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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Diamond is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowie keeps the fight on the outside.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Diamond.
Bowie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diamond on the side of the head.
Diamond tries to clinch up
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diamond is looking to clinch.
Diamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowie circles away.
Bowie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diamond wants to clinch up but Bowie keeps it at a distance.
James Bowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Bowie avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowie misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Diamond.
Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diamond clinches with his opponent.
Diamond fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowie'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.
Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowie misses the jab.
Diamond will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowie throws a leg kick
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Bowie's head coaches at Finn Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bowie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond slips under a jab from Bowie.
Bowie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diamond tries to clinch but Bowie moves away
enabling Bowie to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diamond walks straight into a right hand from Bowie - that's dropped him! Bowie jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Diamond from any more punishment! Diamond complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Bowie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gullberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gullberg's entrance music is Renan Barao-Rao-Rao. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Gullberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Justice Naruhodo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruhodo looks to land a left hand but Gullberg moved out of range nicely.
Naruhodo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naruhodo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Naruhodo showed some decent athleticism there.
Gullberg has hold of Naruhodo's hands but Naruhodo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Naruhodo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naruhodo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Naruhodo trying to mount his opponent but Gullberg defends it.
Naruhodo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gullberg is rocked!
We've been hearing good reports from Gullberg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Naruhodo is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gullberg is hurt! He's hurt bad - Naruhodo fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gullberg from any more punishment! Congratulations to Naruhodo! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justice Naruhodo!
Justice Naruhodo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gracie Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White jabs Hunter right on the nose. Hunter blinks but takes it well.
Hunter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
White keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
White looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hunter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! White is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hunter, into his guard.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Hunter is proving a slippery customer.
White is pulling down on Hunter's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunter, at least for the moment.
Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunter on the ground.
White trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter working for submissions but it's allowed White to get to half guard.
Hunter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunter working for submissions but it's allowed White to get to half guard.
Hunter trying to control but White postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Hunter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
Hunter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Hunter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White slips under a jab.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from White does it's job there.
White lands a jab to the head.
No luck for Hunter with that takedown attempt.
Hunter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunter under the eye.
Hunter lands a high kick!
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
White lands the left hand.
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!
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has Hunter up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter jumps guard.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
White is looking to stand up but Hunter isn't so interested in that idea.
White working a defensive guard but Hunter manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie Hunter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hunter tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White struggling a bit here.
Hunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hunter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, White has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hunter but great work by White.
Hunter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
White is keen to just control but Hunter is a slippery customer.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! White is tapping! Great win for Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gracie Hunter!
Gracie Hunter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Shepel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Nikolaev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexei Shepel's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Shepel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepel scores with a leg kick.
Nikolaev blocks a leg kick.
Nikolaev throws a body punch but Shepel moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nikolaev.
Nikolaev tests Shepel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nikolaev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepel backs away from a small jab... but Nikolaev lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Shepel crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Nikolaev with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ivan Nikolaev!
A relieved looking Ivan Nikolaev 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lucky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blerim Hyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hyka's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden - 'The Evil That Men Do'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Lucky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blerim Hyka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lucky throws a wild body kick that Hyka sees coming a mile off.
Lucky throws a jab when Hyka was well out of range.
Hyka lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hyka blocks the low kick.
Hyka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucky misses with a head kick.
Hyka lands a nice shot that snaps Lucky's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyka.
Hyka looks to land a body kick but Lucky moved away.
Hyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Hyka misses.
Hyka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hyka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hyka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hyka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyka lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot lands for Hyka.
Hyka with a jab.
Hyka tries to clinch there but Lucky circles away.
Hyka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyka under the eye.
It looks like Blerim Hyka has been cut.
Hyka connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucky blocks a low kick nicely.
Hyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hyka jabs at Lucky's body.
Hyka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucky's sensitive parts.
A big left from Hyka misses.
Lucky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyka.
A lazy body kick from Lucky
and Hyka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyka misses with a wild body shot.
Lucky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyka throws a push kick but Lucky slaps the foot to one side.
Hyka connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyka sizes up Lucky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyka moves out of range of the body kick from Lucky.
Lucky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hyka. Hyka obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Hyka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucky is breathing heavily.
Lucky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyka can pounce on him.
Lucky keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyka throws an overhand right that drops Lucky like a sack of potatoes! Hyka dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blerim Hyka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Nocon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artair Dostan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojtek Nocon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nocon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dostan misses with a double jab
and Nocon counters by clinching up.
Dostan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dostan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nocon blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Nocon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nocon tries to pull guard but Dostan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nocon can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojtek Nocon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nocon wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nocon looking for a takedown.
Dostan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nocons head.
Nocon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dostan after a bit of a struggle.
Nocon looking to slow down the pace here.
Nocon is working for takedown but Dostan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dostan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nocon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nocon tries to throw a body punch but Dostan avoids it by throwing Nocon back against the cage.
Dostan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nocon is looking for a takedown.
Nocon blocking some punches.
Dostan tries to circle away but Nocon has him pinned against the cage.
Nocon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dostan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nocon misses with a punch to the body.
Nocon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dostan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dostan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dostan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nocon tries to pull guard but Dostan won't allow it.
Dostan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nocon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dostan can turn it around.
Dostan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nocon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dostan stops a takedown attempt from Nocon.
Dostan lands a hook that snaps the head of Nocon backwards.
Nocon can't get the takedown.
Dostan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dostan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostan has a couple of punches blocked by Nocon.
Nocon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nocon wants a takedown but no success here.
Dostan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nocon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dostan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nocon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nocon's back!
Dostan trying to control momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I would not like to be Nocon right now.
Dostan misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artair Dostan 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.
Dostan throws a series of strikes that have Nocon backpedaling.
Nocon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dostan as he jumps to the side.
Dostan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wojtek Nocon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dostan misses with a few strikes there.
Nocon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nocon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dostan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nocon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nocon prevents Dostan from improving his position.
Dostan trying to control but Nocon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostan is trying to stand.
Dostan tries to get to full guard but Nocon has control of the leg.
Dostan trying to control but Nocon postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dostan is trying to stand up here but Nocon is controlling him well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nocon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nocon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nocon is keen to just control but Dostan is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostan gets full guard.
Dostan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nocon wants to control from the top but Dostan keeps moving.
Dostan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nocon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dostan is on top in guard.
Nocon looking for a sweep. Not yet Nocon, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nocon holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nocon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dostan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dostan looking to pass the guard.
Dostan wants to control from the top but Nocon keeps moving.
Dostan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nocon wants to clinch up but Dostan keeps it at a distance.
Nocon shoots in and bounces Dostan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dostan pulls Nocon in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dostan is keeping the position for now.
Dostan wants to sweep but no luck.
Nocon postures up.
Dostan pulls Nocon in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Artair Dostan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nocon fails with a takedown attempt.
Nocon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artair Dostan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dostan works over Nocon's head and body with a nice combination.
Dostan misses with a wild body shot.
Dostan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dostan.
Dostan with a hook.
Nocon clinches up against the cage.
Dostan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nocon breaks from the clinch.
Nocon dodges the punch combination from Dostan.
Nocon shoots in and drives through. Dostan sprawls well.
Dostan swinging wildly here.
Nocon shoots in for a takedown but Dostan shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nocon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dostan enables Nocon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dostan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dostan controls Nocon momentarily but Nocon frees himself.
Nocon wants to pass the guard but Dostan is keeping the position.
Dostan is trying to keep Nocon in close.
Nocon wants to control from the top but Dostan keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nocon stopping the sweep attempt from Dostan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dostan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nocon's guard.
Dostan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nocon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nocon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dostan.
Dostan moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dostan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dostan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nocon can't do much from the bottom here.
Nocon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Artair Dostan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dostan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dostan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nocon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dostan not doing much here.
Dostan wants to take a breather but Nocon is having none of it.
Wojtek Nocon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dostan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nocon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocon wants to control but Dostan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nocon tries to roll over but Dostan keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dostan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dostan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nocon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dostan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dostan's back!
Nocon controlling well, preventing Dostan from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nocon misses with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artair Dostan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dostan 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atis Visnevskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias comes into the arena with Tem Que Ter Pegada blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atis Visnevskis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Visnevskis. Those never looked like landing.
Visnevskis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dias tests Visnevskis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
Dias misses with a looping right.
Visnevskis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dias, pushing him back against the cage.
Dias jumps guard but Visnevskis stands there with Dias around his waist. Dias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Visnevskis effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Visnevskis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Visnevskis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Visnevskis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Visnevskis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Visnevskis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dias on his heels. He'll look to pass Dias's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Visnevskis 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.
Dias looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visnevskis scoring with some ground and pound.
Dias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Visnevskis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Visnevskis from controlling successfully.
Visnevskis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Visnevskis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dias's head.
Visnevskis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Visnevskis chips away with some ground and pound.
Dias working for a triangle but Visnevskis defends it easily.
Dias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Visnevskis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dias's head.
Visnevskis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visnevskis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Visnevskis stands up over Dias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visnevskis postures up and lands a big shot to Dias's brow.
Visnevskis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dias throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Visnevskis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Visnevskis pushing down on Dias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Visnevskis working over Dias with some ground and pound. Dias looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Visnevskis working over Dias with some ground and pound. Dias looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Visnevskis is nestled in close to Dias, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dias taking some punishment here, with Visnevskis in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Visnevskis connects with a nice short shot to Dias's temple.
Dias is rocked!
Visnevskis lands a big elbow - Dias is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Visnevskis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atis Visnevskis!
Marcos Dias spoke after the fight, saying 'Let me say this in portuguese: Obrigado aos fãs que vieram assistir, dei o meu melhor, mas nao foi o suficiente, vo voltar a treinar e voltar mais focado.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Vector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spliffton avoids it really well and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vector lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spliffton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spliffton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spliffton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spliffton ducks under a wild hook from Vector.
Vector dives in and grabs Spliffton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spliffton pushes down on Vector's head and hops out.
Vector fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spliffton sprawls well initially but Vector persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vector performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vector is working for a kimura but Spliffton is defending it quite comfortably.
Vector missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spliffton defending well though.
Vector not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vector 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.
Spliffton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vector.
Vector not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spliffton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vector is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vector is trying to control the action in half guard but Spliffton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vector stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Vector just wasn't active enough.
Vector blocks a head kick by Spliffton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector connects with a crisp jab.
Vector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vector misses with a takedown attempt
so Spliffton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Vector. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vector has his foot on Spliffton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spliffton works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vector working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spliffton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spliffton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spliffton won't allow Vector to sweep him here.
Vector is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector 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.
Vector manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vector lands a couple of good shots and Spliffton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vector keeps control of the position easily here as Spliffton tries to buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spliffton looking very determined here, making life difficult for Vector.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Vector dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spliffton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vector's head backwards.
Spliffton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vector.
Vector is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spliffton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cron Spliffton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spliffton lands a nice hook to Vector's body. Vector takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vector takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Spliffton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliffton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vector.
Spliffton lands with a hook. Vector tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cron Spliffton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vector has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spliffton finds it's way round the side to connect with Vector's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vector.
Vector takes one to the side of the head.
Spliffton thuds a left hand into Vector's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vector gets a takedown into half guard.
Vector is looking to advance position but Spliffton won't allow it.
Vector thows a huge punch but Spliffton dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vector in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spliffton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vector controlling the action here.
Vector thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spliffton's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spliffton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vector tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spliffton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spliffton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spliffton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector won't allow Spliffton to sweep him here.
Vector is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Victor Vector overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vector accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vector in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vector postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vector trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliffton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spliffton working a defensive guard here.
Spliffton has momentary wrist control but Vector slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliffton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vector trying to control but Spliffton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spliffton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vector moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vector checks the leg kick.
Vector misses the shot to the body.
Vector is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spliffton.
Vector throws a right hand that misses
and Spliffton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vector is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spliffton is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vector has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spliffton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spliffton wants to control from the top but Vector keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector has his feet on Spliffton's thighs here. He's pushed Spliffton off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Spliffton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Vector!
A very excited looking Victor Vector rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fleetwood Mac - Albatross. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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20
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe shoots in and gets a takedown into Karate's guard.
Sharpe tries to free his leg and advance position but Karate is retaining full guard.
Karate has his foot on Sharpe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sharpe works his way back into a safe position though.
Karate isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sharpe stacks Karate on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sharpe!
Karate manages to get back to half guard.
Karate looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sharpe pushes past his half guard into mount!
Karate bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Karate wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sharpe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sharpe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karate postures up in Sharpe's guard and throws a big left but Sharpe blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karate trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharpe, not yet.
Sharpe is working hard here to advance position.
Sharpe keeping moving, preventing Karate from controlling successfully.
Sharpe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharpe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Karate postures up.
Sharpe looking for a triangle here. Karate is fighting it but it looks tight! Sharpe pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Karate is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alan Sharpe!
Alan Sharpe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Kiram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hideo Kono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem Kiram !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kono throws an off balance right hand
and Kiram counters by clinching up.
Kono is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiram has double underhooks.
I was talking to Kono's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kono tries to throw a body punch but Kiram avoids it by throwing Kono back against the cage.
Kiram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kono's elbow.
Kono blocks a body shot from Kiram .
Kono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kono misses with a right hand
and Kiram counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiram has Kono pressed against the cage, preventing Kono from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiram misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kono.
Kiram scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kono prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kono backwards.
Kono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kono lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kono is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiram lands with a short shot to the head.
Kono prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kono content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kono lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiram lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kono.
Kono lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiram backwards.
Kono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kono's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiram throws a head punch that misses.
Kono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kono pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Kono. Those never looked like landing.
Kono slips under a jab.
Kono throws an overhand right that lands on Kiram 's shoulder, as Kiram tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kono misses with a few strikes there.
Kono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kono.
Kono lands a lovely overhand right.
Kono's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kono duly obliges.
Kiram lands with a shot to the body.
Kono moves away from the strike by Kiram .
Kono throws a solid leg kick but Kiram takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kono.
Kiram tries to clinch up.
Kiram is looking to clinch but Kono is avoiding it.
Kono looks to land a right hand but Kiram moved out of range.
Kiram looks to score with a jab to the body but Kono is just out of range.
Kono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiram was well out of range. Poor timing from Kono.
Kono throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiram stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hideo Kono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kono lands a body shot.
Kiram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kono throws out the jab.
Kiram moves away from the strike by Kono.
Kono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiram .
Kono looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiram is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kono swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiram .
Kiram slips under a jab.
Kono's corner calls for a 1-2. Kono obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kono throws out a loose jab but Kiram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kono throws a hook but Kiram avoids it easily.
Kono misses with a combination
and Kiram counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiram .
Kiram lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kono blocks a body shot from Kiram .
Kono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Kiram .
Kono blocks a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram working aggressively here.
Kiram blocks an uppercut.
Kono prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kono blocks a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram gets through Kono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kono takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kiram . Beautiful body shot.
Kono misses with a two punch combination.
Kiram blocks a jab.
Kono looks to land a body kick but Kiram moved away.
Kono throws a hook to the side of Kiram 's head but Kiram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kono takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiram takes one on the button.
Kono missing with a left hand there. Kiram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiram tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kono misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kiram .
Kiram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kono.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiram slips a straight right by Kono.
Kiram throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Kiram .
Kono scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Kono 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.
Kono lands a two punch combo.
Kiram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kono works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kono takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kono scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kiram in his tracks.
Hideo Kono is winning the standup battle so far.
Kono pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kono swings for the body but Kiram moves out of range.
Kono lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiram off the cage and back into range.
Kiram is rocked!
Kono throws a right hand that misses
and Kiram counters by clinching up.
Kiram is still on wobbly legs! Can Kono finish him?
Kono gets through Kiram 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kono is looking to control Kiram 's arms but Kiram gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kono has his back to the cage.
Kono breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiram .
Kiram seems to have recovered his senses.
Kono cracks Kiram with an open hand slap.
Kiram tries to clinch there but Kono circles away.
Kono cracks Kiram with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kiram tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kono pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kiram is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Kono!
Hideo Kono 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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