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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Sheynauvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Sheynauvah!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholemeaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body kick from Sheynauvah.
Bartholemeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheynauvah.
Leonidas Sheynauvah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartholemeaux moves in looking to clinch but Sheynauvah pushes him off.
Bartholemeaux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bartholemeaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Leonidas Sheynauvah has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Sheynauvah as he connects with a hook.
Sheynauvah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheynauvah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sheynauvah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux ducks right into an uppercut from Sheynauvah.
It looks like Kingston Bartholemeaux has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Sheynauvah. Those never looked like landing.
Bartholemeaux scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheynauvah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartholemeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sheynauvah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartholemeaux.
Sheynauvah throws a head kick that misses.
Bartholemeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Bartholemeaux. That snapped Sheynauvah's head back.
Sheynauvah digs a good body shot into Bartholemeaux's ribs.
Sheynauvah slips under a jab from Bartholemeaux.
Sheynauvah misses with a straight left.
Sheynauvah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheynauvah lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheynauvah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bartholemeaux's hands.
Bartholemeaux ducks under a wild hook from Sheynauvah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah throws the kick towards the body but Bartholemeaux avoids it.
Bartholemeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah misses with a right hand
and Bartholemeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheynauvah throws a hook to the side of Bartholemeaux's head but Bartholemeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas Sheynauvah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheynauvah throws a nice looking combination but Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartholemeaux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sheynauvah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartholemeaux.
Sheynauvah looks to land a left hand but Bartholemeaux moved out of range nicely.
Bartholemeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Sheynauvah lands but Bartholemeaux takes it in his stride.
Bartholemeaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sheynauvah to the ground. Bartholemeaux is now in Sheynauvah's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sheynauvah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bartholemeaux throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheynauvah lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bartholemeaux!
Sheynauvah prevents Bartholemeaux from getting the reversal.
Sheynauvah get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bartholemeaux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sheynauvah scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheynauvah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheynauvah slips under a jab.
Sheynauvah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingston Bartholemeaux's cut is getting worse.
Sheynauvah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartholemeaux's sensitive parts.
Sheynauvah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sheynauvah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Sheynauvah! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonidas Sheynauvah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Hennig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red Army March. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Curt Hennig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennig throws a body punch but Stupka moves out of range.
A jab from Hennig misses.
Stupka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hennig swinging wildly here.
Hennig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hennig wants it to stay on the feet.
Hennig misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hennig closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Curt Hennig has been cut.
Hennig moves away from the strike by Stupka.
Hennig keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Stupka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stupka swings for the body but Hennig moves out of range.
Hennig takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hennig throws a hook to the side of Stupka's head but Stupka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hennig misses with the combination.
Stupka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hennig defending well as Stupka loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka throws a low kick but Hennig avoids it.
Hennig throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hennig misses the shot to the body.
Hennig is looking to land body kicks.
Stupka shoots in but Hennig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curt Hennig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Stupka.
Hennig walks into a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Stupka. Those never looked like landing.
Hennig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stupka as he avoids it easily.
Hennig scores with a jab to the body.
Stupka lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Stupka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stupka tries to bum rush Hennig with a series of wild strikes but Hennig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hennig fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hennig stuffs the takedown.
Stupka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Stupka misses.
Hennig takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hennig swings for the body but Stupka moves out of range.
Hennig fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stupka sprawls well initially but Hennig persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hennig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hennig thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stupka's head.
Stupka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hennig trying to control the action but Stupka is working from the bottom.
Hennig scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hennig controlling the action here.
Stupka has his hands clasped together around Hennig's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka is pressing down on Hennig's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stupka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hennig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stupka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hennig throws a strike but Stupka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hennig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stupka is fighting to break Hennig's control of his arms but Hennig is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stupka is one step ahead there.
Stupka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hennig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hennig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hennig holds on and takes a little breather.
Hennig keeping moving, preventing Stupka from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Stupka will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stupka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stupka throws a poor cross that misses
and Hennig counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hennig is looking to wear down Stupka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hennig looks for the body kick but Stupka saw that one coming.
Stupka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hennig looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hennig will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stupka gets caught flat footed, as Hennig shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stupka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hennig is one step ahead there.
Stupka is trying to keep Hennig in close.
Stupka wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hennig throwing strikes but missing.
Hennig wants to pass the guard but Stupka is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Stupka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig postures up in Stupka's guard and throws a big left but Stupka blocks it.
Stupka wants to sweep here but Hennig controlling him for the moment.
Hennig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stupka has Hennig pulled in close to control his posture.
Hennig won't allow Stupka to sweep him here.
Stupka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hennig's guard.
Stupka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hennig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hennig is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennig keeping moving, preventing Stupka from controlling successfully.
Stupka postures up in Hennig's guard and throws a big left but Hennig blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stupka throws a big right hand that misses.
Hennig keeping moving, preventing Stupka from controlling successfully.
Stupka throwing strikes but missing.
Stupka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stupka is one step ahead there.
Stupka trying to control but Hennig is working from the bottom.
Stupka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stupka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stupka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stupka wants to pass the guard but Hennig is keeping the position.
Hennig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stupka wants to control from the top but Hennig keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocco Stupka.
Stupka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stupka throws a hook but Hennig blocks it.
Stupka misses with a straight left.
Stupka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hennig doesn't seem bothered though.
Hennig pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stupka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stupka missing with a left hand there. Hennig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hennig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stupka.
Hennig slips a jab from Stupka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hennig throws the left hand but Stupka avoids the punch easily.
Stupka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Stupka misses.
Stupka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Stupka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Hennig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stupka was well out of range. Poor timing from Hennig.
Stupka connects with the punch.
Stupka misses with a few strikes there.
Hennig misses with a right hand
and Stupka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hennig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hennig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hennig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stupka manages to avoid it.
Stupka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hennig misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stupka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hennig - the referee stops the clock and Stupka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hennig. Stupka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hennig.
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We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hennig creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stupka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka is looking to reverse the position.
Stupka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hennig tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stupka keeping his opponent close.
Sloppy strikes there by Hennig.
Stupka parries the strikes from Hennig easily there. Hennig is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stupka to escape.
Curt Hennig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hennig trying to control the position but Stupka is working away.
Stupka parries the strikes from Hennig easily there. Hennig is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stupka to escape.
You can see the frustration on Stupka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka gets back to half guard.
Stupka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hennig.
Stupka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hennig.
Hennig working Stupka over with strikes.
Stupka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stupka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Hennig from controlling successfully.
Hennig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hennig wants to pass the guard but Stupka is keeping the position.
Hennig is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hennig lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hennig has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hennig engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hennig working some strikes from top position.
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Hennig from controlling successfully.
Stupka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hennig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hennig lands a couple of elbows.
Hennig makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rocco Stupka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hennig throwing strikes but missing.
Stupka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hennig scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hennig lands a couple of elbows.
Hennig is fighting to break Stupka's control of his arms but Stupka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Stupka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hennig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hennig throws a big right hand that misses.
Curt Hennig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hennig throws a strike but Stupka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Hennig showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stupka 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Stupka!
Rocco Stupka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Johnny Pitbull has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pitbull.
Samoth misses with a hook.
Samoth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samoth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Samoth misses with some punches.
Pitbull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitbull tries to stall but Samoth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pitbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samoth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samoth has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pitbull is trying to keep an underhook but Samoth manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Samoth trying to control the action but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Samoth is taking a breather. Pitbull 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.
Pitbull won't allow Samoth to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samoth stalling.
Samoth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pitbull is looking to escape.
Samoth is stalling here. Pitbull is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Samoth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pitbull has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pitbull with the ground and pound but Samoth regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a big elbow that misses.
Samoth trying to control the position here.
Pitbull is looking to work some ground and pound but Samoth has wrist control.
Pitbull throws an elbow that misses. Samoth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pitbull's guard. Nice move by Samoth!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth throws a strike but Pitbull rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samoth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samoth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pitbull's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samoth unloads with some shots from mount but Pitbull bucks and avoids them well.
Samoth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Samoth throwing strikes here but Pitbull is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Pitbull really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Samoth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samoth won't let Pitbull get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Samoth wants to control the pace but Pitbull is squirming around nicely.
Pitbull is trying to stand.
Samoth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samoth throws some wild stikes that Pitbull manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull is squirming around, avoiding Samoth's attempts to control the action.
Samoth won't let Pitbull get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that 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.
A jab from Samoth misses.
Samoth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Samoth tries to clinch but Pitbull is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pitbull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitbull throws a hook but Samoth avoids it easily.
Samoth blocks the body kick.
Pitbull has Samoth up against the cage in a clinch.
Samoth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pitbull.
Pitbull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samoth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samoth tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitbull avoids the damage to the body.
Samoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samoth is keeping busy.
Pitbull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pitbull throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Pitbull.
Samoth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Samoth fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Samoth.
Pitbull manages to break the clinch.
Pitbull clinches up against the cage.
Pitbull digs a right hand into Samoth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samoth's gas tank.
Pitbull wants to get back to striking at distance but Samoth won't allow it.
A short left from Samoth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samoth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pitbull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Samoth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Samoth misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries to work over Pitbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samoth tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitbull avoids the damage to the body.
Pitbull tries to break the clinch but Samoth is controlling the position.
Samoth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pitbull is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Samoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samoth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitbull is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pitbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitbull.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitbull scores a nice knee to the body.
Pitbull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samoth slips a jab from Pitbull.
Samoth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pitbull wants to get back to his feet but Samoth drags him back down.
Samoth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samoth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pitbull is avoiding damage well.
Pitbull avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Samoth.
Pitbull wants to get back to his feet.
Pitbull is not content to let Samoth control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Samoth has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pitbull managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Samoth.
Mikael Samoth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pitbull is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Samoth asserts his dominance and retains side control.
An elbow from Samoth crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth working the head and body with strikes.
Pitbull defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Pitbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Samoth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that Samoth avoids nicely.
Samoth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samoth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samoth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitbull's calf.
Samoth throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull moves to clinch but Samoth breaks away
and Samoth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samoth tries to land a front kick but Pitbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull avoids the head kick by Samoth.
Mikael Samoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
Pitbull gets a clinch.
Pitbull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samoth has a couple of punches blocked by Pitbull.
Pitbull prevents a body shot from Samoth.
Samoth working aggressively here.
Pitbull manages to break the clinch.
Samoth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Mikael Samoth has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samoth drives through and clinches with Pitbull against the cage.
Pitbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pitbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitbull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnny Pitbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth works Pitbull's body with a nice hook.
Pitbull throws an overhand right that lands on Samoth's shoulder, as Samoth tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull is looking to clinch.
Pitbull slips a straight right by Samoth.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pitbull moves to clinch but Samoth breaks away
letting Samoth counter with a right hand.
Samoth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pitbull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samoth throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samoth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pitbull tries to move into range but Samoth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pitbull misses with a hook
and Samoth counters with a good low kick that Pitbull was not able to check.
Pitbull misses with a straight right.
Samoth lands a jab to the nose.
Samoth tries to clinch there but Pitbull circles away.
Samoth tried to score with a low kick but Pitbull checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitbull circles away.
Samoth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Samoth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Pitbull as Samoth shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Samoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Pitbull lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Samoth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitbull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 Mikael Samoth.
I think Samoth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikael Samoth!
Mikael Samoth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OK Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes into the arena with Pawn Shop - Sublime blaring out of the sound system. Ograni has chosen Ameno - Era as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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191 lbs
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36
195 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OK Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Fighter misses.
Nice jab there from Fighter.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ograni.
Ograni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fighter avoids it really well and circles away.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ograni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Gugo Ograni has been cut.
Fighter misses with a straight right.
Fighter lands a jab to the head.
Fighter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ograni throws out a powerful jab.
Fighter throws a lazy uppercut
and Ograni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fighter won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ograni tries for a kimura but Fighter is defending well.
Fighter tries to bench press Ograni off him but Ograni keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fighter tries to improve position but can't.
Ograni wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Ograni misses with the ground and pound.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ograni on the ground.
Ograni wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Fighter taking a bit of punishment here - Ograni scoring with strikes.
Ograni is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fighter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ograni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fighter has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter struggling a bit here.
Ograni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fighter has escaped the position, nice work there.
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This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ograni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni in the domination position with Fighter hanging on.
Fighter is trying to get back to half guard.
Fighter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ograni is working for a submission of some sort.
Fighter is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ograni trying to control from half guard but Fighter is working away.
Ograni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fighter wants to improve his position but Ograni is controlling well.
Ograni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ograni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fighter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ograni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ograni prevents Fighter from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gugo Ograni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gugo Ograni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot lands for Fighter.
Fighter with a jab.
Ograni ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Ograni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ograni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ograni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fighter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ograni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ograni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fighters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Ograni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter. Ograni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ograni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fighter is trying to work for a sweep but Ograni has mounted him!
Fighter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ograni is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fighter has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ograni working for submissions but it's allowed Fighter to get to half guard.
Ograni is looking to improve his position.
Ograni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ograni tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fighter has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fighter trying to control but Ograni is having none of it.
Ograni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ograni is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter controlling his opponent.
Fighter tries to control but Ograni wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fighter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ograni sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fighter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because OK Fighter just wasn't active enough.
Fighter misses with a looping left.
OK Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Ograni finds it's target.
Fighter misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ograni was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter.
Fighter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ograni throws out the jab.
Fighter misses with a looping left.
Ograni throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
OK Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter connects with the punch.
Fighter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Ograni slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Ograni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fighter counters with an inside leg kick.
Ograni works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ograni staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Ograni misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fighter, right into the meat.
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 OK Fighter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gugo Ograni'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!
Ograni thuds his right hand into Fighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter catches Ograni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ograni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ograni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ograni moves out of range as Fighter strikes.
Ograni throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter. Ograni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ograni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fighter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ograni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fighter keeps working.
Ograni controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ograni lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ograni working away.
Fighter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ograni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ograni sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fighter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni in side control, throwing shots but Fighter defends.
Ograni goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fighter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ograni but great work by Fighter.
Fighter tries to stand but Ograni is controlling his head.
Ograni can't do much from the bottom here.
Ograni tries to improve position but can't.
Ograni is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fighter tries to stand and escape but Ograni is controlling the position.
Ograni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fighter controlling the action here.
Ograni is staying active underneath Fighter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter decides to return to a standing position.
Fighter moves out of range as Ograni strikes.
Ograni looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter misses with a hook. Ograni ducked under it nicely.
Ograni slips a jab from Fighter.
Ograni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fighter tries to land a leg kick but Ograni saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Ograni.
Ograni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ograni perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ograni is trying to control. Fighter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ograni wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Ograni controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ograni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fighter wants to stand up but Ograni is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Fighter, not yet.
Ograni wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Ograni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gugo Ograni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ograni 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gugo Ograni!
A victorious Gugo Ograni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
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31
195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Translucent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Wilkins as Translucent shoots in.
Translucent tries to clinch there but Wilkins circles away.
Translucent tries to clinch up but Wilkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Translucent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Mr Translucent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins gets tackled into the cage by Translucent. Translucent maintains the clinch.
Translucent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkins blocks an uppercut.
Translucent lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkins is looking to control Translucent's arms but Translucent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilkins has his back to the cage.
Translucent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Translucent lands a nice uppercut.
Translucent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilkins taking a breather.
Translucent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent gets underhooks to prevent Wilkins's takedown attempt.
Translucent lands with a right to the head.
Translucent swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mr Translucent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wilkins.
Wilkins blocking some punches.
Translucent is stalling here.
Translucent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkins's elbow.
Translucent pushes Wilkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkins wants to stall.
Translucent stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Translucent is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Translucent lands an uppercut.
Translucent wants the takedown. Wilkins is fighting it off but Translucent persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wilkins's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Translucent trying to control but Wilkins is working from the bottom.
Wilkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Translucent gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Translucent throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Translucent is aware though and is defending well.
Translucent throws a big right hand that misses.
Translucent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Translucent trying to control but Wilkins is working from the bottom.
Wilkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Translucent doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Translucent manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Translucent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is trying to control the position but Translucent postures up.
Translucent trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Translucent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilkins keeping full guard, as Translucent tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Translucent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilkins is trying to control the position but Translucent postures up.
Wilkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Translucent is one step ahead there.
Wilkins keeping full guard, as Translucent tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is looking for a triangle but Translucent pushes his legs off easily.
Translucent trying to control but Wilkins is working from the bottom.
Translucent throwing strikes from guard but Wilkins blocks nicely.
Translucent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkins is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Translucent throws a strike but Wilkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Wilkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Translucent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Translucent working for a triangle but Wilkins defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Translucent dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilkins misses with a hook. Translucent ducked under it nicely.
Translucent throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkins moves out of range easily.
Wilkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Translucent rushes Wilkins and presses him up against the cage.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Translucent leaning against his opponent.
Translucent lands with a left to the head.
Translucent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Translucent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Translucent is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Translucent tries to work over Wilkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkins.
Translucent throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkins is trying to drag Translucent to the mat but Translucent just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Translucent lands a body punch.
Translucent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mr Translucent has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Translucent.
Translucent gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mr Translucent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Translucent is nestled in close to Wilkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilkins wants to control but Translucent is keeping busy.
Wilkins tries to roll over but Translucent keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Translucent lands a nice short elbow.
Wilkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Translucent scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilkins wants to control but Translucent is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Translucent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Translucent throwing shots but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
Translucent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilkins trying to control from the bottom.
Wilkins wants to improve his position but Translucent is controlling well.
Translucent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilkins defending well though.
Translucent is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Translucent trying to control from half guard but Wilkins is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Translucent thows a huge punch but Wilkins dodges it nicely.
Wilkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Translucent.
Wilkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilkins tries to roll over but Translucent keeps him under control.
Translucent winds up and cracks Wilkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Translucent trying to pass the guard but Wilkins defending well.
Translucent lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Translucent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Translucent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Translucent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Translucent connects with a nice short shot to Wilkins's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Translucent trying to pass the guard but Wilkins defending well.
Translucent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Translucent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Translucent defends well.
Translucent postures up in Wilkins's guard and throws a big left but Wilkins blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Translucent is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilkins has wrist control.
Wilkins has his hands on Translucent's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Translucent dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Translucent tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Translucent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Translucent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Translucent tries to clinch there but Wilkins circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Translucent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Translucent won't be happy with that.
Translucent is looking for a sweep.
Translucent takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Translucent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Translucent tries to bench press Wilkins off him but Wilkins keeps the position.
Wilkins gets to mount! Translucent was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wilkins working Translucent over with strikes here.
Wilkins lands a couple of good shots and Translucent has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wilkins controlling well, preventing Translucent from escaping the position.
Wilkins lands punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins struggling to keep hold of the position.
Translucent grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Translucent covers up after that shot from Wilkins.
Translucent is rocked!
Wilkins is loading up with his shots from the back and Translucent is in big trouble! Translucent taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andy Wilkins!
A victorious Andy Wilkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti Hilkuri will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma lands a jab to Hilkuri's midsection.
Hilkuri misses with a head kick.
Hanma drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hanma preventing the sweep.
Hanma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hilkuri pulls Hanma in close to prevent any damage.
Hanma trying to control but Hilkuri is working from the bottom.
Hilkuri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Hilkuri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hilkuri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilkuri being controlled here momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pentti Hilkuri hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hanma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hilkuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma shoots in but Hilkuri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hilkuri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanma. That did some damage!
Hilkuri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilkuri is just out of range.
Hanma feints and as Hilkuri raises his hands in defense, Hanma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hilkuri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Hanma wants to control but Hilkuri is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri wants to get back to his feet but Hanma is holding on tight.
Hanma is desperately trying to improve his position but Hilkuri has a good base and remains in mount.
Hilkuri controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanma regains half guard.
Hanma is not content to let Hilkuri control the position.
Hilkuri is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Hilkuri is going to stand back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hanma trying to hold on to Hilkuri's head to control him but Hilkuri postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hilkuri checks a leg kick.
Hanma dives in and grabs Hilkuri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hilkuri pushes down on Hanma's head and hops out.
Pentti Hilkuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilkuri takes a swing at Hanma's ribcage but misses.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri misses the shot to the body.
Hilkuri lands with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hilkuri misses with a double jab.
Hanma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hilkuri's waist but Hilkuri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanma off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanma.
Nice sprawl there from Hilkuri as Hanma shoots in.
Hilkuri motions for Hanma to come forward. Hilkuri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hilkuri throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilkuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Hilkuri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanma's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hilkuri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanma checks it well.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilkuri is just out of range.
Hanma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hilkuri scores with a one two! Hanma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hilkuri swivels and escapes.
Hanma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hilkuri can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma takes a swing at Hilkuri's ribcage but misses.
Hilkuri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hilkuri digs a good hook to Hanma's body.
Hilkuri lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hilkuri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hilkuri connects with the punch.
Hilkuri tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma 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.
Hilkuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Hilkuri's head but Hilkuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hilkuri swivels and escapes.
Hilkuri misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pentti Hilkuri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma swings for the body but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Hanma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilkuri misses the target.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hilkuri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanma's hands.
Hilkuri scores with a nice right hand.
Hilkuri lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanma off the cage and back into range.
Hanma is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Hanma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hilkuri closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hanma out cold! Hanma corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pentti Hilkuri!
Pentti Hilkuri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I want it all. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kharitonov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bruce is in Kharitonov's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but Kharitonov blocks nicely.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharitonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kharitonov wants to get back to his feet but Bruce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov has momentary wrist control but Bruce slips an elbow through the middle.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Kharitonov keeps moving.
Kharitonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharitonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce landing with the ground and pound.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Kharitonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce trying to move into half guard but instead Kharitonov has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce keeps trying to improve his position.
Kharitonov wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Kharitonov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov preventing the sweep.
Bruce is adopting a defensive guard.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Kharitonov from controlling successfully.
Kharitonov throwing strikes from guard but Bruce blocks nicely.
Bruce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce controls Kharitonov momentarily but Kharitonov frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bruce misses with a hook
and Kharitonov counters with an outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kharitonov - that will leave a mark!
Bruce looks winded!
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!
Bruce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kharitonov lunges at Bruce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruce's hand.
Kharitonov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharitonov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kharitonov with a jab.
Sergei Kharitonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kharitonov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Bruce scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Bruce.
Bruce 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.
Kharitonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a right and a left that Bruce avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kharitonov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruce lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kharitonov. Kharitonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick that misses.
Sergei Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce moves out of range as Kharitonov throws a body kick.
Kharitonov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.
Kharitonov throws a chopping leg kick but Bruce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Bruce moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
A lazy left from Kharitonov finds it's target.
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kharitonov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kharitonov wants it to stay on the feet.
Sergei Kharitonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Bruce.
Bruce defending well as Kharitonov loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce slips under a jab.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Bruce throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Kharitonov's shoulder, as Kharitonov tries to avoid the shot.
Kharitonov looks to throw the jab but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kharitonov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov swinging wildly here.
Kharitonov lands a big head kick that sends Bruce tumbling to the mat! Kharitonov takes a step backwards and waves Bruce back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kharitonov tenderised Bruce's leg. Bruce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kharitonov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov connects with a single shot there.
Kharitonov tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kharitonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kharitonov cracks Bruce with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bruce looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kharitonov finish him?
Bruce is rocked!
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Kharitonov finish him?
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Kharitonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Kharitonov scores with a body shot.
Kharitonov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bruce sprawling to the canvas! Bruce rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kharitonov finish him?!
Kharitonov is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bruce flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bruce is out cold! Kharitonov holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Kharitonov!
Sergei Kharitonov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludvig Landersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freeman Blackford!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Landersson missing with a left hand there. Blackford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blackford blocks a low kick nicely.
Blackford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Ludvig Landersson has been cut.
A big left from Landersson misses.
Blackford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Landersson.
Landersson misses with an uppercut. Blackford saw that one coming.
Landersson takes a swing at Blackford's ribcage but misses.
Blackford scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackford is able to avoid easily.
Landersson wants to clinch up but Blackford keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Landersson.
Blackford ducks under a wild hook from Landersson.
Landersson walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackford. That did some damage!
Blackford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ludvig Landersson's cut is getting worse.
Landersson throws a right and a left that Blackford avoids nicely.
Blackford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blackford slips a jab from Landersson.
Blackford checks a low kick from Landersson.
Landersson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Blackford lands.
Landersson misses the shot to the body.
Blackford throws a body punch but Landersson moves out of range.
Blackford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blackford misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Landersson.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackford misses the target.
Landersson throws a leg kick that misses.
Landersson throws a lazy body kick
and Blackford counters with a nice body shot.
Blackford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Landersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blackford.
Blackford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Landersson checks it well.
Blackford with a jab.
Ludvig Landersson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blackford scores with a nice body kick.
Landersson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blackford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Landersson is breathing heavily.
Blackford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Landersson at a distance.
Blackford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Landersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackford lands a big shot that drops Landersson! Can he finish him?
Landersson is rocked!
Blackford arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Landersson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Freeman Blackford!
A victorious Freeman Blackford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 3DD - Kryptonite. Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope darts in and clinches Noonan up against the cage.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Noonan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noonan effectively controlling the action here.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Pope working hard to break the clinch.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Noonan avoids the damage to the body.
Noonan is trying to stall.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noonan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Noonan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Noonan.
Pope scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope lands an elbow just above Noonan 's eye.
Pope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michael Noonan's cut is getting worse.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noonan's face.
Noonan is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noonan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noonan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Michael Noonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Noonan controls the action.
Noonan has Pope pushed against the cage.
Noonan taking a breather.
Pope tries a body shot but Noonan blocks it.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope lands a damaging elbow.
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Michael Noonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Noonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noonan lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pope.
Pope takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Noonan.
Noonan managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noonan avoids it.
Noonan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noonan throws a wild body kick that Pope sees coming a mile off.
Trent Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noonan thuds a left hand into Pope's body.
Noonan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pope goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Noonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trent Pope!
Trent Pope took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall's entrance music is Written In The Stars - Tinie Tempah. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Donowitz's choice of entrance music: Limp Bizkit - Ready To Go . Malcolm Marshall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donny Donowitz's chin.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Marshall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marshall is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall.
Donowitz throws a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Donowitz blocks the leg kick.
Marshall lands a jab to the nose.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donowitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marshall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Donowitz.
Marshall misses with a right hand
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Marshall punishes Donowitz's body with a nice straight punch.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall connects with a single shot there.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall thuds his right hand into Donowitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marshall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donowitz. Donowitz obviously looking to wear him down.
Donowitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Marshall does it's job there.
Marshall lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Marshall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz lands with a good body shot.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Marshall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Donowitz. That one must have hurt.
Marshall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donny Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall throws a leg kick but Donowitz moved away.
Donowitz throws a front kick that sends Marshall stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall clobbers Donowitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marshall throws the kick towards the body but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall off the cage and back into range.
Donowitz misses with a head kick.
Marshall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donowitz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donowitz defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marshall checks a leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marshall cracks Donowitz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for Marshall's leg but Marshall calmly moves out of range.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donowitz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marshall tried to score with a low kick but Donowitz checks it.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Marshall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marshall throws a head kick that Donowitz semi-blocks.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Donowitz walks into a stiff left hand from Marshall.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donowitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Donowitz blocks the low kick.
Donowitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marshall needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
Marshall blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshall.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donowitz misses with a jab to the body
and Marshall counters with a low kick, right behind Donowitz 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshall tried to score with a low kick but Donowitz checks it.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Donowitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donowitz looks to throw a body kick
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz checks the leg kick.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Donowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshall catches Donowitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall is rocked!
Donowitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marshall connects with a solid leg kick.
Donny Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donowitz throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz seems to be stalking Marshall here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Marshall drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donny Donowitz! Donny Donowitz retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Donny Donowitz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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