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Galaxy 89: Heaven & Hell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anastasio Gamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamboa comes into the arena with Wu-Tang Clan - Careful (Click, Click) blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anastasio Gamboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Legend!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Gamboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Legend which made him look bad.
Gamboa shoots in and drives through. Legend sprawls well.
Gamboa walks into a straight right hand from Legend.
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gamboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gamboa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legend.
Anastasio Gamboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamboa misses with a takedown attempt - Legend sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anastasio Gamboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gamboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gamboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gamboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Legend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legend stuffs the takedown.
Legend scores with a shot to the body.
Legend moves in looking to clinch but Gamboa pushes him off.
Gamboa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Legend comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gamboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legend has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Legend digs a good hook to Gamboa's body.
Legend jabs Gamboa right on the nose. Gamboa blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gamboa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Legend as he avoids it easily.
Gamboa is breathing heavily.
Gamboa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Legend defends it nicely.
Legend slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Legend scores with a jab to the body.
Legend moves into the clinch.
Legend lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Anastasio Gamboa has been cut.
Legend gets underhooks to prevent Gamboa's takedown attempt.
Legend drops Gamboa with a big knee straight up the middle! Gamboa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Gamboa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend throws a pinpoint strike between Gamboa's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Gamboa crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Legend scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Legend!
After winning the bout, Larry Legend 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Donahue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu comes to the cage accompanied by A Fifth Of Beethoven. Manolo Fu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Skip Donahue's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Skip Donahue!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donahue checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Fu.
Look low, kick high! Fu uses the oldest trick in the book to send Donahue tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Fu is absolutely delighted - when Donahue wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen's entrance music is Lentävä Kalakukko. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthless gets tackled into the cage by Suhonen. Suhonen maintains the clinch.
Ruthless wants a takedown.
Suhonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Ruthless misses its intended target.
Suhonen connects with a nice looking jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ruthless has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ruthless uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suhonen.
Suhonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruthless misses the shot to the body.
Suhonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruthless counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruthless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suhonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Suhonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suhonen.
Ruthless has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suhonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suhonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suhonen misses with a left hand
and Ruthless counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen throws a body punch but Ruthless moves out of range.
Severi Suhonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthless throws a series of punches but Suhonen avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Ruthless coming out on top.
Suhonen throws a nice looking combination but Ruthless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suhonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suhonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruthless.
Ruthless has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruthless there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruthless uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suhonen.
Suhonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruthless manages to avoid it.
Ruthless misses with the combination.
Suhonen scores with a hook to the body. Ruthless takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Severi Suhonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suhonen with a nice cross.
Ruthless uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suhonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Ruthless throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Suhonen does no damage.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses.
Ruthless takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suhonen delivers a nice body kick.
Suhonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Suhonen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ruthless fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Suhonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless slips a jab and a cross from Suhonen.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suhonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suhonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruthless was well out of range. Poor timing from Suhonen.
Ruthless misses with a low kick.
Suhonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruthless misses with a looping right.
Suhonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruthless slips under a jab from Suhonen.
Ruthless slips under a jab from Suhonen.
Ruthless dodges the punch combination from Suhonen.
Suhonen misses with a left hand
and Ruthless counters with a left and a right that stings Suhonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthless moves away.
Ruthless lands with a good body shot.
Suhonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruthless counters with a two punch combo.
Suhonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruthless counters with a series of strikes. Suhonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruthless tries for a takedown but Suhonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruthless swings widly with a right hand
and Suhonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suhonen scores with a body shot.
Suhonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruthless momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruthless looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suhonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruthless off the cage and back into range.
Suhonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Severi Suhonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruthless fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suhonen with a nice cross.
Ruthless throws a combination that misses
and Suhonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suhonen throws a series of punches but Ruthless avoids them all with ease.
Ruthless scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suhonen lands a head kick!
Ruthless looks to land a combination. Suhonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthless throws a hook to the side of Suhonen's head but Suhonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruthless lands a glancing blow to the side of Suhonen's head.
Suhonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruthless counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suhonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruthless defending well as Suhonen loads up on a big left hand.
Ruthless uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suhonen.
Suhonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruthless sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ruthless.
Suhonen misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suhonen, right into the meat.
Rio Ruthless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suhonen with a hook.
Jab from Suhonen.
Jab, jab by Suhonen - just one landing.
It looks like Rio Ruthless has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Suhonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suhonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Suhonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suhonen swings for the body but Ruthless moves out of range.
Suhonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suhonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruthless is just out of range.
Suhonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruthless on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruthless walks into a straight right hand from Suhonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Suhonen catches Ruthless with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Suhonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suhonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthless missing with a left hand there. Suhonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suhonen.
Ruthless looks to throw the jab but Suhonen is out of range.
Suhonen drops his hands momentarily and Ruthless takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suhonen thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Ruthless 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruthless throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruthless might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Suhonen does it's job there.
Ruthless lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suhonen backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Suhonen.
Ruthless blocks a jab.
Suhonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen misses with a straight right.
Suhonen works Ruthless's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruthless.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Severi Suhonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rio Ruthless's cut.
That's time! Suhonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Suhonen is looking to slow Ruthless down with leg kicks.
Ruthless connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Suhonen does no damage.
Suhonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruthless's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Suhonen misses.
Suhonen throws a series of punches but Ruthless avoids them all with ease.
Suhonen throws an overhand right that lands on Ruthless's shoulder, as Ruthless tries to avoid the shot.
Suhonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruthless backs up against the cage.
Ruthless throws a combination. Suhonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruthless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suhonen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless looks to score with a jab to the body but Suhonen is just out of range.
Suhonen throws a lazy right hand but Ruthless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Ruthless misses.
A cross from Suhonen lands.
Suhonen throws a head kick that Ruthless semi-blocks.
Suhonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruthless wants to clinch but Suhonen slips to the side
and Suhonen counters with a crisp one two that drops Ruthless! Suhonen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ruthless to his feet! Ruthless is in big trouble!
Ruthless is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless doesn't manage to clinch there - Suhonen circles away.
Ruthless is still on wobbly legs! Can Suhonen finish him?
Suhonen lands a leg kick that knocks Ruthless off balance momentarily.
Ruthless takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruthless blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Suhonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruthless sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Suhonen finds it's target.
Suhonen misses with a wild body shot.
Suhonen punishes Ruthless's body with a nice straight punch.
Suhonen throws a head kick but Ruthless moves out of range.
Severi Suhonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Suhonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suhonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suhonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suhonen jabs Ruthless to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruthless seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Suhonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suhonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruthless gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suhonen counters with a left and a right that stings Ruthless.
Rio Ruthless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen lands a jab to Ruthless's midsection.
Suhonen looks to land a left hand but Ruthless moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suhonen moves away.
Suhonen lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Suhonen as he connects with a hook.
Suhonen lands a front kick.
A head kick from Suhonen lands but Ruthless takes it in his stride.
Suhonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruthless avoids the head kick by Suhonen.
Severi Suhonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruthless takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suhonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruthless's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Suhonen. Those never looked like landing.
Suhonen ducks under a wild hook from Ruthless.
Suhonen scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suhonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruthless under the eye.
Ruthless looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suhonen throws a nice head kick!
Ruthless misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suhonen drops his hands momentarily and Ruthless takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Severi Suhonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suhonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Severi Suhonen!
Severi Suhonen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustus has chosen Sonne as his entrance music. Heinz Augustus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Heinz Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pope is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pope throwing shots but Augustus is blocking nicely.
Augustus is refusing to be controlled, as Pope sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus wants to get back to his feet.
Pope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augustus sees it coming and defends easily.
Augustus is trying to stand.
Pope scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Augustus is looking to escape.
Pope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Augustus sees it coming and defends easily.
Augustus tries to roll over but Pope keeps him under control.
Pope in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Augustus tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dean Pope!
A very excited looking Dean Pope made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas has chosen Techno Viking as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draven Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lucas showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lucas controlling the action here.
Drake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lucas moves into full mount! Drake won't be happy about that!
Lucas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drake is looking to improve his position but Lucas isn't that keen on the idea.
Lucas controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Drake to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Drake shrugs it off.
Lucas unloading with bombs!
Lucas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Drake has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Drake!
Lucas pulls Drake in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
Lucas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lucas stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Lucas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lucas on the ground.
Draven Lucas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Lucas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drake if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Drake is trying to maintain a safe position but Lucas gets an underhook and turns Drake into the cage.
Lucas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake drives through and clinches with Lucas against the cage.
Lucas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drake up against the cage.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lucas is keeping busy.
Lucas is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draven Lucas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Drake lands.
It looks like Draven Lucas has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Lucas down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Lucas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lucas is rocked!
Drake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Lucas shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lucas seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Lucas down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Lucas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Albert Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Lucas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Drake closes the distance and pushes Lucas back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake drops Lucas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lucas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That has opened up Draven Lucas's cut even more.
Lucas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
Drake drops Lucas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lucas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake slows down the pace here.
Lucas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drake smiles and moves away.
Albert Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draven Lucas.
Lucas moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucas moves into the clinch.
Lucas is trying to pull guard but Drake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lucas tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is struggling to control the position.
Drake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lucas.
Drake wants to stall.
Lucas pulls guard effortlessly.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake tries to stand but Lucas is controlling from the bottom.
Lucas pulls Drake in to control the position.
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Lucas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Drake controls Lucas momentarily but Lucas frees himself.
Lucas stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drake misses with a leg kick
and Lucas counters by clinching up.
Lucas fails to pull guard.
Lucas tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lucas misses with some punches.
Lucas fails to pull guard.
Lucas jumps guard but Drake stands there with Lucas around his waist. Lucas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lucas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albert Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lucas somewhat.
Lucas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Draven Lucas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lucas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drake if he has to take too many more of those.
Drake scores with a jab. Lucas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake lands a jab to the head.
Drake wants to clinch up but Lucas keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Lucas ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Lucas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Albert Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake gets a double leg takedown into Lucas's guard.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Lucas has control of Drake's left arm, preventing Drake from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
Lucas postures up.
Lucas content to stall in guard here.
Lucas passes Drake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lucas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lucas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Lucas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drake wants to improve his position but Lucas is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Drake won't allow Lucas to pass to mount.
Lucas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lucas throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas gets a takedown into half guard.
Lucas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lucas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake wants to improve his position but Lucas is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Lucas there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Draven Lucas.
I think Lucas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draven Lucas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
219 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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38
221 lbs
20 - 28 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Al Muri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Zero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Muri pushes Zero away with a front kick.
Zero misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Muri counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Al Muri in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Al Muri working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero is looking to reverse the position.
Al Muri in side control lands a decent elbow.
Al Muri landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Muri scoring with punches from side control.
Zero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zero is looking for a sweep. Al Muri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Muri lands strikes from half guard.
Zero wants to improve his position but Al Muri is controlling well.
Zero felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Al Muri wants to take a breather but Zero is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Muri prevents Zero from improving his position.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Muri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Muri working the head and body with strikes.
Al Muri is looking to take a break and control but Zero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Muri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Al Muri works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zero is looking to improve his position but Al Muri isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zero slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Al Muri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Al Muri passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Al Muri dominating with strikes here.
Zero is trying desperately to improve position.
Al Muri raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zero is trying to escape the mount.
Zero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Al Muri working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Al Muri lands a big shot there that rocks Zero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Al Muri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zero manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Al Muri slips a nice elbow through Zero's hands, connecting with Zero's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zero defending well though.
Al Muri wants to take a breather but Zero is having none of it.
Al Muri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zero moves into full guard.
Al Muri makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zero 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.
Al Muri throws a big elbow that misses.
Zero looking for a sweep. Not yet Zero, not yet.
Al Muri slips nicely into half guard.
Al Muri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Muri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Muri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking for submissions off his back.
Al Muri working the head and body with strikes.
Al Muri frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zero is working to get back to half guard.
Zero keeps trying to improve his position.
Al Muri punishing his opponent with strikes.
Al Muri raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Muri lands a big shot there that rocks Zero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zero is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salim Al Muri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Muri cracks Zero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zero gets caught flat footed, as Al Muri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zero has momentary wrist control but Al Muri slips an elbow through the middle.
Zero is rocked!
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Al Muri distracts Zero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Al Muri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zero can do to turn this around?
Zero looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Al Muri passes into side control.
Al Muri grinds an elbow into Zero's temple.
Zero is still in real trouble! Can Al Muri finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Muri cracks Zero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Al Muri lands strikes from half guard.
Zero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zero seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Muri is in close to Zero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Al Muri lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri lands a couple of digs.
Al Muri stands up over Zero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Al Muri defends it easily.
Zero looking for a guillotine here but Al Muri defends easily.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Al Muri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zero's head.
Al Muri trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Muri chips away with some ground and pound.
Al Muri stands up over Zero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Al Muri postures up and lands a big shot to Zero's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero working for submissions but it's allowed Al Muri to get to half guard.
Zero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Muri scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Al Muri lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Al Muri.
Zero is refusing to be controlled, as Al Muri sits in half guard.
Al Muri winds up and cracks Zero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Al Muri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Al Muri is keen to just control but Zero is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Al Muri there.
Zero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Muri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Al Muri drops an elbow to the side of Zero's head.
Zero tries to roll over but Al Muri keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Al Muri lands a nice short elbow.
Al Muri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Al Muri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Muri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Al Muri pulls his head out easily.
Al Muri passes the guard and advances to mount!
Al Muri postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Zero is out cold - huge knockout for Al Muri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salim Al Muri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield comes to the cage accompanied by Paris. Rondo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cassidy - Rondo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
156 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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23
135 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield stuffs the takedown.
Rondo misses with a right hand
and Hollyfield moves into the clinch.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Rondo is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Rondo.
Rondo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.
Hollyfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Rondo.
Hollyfield has Rondo pressed against the cage.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollyfield letting Rondo take a breather here.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Hollyfield being controlled against the cage.
Rondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hollyfield slips under a jab.
Rondo misses the shot to the body.
Rondo tries to bum rush Hollyfield with a series of wild strikes but Hollyfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hollyfield gets a clinch.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rondo.
Hollyfield blocks an uppercut.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.
Rondo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajon Rondo.
Rondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyson Hollyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollyfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rondo throws a nice looking combination but Hollyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollyfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Rondo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rondo throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo moves out of range.
Rondo looks to throw the jab but Hollyfield is out of range.
Rondo looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Rondo blocks the leg kick.
Rondo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hollyfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rondo misses with a few strikes there.
Rondo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollyfield counters with a low kick, right behind Rondo 's knee.
Rondo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rondo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rondo throws a series of punches but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Rondo connects with a body shot that sends Hollyfield's belly button to the back.
Rondo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollyfield slips under a jab from Rondo.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but Rondo pushes him off.
Rondo shoots in but Hollyfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hollyfield tries to clinch
and Rondo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hollyfield thinking.
Rondo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rondo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rondo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollyfield moves out of range as Rondo strikes.
Hollyfield defending well as Rondo loads up on a big left hand.
Hollyfield moves out of range as Rondo strikes.
Rondo lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Hollyfield moved away.
Rondo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rondo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajon Rondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollyfield slips a jab from Rondo.
Hollyfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hollyfield counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Hollyfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rondo breaks the clinch.
Hollyfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Rondo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hollyfield circles away.
Rondo thows a leg kick but Hollyfield checks it
and Rondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rondo scores with a hook.
Rondo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rondo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rondo throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Rondo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollyfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo is having none of it.
Rondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollyfield.
Rondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollyfield.
Rondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rondo throws an overhand right that lands on Hollyfield's shoulder, as Hollyfield tries to avoid the shot.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Rondo.
Rajon Rondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rondo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rondo throws a leg kick
and Hollyfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands an elbow just above Rondo 's eye.
Hollyfield is trying to stall.
Hollyfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Rondo won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo has a couple of punches blocked by Hollyfield.
Rondo avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rondo.
Rondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rondo closes the distance and clinches up with Hollyfield, looking for a takedown. Rondo pushes Hollyfield against the cage but Hollyfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rondo is looking to chop away at Hollyfield's legs.
Rondo wants to slow Hollyfield down by chopping away at his legs.
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollyfield.
Rondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollyfield ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo thuds a left hand into Hollyfield's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo moves out of range.
Rondo tries to work over Hollyfield's front leg with a kick but Hollyfield checks it.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up but Rondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollyfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but Rondo pushes him off.
Rondo misses with a double jab.
Hollyfield ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hollyfield as he jumps to the side.
Tyson Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajon Rondo.
A good leg kick by Rondo.
Rondo looks to land a combination. Hollyfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo misses with an uppercut
and Hollyfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Rondo circles away.
Rondo throws a hook but Hollyfield blocks it.
Hollyfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hollyfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hollyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rondo counters with an outside leg kick.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Hollyfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rondo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rondo misses with a looping right.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollyfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rondo looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajon Rondo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hollyfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollyfield moves away.
Rondo fails to land the takedown.
Hollyfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rondo throws a leg kick
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Rondo backing up. Rondo nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Hollyfield slips a jab from Rondo.
Rondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rondo 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.
Rondo throws a low kick but Hollyfield moves out of range easily.
Rondo throws a right hand that misses
and Hollyfield counters by clinching up.
Hollyfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Rondo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rondo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo presses Hollyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rondo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rondo.
Hollyfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rondo tries a body shot but Hollyfield blocks it.
Hollyfield stalling in the clinch.
Rondo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hollyfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo being controlled against the cage.
Hollyfield misses with some punches.
Hollyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hollyfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rondo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rondo as Hollyfield tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollyfield crunches a lovely knee into Rondo's ribcage.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rondo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rondo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rondo up against the cage.
Tyson Hollyfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hollyfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.
Rondo avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Hollyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rondo avoids it.
Rondo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajon Rondo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo is leaning against Hollyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hollyfield taking a breather.
Hollyfield landing knees to the head.
Tyson Hollyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollyfield letting Rondo take a breather here.
Hollyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rondo is defending well for now.
Rondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollyfield. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo moves out of range.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Hollyfield moved away.
Good leg kick by Rondo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Hollyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rondo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajon Rondo!
A relieved looking Rajon Rondo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Couture!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Dynamite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dynamite throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Dynamite staying out of range there.
Couture shoots in but no luck this time.
Couture scores with a takedown into Dynamite's guard.
Dynamite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dynamite is trying to keep Couture in close.
Dynamite keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Couture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dynamite keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture connects with a couple of short punches.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couture landing some decent shots from guard.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Dynamite can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Couture controls the pace.
Dynamite looking for a sweep. Not yet Dynamite, not yet.
Dynamite trying to control the position.
Dynamite lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Couture!
Couture keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite avoids the attempt from Couture to control.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dynamite prevents Couture from getting the reversal.
Couture tries to hold on but Dynamite postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dynamite content just to control the position here.
Dynamite looking to control but Couture is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Couture has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Couture keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Dynamite is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Couture has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dynamite is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dynamite throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Couture.
A big left from Couture misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite defending well as Couture loads up on a big left hand.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dynamite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dynamite tries to score with a low kick but Couture moves his leg out of the way.
Couture throws the left hand but Dynamite avoids the punch easily.
Couture darts in looking for a takedown but Dynamite gets double underhooks and turns Couture into the cage.
Dynamite has Couture pressed against the cage, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dynamite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Dynamite trying to land knees to the body.
Dynamite lands with a right to the head.
Couture jumps guard but Dynamite turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Couture is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A left hand lands to the body for Dynamite.
Couture looks winded!
Dynamite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dynamite looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dynamite lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dynamite obliges.
Dynamite stalling in the clinch but Couture improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Couture will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dynamite stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dynamite wants it to stay on the feet.
Dynamite connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Dynamite saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dynamite manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luke Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dynamite has his hands on Couture's head, controlling the position.
Couture preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynamite keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Dynamite pulls Couture in close to his closed guard and prevents Couture from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dynamite has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Napoleon Dynamite just wasn't active enough.
Dynamite cracks Couture with a good jab.
Dynamite scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dynamite uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Couture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dynamite pulls Couture in to control the position.
Dynamite not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dynamite keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Couture distracts Dynamite with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dynamite keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture postures up.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couture trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Couture does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dynamite connects with a jab.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Couture.
Couture throws a jab when Dynamite was well out of range.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from Couture misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dynamite lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Couture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Couture misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Couture is defended easily by Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dynamite loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Dynamite ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dynamite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dynamite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Couture moves away from the strike by Dynamite.
Dynamite lands a jab to the head.
Couture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dynamite's waist but Dynamite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Couture off to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dynamite - that will leave a mark!
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Couture is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dynamite cracks Couture with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Napoleon Dynamite is winning the standup battle so far.
Dynamite ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dynamite scores with a jab.
Dynamite sizes up Couture with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dynamite uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Couture has time to react.
Couture gets a takedown into half guard.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dynamite's head.
Dynamite is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture throwing shots but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Napoleon Dynamite will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Dynamite manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Couture takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Dynamite throws a front kick that sends Couture stumbling back into the cage.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Dynamite moves away and avoids it.
Dynamite listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dynamite fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couture has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Couture scores with a punch to the head.
Dynamite scores with a kick to the body.
Couture moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dynamite throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Couture moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dynamite as he jumps to the side.
Couture gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dynamite.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Couture.
Couture shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dynamite defends it nicely.
Dynamite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dynamite.
Napoleon Dynamite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Dynamite moved out of range.
Dynamite throws a good cross that connects.
Couture misses with a hook.
Dynamite scoring well with a low kick there.
Dynamite misses with a double jab.
Dynamite throws a hook to the side of Couture's head but Couture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Dynamite there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Couture tries for a takedown but Dynamite sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dynamite's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couture under the eye.
Luke Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Dynamite saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dynamite is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Dynamite.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Dynamite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dynamite turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dynamite scores with a punch to the head.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dynamite sprawls well. Dynamite wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Dynamite.
Couture is rocked!
Dynamite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Couture is still on wobbly legs! Can Dynamite finish him?
Couture has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dynamite.
Dynamite slaps away a takedown attempt from Couture, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture seems to have recovered his senses.
Couture dives in and grabs Dynamite's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dynamite pushes down on Couture's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite lands a glancing blow to the side of Couture's head.
Dynamite lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dynamite.
Dynamite moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dynamite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Dynamite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Couture has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dynamite finds it's way round the side to connect with Couture's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dynamite.
Couture throws out a powerful jab.
Dynamite connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Couture misses.
Dynamite scoring well with a low kick there.
Dynamite connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dynamite swinging wildly here.
Couture's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Dynamite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture walks into a stiff left hand from Dynamite.
Couture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dynamite lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Couture gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Dynamite as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Couture has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dynamite stuns Couture with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dynamite tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dynamite to the ground. Dynamite escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dynamite scores with a leg kick.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dynamite tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dynamite to the ground. Dynamite escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Couture takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dynamite slips under a jab.
Dynamite bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dynamite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Dynamite ducks down to avoid it.
Dynamite throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Dynamite sprawls well.
Dynamite slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Couture is defended easily by Dynamite.
Couture throws a hook but Dynamite avoids it easily.
Dynamite explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dynamite leaves Couture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Couture.
Dynamite lands a jab.
Couture is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Couture walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Couture's head.
Couture ducks right into an uppercut from Dynamite.
Dynamite feints a jab promting Couture to slip. Dynamite then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Couture slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dynamite fakes the leg kick and cracks Couture in the body.
Dynamite listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dynamite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Couture tries to bum rush Dynamite with a series of wild strikes but Dynamite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Couture shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dynamite is trying to defend but Couture finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dynamite is trying to control but can't.
Dynamite keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dynamite has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dynamite is looking to improve his position.
Dynamite is pressing down on Couture's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Couture wants to control from the top but Dynamite keeps moving.
Dynamite is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Couture cracks Dynamite with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dynamite keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Dynamite pulls Couture in close to prevent any damage.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couture trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
Couture is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dynamite looking to control but Couture passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dynamite wants to control but Couture is keeping busy.
Dynamite is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Couture is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dynamite is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London MMA Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dynamite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture throwing shots but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Couture wants to free his trapped foot but Dynamite is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Napoleon Dynamite will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couture.
Dynamite misses with a straight right.
Couture has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dynamite.
Couture drops his hands momentarily and Dynamite takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dynamite avoids the body shot from Couture.
Dynamite on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dynamite moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Couture misses with a wild combination.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Dynamite saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Dynamite manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dynamite scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dynamite scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dynamite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dynamite circles away.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Couture.
Couture is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Couture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is thwarting Dynamite's attempts to control the position.
Dynamite keeping control of the position.
Dynamite is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dynamite is working hard here to advance position.
Couture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dynamite manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Couture throws a strike but Dynamite rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture working for a triangle but Dynamite defends it easily.
Dynamite wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Couture throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Couture looking for a guillotine here but Dynamite defends easily.
Dynamite not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Couture throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Couture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dynamite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Couture manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dynamite manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Dynamite blocks nicely.
Couture throws a big elbow that misses.
Luke Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dynamite trying to control the position.
Couture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dynamite not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dynamite working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dynamite swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couture stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Dynamite throws up his legs and catches Couture in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Couture tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Dynamite! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Napoleon Dynamite!
During a confident post fight interview, Napoleon Dynamite thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance of the Knights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Casey Ryback has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Ryback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryback misses the jab.
Belt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ryback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belt throws a nice looking combination but Ryback bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryback looks to land a body kick but Belt moved away.
Ryback misses with a hook. Belt ducked under it nicely.
Belt checks a low kick from Ryback.
Ryback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casey Ryback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Belt blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryback misses with a knee strike.
Belt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryback smiles and moves away.
Ryback misses with a looping left.
Ryback avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryback scores with a sloppy right hand. Belt should have avoided that one.
Ryback scores with a jab to the body.
Belt blocks a jab.
Belt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belt.
Ryback looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belt blocks a low kick nicely.
Belt misses with a hook.
Ryback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belt loads up on a big right hand but Ryback slips the punch.
Ryback fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryback throws a leg kick but Belt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belt tries to land a front kick but Ryback steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryback throws a jab but it's blocked by Belt.
Belt cracks a nice hook into Ryback's ribs.
Belt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback tries to score with a low kick but Belt moves his leg out of the way.
Ryback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryback is looking to chop away at Belt's legs.
Belt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryback, pushing him back against the cage.
Belt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belt jumps guard but Ryback stands there with Belt around his waist. Belt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Casey Ryback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.
Ryback creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryback goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback trying to land knees to the body.
Belt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryback.
Belt blocks an elbow strike.
Ryback landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryback lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belt's sensitive parts.
Ryback scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belt in his tracks.
Ryback lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Ryback.
Belt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryback misses with a leg kick
and Belt counters with a three punch combo that has Ryback backing up. Ryback nods at Belt to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belt moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryback.
Ryback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryback pinned against the cage. Ryback gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Ryback dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ryback shoots in looking for a takedown but Belt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ryback's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belt throws a nice looking combination but Ryback bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belt darts in looking for a takedown but Ryback gets double underhooks and turns Belt into the cage.
Belt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ryback avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belt avoiding damage as Ryback throws knees to the body.
Ryback tries to work over Belt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belt as Ryback tries to tie him up.
Ryback works on Belt's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryback manages to break the clinch.
Belt looks to clinch
and Ryback counters with a slapping leg kick.
Belt is breathing heavily.
Ryback connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryback misses with a body shot
and Belt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ryback's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Belt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryback looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belt is one step ahead there.
Belt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryback's head.
Belt throws an elbow that misses. Ryback uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belt's guard. Nice move by Ryback!
Belt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryback tries to free his leg and advance position but Belt is retaining full guard.
Belt working a defensive guard here.
Belt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryback doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ryback keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt seems to be looking for submissions.
Belt is working for a kimura but Ryback is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryback keeping hold of Belt's head, controlling as best he can.
Ryback wants to improve his position but Belt is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belt chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryback wants to sweep but no luck.
Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belt advances position into side control!
Belt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryback down.
Ryback avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Belt.
Belt throws an elbow but Ryback slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt working away.
Belt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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!
Belt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Belt.
Belt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryback is avoiding damage well.
Belt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Belt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ryback wants to control but Belt postures up.
Belt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Belt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryback can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ryback is desperately trying to improve his position but Belt has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Belt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ryback tests Belt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryback digs a good body shot into Belt's ribs.
Ryback just misses with a punch to the body.
Belt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryback.
Good shot there by Ryback.
Ryback looks to throw the jab but Belt is out of range.
Ryback throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryback keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Ryback.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryback throws a shot to the body.
Ryback displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Red Belt has been cut.
Belt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ryback to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ryback working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belt's head.
Ryback drops back looking for a leg! Belt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belt manages to kick Ryback off! Ryback jumps back into Belt's guard.
Belt keeping moving, preventing Ryback from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt wants to stand and escape but Ryback is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belt seems keen to control Ryback's posture.
Ryback tries to free his leg and advance position but Belt is retaining full guard.
Belt wants to stand and escape but Ryback is having none of it.
Belt is pulling down on Ryback's head. It's preventing any offense from Ryback, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Red Belt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Belt misses.
Belt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryback is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belt wants to land a leg kick but Ryback is out of range.
Ryback throws a low kick but Belt avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ryback fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belt is out of range.
Ryback dives in for a single leg takedown but Belt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ryback can't find room to land a body shot as Belt controls the action.
Belt is trying to pull guard but Ryback turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Casey Ryback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.
Belt blocks a body shot from Ryback.
Belt tries to pull guard but Ryback forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Belt jumps guard but Ryback turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryback scores with a knee to the head.
Belt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belt's elbow.
Belt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryback is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belt is trying to drag Ryback to the mat but Ryback just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ryback lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback is pressed up against the cage. Belt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryback down to the mat. Ryback avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryback looks to score with a jab to the body but Belt is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Ryback.
Ryback scores with a jab to the head.
Belt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Casey Ryback is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryback throws a chopping leg kick but Belt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryback.
Belt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryback sprawls well. Ryback wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belt gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Ryback misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Ryback showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryback has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Ryback!
Casey Ryback decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Oxenfrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die by the drop. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Oxenfrei!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to clinch there but Oxenfrei circles away.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oxenfrei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oxenfrei misses with a two punch combination.
Burns takes one to the chin there.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns takes a swing at Oxenfrei's ribcage but misses.
Oxenfrei misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oxenfrei misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oxenfrei.
Oxenfrei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Oxenfrei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Oxenfrei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oxenfrei.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oxenfrei avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns lands with a straight right. Oxenfrei didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns punishes Oxenfrei's body with a nice straight punch.
Oxenfrei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oxenfrei looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oxenfrei.
Oxenfrei swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Burns.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oxenfrei, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oxenfrei throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oxenfrei misses with a low kick.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oxenfrei was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
A combination from Oxenfrei does no damage.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oxenfrei's head.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Oxenfrei breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns connects with a single shot there.
Oxenfrei cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oxenfrei misses with an uppercut.
Burns lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oxenfrei misses with the combination.
Oxenfrei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Oliver Oxenfrei has been cut.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Oxenfrei.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Oxenfrei looks winded!
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oxenfrei's face.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oxenfrei is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oxenfrei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oxenfrei is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Burns misses with a knee to the head.
Oxenfrei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oxenfrei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oxenfrei misses with a looping right.
Oxenfrei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Oxenfrei.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns lands a big head kick that sends Oxenfrei tumbling to the mat! Burns takes a step backwards and waves Oxenfrei back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oxenfrei is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oxenfrei.
Oxenfrei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burns cracks Oxenfrei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burns is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burns scores with a push kick.
Burns punishes Oxenfrei's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns throws a right hand that Oxenfrei ducks under and follows up with a left that Oxenfrei also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxenfrei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burns digs a good hook to Oxenfrei's body.
Burns drops Oxenfrei with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Oxenfrei looks back up at him and smiles so Burns waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oxenfrei is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oxenfrei sprawling to the canvas! Oxenfrei rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burns finish him?!
Oliver Oxenfrei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Burns has cracked Oxenfrei with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Burns lands another huge swinging hook and Oxenfrei tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Oxenfrei, before Burns can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Burns!
A relieved looking William Burns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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