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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Crum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sobota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Crum has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Crum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Sobota!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Sobota.
A big left from Sobota misses.
Crum scores with a jab.
Sobota 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.
Crum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crum 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.
Sobota gets a double leg takedown into Crum's guard.
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.
Crum wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sobota manages to pass to side control.
Sobota decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice shot by Sobota.
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!
Sobota moves out of range as Crum throws a body kick.
Crum walks into a straight right hand from Sobota.
Sobota clinches up against the cage.
Crum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobota is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobota is defending well for now.
Sobota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crum lands with an overhand left.
Sobota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crum throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sobota to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sobota lands with a cross.
Sobota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crum on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Sobota.
Sobota changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobota scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sobota decides to stand back up. Sobota steps back and let's Crum get back to his feet.
Sobota connects with a crisp jab.
Crum thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crum misses with a head kick.
Crum throws a shot from downtown. Sobota moves away and avoids it.
Crum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sobota throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobota.
A jab from Sobota does it's job there.
Crum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crum throws a leg kick that misses.
Karl Crum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobota wants to slow Crum down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crum tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobota chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crum can pounce on him.
Sobota is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crum throws a leg kick
and Crum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sobota throws a combination that misses
and Crum counters with a right hand to the body.
Crum lands with a nice body punch.
Sobota keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sobota throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crum is breathing heavily.
Jab by Sobota.
Sobota throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crum motions for Sobota to come forward. Crum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobota throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobota cracks Crum with an open hand slap.
Crum is rocked!
Crum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Crum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sobota scores with a hook to the body. Crum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sobota drives through and clinches with Crum against the cage.
Sobota gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobota accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobota keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crum's head.
Sobota stands and steps away. Crum gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sobota shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sobota slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobota pushing down on Crum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crum is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobota.
Sobota has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobota not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sobota dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobota lands a jab.
Crum seems to have got his legs back now.
Sobota throws a head kick that misses.
Sobota dives in and scores a takedown into Crum's guard.
Crum wants to sweep here but Sobota controlling him for the moment.
Sobota missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobota sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crum's guard.
Sobota is working for a submission of some sort.
Sobota has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Crum defend it? Sobota steps over the head and cranks it - Crum is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sobota!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Sobota!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Brudasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brudasek comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Its Time for War. Lee has chosen Wiley - Take That as his entrance music. Jason Lee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wojtek Brudasek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brudasek moves away.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee tries to clinch there but Brudasek circles away.
Brudasek lands a right hook to the body.
Brudasek lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Brudasek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brudasek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Brudasek is just out of range.
Brudasek fails to land the takedown.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brudasek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brudasek throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brudasek's efforts to push away.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brudasek jumps guard but Lee stands there with Brudasek around his waist. Brudasek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojtek Brudasek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Wojtek Brudasek has been cut.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Brudasek won't want to take too many of those.
Brudasek is breathing heavily.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Lee continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A head punch on the inside from Brudasek fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brudasek being controlled against the cage.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Brudasek's ribcage. Brudasek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee working Brudasek over with knees to the body.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Brudasek's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brudasek's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Brudasek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Lee.
Brudasek slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a looping left.
Brudasek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Brudasek.
Brudasek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brudasek walks into a jab.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brudasek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wojtek Brudasek's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee misses with a hook. Brudasek ducked under it nicely.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brudasek. Brudasek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brudasek slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brudasek back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brudasek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee cracks Brudasek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brudasek looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lee lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brudasek. Lee pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Lee!
Jason Lee made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nojman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Nojman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Nojman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Frederick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nojman tries to keep at a distance but Frederick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frederick gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nojman regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nojman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nojman controls Frederick momentarily but Frederick frees himself.
Frederick trying to control but Nojman is working from the bottom.
Frederick postures up and lands a big shot to Nojman's brow.
Frederick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nojman is keeping the position for now.
Frederick lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Frederick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Frederick misses with a two punch combination.
Nojman tries to clinch there but Frederick circles away.
Frederick moves into the clinch successfully.
Nojman breaks the clinch.
Nojman takes the fight into the clinch.
Nojman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frederick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nojman!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frederick tries for a kimura but Nojman is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nojman is looking for a sweep.
Frederick avoids the strikes from the bottom by Nojman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frederick trying to control the position but Nojman is working away.
You can see the frustration on Nojman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nojman wants to get back to his feet but Frederick drags him back down.
Frederick tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nojman's legs.
Nojman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nojman is trying to control Frederick's posture but Frederick avoids it.
Frederick trying to control the position but Nojman is working away.
Frederick scoring with punches from side control.
Nojman is not content to let Frederick control the position.
Frederick throwing strikes but Nojman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Frederick misses with an elbow from the bottom.
We've been informed that Frederick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Frederick stops Nojman from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Nojman crashes against the mat.
Frederick is looking for a sweep.
Nojman stands up.
Nojman throws a shot to the body.
Frederick instigates a clinch.
Frederick lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nojman wants to control but Frederick is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frederick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nojman defends it well.
Nojman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Frederick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frederick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nojman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nojman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Frederick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nojman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frederick trying to control the position from guard on top but Nojman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nojman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frederick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Frederick.
Nojman drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Paul Frederick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nojman trying to control the position from guard on top but Frederick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frederick is trying to control the position but Nojman postures up.
Nojman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Frederick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frederick looking for a sweep. Not yet Frederick, not yet.
Nojman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frederick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nojman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frederick keeping moving, preventing Nojman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frederick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nojman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Frederick 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.
Nojman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nojman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frederick's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nojman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frederick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frederick is trying to keep Nojman in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Frederick holds on and takes a little breather.
Nojman postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Frederick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nojman moves into the clinch successfully.
Frederick scores with a shoulder strike.
Nojman breaks the clinch.
Nojman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Michal Nojman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frederick gets a clinch.
Frederick wants the takedown. Nojman is fighting it off but Frederick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nojman's guard against the cage.
Frederick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nojman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Frederick is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frederick tightens his grip and picks Nojman up, before dumping him to the ground. Nojman manages to land in guard.
Frederick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nojman's head.
Nojman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nojman keeping moving, preventing Frederick from controlling successfully.
Frederick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nojman kicks Frederick off and gets to his feet.
Frederick has closed the distance and engaged Nojman in a clinch.
Frederick has Nojman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Frederick pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nojman tumbling to the mat - Frederick dives into Nojman's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nojman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Frederick is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Frederick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nojman moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frederick turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nojman manages to get back to half guard.
Nojman is looking to improve his position.
Nojman moves into full guard.
Frederick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nojman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Frederick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frederick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nojman quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frederick prevents Nojman from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nojman tries to roll over but Frederick keeps him under control.
Frederick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nojman strikes from the bottom but Frederick passes into mount!
Nojman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nojman is trying to stand up here but Frederick is controlling him well.
Frederick controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frederick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nojman is refusing to be controlled, as Frederick sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Frederick.
Frederick forces Nojman back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Nojman.
Frederick lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nojman is trying to control but can't.
Frederick is looking to take a break and control but Nojman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nojman is pressing down on Frederick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nojman trying to control the position.
Frederick won't allow Nojman to sweep him here.
Frederick won't allow Nojman to get back to his feet.
Paul Frederick 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.
Frederick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michal Nojman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nojman is looking to clinch but Frederick is avoiding it.
Frederick fails to land with a series of punches.
Nojman is looking to clinch but Frederick is avoiding it.
Frederick has Nojman up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nojman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frederick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nojman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Frederick.
I've got Frederick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Frederick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slicky McGrease (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrease's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm a beast. Slicky McGrease is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Slicky McGrease!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Elliott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrease closes the distance and clinches.
Elliott tries to score a body lock takedown but McGrease shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McGrease definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Elliott manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McGrease has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Elliott pulls McGrease in close to prevent any damage.
McGrease wants to get up but he can't break Elliott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Elliott looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGrease has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Elliott is proving hard to escape from.
McGrease is fighting to break Elliott's control of his arms but Elliott is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stuart Elliott has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Elliott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGrease defends well and Elliott ends up having to push McGrease into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGrease's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGrease slaps away a takedown attempt from Elliott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slicky McGrease has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Elliott.
Nice sprawl there from Elliott as McGrease shoots in.
McGrease darts in looking for a takedown but Elliott gets double underhooks and turns McGrease into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott looking to slow down the pace here.
McGrease tries to pull guard but Elliott holds him up against the cage and eventually McGrease drops back down to his feet.
McGrease's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGrease moves into the clinch successfully.
Elliott has a couple of punches blocked by McGrease.
McGrease blocks an elbow strike from Elliott.
Elliott tries for a takedown but McGrease manages to get underhooks.
McGrease pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGrease could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McGrease tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elliott darts in and clinches McGrease up against the cage.
Elliott has had enough of the clinch but McGrease keeps him there for the moment.
Elliott trying to control the position but instead, McGrease has worked for underhooks and has pushed Elliott into the cage.
Elliott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elliott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elliott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrease throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGrease lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elliott backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrease lands with a left to the head.
Elliott tries a knee to the head but McGrease blocks it.
Elliott looks winded!
Elliott jumps guard but McGrease turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGrease'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.
McGrease breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGrease tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Elliott.
Elliott swats away the attempt to clinch by McGrease.
McGrease misses with a kick to the body.
Elliott with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGrease counters by clinching up.
Elliott is trying to break the clinch but McGrease is controlling him.
A hook to the body from McGrease.
McGrease manages to break the clinch.
McGrease gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from McGrease.
McGrease lands a right hand.
McGrease breaks the clinch.
Elliott throws a head kick that misses.
McGrease's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGrease duly obliges.
McGrease shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGrease showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGrease stands up out of the half guard.
McGrease tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGrease moves into the clinch.
Elliott is trying to break the clinch but McGrease is controlling him.
Elliott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGrease has Elliott pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Elliott manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGrease stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGrease throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elliott blocks it with crossed arms.
Elliott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elliott tries a body shot but McGrease blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrease's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elliott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGrease's waist but McGrease gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elliott off to one side.
McGrease rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elliott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGrease misses with the combination.
McGrease looks to land a combination. Elliott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck for Elliott with that takedown attempt.
McGrease moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from McGrease.
McGrease lands an uppercut.
McGrease successfully pulls guard.
McGrease wants to get back to his feet but Elliott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrease controlling Elliott's posture.
McGrease is looking to stand up but Elliott isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slicky McGrease dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGrease looks for a takedown but Elliott sprawls well.
Elliott throws a wild body kick that McGrease sees coming a mile off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McGrease.
Elliott manages to work his way to half guard, despite McGrease's best efforts.
McGrease prevents Elliott from improving his position.
Elliott is positioning himself well to prevent McGrease advancing to mount.
McGrease throwing shots but Elliott is blocking nicely.
Elliott manages to get to full guard.
McGrease working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elliott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrease is looking to stand up but Elliott won't let him.
McGrease preventing the sweep.
Elliott is working an open guard so McGrease takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McGrease blocks a head kick by Elliott.
Elliott circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGrease lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGrease.
McGrease closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGrease blocks the elbow strike.
Elliott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Elliott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elliott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Elliott fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from McGrease.
McGrease with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGrease gets through Elliott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGrease's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrease tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from McGrease finds it's way through Elliott's defenses.
Elliott throws a series of punches but McGrease moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McGrease.
Slicky McGrease is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGrease changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Elliott looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGrease stands up and beckons Elliott to his feet.
Elliott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Elliott throws a head kick but McGrease moves out of range.
McGrease pushes Elliott up against the cage in a clinch.
Elliott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGrease blocks it with crossed arms.
Elliott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGrease smiles and moves away.
Elliott shoots in but McGrease avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slicky McGrease has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Elliott.
McGrease goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrease throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elliott's waist but Elliott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGrease off to one side.
Elliott swats away the attempt to clinch by McGrease.
McGrease is looking to clinch.
McGrease darts in and clinches Elliott up against the cage.
McGrease on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGrease escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elliott has his takedown stuffed
and McGrease counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGrease.
McGrease breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGrease throws a solid leg kick but Elliott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGrease.
McGrease is looking to clinch but Elliott is avoiding it.
McGrease shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elliott has closed the distance and engaged McGrease in a clinch.
McGrease breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slicky McGrease is winning the standup battle so far.
Elliott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGrease sprawls well. McGrease wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elliott gets slowly back to his feet.
McGrease doesn't manage to clinch there - Elliott circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrease moves into the clinch.
Elliott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elliott looking to throw knees to the head but McGrease is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliott managing to block the knees to the body from McGrease.
McGrease escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elliott keeps the fight on the outside.
McGrease is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elliott can do to turn this around?
McGrease moves into the clinch.
McGrease lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elliott or not.
Elliott misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGrease throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrease pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGrease tries to clinch there but Elliott circles away.
McGrease tries to clinch but Elliott is having none of it.
McGrease has managed to clinch.
McGrease has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Elliott is trying to keep an underhook but McGrease manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slicky McGrease dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McGrease avoids a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elliott throws out a loose jab but McGrease uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elliott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGrease to the ground. Elliott is now in McGrease's guard.
McGrease lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Elliott!
Elliott is looking to improve his position but McGrease isn't that keen on the idea.
Elliott regains half guard.
McGrease wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elliott keeps working.
Elliott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrease.
Elliott is pressing down on McGrease's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGrease throwing strikes from guard but Elliott blocks nicely.
Elliott trying to control the position.
Elliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrease stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McGrease scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Elliott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Elliott taking a breather.
Slicky McGrease has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Elliott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGrease is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Elliott to keep the fight standing.
McGrease blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from McGrease.
Elliott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGrease is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Elliott looking to throw knees to the head but McGrease is blocking nicely.
McGrease breaks the clinch.
Elliott has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGrease.
McGrease keeps control of Elliott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGrease drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGrease stalling in the clinch.
Elliott wants to get back to striking at distance but McGrease won't allow it.
McGrease breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elliott throws a head kick but McGrease moves out of range.
McGrease misses with a few strikes there.
Elliott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Elliott.
McGrease swinging wildly here.
McGrease tries to clinch up.
McGrease closes the distance and clinches.
McGrease manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott won't allow McGrease to get back to his feet.
McGrease wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Elliott manages to pass to side control.
Elliott stops McGrease from getting back to his feet.
Elliott is controlling the pace.
McGrease is trying to stand.
Elliott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McGrease wants to get back to his feet.
Elliott trying to control the action but McGrease is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stuart Elliott.
McGrease tries to clinch there but Elliott circles away.
Elliott connects with a jab.
It looks like Slicky McGrease has been cut.
McGrease gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elliott trying to control but McGrease is working from the bottom.
Elliott is pushing down on McGrease's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGrease is fighting to maintain full guard but Elliott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elliott works his way into side control.
McGrease is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stuart Elliott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elliott wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGrease keeps working.
Slicky McGrease is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGrease wants to get back to his feet but Elliott drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stuart Elliott.
Well McGrease 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slicky McGrease!
A relieved looking Slicky McGrease thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabbar comes to the cage accompanied by Passion Pit - Carried Away. Winslow has chosen KJ-52 - Let's go as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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271 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
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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
15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Winslow!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow ducks under a wild hook from Jabbar.
Jabbar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winslow in his tracks.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Winslow moves out of range.
Jabbar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakeem Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar stuffs the takedown attempt from Winslow. Winslow gets slowly back to his feet.
Jabbar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winslow.
Jabbar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Shane Winslow has been cut.
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!
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winslow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winslow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jabbar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hakeem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Winslow.
A head kick misses from Jabbar.
Jabbar's corner calls for a 1-2. Jabbar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jabbar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Winslow is looking to work some ground and pound but Jabbar has wrist control.
Jabbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jabbar dives on top into guard.
Jabbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Winslow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winslow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winslow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jabbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jabbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jabbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Winslow has wrist control.
Our spies down at at Lawson MMA (UK) inform us that Winslow has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Winslow pushes a forearm under Jabbar's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jabbar is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Winslow!
Post fight, an emotional Shane Winslow said 'And once again I show that I have improved, in every aspect of the game, whoever you are, don't give up on anything, I am the proof that if you want it bad enough, you get it! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David McLain (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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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David McLain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Martin.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martin throws out a loose jab but McLain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McLains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLain.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
McLain drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but McLain seems unphased.
It looks like David McLain has been cut.
McLain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McLain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McLain thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a jab when McLain was well out of range.
McLain throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
McLain staying out of range there.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLain moves away.
A jab lands there for Martin.
Keith Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLain ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
McLain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McLain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martin as he avoids it easily.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McLain's head backwards.
Martin tries to bum rush McLain with a series of wild strikes but McLain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin leaves McLain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin digs a good body shot into McLain's ribs.
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!
Martin stuns McLain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLain at a distance.
McLain looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Martin.
McLain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McLain to the canvas! McLain doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Martin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Martin!
Keith Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lizandro Ibarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lizandro Ibarra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lizandro Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra throws a lazy head kick
and Narushima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Ibarra is blocking nicely.
Ibarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch but Narushima keeps him there for the moment.
Ibarra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibarra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Ibarra avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Narushima obliges.
Ibarra looks winded!
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima trying to control the position but instead, Ibarra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Narushima into the cage.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Ibarra's ribcage.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibarra won't want to take too many of those.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but Narushima blocks with his arms.
Narushima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibarra avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ibarra misses with a knee strike.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra looking to throw knees to the head but Narushima is blocking nicely.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Ibarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Narushima's defenses.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibarra won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lizandro Ibarra has been cut.
Narushima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Narushima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibarra won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Narushima.
Ibarra is trying to force a seperation but Narushima has the dominant position.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Narushima avoids it.
Ibarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibarra tries to circle away but Narushima has him pinned against the cage.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra is trying to break free.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibarra avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibarra lands a damaging elbow.
Ibarra pushes off an throws an elbow but Narushima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ibarra.
It looks like Ryo Narushima has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Ibarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Ibarra.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narushima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narushima is looking to clinch.
Narushima jabs Ibarra right on the nose. Ibarra blinks but takes it well.
Ibarra throws a lazy head kick
and Narushima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Narushima.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ibarra throws an elbow but misses.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Narushima moves in looking to clinch but Ibarra pushes him off.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Narushima.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lizandro Ibarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibarra throws a sloppy head kick and Narushima moves out of range easily.
Ibarra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Ibarra tries a head kick but it misses.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. Ibarra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Ibarra.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibarra can do to turn this around?
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Ibarra looks to land a right hand but Narushima moved out of range.
Narushima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ibarra is breathing heavily.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryo Narushima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra breaks from the clinch.
Ibarra tries to clinch there but Narushima circles away.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Narushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibarra manages to avoid it.
Ibarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narushima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narushima.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra can't break the clinch.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Ibarra tries to close the distance and clinch but Narushima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Ibarra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Narushima.
Narushima misses with a looping left.
Ibarra blocks a leg kick.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ibarra misses with a kick to the body.
Ibarra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ibarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Narushima wants it to stay on the feet.
Ibarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Narushima closes the distance and clinches.
Ibarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narushima clinches with his opponent.
Ibarra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narushima blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra looking to throw knees to the head but Narushima is blocking nicely.
Ibarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibarra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narushima misses with a kick to the body.
Ibarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima forces Ibarra back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
Ibarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ibarra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ibarra tries a knee to the head but Narushima blocks it.
Ibarra avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narushima blocks a head kick by Ibarra.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Narushima.
Ibarra tries a head kick but it misses.
Narushima clinches with his opponent.
Ibarra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima wants to stall.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Ibarra is blocking nicely.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Ibarra is blocking nicely.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but Narushima blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Narushima's defenses.
Ibarra tries to circle away but Narushima has him pinned against the cage.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima prevents Ibarra from breaking the clinch.
Narushima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch but Narushima keeps him there for the moment.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ibarra misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra trying to land knees to the body.
Narushima stalling in the clinch but Ibarra improves position.
Ibarra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Narushima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ibarra!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ibarra takes the fight into the clinch.
Ibarra breaks the clinch.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima tries to clinch but Ibarra moves out of range.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima tries to clinch but Ibarra is having none of it.
Narushima moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibarra avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
Ibarra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibarra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narushima.
Ibarra tries to clinch up.
Ibarra tries to clinch up but Narushima circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibarra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lizandro Ibarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibarra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibarra 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.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ibarra's sensitive parts.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ibarra, pushing him back against the cage.
Narushima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narushima stalling in the clinch but Ibarra improves position.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narushima.
Ibarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narushima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries to clinch up but Ibarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibarra misses with a body kick.
Ibarra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ibarra.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Ibarra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narushima.
Narushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narushima closes the distance and pushes Ibarra back into the cage.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryo Narushima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narushima 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
Our winner, Ryo Narushima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kitsune Tsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vallenfyre - Iconoclast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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34
160 lbs
18 - 17 - 1 |
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27
168 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kitsune Tsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stroud.
Tsuki moves into the clinch.
Tsuki has clasped his hands together around Stroud's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tsuki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stroud has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tsuki but great work by Stroud.
Stroud stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tsuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stroud shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tsuki's guard.
Tsuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stroud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stroud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stroud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stroud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stroud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tsuki is working an open guard so Stroud takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tsuki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud tests Tsuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooh!!! Stroud has knocked Tsuki down with a huge combo! Stroud steps away and waves a wobbly Tsuki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Kitsune Tsuki has been cut.
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!
Stroud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroud throws a good cross that connects.
Tsuki is rocked!
Stroud cracks Tsuki with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tsuki tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stroud pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tsuki is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Stroud!
A very excited looking Tom Stroud made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollendina comes to the cage accompanied by Mohamed's theme tune. Tormund Giantsbane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with CId Pollendina's chin.
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tormund Giantsbane!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollendina throws a head kick but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Giantsbane misses with a hook
and Pollendina makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
CId Pollendina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Giantsbane misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane moves out of range of the leg kick from Pollendina.
Pollendina tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giantsbane. Pollendina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giantsbane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pollendina. Pollendina obviously looking to wear him down.
Giantsbane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giantsbane misses with a looping left.
Pollendina throws a sloppy head kick and Giantsbane moves out of range easily.
Giantsbane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giantsbane throws out a loose jab but Pollendina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pollendina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pollendina!
Giantsbane thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giantsbane connects with a body shot that sends Pollendina's belly button to the back.
Giantsbane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollendina wants to land a leg kick but Giantsbane is out of range.
Giantsbane loads up on a big right hand but Pollendina slips the punch.
Pollendina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giantsbane.
Pollendina 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.
Tormund Giantsbane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giantsbane lands a head shot.
Giantsbane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pollendina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giantsbane misses with a straight left.
Giantsbane throws a hook to the side of Pollendina's head but Pollendina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giantsbane avoids a kick to the body.
Giantsbane throws a poor cross that misses
and Pollendina counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina lands with a kick to the temple. Giantsbane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pollendina is looking to slow Giantsbane down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pollendina throws a nice head kick!
Crunch! Pollendina slams his shin into Giantsbane's torso.
Giantsbane looks to throw the jab but Pollendina is out of range.
Pollendina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giantsbane's calf.
Pollendina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giantsbane.
Pollendina looks to score with a jab to the body but Giantsbane is just out of range.
Giantsbane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Giantsbane misses.
Giantsbane throws an overhand right that lands on Pollendina's shoulder, as Pollendina tries to avoid the shot.
Giantsbane misses with a straight left.
Pollendina thuds his shin into the meat of Giantsbane's side.
Giantsbane jabs at Pollendina's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina scores with a punch to the head.
Giantsbane throws a body punch but Pollendina moves out of range.
Pollendina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pollendina lands with a kick to the temple. Giantsbane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Giantsbane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pollendina.
Pollendina decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pollendina throws a strike but Giantsbane avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pollendina 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giantsbane keeping moving, preventing Pollendina from controlling successfully.
Pollendina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giantsbane keeping moving, preventing Pollendina from controlling successfully.
Pollendina stays in close to Giantsbane's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina postures up and lands a big shot to Giantsbane's brow.
Pollendina stands and throws Giantsbane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Pollendina crashes against the mat.
Pollendina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giantsbane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pollendina tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pollendina postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CId Pollendina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Giantsbane takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Pollendina.
Pollendina tried to score with a low kick but Giantsbane checks it.
Pollendina connects with a right hand. Giantsbane shakes it off.
Pollendina scores with a nice body kick.
Pollendina scores with a leg kick.
Giantsbane misses the jab.
Giantsbane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pollendina.
Pollendina lands a slapping body shot.
Pollendina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giantsbane moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Giantsbane. That snapped Pollendina's head back.
Giantsbane looks to land a left hand but Pollendina moved out of range nicely.
Giantsbane throws a shot from downtown. Pollendina moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Giantsbane misses the target.
Pollendina throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina tries a head kick but it misses.
Pollendina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pollendina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giantsbane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No luck for Pollendina with that takedown attempt.
CId Pollendina is winning the standup battle so far.
Giantsbane throws a body punch but Pollendina moves out of range.
Pollendina goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giantsbane throws the left hand but Pollendina avoids the punch easily.
Pollendina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giantsbane.
A big right from Giantsbane misses.
Giantsbane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giantsbane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Giantsbane checks a low kick from Pollendina.
Pollendina feints and then cracks Giantsbane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giantsbane down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pollendina there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giantsbane takes one on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pollendina.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pollendina.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giantsbane just misses with a punch to the body.
Giantsbane misses with a straight right.
Pollendina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pollendina lands a head kick!
Giantsbane cracks Pollendina with an open hand slap.
Pollendina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giantsbane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pollendina moves out of range of the strikes.
Pollendina connects with a leg kick. Giantsbane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina slips a jab from Giantsbane.
Pollendina swinging wildly here.
Pollendina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pollendina catches Giantsbane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A cross from Pollendina lands.
Giantsbane thows a body shot but no joy.
Giantsbane checks a leg kick.
Giantsbane throws a lazy uppercut
and Pollendina makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Giantsbane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pollendina moves out of range of the strikes.
Giantsbane throws an overhand right that lands on Pollendina's shoulder, as Pollendina tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pollendina closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Giantsbane quickly recovers to half guard.
Pollendina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pollendina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollendina trying to control from half guard but Giantsbane is working away.
Giantsbane won't allow Pollendina to pass to mount.
Giantsbane wants to get back to his feet.
Pollendina is trying to control. Giantsbane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pollendina tries to pass to full mount but Giantsbane defends it.
Giantsbane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pollendina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CId Pollendina dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Giantsbane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pollendina.
Giantsbane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pollendina's head backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pollendina, right into the meat.
Giantsbane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giantsbane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giantsbane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pollendina thumps Giantsbane with a low kick.
Pollendina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pollendina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giantsbane throws out the jab.
Giantsbane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pollendina.
Giantsbane thows a body shot but no joy.
Pollendina lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollendina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giantsbane misses with a straight right.
Giantsbane blocks a head kick by Pollendina.
Giantsbane throws a jab but it's blocked by Pollendina.
Pollendina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pollendina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giantsbane can do to turn this around?
Pollendina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giantsbane at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Giantsbane misses the target.
Pollendina throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pollendina is looking to slow Giantsbane down with leg kicks.
Giantsbane throws a hook but Pollendina blocks it.
Pollendina throws a leg kick which misses Giantsbane's front leg but catches the back leg as Giantsbane tries to avoid it.
Pollendina scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tormund Giantsbane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giantsbane moves away.
Pollendina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giantsbane's calf.
Pollendina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giantsbane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollendina connects with a leg kick. Giantsbane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giantsbane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pollendina - the referee stops the clock and Giantsbane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pollendina. Giantsbane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Giantsbane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giantsbane avoids the head kick by Pollendina.
Giantsbane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pollendina.
Pollendina scores with a punch to the head.
Pollendina takes one to the chin there.
Giantsbane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giantsbane misses with an uppercut. Pollendina saw that one coming.
Giantsbane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pollendina scores with a kick to the body.
Pollendina tests Giantsbane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pollendina throws a head kick but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Giantsbane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pollendina.
Giantsbane avoids the head kick by Pollendina.
Pollendina blocks a jab.
Pollendina misses with a head kick.
Giantsbane misses with a wild body shot.
Giantsbane throws a hook but Pollendina blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pollendina throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Giantsbane's head.
Giantsbane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giantsbane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollendina moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giantsbane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollendina moves away.
Pollendina throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pollendina scores with a spinning back kick!
Pollendina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pollendina throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pollendina.
Pollendina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Giantsbane misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
CId Pollendina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pollendina has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CId Pollendina!
CId Pollendina made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I just want to say 1 thing to my beautiful brothers and sisters all over the world.............. FUCK ISLAM!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Number of the Bollywood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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154 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firetribe throws a leg kick
and Nailatikau counters with a stiff right hand.
Nailatikau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Firetribe is out of range.
Firetribe misses the shot to the body.
Nailatikau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nailatikau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nailatikau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Firetribe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nailatikau is out of range.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but Firetribe checks it.
Nailatikau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Firetribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Nailatikau.
Firetribe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nailatikau.
Firetribe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Firetribe tries to score with a low kick but Nailatikau moves his leg out of the way.
Nailatikau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Firetribe's calf.
Nailatikau misses with a hook.
Firetribe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nailatikau checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Firetribe.
Firetribe moves out of range as Nailatikau strikes.
Nailatikau throws a body kick that misses.
Firetribe throws a looping overhand right but Nailatikau ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe wants to land a leg kick but Nailatikau is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe tests Nailatikau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Firetribe checks the leg kick.
Nailatikau blocks a jab.
Firetribe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nailatikau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Firetribe misses the jab.
Nailatikau tried to score with a low kick but Firetribe checks it.
Firetribe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick
and Firetribe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Firetribe misses with an elbow over the top.
Firetribe with a knee to the head.
Nailatikau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nailatikau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firetribe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nailatikau blocks it with crossed arms.
Nailatikau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau lands a right hand.
Firetribe lands an uppercut.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Firetribe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nailatikau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nailatikau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nailatikau blocks an elbow strike from Firetribe.
Our sources have told us that Firetribe has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Firetribe slows down the pace here.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the head but Nailatikau blocks with his arms.
Firetribe avoiding damage as Nailatikau throws knees to the body.
Nailatikau tries to pull guard but Firetribe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nailatikau lands a nice elbow.
Nailatikau is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firetribe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nailatikau is defending well for now.
Firetribe trying to control the position but instead, Nailatikau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Firetribe into the cage.
Firetribe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nailatikau ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nailatikau no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nailatikau escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Firetribe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Firetribe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Firetribe throwing strikes from guard but Nailatikau blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe wants to get up but he can't break Nailatikau's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Firetribe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Firetribe gets to his feet - Nailatikau follows without any prompting.
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 Brother Firetribe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Firetribe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nailatikau throws a hook but Firetribe avoids it easily.
Nailatikau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Firetribe throws a push kick but Nailatikau slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Firetribe misses the target.
Nailatikau misses with a jab to the body
and Firetribe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Firetribe.
Nailatikau dodges an elbow strike from Firetribe.
Nailatikau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Firetribe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nailatikau backwards.
Nailatikau managing to block the knees to the body from Firetribe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nailatikau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Firetribe's brow.
Nailatikau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nailatikau avoids the elbow strike from Firetribe, against the cage.
Firetribe lands an elbow inside that Nailatikau shrugs off.
Firetribe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nailatikau managing to block the knees to the body from Firetribe.
Firetribe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firetribe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nailatikau backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firetribe.
Firetribe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nailatikau has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Firetribe uses from the top position.
Nailatikau isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Firetribe stacks Nailatikau on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Firetribe!
Nailatikau tries to improve position but can't.
Firetribe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Firetribe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nailatikau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nailatikau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Firetribe is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brother Firetribe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but Firetribe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nailatikau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firetribe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Firetribe lands a jab to the nose.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Nailatikau lands.
Firetribe scores with a head kick. Nailatikau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nailatikau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nailatikau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Firetribe is out of range and Nailatikau settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Nailatikau.
Firetribe misses with a series of wild punches.
Nailatikau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firetribe manages to avoid it.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firetribe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firetribe throws a hook but Nailatikau blocks it.
Firetribe lands a lovely overhand right.
Nailatikau scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nailatikau throws a hook but Firetribe avoids it easily.
Firetribe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy body kick from Nailatikau
and Firetribe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nailatikau lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Firetribe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nailatikau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Firetribe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nailatikau.
Nailatikau scores with a jab.
Nailatikau missing with a left hand there. Firetribe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Firetribe 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 Nailatikau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nailatikau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Firetribe takes a swing at Nailatikau's ribcage but misses.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick
and Firetribe counters by clinching up.
Firetribe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nailatikau throws an elbow but misses.
Firetribe lands a nice knee to the body.
Nailatikau tries to pull guard but Firetribe holds him up against the cage and eventually Nailatikau drops back down to his feet.
Nailatikau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firetribe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Firetribe blocks the elbow strike.
Firetribe working Nailatikau over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe lands a good knee to the midsection. Nailatikau won't want to take too many of those.
Firetribe has Nailatikau pressed against the cage.
Nailatikau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Firetribe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Firetribe misses with some punches.
Brother Firetribe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Firetribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nailatikau blocks a body shot from Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with a punch on the inside.
Nailatikau fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nailatikau avoids it.
Firetribe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe has Nailatikau pressed against the cage.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Firetribe avoids it.
Firetribe misses with some punches.
Firetribe blocks a body shot from Nailatikau.
Firetribe avoiding damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Firetribe.
Nailatikau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Firetribe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nailatikau.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but Nailatikau blocks it.
Firetribe working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe tries to work over Nailatikau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firetribe.
Firetribe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Firetribe.
Firetribe has Nailatikau pushed against the cage.
Nailatikau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nailatikau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Firetribe pushes off an throws an elbow but Nailatikau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Firetribe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Nailatikau trying to land knees to the body.
Firetribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nailatikau blocks it with crossed arms.
Nailatikau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nailatikau slowing the pace effectively.
Firetribe has a couple of punches blocked by Nailatikau.
Firetribe has a couple of punches blocked by Nailatikau.
Firetribe trying to land knees to the body.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Firetribe stalls.
Firetribe misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Firetribe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nailatikau.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Firetribe clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nailatikau.
Firetribe misses with an uppercut. Nailatikau saw that one coming.
Firetribe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Firetribe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nailatikau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Firetribe tries a low kick but Nailatikau avoids it.
Nailatikau ducks under a wild hook from Firetribe.
Firetribe avoids a kick to the body.
Nailatikau throws a sloppy head kick and Firetribe moves out of range easily.
Firetribe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firetribe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nailatikau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Firetribe scrambles back to his feet.
Nailatikau slips a jab and a cross from Firetribe.
Firetribe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Firetribe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Firetribe throws out a loose jab but Nailatikau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Nailatikau.
A bone on bone clash there as Firetribe blocks the leg kick.
Nailatikau connects with an inside leg kick.
Firetribe thuds a left hand into Nailatikau's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Firetribe.
Nailatikau misses with a body kick.
Firetribe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nailatikau throws a low kick but Firetribe avoids it.
Firetribe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nailatikau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Firetribe throws a lazy right hand but Nailatikau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Firetribe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nailatikau takes a step back to recover.
Firetribe avoids the body shot from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau misses with a low kick.
Nailatikau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Firetribe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Nailatikau.
Firetribe blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe moves out of range as Nailatikau throws a body kick.
Nailatikau blocks a head kick by Firetribe.
A clash of legs there as Firetribe blocks the low kick.
Firetribe avoids the head kick by Nailatikau.
Firetribe tries to land a leg kick but Nailatikau saw it coming and moves away.
Firetribe lands the left hand.
Firetribe throws a hook but Nailatikau avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Nailatikau - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Firetribe.
Nailatikau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Firetribe lands a leg kick that knocks Nailatikau off balance momentarily.
Nailatikau checks a low kick from Firetribe.
Some bone on bone action there as Firetribe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nailatikau throws a body kick that misses.
Firetribe is looking to slow Nailatikau down with leg kicks.
Nailatikau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nailatikau.
A nice inside leg kick there by Firetribe. That's going to slow Nailatikau down.
Nailatikau connects with a single shot there.
Nailatikau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Firetribe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nailatikau lands the left hand.
A big left from Nailatikau misses.
Firetribe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nailatikau is looking to chop away at Firetribe's legs.
Nailatikau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firetribe tries a low kick but Nailatikau avoids it.
Firetribe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firetribe wants to land a leg kick but Nailatikau is out of range.
Nailatikau tries to score with a low kick but Firetribe moves his leg out of the way.
Nailatikau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Firetribe.
Nailatikau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firetribe checks a low kick from Nailatikau.
Firetribe cracks Nailatikau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nailatikau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Firetribe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nailatikau blocks the leg kick.
Nailatikau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Firetribe blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nailatikau.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Firetribe misses with a double jab.
Firetribe gets a clinch.
Firetribe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Firetribe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epeli Nailatikau dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Firetribe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nailatikau thuds a left hand into Firetribe's body.
Good work by Firetribe as he checks the leg kick.
Nailatikau thows a leg kick but Firetribe checks it
and Firetribe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Firetribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Nailatikau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firetribe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Firetribe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with a body punch.
Firetribe lands an elbow just above Nailatikau 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nailatikau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firetribe avoids the elbow strike from Nailatikau, against the cage.
Nailatikau avoids a wild elbow strike from Firetribe.
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Nailatikau in his tracks for a moment.
Nailatikau avoiding damage as Firetribe throws knees to the body.
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Nailatikau in his tracks for a moment.
Firetribe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau prevents a body shot from Firetribe.
Nice elbow from Firetribe.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nailatikau avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nailatikau obliges.
Nailatikau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Firetribe is keeping busy.
Nailatikau throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nailatikau blocking some punches.
Firetribe lands with a short shot to the head.
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Nailatikau in his tracks for a moment.
Firetribe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Firetribe controlling the action here for a moment.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Nailatikau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nailatikau throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firetribe.
Nailatikau ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nailatikau no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nailatikau looking to control.
Nailatikau has a closed guard, preventing Firetribe from standing up.
Epeli Nailatikau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nailatikau looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brother Firetribe.
A slow jab from Nailatikau misses its intended target.
Firetribe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Firetribe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Firetribe connects with a looping right hand.
Nailatikau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nailatikau misses with a hook.
Nailatikau throws a big shot that misses.
Firetribe throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Nailatikau is predictable there
and Firetribe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Firetribe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firetribe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nailatikau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nailatikau fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Firetribe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Firetribe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brother Firetribe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Firetribe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brother Firetribe!
Brother Firetribe retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Brother Firetribe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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