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SPFT 131: al Din vs Axelsson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Manilow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Manilow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manilow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bellanova's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manilow.
A big right from Manilow misses.
Bellanova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bellanova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manilow's head backwards.
Manilow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellanova.
Bellanova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bellanova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manilow moves away from the strike by Bellanova.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bellanova.
Bellanova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manilow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manilow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manilow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellanova.
Bellanova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manilow throws a head kick that misses.
Manilow moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bellanova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bellanova is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manilow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bellanova has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bellanova.
Manilow misses with some punches.
Manilow avoiding damage as Bellanova throws knees to the body.
Manilow tries a knee to the head but Bellanova blocks it.
Bellanova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manilow lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manilow backwards.
Manilow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Manilow.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the head but Manilow blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
Bellanova with a knee to the head.
Bellanova pushes Manilow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bellanova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manilow backwards.
Bellanova misses with the head strike.
Manilow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manilow.
Bellanova is working Manilow over against the cage.
Manilow tries to throw a body punch but Bellanova avoids it by throwing Manilow back against the cage.
Bellanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manilow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manilow takes a shot to the head.
Bellanova lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanova.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manilow trying to land knees to the body.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but Manilow blocks it.
Manilow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manilow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bellanova.
Manilow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova managing to block the knees to the body from Manilow.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manilow avoids it.
Manilow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova lands a shot to the body.
Manilow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bellanova tries to land a front kick but Manilow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manilow avoids a kick to the body.
Bellanova needs to keep his hands up - Manilow had a free shot at his head there.
Manilow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manilow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manilow lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellanova throws a wild body kick that Manilow sees coming a mile off.
Bellanova misses with a jab to the body
and Manilow moves into the clinch.
Manilow misses with a knee to the head.
Bellanova avoiding damage as Manilow throws knees to the body.
Manilow blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Manilow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manilow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manilow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manilow digs a right hand underneath Bellanova's ribcage. Bellanova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Manilow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bellanova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manilow backwards.
Manilow tries to work over Bellanova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manilow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova dominated that round.
That's time! Bellanova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bellanova throws the kick towards the body but Manilow avoids it.
Bellanova throws an overhand right that lands on Manilow's shoulder, as Manilow tries to avoid the shot.
Bellanova walks into a left hand.
Manilow throws out a loose jab but Bellanova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manilow tries to work over Bellanova's front leg with a kick but Bellanova checks it.
Manilow misses with a wild body shot.
Manilow loads up on a big right hand but Bellanova slips the punch.
Manilow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bellanova checks a low kick from Manilow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bellanova, right into the meat.
Bellanova misses the shot to the body.
Bellanova fakes the leg kick and cracks Manilow in the body.
Bellanova fails to land with a series of punches.
Manilow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bellanova is able to avoid easily.
Bellanova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manilow moves into the clinch successfully.
Manilow tries to work over Bellanova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bellanova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellanova working aggressively here.
A short left from Bellanova.
Bellanova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bellanova lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bellanova obliges.
Bellanova looking to throw knees to the head but Manilow is blocking nicely.
Manilow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manilow misses with some punches.
Manilow throws a head punch that misses.
Bellanova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manilow digs a right hand underneath Bellanova's ribcage. Bellanova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Manilow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manilow blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Bellanova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bellanova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manilow avoiding damage as Bellanova throws knees to the body.
Manilow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bellanova drops Manilow with a big knee straight up the middle! Manilow is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Manilow is rocked!
It looks like Barry Manilow has been cut.
Bellanova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manilow. That did some damage!
Manilow is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellanova finish him?
Manilow is breathing heavily.
Manilow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manilow tries to keep at a distance but Bellanova has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bellanova working the clinch nicely. Manilow is working for position but Bellanova cracks him with a big knee to the head! Manilow crumples up against the cage and Bellanova lands two more shots before the ref can save Manilow! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Angelos Bellanova!
Angelos Bellanova spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka comes to the cage accompanied by . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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254 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piru Parka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fisher.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fisher is defended easily by Parka.
Parka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parka tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fisher is trying to pull guard but Parka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Piru Parka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Fisher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Parka scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Parka looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parka.
I was talking to Parka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fisher lands with a right to the head.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parka after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher wants to stall.
Parka letting Fisher take a breather here.
Parka misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parka.
Fisher misses with some punches.
Parka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Parka.
Fisher lands with a short shot to the head.
Fisher gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Parka is looking to escape.
Fisher working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fisher stops Parka from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to control but Parka is keeping him busy.
Fisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parka's head.
Parka tries to kick Fisher off but Fisher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
Fisher throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parka to regain full guard.
Fisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fisher prevents Parka from getting back to his feet.
Parka wants to get back to his feet but Fisher passes into half guard.
My spies in Wax on Wax off 'Dojo inform me that Fisher has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fisher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parka taking some punishment here, with Fisher in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Fisher there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka tries to kick Fisher off but Fisher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parka tries to kick Fisher off but Fisher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but Parka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fisher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parka wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher slips a nice elbow through Parka's hands, connecting with Parka's forehead.
Fisher is nestled in close to Parka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parka controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fisher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parka is looking to escape.
Fisher wants to pass to mount but Parka is defending the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fisher trying to mount his opponent but Parka defends it.
Fisher with the ground and pound but Parka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Parka is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher is pushing down on Parka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parka is fighting to maintain full guard but Fisher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parka taking some punishment here, with Fisher in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fisher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fisher gets a double leg takedown into Parka's guard.
Fisher distracts Parka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fisher chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parka keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Parka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fisher is controlling him.
Fisher is looking to advance position but Parka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Parka trying to control but Fisher is having none of it.
Parka can't control as he wanted to and Fisher manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fisher.
Fisher keeping control of the position.
Parka is trying to control the action in half guard but Fisher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Parka trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parka pulls his head out easily.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. Parka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spencer Fisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fisher tries to roll over but Parka keeps him under control.
Parka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Parka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fisher to regain full guard.
Parka tries to stand but Fisher is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to keep Parka in close.
Parka tries to stand but Fisher is controlling from the bottom.
Fisher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parka manages to get himself to full guard.
Fisher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fisher lands a couple of digs.
Parka is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Parka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fisher trying to control but Parka is working from the bottom.
Fisher won't allow Parka to get back to his feet.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Parka keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher postures up in Parka's guard and throws a big left but Parka blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher with a nice head shot there.
Parka keeping full guard, as Fisher tries to pass.
Fisher postures up in Parka's guard and throws a big left but Parka blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fisher shoots for a double leg takedown but Parka sprawls well. He's pushed Fisher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parka takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
Fisher clinches.
Parka lands a shoulder strike.
Parka is pressed up against the cage. Fisher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parka down to the mat. Parka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parka.
Parka misses with the combination.
Fisher has a takedown stuffed.
Piru Parka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Parka scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parka leaves Fisher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parka catches Fisher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fisher. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka lands a jab to Fisher's midsection.
Parka lands a head kick!
Parka lands a head kick that stumbles Fisher and the fighters go to the mat.
Fisher is rocked!
That has opened up Spencer Fisher's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fisher is proving hard to escape from.
Fisher wants to stand but Parka is controlling the position.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parka is looking to stand up but Fisher won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parka tries to stand but Fisher is controlling from the bottom.
Parka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fisher.
Fisher 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.
Piru Parka is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Parka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.
Fisher postures up and lands a big shot to Parka's brow.
Parka is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Parka is keeping the position.
Parka wants to sweep but no luck.
Fisher landing some decent shots from guard.
Parka is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fisher landing some decent shots from guard.
Fisher is looking to work some ground and pound but Parka has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher postures up in Parka's guard and throws a big left but Parka blocks it.
Parka is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
Piru Parka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Parka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fisher is looking to work some ground and pound but Parka has wrist control.
Spencer Fisher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher trying to control but Parka is working from the bottom.
Parka has his feet on Fisher's thighs here. He's pushed Fisher off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fisher screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piru Parka!
Piru Parka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grimly Fiendish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schoots to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schoots throws a big right hand that misses.
Fiendish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fiendish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiendish is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Schoots controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Grimly Fiendish wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schoots lands with a hook. Fiendish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Schoots as Fiendish shoots in.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiendish lands with an overhand left.
Schoots throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiendish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schoots misses with a low kick.
A big left from Schoots misses.
Schoots lands with a hook. Fiendish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fiendish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fiendish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schoots.
Schoots fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fiendish, pushing him back against the cage.
Schoots lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Grimly Fiendish has been cut.
Fiendish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schoots shoots in and drives through. Fiendish sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schoots.
Schoots lands a leg kick that knocks Fiendish off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schoots looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schoots keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fiendish misses the jab.
Fiendish blocks a head kick by Schoots.
Schoots gets tackled into the cage by Fiendish. Fiendish maintains the clinch.
A short left from Schoots.
Schoots lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fiendish tries to break the clinch but Schoots is controlling the position.
Schoots lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fiendish misses with a punch on the inside.
Schoots is trying to drag Fiendish to the mat but Fiendish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schoots is trying to stall.
Schoots goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fiendish prevents it.
Grimly Fiendish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Schoots.
Schoots fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots slowing the pace effectively.
Fiendish is stalling here.
Schoots fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fiendish wants to break free but Schoots has control.
Schoots lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots keeps control of Fiendish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schoots scores with a shot to the side of Fiendish's head.
Schoots swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiendish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiendish breaks from the clinch.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fiendish.
Fiendish walks into a jab.
Schoots scores with a jab to the head.
Schoots misses with a low kick.
Fiendish has Schoots up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiendish looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fiendish is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schoots gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fiendish tries to score a body lock takedown but Schoots shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schoots is pushing Fiendish up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grimly Fiendish'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.
Fiendish stuffs the takedown.
Schoots throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schoots scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schoots lunges at Fiendish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fiendish's hand.
Schoots shoots in for a double leg but Fiendish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Fiendish.
Fiendish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schoots is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schoots takes a swing at Fiendish's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Fiendish.
Fiendish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch but Fiendish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Fiendish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schoots throws a low kick but Fiendish avoids it.
A jab from Schoots misses.
Schoots swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fiendish counters with a nice uppercut.
Schoots works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fiendish slips a jab and a cross from Schoots.
Schoots shoots in but no luck this time.
Grimly Fiendish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Schoots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a takedown attempt - Fiendish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fiendish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schoots thuds a left hand into Fiendish's body.
Schoots shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fiendish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schoots throws a hook to the side of Fiendish's head but Fiendish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schoots throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fiendish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schoots misses with a body shot.
Fiendish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schoots pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schoots scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Fiendish moved out of range.
Fiendish dodges the punch combination from Schoots.
A bone on bone clash there as Fiendish blocks the leg kick.
Fiendish lands a right hook to the body.
Schoots displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiendish throws out the jab.
Fiendish blocks a leg kick.
Schoots connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schoots lands with an overhand left.
Schoots gets a double leg takedown into Fiendish's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish is looking to stand up but Schoots isn't so interested in that idea.
Schoots controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schoots cracks Fiendish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schoots has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots tests Fiendish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fiendish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grimly Fiendish's cut.
That's time! Fiendish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fiendish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fiendish looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoots is just out of range.
Fiendish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schoots doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fiendish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiendish thuds his right hand into Schoots's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fiendish throws a right hand that Schoots ducks under and follows up with a left that Schoots also avoids with ease.
Schoots throws out a loose jab but Fiendish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiendish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romano Schoots seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiendish manages to avoid it.
Fiendish throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Schoots tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fiendish is in Schoots's guard.
Fiendish postures up in Schoots's guard and throws a big left but Schoots blocks it.
Fiendish advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots is looking for a sweep.
Schoots managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fiendish.
Fiendish wants to control but Schoots is keeping him busy.
Fiendish is trying to ground and pound but Schoots uses the momentary lack of control by Fiendish to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiendish is keen to just control but Schoots is a slippery customer.
Schoots regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish wants to pass the guard but Schoots is keeping the position.
Fiendish wants to control from the top but Schoots keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Grimly Fiendish just wasn't active enough.
Schoots scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schoots throws an overhand right that lands on Fiendish's shoulder, as Fiendish tries to avoid the shot.
Schoots connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fiendish's hands.
Schoots gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fiendish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots has a takedown stuffed.
Fiendish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schoots's hands.
Schoots shoots in for a double leg but Fiendish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grimly Fiendish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Schoots.
Schoots throws a body kick that misses.
Jab by Schoots.
Schoots scoring well with a low kick there.
Fiendish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Schoots.
Schoots throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fiendish.
A jab from Schoots misses.
Fiendish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schoots is fending him off so far but Fiendish persists. Nope, Schoots circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimly Fiendish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schoots.
Schoots's corner calls for a 1-2. Schoots obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schoots misses with a looping right.
Schoots throws a right and a left that Fiendish avoids nicely.
Schoots scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiendish doesn't seem bothered though.
Fiendish walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fiendish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schoots.
Schoots moves in looking to clinch but Fiendish pushes him off.
Schoots gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiendish.
Fiendish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schoots has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Schoots is pressed up against the cage. Fiendish has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schoots down to the mat. Schoots avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romano Schoots.
Well Schoots has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!
Romano Schoots 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somore Fudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Men at Work - Down Under. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Somore Fudge!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corbett's hands.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Corbett just misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fudge misses the shot to the body.
Corbett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Fudge misses its intended target.
Corbett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fudge misses with a straight right.
Corbett thows a body shot but no joy.
Fudge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corbett.
Corbett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fudge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fudge lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Corbett.
Corbett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corbett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fudge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corbett misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corbett throws a wild body kick that Fudge sees coming a mile off.
Fudge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fudge sizes up Corbett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corbett cracks the inside of Fudge's front leg.
Fudge looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbett is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corbett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Somore Fudge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corbett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fudge's hands.
It looks like Somore Fudge has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fudge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fudge throws a series of punches but Corbett moves out of range.
That kick from Fudge tenderised Corbett's leg. Corbett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fudge throws a body punch but Corbett moves out of range.
Fudge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fudge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corbett slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Fudge.
Corbett throws the left hand but Fudge avoids the punch easily.
Corbett checks the leg kick.
Corbett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fudge misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Corbett.
Fudge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corbett.
Corbett wants to slow Fudge down by chopping away at his legs.
Corbett scores with a hook.
Corbett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Corbett coming out on top.
Fudge is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Corbett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fudge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corbett!
Fudge is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge misses with a body shot.
Fudge is still on wobbly legs! Can Corbett finish him?
Corbett ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Fudge out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Corbett!
Nathan Corbett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy slips under a jab from Graves.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Andriamboavonjy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andriamboavonjy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Andriamboavonjy's coach down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Andriamboavonjy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves lands a left hand.
Graves is leaning against Andriamboavonjy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graves or not.
Andriamboavonjy lands a shoulder strike.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Andriamboavonjy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves tries a body shot but Andriamboavonjy blocks it.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andriamboavonjy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andriamboavonjy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andriamboavonjy can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andriamboavonjy tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy has had enough of the clinch but Graves keeps him there for the moment.
Andriamboavonjy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy blocks an uppercut.
Andriamboavonjy has Graves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Graves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Andriamboavonjy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Andriamboavonjy.
Graves digs a right hand into Andriamboavonjy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andriamboavonjy's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Andriamboavonjy swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andriamboavonjy blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andriamboavonjy blocking some punches.
Andriamboavonjy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy throws a head punch that misses.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Andriamboavonjy blocking some punches.
Andriamboavonjy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andriamboavonjy blocks an uppercut.
Graves working aggressively here.
Andriamboavonjy blocking some punches.
Andriamboavonjy tries for a takedown but Graves manages to get underhooks.
Gustav Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andriamboavonjy blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to trip Graves. He has hold of a leg but Graves is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Andriamboavonjy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Graves pulls Andriamboavonjy in close to prevent any damage.
Andriamboavonjy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves working a defensive guard here.
Andriamboavonjy lands a couple of digs.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andriamboavonjy wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves 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.
Graves controls Andriamboavonjy momentarily but Andriamboavonjy frees himself.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy stopping the sweep attempt from Graves.
Andriamboavonjy postures up and lands a big shot to Graves's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andriamboavonjy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Graves will probably get the nod.
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.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andriamboavonjy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andriamboavonjy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andriamboavonjy dives in and grabs Graves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes down on Andriamboavonjy's head and hops out.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a takedown attempt - Graves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gustav Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a two punch combo.
Gustav Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Andriamboavonjy off balance momentarily.
Andriamboavonjy slips under a jab from Graves.
Graves slips under a jab from Andriamboavonjy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves swinging wildly here.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andriamboavonjy. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a right hand.
Andriamboavonjy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andriamboavonjy off to one side.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook.
Andriamboavonjy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in looking for a takedown. Graves tries to sprawl out of it but Andriamboavonjy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andriamboavonjy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andriamboavonjy looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andriamboavonjy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Graves tries to clinch but Andriamboavonjy is having none of it.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a nice strike.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Andriamboavonjy moved out of range.
Andriamboavonjy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Andriamboavonjy or perhaps it was just good defense by Graves which made him look bad.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a straight left.
Andriamboavonjy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andriamboavonjy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andriamboavonjy goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graves continues to drive forward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Andriamboavonjy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Andriamboavonjy's head.
Andriamboavonjy throws a head punch that misses.
Graves blocks a body shot from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy wants to take the fight to the mat but Graves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andriamboavonjy tries for a takedown but Graves manages to get underhooks.
Andriamboavonjy is breathing heavily.
Graves prevents Andriamboavonjy from breaking the clinch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Andriamboavonjy blocks an uppercut.
Graves tries to work over Andriamboavonjy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves blocking some punches.
Andriamboavonjy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graves prevents it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Andriamboavonjy controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Graves is defending well.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy misses with the head strike.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Andriamboavonjy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Graves is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Andriamboavonjy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Andriamboavonjy crashes against the mat.
Graves is looking to regain half guard here but Andriamboavonjy keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Graves dominated that second round.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graves works Andriamboavonjy's body with a nice hook.
Andriamboavonjy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andriamboavonjy jabs at Graves's body.
Andriamboavonjy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Andriamboavonjy.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Graves throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy tries for a takedown but Graves circles away easily
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves tries to clinch up but Andriamboavonjy circles away and keeps his distance.
Andriamboavonjy thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andriamboavonjy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Gustav Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves wants to clinch.
Graves is looking to clinch but Andriamboavonjy is avoiding it.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andriamboavonjy manages to avoid it.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graves walks into a jab.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves throws a body punch but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Andriamboavonjy moved out of range nicely.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves defending well as Andriamboavonjy loads up on a big left hand.
Gustav Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Andriamboavonjy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Andriamboavonjy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves moves into full guard.
Andriamboavonjy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andriamboavonjy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Graves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.
Graves content to stall in guard here.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Andriamboavonjy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Gustav Graves wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves tries to clinch there but Andriamboavonjy circles away.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a takedown attempt
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustav Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a right hand
and Andriamboavonjy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves lands a jab to the nose.
Graves misses with a leg kick.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andriamboavonjy to score with a decent uppercut.
Andriamboavonjy closes the distance and clinches up with Graves, looking for a takedown. Andriamboavonjy pushes Graves against the cage but Graves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Andriamboavonjy takes a step back to recover.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Andriamboavonjy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andriamboavonjy takes one on the button.
Andriamboavonjy gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andriamboavonjy tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Graves!
After the big win, Gustav Graves made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remo WIlliams Theme. Master Chuin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuin throws a head kick that misses.
Lefleaur connects with a single shot there.
Chuin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chuin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lefleaur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lefleaur.
Chuin pulls Lefleaur into guard.
Lefleaur stays in close to Chuin's body and controls the position.
Lefleaur is sitting in close to Chuin's body. Chuin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lefleaur is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lefleaur is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Chuin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Master Chuin!
In his post fight interview, Master Chuin gave a big smile as he said 'Karate, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu... They are all but shadows! Sinanju is the sun.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skywalker comes to the cage accompanied by Raised on Rock. Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Luke Skywalker looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skywalker throws a low kick, looking for Volkov's leg but Volkov calmly moves out of range.
Volkov lands a right hook to the body.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Jab by Volkov.
Skywalker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Skywalker misses with a leg kick.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Skywalker counters with a leg kick.
Volkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov stuns Skywalker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skywalker misses with a low kick.
Skywalker throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Skywalker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkov. Volkov obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skywalker. Skywalker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skywalker is breathing heavily.
Volkov checks a low kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker misses with a low kick.
Volkov scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a spinning back kick!
Volkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skywalker blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Volkov punishes Skywalker's body with a nice straight punch.
Volkov closes the distance and clinches up with Skywalker, looking for a takedown. Volkov pushes Skywalker against the cage but Skywalker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Volkov has knocked Skywalker down with a huge combo! Volkov steps away and waves a wobbly Skywalker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Skywalker is rocked!
It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov cracks Skywalker on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Skywalker falls backwards against the cage. Volkov follows up with more strikes that drop Skywalker to his knees. Volkov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Skywalker! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
A determined Vincent Volkov didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaya walks into a stiff left hand from Padilla.
Malaya connects with a looping right hand.
Padilla scoring well with a low kick there.
Padilla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Padilla.
Malaya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malaya.
A telegraphed right hand from Padilla misses the target.
Padilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padilla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malaya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malaya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malaya defending well as Padilla loads up on a big left hand.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Padilla blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Malaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Padilla checks a leg kick nicely.
Malaya misses with a body kick.
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick.
Padilla jabs Malaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Padilla's head but Padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Padilla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malaya if he has to take too many more of those.
Padilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Padilla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Padilla.
Malaya scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Malaya tenderised Padilla's leg. Padilla is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaya missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Padilla's corner calls for a 1-2. Padilla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya avoids the body shot from Padilla.
Malaya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Padilla.
Padilla staying out of range there.
Malaya missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Padilla cracks the inside of Malaya's front leg.
Padilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaya misses the target.
Padilla lands a leg kick that knocks Malaya off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Padilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Padilla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Padilla throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Padilla throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malaya lands a nice shot to the body.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Padilla lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla blocks the body kick.
Malaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Padilla connects with a body shot that sends Malaya's belly button to the back.
Malaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Padilla is able to avoid easily.
Padilla lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Padilla finds it's way through Malaya's defenses.
Malaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Padilla misses.
Malaya throws a shot to the body.
Padilla scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya misses with a wild body shot.
Padilla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Padilla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malaya misses with a body kick.
That kick from Padilla tenderised Malaya's leg. Malaya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaya misses with a lunging right hand
and Padilla counters with a low kick, right behind Malaya 's knee.
Malaya checks the leg kick.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Malaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Padilla lands a really nice looking cross but Malaya seems unphased.
Padilla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malaya throws a poor cross that misses
and Padilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malaya thinking.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Padilla takes a swing at Malaya's ribcage but misses.
Malaya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malaya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robin Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malaya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Malaya throws the kick towards the body but Padilla avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow Malaya down.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Malaya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Padilla misses with a shot to the body
and Malaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla counters with an inside leg kick.
Padilla connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya connects with a jab.
Padilla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malaya looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Padilla counters with a head kick.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Malaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Padilla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malaya.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Malaya.
Malaya 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.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Padilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Malaya misses
and Padilla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malaya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaya.
Padilla throws a looping overhand right but Malaya ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow Malaya down.
Padilla scores with a shot to the body.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
A big left from Padilla misses.
Malaya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Padilla has time to react.
Padilla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malaya misses with a kick to the body.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Padilla lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malaya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Padilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Padilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malaya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Padilla takes a swing at Malaya's ribcage but misses.
Padilla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malaya avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Padilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Good standup being displayed there by Padilla as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Malaya finds it's target.
Padilla throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Padilla throws a body kick that misses
and Padilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Padilla throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Padilla throws out a loose jab but Malaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya scores with a jab to the body.
Padilla lunges at Malaya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malaya's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Malaya lands a nice shot that snaps Padilla's head back.
Malaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Padilla. Padilla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Padilla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Padilla wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Padilla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaya misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malaya's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Malaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Malaya moves away from the strike by Padilla.
Malaya throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padilla counters with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Padilla.
Padilla throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya misses with a looping right.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malaya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Padilla.
Malaya punishes Padilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malaya swinging wildly here.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Malaya.
Malaya loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
Malaya connects with the punch.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Padilla lands with a shot to the body.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla scores with the left hand. Malaya knows he should have avoided that one.
Padilla jabs at Malaya's body.
Malaya lands a body shot.
Malaya misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Padilla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
Malaya cracks Padilla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Padilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaya lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla throws a shot to the body.
Padilla lands with a shot to the body.
Malaya misses with a straight left.
Malaya throws a solid leg kick but Padilla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Padilla works the jab nicely.
Padilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Padilla.
Malaya throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Malaya.
Padilla misses with a wild body shot.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
Malaya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Padilla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming.
Malaya throws a combination. Padilla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Padilla is rocked!
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!
A big left from Malaya misses.
Padilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaya finish him?
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malaya rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Malaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Padilla ducks down to avoid it.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Padilla moved out of range nicely.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malaya. Padilla shrugs it off though.
Malaya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle, before Malaya throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Padilla's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Malaya lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Simeon Malaya!
After winning the bout, Simeon Malaya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautin has chosen Lobotomy by The Ramones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergei Bautin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergei Bautin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautin avoids the head kick by Tavares.
We've been told by Tavares's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Tavares.
It looks like Sergei Bautin has been cut.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bautin misses with a body kick.
Tavares is looking to slow Bautin down with leg kicks.
Tavares throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bautin.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Bautin 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.
Bautin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bautin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
Tavares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bautin looks winded!
Bautin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bautin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tavares connects with an inside leg kick.
Tavares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Tavares.
Tavares cracks Bautin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bautin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tavares pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bautin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Robinson misses
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robinson won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Allen wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Allen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Allen crashes against the mat.
Allen taking a breather here.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Allen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Robinson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Allen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Allen.
Robinson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Allen.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Allen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Allen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Allen trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robinson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robinson is not content to let Allen control the position.
The strikes coming from Allen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Allen wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Allen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robinson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Allen controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Robinson struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robinson has time to react.
Carlton Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Allen.
Allen wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Robinson wants to control but Allen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Robinson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Allen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen working the strikes but Robinson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson is looking to wear down Allen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen moves out of range of the leg kick from Robinson.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Allen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a jab to the nose.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Allen trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Allen in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Allen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Robinson reverses the position - he's now on top in Allen's guard.
Carlton Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mateus Allen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Allen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robinson sprawls well initially but Allen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Allen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Allen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mateus Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control here.
Allen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Robinson tries to reverse the position but Allen maintains control.
Allen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Allen wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Allen landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Allen landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Allen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Allen trying to control but Robinson is having none of it.
Allen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robinson?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen dominating with strikes here.
Allen working Robinson over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Allen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turilli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. krolithika kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
194 lbs
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29
201 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turilli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Turilli moves into the clinch.
Turilli slows down the pace here.
Junior misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Turilli.
Turilli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Turilli has had enough of the clinch but Junior keeps him there for the moment.
Turilli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turilli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Junior up against the cage.
Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Turilli scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turilli there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Luca Turilli has been cut.
Junior 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.
Turilli drops Junior with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Junior looks back up at him and smiles so Turilli waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Junior is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior throws a leg kick that misses.
Oh Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Turilli sends Junior crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Turilli is motioning to the referee to let Junior up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Turilli looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Turilli! Junior is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Turilli!
Luca Turilli made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's All 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. Axelsson has chosen one bourbon one scotch one beer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
207 lbs
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson pushes al Din up against the cage in a clinch.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Din tries for a takedown but Axelsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Axelsson thuds his shin into the meat of al Din's side.
al Din throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Axelsson - just one landing.
Axelsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Axelsson misses with a body punch
and al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Axelsson's knee momentarily.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
al Din wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
A head kick from Axelsson lands but al Din takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axelsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Axelsson connects with a single shot there.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Axelsson moved out of range nicely.
al Din fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
Nice body punch from Axelsson.
al Din shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din lands a body shot.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Axelsson sees coming a mile off.
Axelsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Din's calf.
Axelsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al Din can pounce on him.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but al Din sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axelsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from al Din.
Axelsson moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
Axelsson throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
Axelsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps al Din's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
Axelsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
al Din thuds his shin into the meat of Axelsson's side.
al Din checks a low kick from Axelsson.
al Din fakes the leg kick and cracks Axelsson in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Axelsson avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Axelsson.
al Din scores with a jab to the body.
al Din misses with a kick to the body.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
The fighters circling - Axelsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axelsson throws a series of punches but al Din moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Axelsson.
Axelsson scores with a nice head shot.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Din is looking to wear down Axelsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Axelsson throws a push kick but al Din slaps the foot to one side.
Axelsson misses with a kick to the body.
Axelsson scores with a punch to the head.
al Din scores with a hook.
al Din keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Axelsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from al Din misses.
Axelsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Axelsson checks it.
Axelsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsson is just out of range.
Axelsson throws a wild body kick that al Din sees coming a mile off.
Axelsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axelsson misses with a body kick.
A big right from al Din misses.
Axelsson dips to his left and cracks al Din with an uppercut!
Axelsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Din's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Axelsson.
al Din slips a jab and a cross from Axelsson.
Axelsson moves away from the strike by al Din.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson misses with a low kick.
al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
An inside leg kick from al Din misses.
al Din takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Axelsson throws a combination. al Din tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din works over Axelsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Axelsson ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
Axelsson scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Axelsson.
Axelsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Axelsson misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Axelsson tries to clinch up but al Din circles away and keeps his distance.
Axelsson throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a two punch combo.
al Din scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Axelsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Axelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
al Din checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsson moves away.
al Din throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Axelsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick from Axelsson lands but al Din takes it in his stride.
Axelsson throws a head kick that al Din semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsson throws a leg kick
and al Din makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Axelsson really felt that one!
Axelsson connects with an inside leg kick.
al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axelsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Axelsson.
al Din throws a sloppy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al Din thinking.
Axelsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and al Din counters with a good low kick that Axelsson was not able to check.
Axelsson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Axelsson does it's job there.
al Din throws a push kick but Axelsson slaps the foot to one side.
Axelsson misses with a looping left.
al Din ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
al Din misses with a head kick.
al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
Axelsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Din's calf.
Axelsson scores with the left hand. al Din knows he should have avoided that one.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Axelsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axelsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Din has Axelsson pressed against the cage.
A short left from al Din.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Axelsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Axelsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but al Din is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axelsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
al Din keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
al Din working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Axelsson is posturing up here but al Din has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Axelsson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Axelsson has to tap! Slick submission there by al Din!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Taj al Din thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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