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VERSUS VIOLENTIA 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyeonly Fuckwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuckwell comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Supermies has chosen D12 - Fight Music as his entrance music. Simo Supermies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eyeonly Fuckwell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Eyeonly Fuckwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Supermies!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuckwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Supermies throws out the jab.
Supermies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuckwell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fuckwell throws a right hand that Supermies ducks under and follows up with a left that Supermies also avoids with ease.
Supermies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell connects with a looping right hand.
Supermies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eyeonly Fuckwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Supermies.
Nice jab there from Fuckwell.
Supermies throws a leg kick which misses Fuckwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuckwell tries to avoid it.
Fuckwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Supermies.
A jab lands there for Fuckwell.
Fuckwell scores with a sloppy right hand. Supermies should have avoided that one.
Fuckwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Supermies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supermies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell misses with a right hand
and Supermies decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fuckwell's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fuckwell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Supermies 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.
Fuckwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Supermies stops Fuckwell from standing up.
Fuckwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Supermies wants to control from the top but Fuckwell keeps moving.
Fuckwell is pulling down on Supermies's head. It's preventing any offense from Supermies, at least for the moment.
Fuckwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Supermies.
Supermies throws a big right hand that misses.
Supermies is working Fuckwell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuckwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuckwell keeping moving, preventing Supermies from controlling successfully.
Fuckwell trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Supermies lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Supermies postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fuckwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuckwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Supermies.
Supermies is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fuckwell pulls Supermies in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuckwell is looking to stand up but Supermies isn't so interested in that idea.
Supermies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuckwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Supermies is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuckwell has wrist control.
Supermies is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuckwell has wrist control.
Supermies prevents Fuckwell from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell is trying to control the position but Supermies postures up.
Supermies throwing strikes but missing.
Fuckwell keeping moving, preventing Supermies from controlling successfully.
Fuckwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Supermies preventing the sweep.
Fuckwell controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eyeonly Fuckwell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fuckwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Fuckwell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fuckwell misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Fuckwell.
Fuckwell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Supermies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuckwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supermies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Supermies throws a right hand that Fuckwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuckwell also avoids with ease.
Fuckwell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Supermies staying out of range there.
Supermies misses with an uppercut.
Fuckwell blocks a low kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Supermies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fuckwell - the referee stops the clock and Supermies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fuckwell. Supermies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fuckwell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuckwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuckwell. Supermies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Fuckwell as Supermies shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuckwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Supermies.
Supermies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simo Supermies 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.
Fuckwell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Supermies clobbers Fuckwell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Eyeonly Fuckwell has been cut.
Supermies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Supermies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Supermies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Supermies misses with a takedown attempt
and Fuckwell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fuckwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Supermies is just out of range.
Supermies gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fuckwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuckwell throws out a loose jab but Supermies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supermies misses with a leg kick
and Fuckwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuckwell lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuckwell misses with an uppercut. Supermies saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell scores with a jab to the body.
Fuckwell connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuckwell. Supermies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuckwell misses with a wild body shot.
Supermies moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuckwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fuckwell - that will leave a mark!
Fuckwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supermies on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Supermies misses with a hook.
Fuckwell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fuckwell misses with a hook. Supermies ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies misses with a hook. Fuckwell ducked under it nicely.
Fuckwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Supermies throws out the jab.
Supermies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fuckwell is fending him off so far but Supermies persists. Nope, Fuckwell circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuckwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supermies.
Fuckwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Supermies.
Fuckwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuckwell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Supermies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fuckwell avoids the body shot from Supermies.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuckwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Supermies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fuckwell lands with a shot to the body.
Supermies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Supermies blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Supermies's hands.
Eyeonly Fuckwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Supermies blocks a leg kick.
Fuckwell throws a head kick but Supermies moves out of range.
Fuckwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuckwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuckwell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuckwell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Supermies to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Supermies won't allow Fuckwell to get back to his feet.
Fuckwell is trying to control the position but Supermies postures up.
Supermies postures up in Fuckwell's guard and throws a big left but Fuckwell blocks it.
Supermies landing some decent shots from guard.
Supermies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies wants to control from the top but Fuckwell keeps moving.
Fuckwell wants to stand and escape but Supermies is having none of it.
Supermies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supermies trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuckwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuckwell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Supermies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuckwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supermies keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fuckwell's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuckwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuckwell, not yet.
Fuckwell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Supermies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 Eyeonly Fuckwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fuckwell throws a body kick that misses.
Supermies changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fuckwell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Supermies working the body and head with strikes.
Supermies lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fuckwell down.
Fuckwell throws Supermies to one side and escapes!
Fuckwell looks to land a right hand but Supermies moved out of range.
Supermies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Supermies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fuckwell is looking to land body kicks.
Fuckwell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fuckwell defending well as Supermies loads up on a big left hand.
Fuckwell throws a hook but Supermies blocks it.
Eyeonly Fuckwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Supermies slips under a jab from Fuckwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuckwell doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuckwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuckwell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Supermies on the side of the head.
Fuckwell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Supermies misses with a hook. Fuckwell ducked under it nicely.
Supermies cracks the inside of Fuckwell's front leg.
Fuckwell misses with a double jab
and Supermies counters with a single leg into guard. Fuckwell didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuckwell wants to sweep here but Supermies controlling him for the moment.
Supermies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuckwell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Supermies is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuckwell has wrist control.
Supermies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Supermies wants to control from the top but Fuckwell keeps moving.
Fuckwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fuckwell wants to stand up but Supermies is controlling him.
Supermies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fuckwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Supermies with a nice head shot there.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Supermies postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuckwell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Supermies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Supermies not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Supermies prevents Fuckwell from standing back up.
Supermies is trying to control. Fuckwell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Supermies wants to pass the guard but Fuckwell is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supermies scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Supermies missing with the ground and pound from 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. Supermies connects with a nice short shot to Fuckwell's temple.
Supermies prevents Fuckwell from standing back up.
Supermies seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fuckwell is rocked!
Fuckwell trying to control but Supermies postures up.
Oh Fuckwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Supermies landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Supermies seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fuckwell is defending against the submission attempts here by Supermies.
Supermies is working for a kimura but Fuckwell is defending it quite comfortably.
Supermies winds up and cracks Fuckwell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supermies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fuckwell defends it well.
Supermies looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fuckwell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Supermies scores with a big shot! Fuckwell's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Fuckwell! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simo Supermies!
An out of breath Simo Supermies thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Eyeonly Fuckwell spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altaïr Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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203 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Altaïr Ibn La Ahad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond scores with a jab. Ibn La Ahad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Ibn La Ahad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibn La Ahad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diamond sizes up Ibn La Ahad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Diamond tries to land a front kick but Ibn La Ahad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diamond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibn La Ahad checks it well.
Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diamond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diamond 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 Ibn La Ahad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ibn La Ahad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diamond throws an overhand right that lands on Ibn La Ahad's shoulder, as Ibn La Ahad tries to avoid the shot.
Diamond checks a low kick from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad moves forwards but Diamond connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibn La Ahad counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Diamond tenderised Ibn La Ahad's leg. Ibn La Ahad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ibn La Ahad misses with a low kick.
Jason Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibn La Ahad blocks a head kick by Diamond.
Good exchange - Diamond coming out on top.
Ibn La Ahad moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diamond.
Ibn La Ahad moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Nice jab there from Diamond.
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!
Good shot there by Diamond.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibn La Ahad.
Diamond scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diamond.
The crowd cheers as Diamond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ibn La Ahad doesn't seem phased though.
Ibn La Ahad misses with a body kick.
Ibn La Ahad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibn La Ahad moves out of range of the body kick.
Diamond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ibn La Ahad in his tracks.
Ibn La Ahad looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Diamond throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a body kick.
Diamond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diamond's knee momentarily.
Diamond thumps Ibn La Ahad with a low kick.
Ibn La Ahad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ibn La Ahad lands with a good body shot.
Diamond is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ibn La Ahad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ibn La Ahad tries to score with a low kick but Diamond moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diamond.
Ibn La Ahad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibn La Ahad throws a right and a left that Diamond avoids nicely.
Ibn La Ahad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diamond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diamond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diamond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Diamond.
Ibn La Ahad darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.
Diamond stalling.
Diamond being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibn La Ahad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a shoulder strike.
Diamond breaks the clinch.
Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Ibn La Ahad.
Diamond cracks Ibn La Ahad with an open hand slap.
Ibn La Ahad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond works Ibn La Ahad's body with a nice hook.
Diamond moves out of range of the leg kick from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad blocks the body kick.
Ibn La Ahad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Diamond.
Diamond looks to throw a body kick
and Ibn La Ahad counters with an outside leg kick.
Diamond thows a body kick. Ibn La Ahad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Diamond dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ibn La Ahad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diamond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ibn La Ahad scrambles back to his feet.
Diamond swings widly with a right hand
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibn La Ahad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diamond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Diamond.
Diamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ibn La Ahad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibn La Ahad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diamond counters with a nice leg kick.
Diamond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibn La Ahad tries to score with a low kick but Diamond moves his leg out of the way.
Ibn La Ahad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ibn La Ahad is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibn La Ahad moves out of range of the body kick.
Diamond drops Ibn La Ahad with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ibn La Ahad looks back up at him and smiles so Diamond waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Ibn La Ahad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a pinpoint strike between Ibn La Ahad's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Ibn La Ahad crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Diamond scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Diamond!
A very excited looking Jason Diamond made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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258 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Qing Nan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Lee throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
It looks like Clifford Smith has been cut.
Lee tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Steel Penn's Furious Styles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Lee misses.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Qing Nan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee lands a big right hand that drops Smith! The killer instinct kicks in and Lee finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qing Nan Lee!
Qing Nan Lee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by She Hates Me. Batista Da Silva has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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World class MT
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista Da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sackett circles away.
Sackett misses with the combination.
Batista Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sackett.
Batista Da Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Batista Da Silva lunges at Sackett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sackett's hand.
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Batista Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett drives through with a takedown into Batista Da Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Batista Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sackett trying to control but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batista Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Batista Da Silva blocks nicely.
Sackett is in close to Batista Da Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sackett stacks Batista Da Silva 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 Sackett!
Batista Da Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Batista Da Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Sackett working the ground and pound from side control.
Sackett working the ground and pound but Batista Da Silva is defending the strikes.
Batista Da Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Batista Da Silva pushes Sackett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sackett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sackett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Batista Da Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sackett misses with the ground and pound.
Sackett tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Sackett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sackett working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sackett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sackett working the ground and pound but Batista Da Silva is defending the strikes.
Sackett throwing strikes but Batista Da Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sackett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Batista Da Silva connects with a nice short shot to Sackett's temple.
Batista Da Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batista Da Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Batista Da Silva.
Sackett is trying is best to control the position here.
Batista Da Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sackett defending well though.
Batista Da Silva is thwarting Sackett's attempts to control the position.
Batista Da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sackett is trying to get back to full guard.
Sackett gets full guard.
Batista Da Silva tries to stand but Sackett is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batista Da Silva tries to stand but Sackett is controlling from the bottom.
Batista Da Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Sackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sackett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sackett postures up and lands a big shot to Batista Da Silva's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett lands a couple of elbows.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Batista Da Silva has wrist control.
Sackett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Batista Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett gets tackled into the cage by Batista Da Silva. Batista Da Silva maintains the clinch.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
Batista Da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batista Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Sackett in a clinch.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batista Da Silva is trying to break free.
Batista Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett lands a knee to the head.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Batista Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Batista Da Silva's head.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batista Da Silva's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Batista Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Batista Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett with a nice cross.
Nice sprawl there from Sackett as Batista Da Silva shoots in.
Batista Da Silva misses with a combination
and Sackett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sackett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batista Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Batista Da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batista Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
Logan Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batista Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
Sackett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sackett looking to sit in guard and control but Batista Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Batista Da Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sackett's guard.
Batista Da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batista Da Silva throws an elbow that misses. Sackett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Batista Da Silva's guard. Nice move by Sackett!
Batista Da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Batista Da Silva's head.
Batista Da Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sackett has passed into half guard!
Batista Da Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Batista Da Silva.
Sackett trying to control but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Sackett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batista Da Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batista Da Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sackett is in close to Batista Da Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batista Da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Batista Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sackett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Batista Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Batista Da Silva trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Batista Da Silva misses with a hook.
Batista Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batista Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batista Da Silva tries for a takedown but Sackett circles away easily
and Sackett counters with a big head kick but Batista Da Silva shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett throws a head kick that Batista Da Silva semi-blocks.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Batista Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Batista Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Batista Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batista Da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Logan Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batista Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett misses with a double jab.
Batista Da Silva throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Logan Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista Da Silva blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Batista Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Batista Da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Sackett sprawls well. He's pushed Batista Da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sackett stuns Batista Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista Da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Sackett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett cracks Batista Da Silva with a solid left hand.
Batista Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
Sackett distracts Batista Da Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett postures up and lands a big shot to Batista Da Silva's brow.
Sackett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sackett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan Sackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sackett is stalling in the full guard.
Batista Da Silva working for a triangle but Sackett defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batista Da Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sackett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sackett trying to control but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Sackett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sackett looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Logan Sackett.
Batista Da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett defending well as Batista Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Batista Da Silva moves out of range.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Batista Da Silva moved out of range.
Batista Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batista Da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett slips a jab and a cross from Batista Da Silva.
A clash of legs there as Batista Da Silva blocks the low kick.
Batista Da Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Sackett!
An out of breath Logan Sackett 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu You. Stout is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed - Criminal. 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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34
168 lbs
28 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhuo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zhuo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stout circles away.
Stout throws a leg kick but Zhuo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stout blocks a jab.
Stout throws a head kick that misses.
Stout lands a big head kick that sends Zhuo tumbling to the mat! Stout takes a step backwards and waves Zhuo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zhuo is rocked!
It looks like Zhao Zhuo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhuo lands with a right hand.
Oh Zhuo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stout looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhuo is just out of range.
Zhuo forces Stout back against the cage and clinches.
Zhuo seems to have got his legs back now.
Stout misses with a body punch.
Stout misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Stout 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhuo's efforts to push away.
Stout tries to stall but Zhuo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhuo lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhuo.
Zhuo tries to throw a body punch but Stout avoids it by throwing Zhuo back against the cage.
A short right from Zhuo.
Zhuo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stout walks away with a smile on his face. Zhuo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zhuo.
Stout slips under a jab from Zhuo.
Stout slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhuo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stout throws an overhand right that lands on Zhuo's shoulder, as Zhuo tries to avoid the shot.
Stout slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhuo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout lands a jab to the nose.
Zhuo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stout.
Zhuo shoots in but Stout avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhuo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stout just misses with a punch to the body.
Stout lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 jab from Zhuo misses.
A head kick misses from Stout.
Sam Stout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Stout.
Zhuo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhuo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stout did well to prevent Zhuo getting side control.
Stout is not content to let Zhuo control the position.
Stout regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zhuo.
Zhuo throws an elbow that misses. Stout uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zhuo's guard. Nice move by Stout!
Stout slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zhuo working a defensive guard but Stout passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stout is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stout wants to take a breather but Zhuo is having none of it.
Stout tries to pass to full mount but Zhuo defends it.
Stout performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stout blocks the strikes from Zhuo.
Stout blocks the strikes from Zhuo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo actively working from the bottom here.
Zhuo is pressing down on Stout's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zhuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Stout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhao Zhuo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zhuo scores with a jab to the head.
Zhuo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stout throws a head kick but Zhuo moves out of range.
Stout thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zhuo if he has to take too many more of those.
Sam Stout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhuo goes for a double leg but Stout avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stout continues to drive forward.
Zhuo prevents Stout from breaking the clinch.
Zhuo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stout has him pressed against the cage.
Zhuo misses with a punch to the body.
Stout misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Stout.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stout.
Zhuo misses with a body punch.
Stout lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stout lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo breaks the clinch.
Zhuo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout slips under a jab from Zhuo.
Zhuo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhuo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stout throws a head kick but Zhuo moves out of range.
Stout takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stout throws a leg kick but Zhuo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stout as he avoids it easily.
Stout scores with a jab to the body.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhuo looks for a takedown but Stout sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stout moves out of range as Zhuo strikes.
Stout swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhuo looks to land a right hand but Stout moved out of range.
Zhuo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhuo with a poor takedown
and Stout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhuo misses with a takedown attempt
and Stout counters with a head kick that drops Zhuo to the mat! Zhuo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Stout moves out of range as Zhuo strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Stout has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stout there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stout lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stout keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhuo.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stout as he jumps to the side.
Stout fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zhuo lands with a right hand.
Stout avoids the body shot from Zhuo.
Stout misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout connects with an inside leg kick.
Stout misses with a body shot.
Jab from Zhuo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhuo misses the jab.
Zhuo fails with the takedown
and Stout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stout throws a nice looking combination but Zhuo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo darts in looking for a takedown but Stout gets double underhooks and turns Zhuo into the cage.
Stout lands with a left to the head.
Zhuo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Stout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zhao Zhuo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zhuo needs to keep his hands up - Stout had a free shot at his head there.
Zhuo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stout wants to sweep here but Zhuo controlling him for the moment.
Stout pulls Zhuo in close to prevent any damage.
Zhuo postures up in Stout's guard and throws a big left but Stout blocks it.
Stout avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stout pulls Zhuo in to control the position.
Let's hope that Stout has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sam Stout hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stout lands a big head kick that sends Zhuo tumbling to the mat! Stout takes a step backwards and waves Zhuo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Zhuo.
Stout feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zhuo sprawling to the canvas! Zhuo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stout finish him?!
Zhuo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo misses with a hook. Stout ducked under it nicely.
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zhuo moves in looking to clinch but Stout pushes him off.
Zhuo swings for the body but Stout moves out of range.
Stout digs a good hook to Zhuo's body.
No luck for Zhuo with that takedown attempt.
Zhao Zhuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhuo avoids the body shot from Stout.
Zhuo closes the distance but Stout moves to the side
and Stout counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Stout. Beautiful body shot.
Stout scores with a hook to the body. Zhuo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhuo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stout makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhuo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Stout tenderised Zhuo's leg. Zhuo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zhao Zhuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stout.
Stout feints and then cracks Zhuo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhuo down.
Stout thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zhuo if he has to take too many more of those.
Stout moves away from the strike by Zhuo.
A swing and a miss from Zhuo.
Stout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhuo.
Stout takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhuo avoids the head kick by Stout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo swings widly with a right hand
and Stout finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stout lands a big head kick that sends Zhuo tumbling to the mat! Stout takes a step backwards and waves Zhuo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stout.
Sam Stout is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zhuo throws a looping overhand right but Stout ducks down to avoid it.
Zhuo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stout swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhuo misses with a takedown
and Stout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Stout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stout 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Stout!
An out of breath Sam Stout 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Brit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Staal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brit avoids the head kick by Staal.
Staal throws the left hand but Brit avoids the punch easily.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brit avoids the body shot from Staal.
Staal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brit checks a low kick from Staal.
Staal connects with a single shot there.
Staal throws a head kick that misses
and Brit counters with a left and a right... And another left! Staal is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Brit!
Johnny Brit managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Speed Junkie Supplements Q160-158-155 (90%Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skyshriek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moonlight Sonata kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zack Skyshriek!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar throws a shot to the body.
Skyshriek throws a sloppy head kick and Ingvar moves out of range easily.
Ingvar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Skyshriek feints and then cracks Ingvar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ingvar down.
Skyshriek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skyshriek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skyshriek connects with a body shot.
Skyshriek throws a head kick that misses
and Ingvar counters with a right hand to the body.
Ingvar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Allstars MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Ingvar.
Ingvar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skyshriek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skyshriek defending well as Ingvar loads up on a big left hand.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from Skyshriek.
Ingvar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skyshriek swings for the body but Ingvar moves out of range.
Skyshriek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ingvar counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Skyshriek working the head and body with strikes.
Skyshriek slips a nice elbow through Ingvar's hands, connecting with Ingvar's forehead.
Skyshriek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ingvar defends it well.
Skyshriek works his way into full mount!
Skyshriek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ingvar tries to hold on but Skyshriek pushes him away.
Skyshriek with good strikes from the mount here!
Skyshriek looking to control but Ingvar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ingvar tries to hold on but Skyshriek pushes him away.
Skyshriek raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skyshriek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ingvar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Skyshriek lands with some strikes.
Skyshriek goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ingvar is on top in guard.
Ingvar passes into half guard.
Skyshriek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar preventing the sweep.
Ingvar wants to pass the guard but Skyshriek is keeping the position.
Skyshriek wants to sweep here but Ingvar controlling him for the moment.
Ingvar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skyshriek wants to control but Ingvar postures up.
Ingvar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Skyshriek will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ingvar trying to control the action but Skyshriek is working from the bottom.
Skyshriek regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ingvar's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek wants to improve his position but Ingvar is controlling well.
Skyshriek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Skyshriek looking for subs from the bottom but Ingvar mounts him!
Skyshriek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ingvar avoids the attempt from Skyshriek to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skyshriek bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingvar looking for a guillotine here but Skyshriek defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Skyshriek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skyshriek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skyshriek tries to clinch there but Ingvar circles away.
Ingvar wants to clinch up but Skyshriek keeps it at a distance.
Ingvar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skyshriek scores with a leg kick.
Ingvar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skyshriek finds it's way round the side to connect with Ingvar's head.
Ingvar tries to bum rush Skyshriek with a series of wild strikes but Skyshriek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Ingvar.
Skyshriek throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ingvar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Skyshriek is in Ingvar's guard.
Ingvar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skyshriek manages to get himself to full guard.
Skyshriek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skyshriek keeping full guard, as Ingvar tries to pass.
Our spies down at at gym closing inform us that Skyshriek has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Skyshriek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skyshriek wants to hit a switch here but Ingvar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Skyshriek there!
Skyshriek is controlling an arm, preventing Ingvar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ingvar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skyshriek is looking to escape.
Skyshriek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zack Skyshriek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ingvar looking to secure an arm triangle but Skyshriek defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar prevents Skyshriek from getting the reversal.
Skyshriek prevents Ingvar from taking his back.
Skyshriek tries to hold on but Ingvar postures up.
Skyshriek is working to get back to half guard.
Skyshriek wants to hold on but Ingvar pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skyshriek is trying desperately to improve position.
Ingvar moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Skyshriek has worked his arm free - good work by Skyshriek!
Ingvar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ingvar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Skyshriek gets back to half guard.
Ingvar wants to control but Skyshriek is keeping him busy.
Skyshriek trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is looking for a sweep. Ingvar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ingvar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Skyshriek defends it well.
Ingvar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ingvar wants to take Skyshriek's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ingvar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Skyshriek is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skyshriek stops Ingvar from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skyshriek is squirming around, avoiding Ingvar's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zack Skyshriek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ingvar throws a wild body kick that Skyshriek sees coming a mile off.
Ingvar rushes Skyshriek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skyshriek swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Skyshriek. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Skyshriek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ingvar keeps control of Skyshriek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skyshriek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skyshriek has a couple of punches blocked by Ingvar.
Skyshriek is looking to control Ingvar's arms but Ingvar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skyshriek has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Skyshriek.
Skyshriek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skyshriek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.
Skyshriek lands a right hand.
Skyshriek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skyshriek tries to stall but Ingvar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ingvar misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skyshriek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ingvar blocks a body shot from Skyshriek.
Ingvar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skyshriek's defenses.
Skyshriek lands a hook that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
Skyshriek swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skyshriek or not.
Ingvar blocks an uppercut.
Skyshriek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skyshriek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ingvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skyshriek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skyshriek misses with a punch on the inside.
Skyshriek blocks a body shot from Ingvar.
Skyshriek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingvar throws a punch but it's blocked by Skyshriek.
Zack Skyshriek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ingvar lands a body punch.
Skyshriek is trying to drag Ingvar to the mat but Ingvar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skyshriek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ingvar can't find room to land a body shot as Skyshriek controls the action.
Ingvar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Skyshriek.
Ingvar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skyshriek's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a punch to the body.
Zack Skyshriek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ingvar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Skyshriek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar scores with a shot to the side of Skyshriek's head.
Skyshriek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingvar lands with a right to the head.
Skyshriek tries to throw a body punch but Ingvar avoids it by throwing Skyshriek back against the cage.
Ingvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Skyshriek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ingvar.
Ingvar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ingvar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ingvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingvar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skyshriek struggles to land a body shot inside as Ingvar controls his hands.
Yngve Ingvar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skyshriek lands a hook that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
Skyshriek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ingvar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yngve Ingvar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Skyshriek.
Ingvar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skyshriek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skyshriek misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ingvar can't find room to land a body shot as Skyshriek controls the action.
Ingvar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingvar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ingvar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skyshriek blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yngve Ingvar.
I think Skyshriek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Skyshriek!
Zack Skyshriek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil's Rejects. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sting misses the target.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sting is looking to clinch but Grossman is avoiding it.
Grossman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grossman.
Sting wants to clinch but Grossman slips to the side
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Sting checks it.
Grossman throws a right hand that Sting ducks under and follows up with a left that Sting also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Grossman there.
Grossman closes the distance and clinches.
Sting is looking to control Grossman's arms but Grossman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sting has his back to the cage.
Sting misses with the head strike.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Sting misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sting working aggressively here.
Sting takes a shot to the head.
Sting doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Sting.
Sting throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sting's face.
It looks like Steinar Sting has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sting.
It looks like Karl Grossman has been cut.
Sting is trying to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling him.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sting lands a body shot.
Sting keeps control of Grossman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Sting's coach down at GTi 888 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sting's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sting throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Sting walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Grossman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Grossman's head coaches at Vamonos Pest Control that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grossman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting tried to score with a low kick but Grossman checks it.
Grossman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sting momentarily.
Karl Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Grossman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sting, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sting softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sting taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Sting lands an uppercut.
Grossman can't break the clinch.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sting lands a shoulder strike.
Sting lands with a right to the head.
Sting is trying to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling him.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sting working aggressively here.
Sting takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sting.
Grossman tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Sting blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sting lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Sting.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sting scores with a hook to the body.
Sting tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sting lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sting tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Sting swings wildly with an uppercut but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Grossman avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Sting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sting tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Grossman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sting tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grossman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman lands with a light punch inside.
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 Karl Grossman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Sting has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grossman.
Sting throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Sting misses
and Grossman counters with a right hand to the body.
Sting with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grossman delivers a nice body kick.
Grossman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sting manages to avoid it.
Sting throws an off balance right hand
letting Grossman counter with a right hand.
Grossman lands a jab to the nose.
Grossman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sting to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Sting trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sting.
Sting wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
Sting throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sting trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sting preventing the sweep.
Sting trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sting with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grossman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grossman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grossman moves out of range as Sting throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting lands a right hook to the body.
Grossman misses with a body kick.
Grossman scoring well with a low kick there.
Sting is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grossman rather than just go for the knockout.
Sting misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a nice leg kick.
Grossman tries to bum rush Sting with a series of wild strikes but Sting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grossman misses with a few strikes there.
Sting lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman throws a right hand that Sting ducks under and follows up with a left that Sting also avoids with ease.
Grossman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sting checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grossman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sting misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grossman.
Grossman tries to bum rush Sting with a series of wild strikes but Sting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sting misses with a low kick.
Sting takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sting.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sting.
Sting throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman lands a head shot.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sting's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
Sting lands a nice shot that snaps Grossman's head back.
Grossman lands a slapping body shot.
Grossman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sting.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sting on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grossman clobbers Sting with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grossman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sting attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Karl Grossman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Grossman scores with a punch to the head.
Grossman lands the left hand.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Sting cracks Grossman with a good jab.
Sting lands a head kick. Grossman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sting ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Grossman blocks a jab.
Sting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sting blocks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grossman!
Grossman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sting throws a one two combo.
Grossman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grossman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Grossman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sting feints a jab and as Grossman dips his head, Sting unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Grossman right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Grossman falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Sting smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steinar Sting!
Steinar Sting decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mk Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra comes to the cage accompanied by Big Bad - Satriani. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silvera's choice of entrance music: Wedlock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mk Ultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ultra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvera's head.
Ultra connects with a nice looking jab.
Silvera lands with a cross.
Silvera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvera doesn't manage to clinch there - Ultra circles away.
Nice defenses there by Ultra.
Ultra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera avoids the body shot from Ultra.
Silvera checks a leg kick.
Ultra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silvera in his tracks.
Ultra throws a shot from downtown. Silvera moves away and avoids it.
Ultra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silvera misses with a series of wild punches.
Ultra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ultra slips a jab from Silvera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ultra's calf.
Ultra tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Ultra.
Ultra lands with an overhand left.
Silvera blocks a head kick by Ultra.
Silvera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ultra, pushing him back against the cage.
Ultra prevents a body shot from Silvera.
A right handed body shot lands from Ultra.
I was talking to Ultra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ultra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ultra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera tries to clinch up.
Silvera blocks a head kick by Ultra.
Ultra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvera scores with a jab. Ultra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ultra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silvera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera has closed the distance and engaged Ultra in a clinch.
A short right from Silvera on the inside.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvera lands a hook that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ultra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ultra fails to land with a series of punches.
Ultra loads up on a big right hand but Silvera slips the punch.
Ultra swings for the body but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera throws a body punch but Ultra moves out of range.
Ultra lands a body shot.
Silvera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ultra's hands.
Silvera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ultra has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Ultra misses the target.
Mk Ultra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvera checks a leg kick.
Silvera misses with a body shot.
Ultra clobbers Silvera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silvera throws an off balance right hand
letting Ultra counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra throws out a loose jab but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera avoids the head kick by Ultra.
Ultra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ultra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvera.
Ultra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ultra moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ultra.
Silvera with a nice cross.
Ultra walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silvera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silvera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ultra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ultra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silvera.
Silvera scores with a jab to the body.
Ultra tries to move into range but Silvera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silvera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ultra.
Silvera slips under a jab from Ultra.
Silvera checks a leg kick.
Silvera looks to land a right hand but Ultra moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silvera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvera moves out of range of the leg kick from Ultra.
Ultra ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
Good standup being displayed there by Ultra as he connects with a hook.
Ultra throws a head kick but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch but Ultra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ultra.
Silvera tries to clinch up.
Ultra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ultra lands with a nice body punch.
Silvera darts in and clinches Ultra up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Silvera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Mk Ultra will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ultra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silvera checks it well.
Ultra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mk Ultra is winning the standup battle so far.
Ultra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ultra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ultra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ultra throws a leg kick but Silvera moved away.
Silvera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silvera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultra lands a shoulder strike.
Silvera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ultra's defenses.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvera lands a nice uppercut.
Ultra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ultra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ultra as Silvera tries to tie him up.
Ultra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ultra works on Silvera's body with a couple of short punches.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Ultra.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
Silvera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ultra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ultra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Silvera lands with a left to the head.
Ultra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ultra lands a right hand.
Silvera looking to stall.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
Ultra lands with a right to the head.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ultra as Silvera tries to tie him up.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ultra.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ultra is keeping busy.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Ultra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ultra's face.
Ultra is trying to maintain a safe position but Silvera gets an underhook and turns Ultra into the cage.
Ultra working aggressively here.
Ultra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silvera has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ultra - that landed with a thud.
Silvera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silvera lands a damaging elbow.
Joey Silvera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ultra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ultra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Silvera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silvera lands a damaging elbow.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Ultra misses with some punches.
Silvera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silvera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ultra's efforts to push away.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvera in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ultra avoids it.
Silvera gets through Ultra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silvera lands with a light punch inside.
Silvera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra has a couple of punches blocked by Silvera.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvera looking to stall.
A short left from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera effectively controlling the action here.
Silvera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ultra throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Silvera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silvera scores with a jab to the head.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch but Ultra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ultra.
Silvera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ultra eats them both and turns towards Silvera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silvera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ultra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvera doesn't manage to clinch there - Ultra circles away.
Ultra throws a leg kick but Silvera moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvera, right into the meat.
Ultra scores with a decent looking hook.
Ultra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ultra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ultra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvera was well out of range. Poor timing from Ultra.
Ultra lands a really nice looking cross but Silvera seems unphased.
Ultra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ultra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ultra lands a jab to Silvera's midsection.
Ultra thows a body shot but no joy.
Silvera looks to score with a jab to the body but Ultra is just out of range.
Ultra throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvera blocks a leg kick.
Ultra jabs Silvera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ultra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ultra.
Silvera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera moves out of range of the body kick from Ultra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Silvera.
Silvera misses with an uppercut. Ultra saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silvera.
Ultra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Ultra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ultra.
Silvera avoids the body shot from Ultra.
Ultra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silvera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ultra checks it well.
Silvera blocks a jab.
Silvera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ultra clobbers Silvera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silvera connects with a body shot.
Ultra throws an overhand right that lands on Silvera's shoulder, as Silvera tries to avoid the shot.
Ultra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra throws a nice looking combination but Silvera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ultra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ultra stuns Silvera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ultra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ultra jabs at Silvera's body.
Silvera misses with a double jab.
Silvera tries to clinch but Ultra is having none of it.
Ultra keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ultra. That's going to slow Silvera down.
Ultra tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvera scores with a jab to the body.
Ultra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ultra throws a sloppy head kick and Silvera moves out of range easily.
Silvera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ultra in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ultra misses with a left hand
and Silvera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ultra looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvera is just out of range.
Ultra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Silvera blocks the leg kick.
Silvera lands a jab to the nose.
Silvera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silvera wants to clinch up but Ultra keeps it at a distance.
Ultra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silvera's calf.
Silvera wants to clinch up but Ultra keeps it at a distance.
Ultra swings for the body but Silvera moves out of range.
Ultra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silvera, as that shot connected.
Ultra is rocked!
Ultra throws a nice looking combination but Silvera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ultra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mk Ultra did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvera scores with a sloppy right hand. Ultra should have avoided that one.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch but Ultra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ultra looks to land a combination but Silvera avoids it well.
Ultra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvera doesn't manage to clinch there - Ultra circles away.
Silvera moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ultra tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Silvera.
Silvera lands with a right to the head.
Oh Ultra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ultra tries a body shot but Silvera blocks it.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra digs a right hand into Silvera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvera's gas tank.
Ultra seems to have got his legs back now.
Ultra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvera.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
Ultra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Silvera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera pushes Ultra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silvera is struggling to control the position.
Ultra scores with a shoulder strike.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Ultra.
Ultra wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvera won't allow it.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ultra's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ultra is keeping busy.
Ultra wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvera won't allow it.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ultra takes a shot to the head.
Ultra blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera blocking some punches.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ultra pushes Silvera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silvera lands a big left hand right to the temple and Ultra goes down!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silvera is trying to control. Ultra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ultra wants to sweep but no luck.
Ultra wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silvera manages to pass to side control.
Silvera stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ultra to get to his feet.
Ultra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ultra looks to land a left hand but Silvera moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvera manages to avoid it.
Silvera misses the shot to the body.
Silvera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ultra.
Silvera closes the distance and clinches.
Ultra tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvera stalling in the clinch.
Ultra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silvera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra stalling the fight.
Ultra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ultra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Ultra.
Ultra is trying to maintain a safe position but Silvera gets an underhook and turns Ultra into the cage.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silvera dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ultra misses the shot to the body.
Silvera drives through and clinches with Ultra against the cage.
Silvera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ultra tries to throw a body punch but Silvera avoids it by throwing Ultra back against the cage.
Silvera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ultra.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Ultra taking a breather.
Silvera lands an elbow that stopped Ultra in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mk Ultra has been cut.
Nice body punch from Silvera - that landed with a thud.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ultra tries to throw a body punch but Silvera avoids it by throwing Ultra back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silvera - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Silvera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera lands a big uppercut and Ultra is down! He's in big trouble - Silvera follows him to the mat!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silvera not doing much here.
Ultra trying to get back to full guard but Silvera takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ultra is squirming around, avoiding Silvera's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera prevents Ultra from getting the reversal.
Silvera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ultra can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ultra is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera controlling the position easily from mount.
Silvera trying to control but Ultra is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ultra is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Silvera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silvera!
In his post fight interview, Joey Silvera gave a big smile as he said 'In nomine dei nostri satanas luciferi excelsi!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metaxa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: •99• The Haunted🔫. Martin Metaxa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxa tries a head kick but it misses.
Soderberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That kick from Soderberg tenderised Metaxa's leg. Metaxa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soderberg fakes the leg kick and cracks Metaxa in the body.
Metaxa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Metaxa but Metaxa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Metaxa!
Soderberg shoots in and bounces Metaxa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metaxa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soderberg.
Soderberg throws an elbow that misses. Metaxa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soderberg's guard. Nice move by Metaxa!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Metaxa manages to get himself to full guard.
Soderberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Metaxa trying to control the position here.
Metaxa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soderberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Metaxa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soderberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Metaxa has managed to get both his arms back between Soderberg's legs - danger averted.
Metaxa is looking to stand up but Soderberg won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soderberg is trying to keep Metaxa in close.
Soderberg is adopting a defensive guard.
Soderberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Metaxa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Metaxa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Soderberg keeping moving, preventing Metaxa from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soderberg has his foot on Metaxa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Metaxa works his way back into a safe position though.
Metaxa looking to pass the guard.
Metaxa stopping the sweep attempt from Soderberg.
Soderberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Metaxa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Metaxa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Soderberg is trying to control the position but Metaxa postures up.
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soderberg has an active guard here but Metaxa has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soderberg avoids the head kick by Metaxa.
Metaxa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin Metaxa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soderberg feints and then cracks Metaxa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metaxa down.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metaxa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg looks for a takedown but Metaxa sprawls well.
Soderberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metaxa.
Soderberg throws a body punch but Metaxa moves out of range.
Metaxa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Metaxa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soderberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Metaxa's head.
Metaxa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Metaxa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soderberg closes the distance and clinches up with Metaxa, looking for a takedown. Soderberg pushes Metaxa against the cage but Metaxa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metaxa misses the body punch
and Soderberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Metaxa won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've been hearing that Soderberg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Soderberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Metaxa keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Soderberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metaxa tries to improve position but can't.
Metaxa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Soderberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Metaxa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Metaxa holding on.
Soderberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Metaxa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Soderberg is working Metaxa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Soderberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Metaxa wants to control but Soderberg postures up.
Soderberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Metaxa regains half guard.
Soderberg thows a huge punch but Metaxa dodges it nicely.
Soderberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soderberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Metaxa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Metaxa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Metaxa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soderberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is trying to control. Metaxa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soderberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Soderberg seems content to control.
Soderberg looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Soderberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soderberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Metaxa defends well and Soderberg ends up having to push Metaxa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soderberg.
Metaxa lands with a left to the head.
Metaxa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soderberg's defenses.
Metaxa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Metaxa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Metaxa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metaxa misses with a punch to the body.
Metaxa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa lands an elbow just above Soderberg 's eye.
A short left from Metaxa.
Soderberg prevents a body shot from Metaxa.
Soderberg takes a shot to the head.
Metaxa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soderbergs head.
Metaxa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Metaxa.
Soderberg tries to circle away but Metaxa has him pinned against the cage.
Soderberg avoiding damage as Metaxa throws knees to the body.
Soderberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Metaxa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Metaxa.
Soderberg tries to pull guard but Metaxa won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Metaxa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Metaxa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soderberg's brow.
Metaxa misses with an elbow over the top.
Metaxa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Metaxa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metaxa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soderberg is rocked!
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soderberg's defenses.
Oh Soderberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soderberg jumps guard but Metaxa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metaxa pushes Soderberg against the cage. Metaxa is working some dirty boxing. Metaxa pushes off with a quick right hook! Soderberg goes down! Soderberg tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Metaxa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Metaxa!
Martin Metaxa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Martin Metaxa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Hjalmar Soderberg had this to say: 'Listen...need to start thinking about my future. Can't keep taking punishment at this rate.'.
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