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HFC Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Eater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Pickering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Eater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Pickering!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eater keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pickering looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Eater or perhaps it was just good defense by Pickering which made him look bad.
Eater definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eater fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pickering avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Eater with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Eater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickering tries to clinch there but Eater circles away.
Jimmy Eater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickering wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Pickering there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eater closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pickering tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pickering struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eater is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pickering has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pickering takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Eater has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eater is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pickering has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pickering tries to buck Eater off but Eater is having none of it.
Eater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pickering knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eater wants to control but Pickering is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickering is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Pickering's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pickering tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eater wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pickering pushes Eater away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eater gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickering struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eater decides to stand back up. Eater steps back and let's Pickering get back to his feet.
Sam Pickering is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eater circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eater counters by moving into the clinch.
Pickering wants to get back to striking at distance but Eater won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickering is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eater is keeping busy.
Pickering looking for a takedown.
Pickering fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pickering fails to pull guard.
Pickering letting Eater take a breather here.
Pickering tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pickering fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pickering throws a punch but it's blocked by Eater.
Pickering drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eater stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickering tries for a takedown. No joy.
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 Jimmy Eater will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pickering is looking to clinch but Eater is avoiding it.
Pickering connects with an inside leg kick.
Eater fails to land with a series of punches.
Eater moves into the clinch.
Eater has had enough of the clinch but Pickering keeps him there for the moment.
Eater breaks the clinch.
Eater moves into range and clinches up with Pickering.
Eater breaks from the clinch.
Pickering rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eater shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pickering defends it nicely.
Pickering tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eater fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pickering throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pickering throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickering darts in trying to clinch
and Eater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eater's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pickering tries to score a body lock takedown but Eater shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eater has Pickering pressed against the cage.
Pickering successfully pulls guard.
Eater wants to stand but Pickering is controlling his posture from full guard.
Eater slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eater tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pickering knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pickering is looking to escape.
Pickering is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eater pulls his head out easily.
Pickering punching from the bottom.
Eater is looking to take a break and control but Pickering is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eater is really struggling to control Pickering but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickering is controlling Eater's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Eater prevents Pickering from improving his position.
Eater prevents Pickering from standing back up.
Pickering is trying to control but Eater manages to pass to mount!
Pickering is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eater can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pickering is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickering regains half guard.
Eater wants to control but Pickering is keeping him busy.
Jimmy Eater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eater throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eater looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pickering tries to get to full guard but Eater has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickering won't allow Eater to pass to mount.
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 Jimmy Eater 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eater closes the distance and clinches up with Pickering, looking for a takedown. Eater pushes Pickering against the cage but Pickering circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eater drives through and clinches with Pickering against the cage.
Eater manages to pull guard.
Eater trying to control the position.
Pickering got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pickering has managed to get both his arms back between Eater's legs - danger averted.
Eater looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eater keeping full guard, as Pickering tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eater looking to control.
Pickering drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Eater manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pickering has Eater in his guard.
Eater preventing the sweep.
Pickering has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eater wants to control from the top but Pickering keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eater advances position into side control!
Pickering wants to get back to his feet.
Eater wants to control but Pickering is keeping him busy.
Pickering wants to control but Eater postures up.
Pickering trying to remain calm as Eater controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickering can't do much from the bottom here.
Eater tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pickering is looking for a sweep.
Eater tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eater has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pickering is trying to control Eater's posture but Eater avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eater decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pickering slips a jab and a cross from Eater.
Pickering gets tackled into the cage by Eater. Eater maintains the clinch.
Eater can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eater lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sam Pickering has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Eater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eater is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Eater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickering tries to work over Eater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Eater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eater, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Eater!
Jimmy Eater was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocket Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocket Moon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Moon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moon walks into a left hand.
Moon misses the jab.
Moon cracks Hopkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moon misses with a body shot
and Moon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins moves forwards but Moon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moon looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Moon lands with a good body shot.
Moon looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Moon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hopkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Moon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Moon.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Moon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins jabs Moon right on the nose. Moon blinks but takes it well.
Moon is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Hopkins ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Moon clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Roist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronny Roist!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Roist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roist thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a hook but Roist blocks it.
Roist throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Roist is just out of range.
Devon Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roist slips a jab from Santos.
Roist throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos takes a swing at Roist's ribcage but misses.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos is looking to wear down Roist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Ronny Roist has been cut.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roist throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Roist out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Devon Santos!
An out of breath Devon Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snake Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Fidle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow comes into the arena with Snake in the Eagles Shadow blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Snake Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Fidle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fidle manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Fidle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fidle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fidle moves away from the strike by Shadow.
Shadow throws a hook to the side of Fidle's head but Fidle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shadow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shadow throws a right hand that Fidle ducks under and follows up with a left that Fidle also avoids with ease.
Shadow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shadow missing with a left hand there. Fidle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shadow defending well as Fidle loads up on a big left hand.
Shadow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shadow avoids the body shot from Fidle.
Fidle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shadow to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow misses with a body shot
letting Fidle counter with a right hand.
Shadow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shadow drops Fidle with a big left hand! Fidle is injured, injured bad! Shadow jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snake Shadow!
As Snake Shadow got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm sure he wouldn't have wanted to lose to anyone else. I know he respects me and that's what counts. Good fight. [nods to the Schlimer]'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaba Jabani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ming Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaba Jabani!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee landing a few strikes.
Lee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Jabani 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.
Jabani is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabani actively working from the bottom here.
Lee is looking to advance position but Jabani won't allow it.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jabani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee prevents Jabani from improving his position.
Jabani misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Lee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jabani some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabani on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee tries for a kimura but Jabani is defending well.
Jabani is trying to improve his position.
Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jabani to see if he's OK.
Jabani is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee has hold of Jabani's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jabani tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lee cranks the arm and Jabani screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jabani, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ming Lee!
A victorious Ming Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slatko Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Myung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slatko Matic!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matic can pounce on him.
Matic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Matic manages to end up in side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Matic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kim to see if he's OK.
Kim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kim wants to improve his position but Matic is controlling well.
Matic gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Kim slips a straight right by Matic.
Matic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Matic lands a jab.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Matic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Matic.
It looks like Myung Kim has been cut.
Kim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hopkins Athletics Fight Club (Training Facility) in the buildup to the fight.
Matic cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Matic.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matic drops Kim with a right and a left! Matic comes rushing in but Kim regains his composure and manages to keep Matic in guard.
Kim is rocked!
Matic stands up over Kim, holding on to his feet. Matic throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Kim is out cold! Matic lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slatko Matic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Akhilleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tagushi Yotsuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles Akhilleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tagushi Yotsuba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhilleus lands a glancing blow to the side of Yotsuba's head.
Akhilleus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akhilleus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yotsuba misses with a left hand
and Akhilleus counters with a nice uppercut.
Yotsuba throws a big shot that misses.
Akhilleus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akhilleus moves forwards but Yotsuba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yotsuba misses with a right hand
and Akhilleus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Yotsuba throws the left hand but Akhilleus avoids the punch easily.
Akhilleus has managed to clinch.
Akhilleus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yotsuba's face.
Akhilleus with a knee to the head.
Yotsuba has a couple of punches blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akhilleus lands a good knee to the midsection. Yotsuba won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhilleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yotsuba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akhilleus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akhilleus connects with a knee to the head.
Akhilleus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akhilleus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yotsuba's face.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head.
Akhilleus landing knees to the head.
Akhilleus lands a nice uppercut.
Yotsuba has a couple of punches blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akhilleus scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhilleus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yotsuba's face.
Akhilleus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhilleus.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus is breathing heavily.
Akhilleus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yotsuba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yotsuba has a couple of punches blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhilleus landing knees to the head.
Yotsuba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akhilleus tries a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks it.
Akhilleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yotsuba lands with a short shot to the head.
Yotsuba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yotsuba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akhilleus blocks an uppercut.
Akhilleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yotsuba throws a punch but it's blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus misses with a knee strike.
Akhilleus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks with his arms.
Akhilleus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akhilleus's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Yotsuba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yotsuba misses with the head strike.
Yotsuba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yotsuba misses with the head strike.
Yotsuba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yotsuba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yotsuba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yotsuba misses with the head strike.
Akhilleus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akhilleus misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yotsuba fails to land.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Yotsuba presses Akhilleus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Akhilleus obliges.
Yotsuba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akhilleus landing knees to the body.
Yotsuba struggles to land a body shot inside as Akhilleus controls his hands.
Yotsuba can't find room to land a body shot as Akhilleus controls the action.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yotsuba lands a shoulder strike.
Akhilleus blocks an uppercut.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akhilleus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Yotsuba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Yotsuba struggles to land a body shot inside as Akhilleus controls his hands.
Akhilleus misses with a knee to the head.
Yotsuba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akhilleus backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Yotsuba throws a punch but it's blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yotsuba avoids it.
Yotsuba swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhilleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yotsuba tries a body shot but Akhilleus blocks it.
Akhilleus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akhilleus blocks a body shot from Yotsuba.
Akhilleus tries a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks it.
Akhilleus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks with his arms.
Yotsuba swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhilleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yotsuba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yotsuba gets through Akhilleus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yotsuba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Akhilleus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akhilleus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yotsuba misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yotsuba catches Akhilleus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akhilleus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Yotsuba. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Yotsuba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yotsuba.
Akhilleus is rocked!
Yotsuba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Akhilleus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yotsuba throws an overhand right that lands on Akhilleus's shoulder, as Akhilleus tries to avoid the shot.
Tagushi Yotsuba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yotsuba throws a hook but Akhilleus avoids it easily.
Akhilleus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akhilleus seems to have got his legs back now.
Akhilleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BOOM! Yotsuba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Akhilleus. Akhilleus tries to recover but Yotsuba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Akhilleus lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tagushi Yotsuba!
A victorious Tagushi Yotsuba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
It looks like Josh Berzins has been cut.
Berzins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Berzins back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man lands a jab.
Chester Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzins just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Man.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Berzins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Berzins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Berzins trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins throws a big elbow that misses.
Berzins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berzins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Berzins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Berzins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Man dives on top into guard.
Man wants to stand and escape but instead Berzins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position here.
Berzins looking to pass the guard.
Man pulls Berzins in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chester Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man scores with a jab.
Berzins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man looks to land a combination but Berzins avoids it well.
Berzins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berzins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Man to the mat! Man manages to get full guard.
Berzins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Berzins trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position here.
Man looking to control.
Man keeping moving, preventing Berzins from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berzins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Berzins's cut.
That's time! Berzins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Man.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Berzins keeps the fight on the outside.
Berzins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berzins fails with the takedown.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Berzins.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man misses with the combination.
Man defending well as Berzins loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins shoots in and bounces Man off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Berzins wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berzins's guard.
Man wants to stand but Berzins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Berzins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to hold on but Berzins pushes him away.
Berzins thowing shots but they're missing.
Berzins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to hold on but Berzins pushes him away.
Man 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.
Berzins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Man tries to hold on but Berzins postures up.
Berzins controlling the position easily from mount.
Berzins tries to control but Man wriggling away.
Berzins has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Berzins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Berzins wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berzins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Berzins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chester Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh Berzins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Chester Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Berzins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berzins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man throws a hook but Berzins blocks it.
Berzins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berzins's head.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Berzins dodges the punch combination from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins dodges the punch combination from Man.
Berzins shoots in but no luck this time.
Berzins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berzins has time to react.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berzins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Man tests Berzins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chester Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berzins under the eye.
Berzins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Berzins ducks down to avoid it.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berzins.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Berzins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Berzins ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Berzins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berzins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man drives through and clinches with Berzins against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
Berzins trying to stall but Man improves his position.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berzins slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Berzins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man takes a swing at Berzins's ribcage but misses.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man scores with the left hand. Berzins knows he should have avoided that one.
Man has Berzins up against the cage in a clinch.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins misses with some punches.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Berzins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Berzins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Berzins looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzins looking to control but Man passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Man!
Chester Man made sure to mention his sponsor, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslak Joikhaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Davies!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joikhaaja swivels and escapes.
We've been hearing reports that Joikhaaja has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aslak Joikhaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joikhaaja scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Joikhaaja is chipping away with strikes.
Joikhaaja lands some shots froms side control.
Joikhaaja working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies trying to remain calm as Joikhaaja controls from the top position.
Joikhaaja working away.
Davies is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Joikhaaja is controlling him well.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joikhaaja working the ground and pound from side control.
Joikhaaja is looking to take a break and control but Davies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davies prevents Joikhaaja from moving into mount.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja grinds an elbow into Davies's temple.
Davies 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.
Davies taking punishment in the form of punches.
Davies is looking for a sweep.
Joikhaaja prevents Davies from escaping the position.
Davies is not content to let Joikhaaja control the position.
Davies is looking to reverse the position.
Davies is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Davies wants to get back to full guard.
Davies looking for submissions off his back.
Davies looks winded!
Joikhaaja 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joikhaaja working Davies over with strikes.
Davies is rocked!
Joikhaaja is taking a breather. Davies says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to get to full guard but Joikhaaja has control of the leg.
Joikhaaja tries to pass to full mount but Davies defends it.
Davies is trying to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davies is refusing to be controlled, as Joikhaaja sits in half guard.
Joikhaaja working the head and body with strikes.
Joikhaaja is trying to control the action in half guard but Davies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Davies is hurt! He's hurt bad - Joikhaaja fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Davies from any more punishment! Congratulations to Joikhaaja! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslak Joikhaaja!
Aslak Joikhaaja retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cassius Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Olah swivels and escapes.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olah throws out the jab.
Olah throws a front kick aimed at Hunter's knee but Hunter avoids it well.
Olah scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Cassius Hunter has been cut.
Cassius Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olah is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Olah circles away and we're back to standing.
Olah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hunter showed some decent athleticism there.
Olah keeping hold of Hunter's head, controlling as best he can.
Olah tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
Olah is staying active underneath Hunter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Olah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Olah is just riding it out for now. Hunter eventually gives up the hold.
Olah is trying to maintain the position but Hunter is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter seems to be working for a kimura but Olah defends the submission attempt.
Olah is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Hunter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Olah gets back to full guard.
Olah trying to control the position.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Olah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter is looking to advance position but Olah has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah landing strikes from the mount and Hunter is in trouble!
Hunter wants to control but Olah is having none of it.
Olah wants to control the pace but Hunter is squirming around nicely.
Olah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cassius Hunter's cut is getting worse.
Hunter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Olah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Olah swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hunter is now in Olah's guard. A big mistake from Olah there, giving up the dominant position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter wants to control from the top but Olah keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah trying to control the position here.
Olah keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunter manages to get himself to full guard.
Olah stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassius Hunter's cut.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olah.
Olah throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Olah!
Hunter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hunter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunter off and has taken his back!
Hunter tries to escape but Olah has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Olah landing with strikes.
Cassius Hunter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hunter grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Jeez, Cassius Hunter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cassius Hunter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Halo Olah 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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