faber scores with a shot to the body.
Faber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hogan tries a low kick but Faber avoids it.
Faber drops Hogan with a big left hand! Hogan is injured, injured bad! Faber jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabe Faber!
A very excited looking Gabe Faber made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo comes to the cage accompanied by Yö - Likaiset Legendat. Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Last Dragon. Don Wilson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timo Yo's chin.
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yo.
Wilson moves forwards but Yo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yo connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Yo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Yo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Yo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Yo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yo is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws the left hand but Yo avoids the punch easily.
Don Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson darts in and clinches Yo up against the cage.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Yo 's eye.
Yo is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Yo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Yo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Yo tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Yo takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yo is trying to break free.
Yo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Yo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Yo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Yo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson clinches.
Yo letting Wilson take a breather here.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Yo controls the action.
Yo breaks from the clinch.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Yo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Yo misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Yo misses with a body shot.
Yo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Yo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Yo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Yo tumbling to the canvas!
Yo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oh Yo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yo pulls Wilson in to control the position.
Yo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Yo seems to have got his legs back now.
Yo preventing the sweep.
Wilson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson has a hand on Yo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Yo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yo cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yo thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
Yo ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Don Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
Yo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Yo misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yo.
Yo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Yo tumbling to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Yo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Yo!
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yo manages to pass to side control.
Yo wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilson is controlling Yo's trapped leg to prevent Yo from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Yo won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson wants to hit a switch here but Yo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wilson there!
Yo breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson keeps trying to improve his position.
Yo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilson tries to hold on but Yo pushes him away.
Yo wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Yo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yo working Wilson over with strikes here.
Wilson is rocked!
Yo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Yo finish him?
Yo lands a big shot to the head and Wilson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Timo Yo!
Timo Yo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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