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Galaxy 116 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
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290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martell as he avoids it easily.
Manson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martell counters with a leg kick.
Manson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manson. That did some damage!
Manson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Martell connects with a body shot that sends Manson's belly button to the back.
Manson fails with the takedown
and Martell counters with a low kick, right behind Manson 's knee.
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Manson.
Martell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson walks into a stiff left hand from Martell.
Martell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Martell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Manson being controlled for a moment.
Martell is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Manson's face as Martell controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Martell trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell slows the pace down.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oberyn Martell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Manson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Manson quickly recovers to half guard.
Martell is controlling the pace.
Manson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Manson trying to control from the bottom.
Martell stalling.
Manson is looking to improve his position.
Martell drops an elbow to the side of Manson's head.
Martell uses his free foot to push down on Manson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manson regains half guard.
Manson pushes Martell off looking to stand but Martell dives back in and keeps control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manson misses with a double jab
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Manson was covering up waiting for the punch and Martell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martell is pushing down on Manson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Manson is fighting to maintain full guard but Martell has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson wants to get back to full guard.
Martell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Manson tries to kick Martell off but Martell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Manson trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Martell seems content to control.
Manson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martell is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manson's guard.
Manson trying to control the position.
Manson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell being controlled here momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martell is working Manson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manson working for a triangle but Martell defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson looking for a sweep. Not yet Manson, not yet.
Martell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oberyn Martell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Manson as Martell shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Martell. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson misses with a few strikes there.
Martell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Martell moves out of range as Manson strikes.
Martell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martell can pounce on him.
Manson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manson is trying to control the position but Martell postures up.
Martell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martell is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manson moves out of range of the strikes.
Manson avoids the head kick by Martell.
Martell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manson has time to react.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manson.
Manson loads up on a big right hand but Martell slips the punch.
Charles Manson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martell throws a sloppy head kick
and Manson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson throws a nice looking combination but Martell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a glancing blow to the side of Manson's head.
Oberyn Martell is winning the standup battle so far.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell swings for the body but Manson moves out of range.
Martell throws a hook to the side of Manson's head but Manson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manson doesn't seem bothered though.
Manson throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
Martell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manson.
A slow jab from Martell misses its intended target.
Martell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manson throws a combination that misses
enabling Martell to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Martell.
Martell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Martell taking a breather here.
Martell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Martell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Martell moves into full mount!
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!
Martell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Manson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Martell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Charles Manson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manson wants to control but Martell is having none of it.
Manson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oberyn Martell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martell blocks Manson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oberyn Martell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martell 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oberyn Martell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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256 lbs
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Belt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Belt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Belt.
Adams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been told by Belt's head coaches at SWF GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Belt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Belt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 combination from Adams does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adams throws a hook but Belt avoids it easily.
Belt shoots and misses
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams 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.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belt moves away from the strike by Adams.
Adams lands with an overhand left.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belt circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams misses the jab.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Belt with that takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Belt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Belt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Lawrance Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams throws the left hand but Belt avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adams.
Belt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Belt fails to land the takedown.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Belt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams 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.
Adams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adams as he jumps to the side.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Belt.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt slips a straight right by Adams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belt dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Belt looking to score a takedown here. Adams is defending well but Belt drives through and ends up in Adams's guard.
Adams controlling the position.
Belt distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Belt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belt stops Adams from standing up.
Belt drops back looking for a leg! Adams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adams manages to kick Belt off! Belt jumps back into Adams's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Adams is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belt, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrance Adams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Belt backing up. Belt nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Belt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Belt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belt is rocked!
Blue Belt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belt ducks into an uppercut from Adams and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lawrance Adams!
Lawrance Adams bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puempel blocks a head kick by Sosa.
Sosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puempel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Puempel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Puempel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa throws a head kick but Puempel moves out of range.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Puempel looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sosa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Puempel. Sosa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nir Sosa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nir Sosa made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barnes (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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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 London, Brad Brunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunch throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunch is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Brunch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Brunch on the inside.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brunch's efforts to push away.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brunch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brunch.
Brunch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunch throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brunch thinking.
Brad Brunch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunch misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunch.
Nice shot lands for Brunch.
We've been told by Brunch's head coaches at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brunch checks a low kick from Barnes.
A jab from Brunch misses.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunch misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunch loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Brunch misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Brunch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brunch, as that shot connected.
Brunch blocks a low kick nicely.
Brunch throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brunch misses with some punches.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brunch stalling in the clinch but Barnes improves position.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brunch is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Brunch's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brunch backwards.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Brad Brunch has been cut.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes presses Brunch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brunch backwards.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brunch.
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Brunch is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Oh Brunch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes lands a big knee to the head and Brunch goes down! Barnes pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Barnes!
An intense looking John Barnes took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank Clifton for sparing with me and helping me prepare for Esa. I also want to thank my fans for supporting me and I plan on getting another title shot really soon.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
274 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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25
285 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller wants to clinch up but Bateman keeps it at a distance.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Miller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bateman to the ground. Miller is now in Bateman's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bateman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bateman, not yet.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bateman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller works over Bateman with some ground and pound from guard.
Bateman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Bateman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller is in close to Bateman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bateman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bateman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bateman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Miller is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bateman's head.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bateman's head.
Miller controlling the action here.
Miller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bateman trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Bateman defending well.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bateman tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bateman wants to get back to full guard.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Bateman throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Nice shot by Miller.
Bateman throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bateman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller feints a jab promting Bateman to slip. Miller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bateman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bateman enables Miller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bateman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller postures up in Bateman's guard and throws a big left but Bateman blocks it.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Bateman keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Bateman is controlling Miller's posture.
Neil Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Bateman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bateman 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 Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bateman connects with a solid leg kick.
Bateman scoring well with a low kick there.
Bateman lands a right hook to the body.
Bateman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman misses with a hook.
Bateman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bateman throws out the jab.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bateman moves away.
Bateman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bateman tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bateman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bateman!
Bateman keeps Miller under control for a moment.
Miller slows the pace down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
Miller lands with a cross.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bateman throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bateman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bateman.
Bateman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bateman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Bateman slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Bateman looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bateman misses with a combination
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Bateman with an uppercut!
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Bateman.
Bateman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Bateman misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bateman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bateman misses the shot to the body.
Patrick Bateman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neil Miller 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.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bateman.
Miller moves out of range as Bateman strikes.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Bateman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller stalling.
Let's hope that Miller 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bateman's head.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Bateman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miller slows the pace down in half guard.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bateman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bateman keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Neil Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bateman throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Miller!
A victorious Neil Miller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honey Badger (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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150 lbs
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150 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Honey Badger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bergfried has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badger throws out the jab.
Badger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badger misses with a lunging right hand
and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch.
Badger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bergfried's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've been informed that Badger 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.
Badger lands a hook that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
Badger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Badger breaks from the clinch.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick
and Badger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger throws a poor cross that misses
and Bergfried counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bergfried lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badger.
Badger looking to slow down the pace here.
Bergfried throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badgers head.
Bergfried dodges an elbow strike from Badger.
Bergfried lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Badger takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badger.
Bergfried tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badger's elbow.
Bergfried misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Badger.
Badger blocks the elbow strike.
Badger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger connects with a right hand. Bergfried shakes it off.
Badger throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergfried paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bergfried has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bergfried there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bergfried counters by clinching up.
Badger wants to stall.
Badger lands with a light punch inside.
Badger avoids the elbow strike from Bergfried, against the cage.
Bergfried with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bergfried swings wildly with an uppercut but Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergfried slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with an elbow over the top.
Badger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badger avoiding damage.
Bergfried connects with a knee to the head.
Bergfried trying to land knees to the body.
Badger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Badger prevents a body shot from Bergfried.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bergfried landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergfried missing with knees to the body.
Bergfried creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bergfried lands a left hand.
Bergfried lands with a short shot to the head.
Badger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Bergfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Badger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badger tries to break free but Bergfried pushes him back against the cage.
Bergfried looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
Badger taking a breather.
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 Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badger swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bergfried lands with an overhand left.
Bergfried cracks Badger with a good jab.
Bergfried takes one on the button.
Bergfried fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bergfried moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badger thuds a left hand into Bergfried's body.
Badger misses with a hook.
Badger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Bergfried misses with a lunging right hand
and Badger counters with a stiff right hand.
Bergfried misses with a straight right.
Bergfried scores with the left hand. Badger knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Badger does it's job there.
Bergfried moves forwards but Badger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Badger.
Bergfried with a hook.
Badger checks a leg kick.
Bergfried throws out a powerful jab.
Badger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Badger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws out a powerful jab.
Badger lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried staying out of range there.
Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
It looks like Bergfried has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Badger is looking to score with low kicks.
Honey Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Badger.
Badger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bergfried throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badger throws out a powerful jab.
Badger throws a hook to the side of Bergfried's head but Bergfried sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Bergfried is predictable there
and Badger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Badger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badger throws a leg kick
and Bergfried counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Badger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Badger fails to land.
Bergfried tries a knee to the head but Badger blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergfried tries to work over Badger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergfried cracks Badger with a nice body shot.
Bergfried tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Friedrich Bergfried has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bergfried misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bergfried misses with a knee strike.
Bergfried misses with the head strike.
A short right from Badger on the inside.
Bergfried landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Badger trying to control the position but instead, Bergfried has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badger into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergfried.
Badger leaning against his opponent.
Badger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badger wants to break free but Bergfried has control.
Badger takes an elbow to the temple.
Badger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bergfried goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Badger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried trying to land knees to the body.
Badger is looking to break free of the clinch but Bergfried has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Honey Badger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Badger misses with a hook to the body
and Bergfried moves into the clinch.
Badger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bergfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Badger.
Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergfried throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badger blocks it with crossed arms.
Bergfried is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badger is defending well for now.
Bergfried throws an elbow but it misses.
Bergfried keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Badger's efforts to push away.
Badger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bergfried doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Bergfried throws a body kick that misses.
Badger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badger misses with a looping left.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Badger.
Badger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bergfried scores with a nice right hand.
Bergfried misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Bergfried finds it's way through Badger's defenses.
Badger lands a jab.
Bergfried connects with a leg kick. Badger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bergfried.
Badger takes one to the chin there.
Bergfried falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badger counters with a leg kick.
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Badger.
A swing and a miss from Badger.
A jab from Bergfried does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badger!
Bergfried steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badger.
Badger swats away the attempt to clinch by Bergfried.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bergfried counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bergfried lands a damaging elbow.
Badger breaks the clinch.
Badger misses with a looping left.
Badger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badger misses with an uppercut
and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bergfried.
Bergfried trying to land knees to the body.
Badger working aggressively here.
Badger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badger blocks an elbow strike from Bergfried.
Bergfried has a couple of punches blocked by Badger.
Badger is trying to break the clinch but Bergfried has him pressed against the cage.
Bergfried lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
Bergfried fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Badger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bergfried misses with a low kick as Badger jumps back.
Bergfried throws out a powerful jab.
Badger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Badger misses with a head kick.
Bergfried closes the distance looking to clinch
and Badger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried looks to throw the jab but Badger is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Honey Badger.
I think Badger 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Honey Badger!
After the fight, Honey Badger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Backscratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brian Backscratcher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Backscratcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Backscratcher is looking to reverse the position.
Hagen lands an elbow.
Backscratcher is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at McGarrys plant works, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hagen cracks Backscratcher with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Backscratcher tries to bench press Hagen off him but Hagen keeps the position.
Backscratcher tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hagen easily slips into full mount!
My spies in Evade MMA inform me that Hagen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Backscratcher stops Hagen from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Backscratcher is desperately trying to improve his position but Hagen has a good base and remains in mount.
Backscratcher is working hard here to advance position.
Hagen unloads with some shots from mount but Backscratcher bucks and avoids them well.
Hagen lands a big elbow.
Backscratcher is rocked!
Hagen lands a big elbow - Backscratcher is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Backscratcher is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tom Hagen!
A victorious Tom Hagen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orkan Dogu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
Fluke scores with a spinning back kick!
Fluke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dogu on the side of the head.
Fluke drives through and clinches with Dogu against the cage.
Fluke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fluke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dogu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fluke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dogu.
Fluke is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Fluke.
Dogu connects with the punch.
Dogu blocks a leg kick.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke thows a leg kick but Dogu checks it
and Dogu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that Dogu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fluke is trying to keep Dogu in close.
Dogu passes Fluke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fluke won't allow Dogu to pass to mount.
Dogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fluke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dogu pulls his head out easily.
Dogu misses with a head shot. Fluke uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dogu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dogu wants to control from the top but Fluke keeps moving.
Dogu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Fluke looking for a sweep. Not yet Fluke, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke can't keep his opponent in guard - Dogu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fluke trying to hold on to Dogu's head to control him but Dogu postures up.
Dogu winds up and cracks Fluke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dogu is trying to control the action in half guard but Fluke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dogu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fluke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dogu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fluke gets full guard.
Fluke can't keep his opponent in guard - Dogu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dogu is looking to stall here but Fluke recovers full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fluke is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orkan Dogu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dogu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
Dogu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dogu connects with a body shot.
Dogu walks into a jab.
Dogu looks to land a left hand but Fluke moved out of range nicely.
Fluke clinches with his opponent.
Fluke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dogu blocks a body shot from Fluke.
Dogu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fluke tries to stall but Dogu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dogu has had enough of the clinch but Fluke keeps him there for the moment.
Fluke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fluke digs a right hand underneath Dogu's ribcage. Dogu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Fluke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Fluke.
Dogu can't get the takedown.
Dogu tries to stall but Fluke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fluke scores with a shot to the side of Dogu's head.
Dogu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fluke prevents it.
Dogu looking to stall.
Fluke breaks from the clinch.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Fluke.
That's two 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!
Dogu throws a body punch but Fluke moves out of range.
Fluke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dogu throws a hook but Fluke blocks it.
Fluke scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke lands a head kick. Dogu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fluke clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fluke.
Fluke looking to stall.
Dogu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fluke.
Fluke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Fluke.
Fluke ducks under a wild hook from Dogu.
Dogu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dogu moves out of range as Fluke throws a body kick.
Fluke throws a right and a left that Dogu avoids nicely.
Dogu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dogu misses with a body shot.
Fluke throws a solid leg kick but Dogu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fluke.
Fluke throws a solid leg kick but Dogu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fluke.
Fluke just misses with a punch to the body.
Dogu throws the left hand but Fluke avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu feints and as Fluke raises his hands in defense, Dogu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dogu throws an elbow that misses. Fluke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dogu's guard. Nice move by Fluke!
Fluke looking to sit in guard and control but Dogu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fluke is looking to sweep but instead, Dogu has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dogu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fluke works the jab nicely.
Fluke closes the distance and pushes Dogu back into the cage.
Fluke misses with the head strike.
Dogu is looking for a takedown.
Fluke struggles to land a body shot inside as Dogu controls his hands.
Dogu has Fluke pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dogu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fluke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dogu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu prevents a body shot from Fluke.
Fluke breaks the clinch.
Fluke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fluke digs a good body shot into Dogu's ribs.
A combination from Fluke does no damage.
Fluke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luke Fluke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dogu dips to his left and cracks Fluke with an uppercut!
Fluke motions for Dogu to come forward. Fluke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dogu throws a lazy uppercut
and Fluke counters with a nice body shot.
Fluke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dogu throws a body punch but Fluke moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luke Fluke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dogu scores with a nice strike.
Dogu tries for a takedown but Fluke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fluke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fluke lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fluke 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 Dogu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dogu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fluke is looking to clinch but Dogu is avoiding it.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fluke misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Dogu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dogu blocks a low kick nicely.
Dogu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fluke defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orkan Dogu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dogu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dogu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dogu looks to throw the jab but Fluke is out of range.
Fluke throws a leg kick which misses Dogu's front leg but catches the back leg as Dogu tries to avoid it.
Dogu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Dogu as he checks the leg kick.
Fluke misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke throws out a leg kick but Dogu moves out of range and Fluke only half commits.
Dogu lands a jab.
Fluke throws a body punch but Dogu moves out of range.
Fluke misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fluke misses with a body shot.
Dogu slips a jab from Fluke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Dogu throws a hook but Fluke blocks it.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses.
Fluke slips under a jab from Dogu.
Fluke misses with a head kick.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Dogu. Beautiful body shot.
Fluke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dogu was well out of range. Poor timing from Fluke.
Dogu looks to land a right hand but Fluke moved out of range.
Fluke throws a shot to the body.
Dogu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dogu.
Fluke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dogu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dogu missing with a left hand there. Fluke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fluke thuds a left hand into Dogu's body.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dogu moves out of range as Fluke strikes.
Fluke stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Fluke.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Dogu's head but Dogu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fluke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogu.
Fluke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dogu swings for the body but Fluke moves out of range.
Fluke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dogu was well out of range. Poor timing from Fluke.
Fluke throws a push kick but Dogu slaps the foot to one side.
Dogu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fluke quickly recovers to half guard.
Fluke tries to roll over but Dogu keeps him under control.
Dogu is looking to take a break and control but Fluke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries to roll over but Dogu keeps him under control.
Fluke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dogu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dogu's back!
Fluke is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Fluke struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu tries to escape the position.
Fluke is not going to allow Dogu to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dogu tries to roll but Fluke sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fluke lands a head kick. Dogu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
The fighters circling - Fluke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dogu 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.
Fluke slips a straight right by Dogu.
Fluke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dogu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fluke stuffs the takedown.
Dogu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fluke but Fluke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fluke clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke lands a hook that snaps the head of Dogu backwards.
Luke Fluke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fluke.
Dogu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fluke is stalling here.
Fluke breaks from the clinch.
Fluke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fluke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dogu is out of range.
Fluke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dogu under the eye.
Dogu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fluke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogu.
Fluke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orkan Dogu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Fluke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fluke.
Fluke looks to score with a jab to the body but Dogu is just out of range.
Dogu misses the jab.
Dogu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dogu avoids the head kick by Fluke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fluke looks to throw the jab but Dogu is out of range.
Fluke throws a chopping leg kick but Dogu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dogu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orkan Dogu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogu. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws out a leg kick but Dogu moves out of range and Fluke only half commits.
Dogu misses with a body shot.
Dogu shoots in looking for a takedown. Fluke tries to sprawl out of it but Dogu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fluke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dogu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fluke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fluke jabs Dogu right on the nose. Dogu blinks but takes it well.
A jab lands there for Fluke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Fluke closes the distance and clinches.
Fluke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke is struggling to control the position.
Fluke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Fluke fails to land.
Fluke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fluke breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy left from Dogu finds it's target.
Luke Fluke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fluke moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Fluke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fluke 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
Luke Fluke is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito comes to the cage accompanied by Mohito. Putin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Putin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Putin 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 Molito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Molito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Putin closes the distance and clinches.
Molito is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the cage.
Molito throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Molito has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
Molito is trying to force a seperation but Putin has the dominant position.
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin dodges an elbow strike from Molito.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
Putin lands a right hand.
Putin avoiding damage as Molito throws knees to the body.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Molito controls his hands.
Molito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Molito wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molito has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
Putin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molito backwards.
Putin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Molito backwards.
Molito blocking some punches.
Molito blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Molito avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Molito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molito misses with a wild body shot.
Putin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Molito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
Putin throws a leg kick that misses.
Molito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Molito looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Molito keeps Putin at a distance using the push kick.
Molito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Putin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Putin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molito lands a slapping body shot.
Molito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molito blocks a low kick nicely.
Molito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Molito lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molito cracks a nice hook into Putin's ribs.
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jonas Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molito lands with an overhand left.
Molito misses with a wild combination.
Putin tries to clinch up but Molito circles away and keeps his distance.
Molito looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
Molito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Putin. Putin obviously looking to wear him down.
Molito 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.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands a leg kick that knocks Molito off balance momentarily.
Putin connects with a single shot there.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molito manages to avoid it.
Putin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Molito is able to avoid easily.
Molito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Molito.
Molito misses with a straight right.
Putin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Putin throws a hook to the side of Molito's head but Molito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Putin duly obliges.
Putin throws a head kick but Molito moves out of range.
Molito connects with a looping right hand.
Molito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Molito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Putin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Molito thows a body shot but no joy.
Putin scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Molito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Putin's hands.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Molito's hands.
Putin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Putin lands a front kick.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Molito's hands.
Molito misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Putin misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Putin, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonas Putin 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.
Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molito.
Putin scores with a decent looking hook.
Molito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Putin connects with a looping right hand.
Molito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molito lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Putin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Molito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Putin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Molito moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molito. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Molito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Putin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin thows a leg kick but Molito checks it
and Molito counters with a low kick, right behind Putin 's knee.
Molito blocks a low kick nicely.
Molito misses the shot to the body.
Putin punishes Molito's body with a nice straight punch.
Putin missing with a left hand there. Molito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Putin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Molito doesn't seem phased though.
Putin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Putin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Molito counters with a good low kick that Putin was not able to check.
Jonas Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molito misses the body punch
and Putin moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Molito's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Putin tries to work over Molito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin prevents Molito from breaking the clinch.
Molito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Molito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molito manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin takes a swing at Molito's ribcage but misses.
Putin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Putin tries to clinch up.
A cross from Putin lands.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but Molito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molito 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.
Molito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Putin.
Molito throws a lazy right hand but Putin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Molito misses with a kick to the body.
Putin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putin lands with a left to the head.
Molito lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito prevents a body shot from Putin.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Molito controls his hands.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin has Molito pushed against the cage.
Molito blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Putin.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Molito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Putin.
Molito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Molito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Putin.
Molito misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Molito looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Molito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Putin.
Nice body punch from Putin - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Molito prevents a body shot from Putin.
Molito misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Putin is working Molito over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Putin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putin has him pressed against the cage.
Putin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Molito.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Molito misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Putin - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Molito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Putin can pounce on him.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin needs to keep his hands up - Molito had a free shot at his head there.
Putin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Molito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Putin finds it's way through Molito's defenses.
Putin slips under a jab from Molito.
Molito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
That kick from Putin tenderised Molito's leg. Molito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Putin staying out of range there.
Putin feints and then cracks Molito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molito down.
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin looks to land a body kick but Molito moved away.
Putin drives through and clinches with Molito against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito blocks an uppercut.
Putin misses with some punches.
Molito tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Putin.
Molito takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Putin.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin stalling against the cage.
Molito looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Molito tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Molito tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molito tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito is trying to force a seperation but Putin has the dominant position.
Molito tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Molito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Molito avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Molito misses with a knee strike.
Putin looking to stall.
Putin keeps control of Molito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Putin digs a right hand into Molito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Molito's gas tank.
Molito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin scores with a shot to the side of Molito's head.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Molitos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin avoiding damage as Molito throws knees to the body.
Molito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putin lands a body punch.
Putin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Putin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Molito tries to land knees in the clinch but Putin avoids the damage to the body.
Putin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Putin.
Putin prevents Molito from breaking the clinch.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Molito tries to break free but Putin pushes him back against the cage.
Putin stalls.
Jonas Putin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Molitos head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Molito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin blocks a body shot from Molito.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Molito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Putin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molito.
Molito is trying to break free.
Molito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Putin really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Putin scores with a nice head shot.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Molito misses with a hook. Putin ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Putin.
Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Molito. That did some damage!
Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Putin checks a leg kick.
Molito throws a leg kick but Putin checks it.
Molito throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
A jab from Putin does it's job there.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Molito.
Molito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin moves away from the strike by Molito.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Molito's hands.
Putin connects with a body shot that sends Molito's belly button to the back.
Molito ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin moves out of range of the leg kick from Molito.
Molito takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Putin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Putin, right into the meat.
Molito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Putin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Molito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Molito connects with a body shot.
Molito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molito was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Molito doesn't seem bothered though.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick
and Molito counters with a nice leg kick.
Putin scores with a hook.
Molito misses the shot to the body.
Putin cracks Molito with a good jab.
Putin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Molito. That's going to slow Putin down.
Molito misses the jab.
Putin scores with a leg kick.
Putin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Putin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Molito moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito misses with a low kick.
Molito scores with a leg kick.
Molito throws a lazy right hand but Putin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Putin.
Molito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Putin.
A swing and a miss from Molito.
Molito catches Putin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Molito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Putin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Molito on the side of the head.
Putin avoids the body shot from Molito.
Putin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Molito's head.
Putin slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Putin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito misses with a hook to the body
and Putin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Molito tries to move into range but Putin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Putin connects with a looping right hand.
Putin throws a front kick aimed at Molito's knee but Molito avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Putin.
Putin thuds a left hand into Molito's body.
Putin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Molito is out of range.
Putin wants to clinch up but Molito keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Putin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Putin misses with a looping right.
Molito motions for Putin to come forward. Molito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Molito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Putin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Putin dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Putin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin misses with a straight left.
Molito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Putin lunges at Molito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Molito's hand.
Molito lands with an overhand left.
Molito will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Molito misses with a lunging right hand
and Putin counters with a nice leg kick.
Putin punishes Molito's body with a nice straight punch.
Molito walks into a straight right hand from Putin.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
Molito looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
A big right from Molito misses.
Molito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Molito throws a chopping leg kick but Putin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Putin jabs Molito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Putin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Putin feints and then cracks Molito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molito down.
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
Molito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Putin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Molito's knee momentarily.
Putin throws out a loose jab but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Putin does it's job there.
Putin blocks a low kick nicely.
Putin feints and then cracks Molito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molito down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.
Putin misses with a low kick.
Putin connects with a body shot that sends Molito's belly button to the back.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Molito's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Putin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin looks to land a body kick but Molito moved away.
Putin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putin connects with a right hand. Molito shakes it off.
Putin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Putin looks for the body kick but Molito saw that one coming.
Putin slips a jab from Molito.
Putin cracks the inside of Molito's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Molito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Putin.
Molito moves out of range of the body kick.
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
Molito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Putin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Putin 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Putin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Molito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters circling a little - Putin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Molito misses with a straight right.
Molito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Molito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Molito misses with a low kick.
Molito keeps the fight on the outside.
Molito tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jonas Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Molito cracks Putin with a good jab.
Putin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Putin misses with a hook.
Molito just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Molito. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Putin lands with an uppercut that bounces Molito off the cage and back into range.
Putin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin.
Putin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Enrique Molito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Putin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Putin!
Jonas Putin is the new featherweight champion!
Jonas Putin took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to say thanks to Molito, Scott Davies, and all the people who have supported me during my career. I think this is it and i am going to retire, and do something else. Thanks one more time!'.
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