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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Cichon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cichon comes to the cage accompanied by Grindmode - YG ft, 2 Chainz and Nipsey Hussle. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Cichon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Mariusz Cichon has been cut.
Cichon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaz is just out of range.
Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Cichon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaz tries to clinch there but Cichon circles away.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cichon misses with the combination.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cichon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cichon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away.
The fighters circling - Cichon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Cichon moves out of range easily.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cichon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cichon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Cichon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cichon throws out a powerful jab.
Cichon lands a jab.
Cichon throws a right and a left that Kaz avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Cichon moves out of range easily.
Kaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Cichon to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cichon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cichon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cichon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cichon lands an overhand right.
Cichon missing with a left hand there. Kaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cichon throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cichon throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cichon misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cichon tries to keep at a distance but Kaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz looking to throw knees to the head but Cichon is blocking nicely.
Cichon is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
Kaz missing with knees to the body.
Cichon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Cichon misses.
Kaz wants to clinch.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Cichon - just one landing.
Cichon checks a low kick from Kaz.
Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cichon throws out a leg kick but Kaz moves out of range and Cichon only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cichon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz slips under a jab.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Cichon swings for the body but Kaz moves out of range.
Cichon lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaz's head.
Cichon throws a hook to the side of Kaz's head but Kaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cichon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaz.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cichon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cichon clinches up with Kaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz misses with a knee to the head.
Cichon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cichon connects with a single shot there.
Cichon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaz on the side of the head.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cichon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cichon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz is looking to clinch.
Cichon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cichon lands a jab to the nose.
Cichon takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses.
Cichon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cichon.
Cichon throws a nice head kick!
Cichon misses with a looping right.
Kaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Cichon circles away.
Cichon wants to clinch up but Kaz keeps it at a distance.
Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaz forces Cichon back against the cage and clinches.
Cichon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Cichon lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Cichon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaz throws a head kick but Cichon moves out of range.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cichon throws a hook to the side of Kaz's head but Kaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cichon looks to land a left hand but Kaz moved out of range nicely.
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 Mariusz Cichon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Cichon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaz wants to clinch up but Cichon keeps it at a distance.
Kaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Mariusz Cichon is winning the standup battle so far.
Cichon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cichon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Cichon is avoiding it.
Kaz darts in and clinches Cichon up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cichon's brow.
Cichon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaz moves away from the strike by Cichon.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cichon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kaz darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cichon to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Cichon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaz.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Cichon is avoiding it.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaz slips a straight right by Cichon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cichon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cichon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cichon forces Kaz back against the cage and clinches.
Cichon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaz's elbow.
Cichon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Cichon on the inside.
Cichon scores with a hook to the body.
Cichon cracks Kaz with a nice body shot.
Kaz is breathing heavily.
Kaz is trying to break the clinch but Cichon is controlling him.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cichon lands a right hand.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but Cichon blocks it.
Cichon misses with a body punch.
Cichon wants to stall.
Kaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cichon blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but Cichon blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaz throws an elbow that misses.
Kaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaz tries to break free but Cichon pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cichon pushes Kaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cichon.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but Cichon blocks with his arms.
Cichon breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Cichon. Beautiful body shot.
Kaz ducks right into an uppercut from Cichon.
It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Nice body punch from Cichon.
Cichon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cichon.
A jab from Cichon finds it's way through Kaz's defenses.
Kaz gets tackled into the cage by Cichon. Cichon maintains the clinch.
Kaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mariusz Cichon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cichon.
Kaz looking to throw knees to the head but Cichon is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz misses with a knee to the head.
Cichon lands a right hand.
Cichon presses Kaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cichon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cichon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaz.
Kaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cichon.
Kaz is rocked!
Kaz gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cichon gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariusz Cichon!
During a confident post fight interview, Mariusz Cichon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown 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
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Belo Me!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me is looking to clinch.
The Greek keeps the fight on the outside.
The Greek 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.
The Greek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Me.
Me fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Greek clobbers Me with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Belo Me has been cut.
Me wants to clinch up but The Greek keeps it at a distance.
The Greek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Greek moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Greek fails to land with a series of punches.
The Greek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Greek misses with a series of wild punches.
The Greek misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Greek fails to land with a series of punches.
The Greek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Me moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Me takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Greek throws a nice looking combination but Me bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Greek throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Greek sprawls well. The Greek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Me gets slowly back to his feet.
Zorba The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belo Me.
Me fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me is looking to clinch.
The Greek throws a right hand that Me ducks under and follows up with a left that Me also avoids with ease.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - The Greek circles away.
A combination from Me does no damage.
The Greek throws a series of punches but Me moves out of range.
The Greek misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from The Greek as Me shoots in.
The Greek misses with a wild combination.
The Greek feints a jab promting Me to slip. The Greek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Me slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from The Greek as Me shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me connects with an inside leg kick.
The Greek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Me moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Me is looking to clinch.
The Greek throws a series of punches but Me moves out of range.
Me looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Greek is fending him off so far but Me persists. Nope, The Greek circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Me dives in and grabs The Greek's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Greek pushes down on Me's head and hops out.
Me lands a head kick!
Me has closed the distance and engaged The Greek in a clinch.
Me trying to land knees to the body.
Me working The Greek over with knees to the body.
Me creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Me gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Greek blocks an elbow strike from Me.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me missing with knees to the body.
Me with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Greek gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Me looking for a sweep. Not yet Me, not yet.
Me being controlled here, momentarily.
The Greek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Me has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Greek has managed to get both his arms back between Me's legs - danger averted.
Me looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Greek passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me is trying to improve his position.
Me sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Me wants to get back to full guard.
Me felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me wants to control but The Greek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Greek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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 Zorba The Greek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Belo Me's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Greek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Me forces The Greek back against the cage and clinches.
The Greek avoids the elbow strike from Me, against the cage.
Me holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Me throws an elbow but it misses.
Me tries to land knees in the clinch but The Greek avoids the damage to the body.
Me looking to stall.
The Greek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Greek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Me creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Greek's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Me pushes off an throws an elbow but The Greek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Greek is working for takedown but Me is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Greek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Greek avoids it.
Me landing knees to the body.
Me throws an elbow that misses.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Greek is defending well for now.
The Greek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Greek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Me prevents it.
Me landing knees to the body.
The Greek avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
The Greek avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Greek.
Me crunches a lovely knee into The Greek's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Me throws an elbow but misses.
The Greek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Me trying to control the position but instead, The Greek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Me into the cage.
The Greek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Me throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Greek blocks it with crossed arms.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Greek.
Me comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Me looking to throw knees to the head but The Greek is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me crunches a lovely knee into The Greek's ribcage.
The Greek can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zorba The Greek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Greek.
Me lands an elbow just above The Greek 's eye.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Greek wants to break free but Me has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Me lands an elbow inside.
The Greek wants a takedown.
Me lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Me lands an elbow just above The Greek 's eye.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Greek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Greek is trying to break free.
Belo Me seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me lands a nice knee to the body.
Me lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belo Me showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Belo Me's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Me lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Me shoots in for a takedown but The Greek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Greek misses with a wild combination.
Me is looking to clinch but The Greek is avoiding it.
The Greek throws a series of punches but Me moves out of range.
Me scores with a leg kick.
The Greek scores with a three punch combo!
Me wants to clinch.
Nice shot by The Greek.
The Greek swinging wildly here.
The Greek misses with an uppercut. Me saw that one coming.
The Greek throws a right hand that Me ducks under and follows up with a left that Me also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Me.
The Greek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Me shoots in and drives through. The Greek sprawls well.
Zorba The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belo Me.
Me scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Greek looks to throw the jab but Me is out of range.
The Greek swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Zorba The Greek is winning the standup battle so far.
The Greek misses with a body shot.
Me is trying desperately to land a takedown but The Greek is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Me.
Me tries to clinch up but The Greek circles away and keeps his distance.
The Greek swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Greek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Me with a poor takedown
and The Greek counters with a nice uppercut.
Me fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Greek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Greek tries to bum rush Me with a series of wild strikes but Me uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Greek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Greek misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Greek connects with a nice looking jab.
The Greek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me misses with a double jab.
Me wants to clinch.
The Greek works the jab nicely.
The Greek misses with a two punch combination.
Zorba The Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from The Greek. Those never looked like landing.
The Greek throws a series of punches but Me moves out of range.
The Greek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me pushes The Greek up against the cage in a clinch.
Me creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Greek's defenses.
A knee to the head by Me.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Me obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Me obliges.
Me landing knees to the body.
Me'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Greek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Greek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me pulls The Greek into guard.
Me 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.
Me is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Me working a defensive guard here.
The Greek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Greek stands and steps away. Me gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Me shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Greek as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Belo Me comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Me has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Belo Me!
After winning the bout, Belo Me thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claus Clausen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, William Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Clausen counters with a stiff right hand.
Clausen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clausen digs a good body shot into Eriksson's ribs.
Clausen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eriksson backs up against the cage.
Eriksson is looking to clinch but Clausen is avoiding it.
Clausen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clausen lands with a shot to the body.
Eriksson wants to clinch but Clausen slips to the side
and Clausen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eriksson moves away.
Clausen lands a glancing blow to the side of Eriksson's head.
Clausen cracks Eriksson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clausen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clausen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eriksson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eriksson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Clausen.
Clausen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clausen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clausen connects with the punch.
Clausen cracks Eriksson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eriksson is rocked!
Clausen connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Eriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Eriksson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Clausen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Eriksson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Clausen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wai Man Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden has chosen Shot to the Double Glock by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony as his entrance music. 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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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wai Man Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Marsden throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.
Li gets tackled into the cage by Marsden. Marsden maintains the clinch.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li is looking for a takedown.
Li drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden.
Marsden lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsden lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Marsden is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wai Man Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Li.
Marsden tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li tries to score with a low kick but Marsden moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsden lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Marsden 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.
Marsden with a poor takedown
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li fails with the takedown.
Marsden moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandon Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Li is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Li works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li scoring with punches from side control.
Li cracks Marsden with a big elbow.
Marsden sneaks back into half guard.
Li winds up and cracks Marsden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsden is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marsden tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Marsden gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
Li forces his way into half guard.
Marsden tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Li is trying to control. Marsden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Li is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marsden is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marsden moves into full guard.
Marsden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marsden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to hit a switch here but Li passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marsden there!
Li trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marsden is trying desperately to improve position.
Marsden gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
Li is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marsden is defending against the submission attempts here by Li.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Wai Man Li will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li misses with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
Marsden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Brandon Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Li changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marsden tries to avoid it but Li manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marsden to the ground. Marsden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Marsden.
Marsden thuds his shin into the meat of Li's side.
Marsden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden.
Marsden needs to keep his hands up - Li had a free shot at his head there.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Li thows a body shot but no joy.
Li gets the takedown into side control.
Marsden is not content to let Li control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden defending against the ground and pound.
Li looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marsden is avoiding damage well.
Marsden tries to improve position but can't.
Marsden manages to get back to half guard.
Marsden gets full guard.
Marsden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Li is aware though and is defending well.
Li stays in close to Marsden's body and controls the position.
Marsden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Marsden has his foot on Li's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Li works his way back into a safe position though.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Li 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.
Li wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've been hearing good reports from Li's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Li wants to pass the guard but Marsden is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Wai Man Li wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marsden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li throws a hook but Marsden avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden.
Marsden forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Marsden.
Marsden breaks from the clinch.
Marsden scores with a jab.
Li blocks a jab.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Li connects with a body shot.
Marsden blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
Marsden forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Li looking for a takedown.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Marsden controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden blocks a body shot from Li.
Li misses with a body punch.
Marsden breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Marsden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Li to score with a decent uppercut.
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marsden misses with the combination.
Li misses with a body shot.
Marsden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Marsden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Li's head.
Li lunges at Marsden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marsden's hand.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Marsden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marsden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Li is trying to defend but Marsden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marsden prevents Li from improving his position.
Marsden is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.
Li is in trouble now - Marsden has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is trying desperately to improve position.
Li is in a horrible position here. Marsden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Li sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Marsden throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Li makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Li.
Marsden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marsden passes Li's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marsden slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Li moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wai Man Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsden drops back, looking for a kneebar! Li looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Li looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Li!
Marsden is letting Li control him for a moment.
Li working the ground and pound.
Li gets to mount! Marsden was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Li with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Li cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Marsden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Li wants to control the pace but Marsden is squirming around nicely.
Marsden 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.
Li working Marsden over with strikes.
Li is working for a submission of some sort.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Li's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Li's back!
Marsden scores with punches from the back.
Marsden lands punches and elbows.
Li tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Li to escape the position.
Marsden struggling to land strikes to the head as Li covers up.
Li can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wai Man Li.
I think Li 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Ceasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Ceasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceasar doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Byrne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Ceasar clinches with his opponent.
Ceasar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ceasar is trying to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ceasar.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Ceasar's ribcage. Ceasar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ceasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrne throws an elbow but misses.
Byrne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ceasar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ceasar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byrne or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne works on Ceasar's body with a couple of short punches.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne is working Ceasar over against the cage.
Ceasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ceasar is defending well for now.
Ceasar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byrne.
Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ceasar controls his hands.
Ceasar throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne gets through Ceasar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Ceasar to work.
Ceasar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ceasar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ceasar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ceasar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne lands a body punch.
Ceasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ceasar blocking some punches.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
Byrne tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ceasar cracks Byrne with a nice body shot.
Ceasar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ceasar lands a left hand.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne has Ceasar pressed against the cage, preventing Ceasar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ceasar controls his hands.
Ceasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ceasar lands a hook that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ceasar throws a head punch that misses.
Ceasar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ceasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ceasar lands a shot to the body.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ceasar controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ceasar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar tries to clinch but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ceasar checks a low kick from Byrne.
Ceasar lands a front kick.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Ceasar rushes Byrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ceasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Ceasar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ceasar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ceasar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ceasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Byrne will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
Ceasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Ceasar gets through Byrne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ceasar misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ceasar.
A short right from Ceasar.
Ceasar working aggressively here.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ceasar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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!
Ceasar wants to stall.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ceasar lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
David Byrne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Ceasar avoids the damage to the body.
Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ceasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ceasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ceasar.
Byrne is leaning against Ceasar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ceasar wants to stall.
Ceasar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much 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!
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks with his arms.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ceasar.
A short left from Byrne.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Byrne blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar breaks the clinch.
Ceasar moves in looking to clinch but Byrne pushes him off.
Ceasar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ceasar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ceasar has closed the distance and engaged Byrne in a clinch.
Ceasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ceasar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ceasar dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Ceasar tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Ceasar back against the cage.
Byrne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ceasar or not.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks with his arms.
Ceasar prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar working aggressively here.
Ceasar cracks Byrne with a nice body shot.
Ceasar lands a body shot.
Ceasar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ceasar lands a body shot.
Ceasar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards.
Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ceasar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ceasar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ceasar doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Ceasar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceasar.
Byrne cracks the inside of Ceasar's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar tries to clinch there but Byrne circles away.
Ceasar closes the distance and pushes Byrne back into the cage.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Ceasar lands with a short shot to the head.
Ceasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Ceasar.
Byrne prevents a body shot from Ceasar.
Ceasar tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Ceasar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ceasar misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ceasar is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ceasar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ceasar lands a body shot.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Ceasar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Ceasar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ceasar tries to clinch up.
Byrne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ceasar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ceasar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ceasar tries to stall but Byrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Ceasar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ceasar tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Ceasar blocks an uppercut.
Byrne tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards.
A body shot lands from Byrne.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byrne.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ceasar avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Ceasar misses with some punches.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceasar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byrne or not.
Ceasar cracks Byrne with a nice body shot.
Ceasar can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Ceasar.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks it.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Ceasar 's eye.
Ceasar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ceasar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ceasar misses with a low kick.
Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceasar.
Byrne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ceasar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byrne.
Julius Ceasar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ceasar moves away.
Ceasar looks to land a left hand but Byrne moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Ceasar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but Ceasar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ceasar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ceasar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne wants to slow Ceasar down by chopping away at his legs.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ceasar was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Ceasar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar 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.
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Ceasar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ceasar walks into a left hand.
Ceasar swings widly with a right hand
and Byrne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Byrne.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ceasar is pushing Byrne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ceasar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ceasar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ceasar.
Ceasar has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Ceasar looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards.
Ceasar lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ceasar's face.
Ceasar working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ceasar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ceasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ceasar tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceasar blocks an uppercut.
Ceasar slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julius Ceasar.
Well Ceasar 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Julius Ceasar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Julius Ceasar waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush has chosen Pusha T- Pain as his entrance music. Dan Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Krush!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Alexander Krush has been cut.
Swanson stuns Krush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Krush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson throws a body punch but Krush moves out of range.
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
Krush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krush counters with a big head kick but Swanson shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krush throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson throws the left hand but Krush avoids the punch easily.
Swanson tries a low kick but Krush avoids it.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Swanson gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Swanson tries to stall but Krush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee calls for Swanson to work.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
Krush lands a nice elbow.
Krush blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Swanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Swanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krushs head.
Swanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krush's efforts to push away.
Swanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Krush misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krush backwards.
Krush is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krush wants to get back to striking at distance but Swanson won't allow it.
Krush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Swanson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krush trying to stall but Swanson improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Swanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swanson avoiding damage.
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson connects with a solid leg kick.
Krush gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krush moves away.
Swanson clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dan Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson is looking to clinch but Krush is avoiding it.
Swanson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krush counters with a thumping low kick.
Swanson rushes Krush and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krush is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swanson is defending well for now.
Swanson keeps control of Krush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson managing to block the knees to the body from Krush.
Swanson being controlled against the cage.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
Krush'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.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
Krush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krush as Swanson tries to tie him up.
Swanson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krush missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Krush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Krush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Krush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson catches Krush with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Swanson drops Krush with a naaaaasty hook - Krush is in real trouble here! Swanson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Swanson!
Dan Swanson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Die by the drop. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Miller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns 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.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller jabs at Burns's body.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller clinches.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Miller blocks a body shot from Burns.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller 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.
Burns misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Miller is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Miller ducks into an uppercut from Burns and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Burns!
William Burns gave a mention to Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef comes to the cage accompanied by C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ross's choice of entrance music: Neck of the Woods. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross punishes The Chef's body with a nice straight punch.
The Chef getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ross. The Chef shrugs it off though.
The Chef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
The Chef thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
The Chef tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Ross lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Chef doesn't seem phased though.
The Chef throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Chef takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ross.
Ross misses with a low kick.
The Chef closes the distance and clinches.
Ross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Chef to keep the fight standing.
A body shot lands from The Chef.
A shot in the inside from The Chef.
A short left from The Chef.
The Chef is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Chef.
A short right from The Chef on the inside.
The Chef blocks a body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef stalling the fight.
The Chef is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
The Chef is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The Chef lands with a left to the head.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Chef rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Ross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Chef lands a nice uppercut.
Ross breaks the clinch.
The Chef checks a low kick from Ross.
Good shot there by The Chef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross digs a good body shot into The Chef's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Ross is trying to push The Chef away but The Chef has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Chef is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Chef lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
A short uppercut from The Chef.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as The Chef tries to tie him up.
The Chef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
The Chef working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Chef has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Chef has Ross pushed against the cage.
Ross fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raekwon The Chef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ross.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Chef seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ross can turn it around.
Ross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Chef takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Chef seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Still in the clinch, The Chef scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Chef.
A right handed body shot lands from Ross.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as The Chef controls his hands.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
The Chef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross slows down the pace here.
Ross pulls The Chef into guard.
The Chef working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Chef wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
The Chef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef advances position into side control!
The Chef throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ross sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef lands with a punch from half guard.
The Chef with the ground and pound but Ross uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Chef trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Chef controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Chef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Chef manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Chef trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raekwon The Chef dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Chef's corner calls for a 1-2. The Chef obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Chef connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Chef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Chef takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ross throws a front kick that sends The Chef stumbling back into the cage.
Ross throws a leg kick which misses The Chef's front leg but catches the back leg as The Chef tries to avoid it.
The Chef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ross.
Ross shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ross was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ross creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Chef sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Chef is looking to regain half guard here but Ross keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef gets back to half guard.
Ross controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is looking to stall here but The Chef recovers full guard.
The Chef 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.
The Chef manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ross manages to get himself to full guard.
The Chef scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ross wants to sweep here but The Chef controlling him for the moment.
Ross is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Chef defends well.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Chef is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Chef pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross is trying to keep The Chef in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Chef's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Chef looking to pass the guard.
Ross is trying to control the position but The Chef postures up.
Ross can't keep his opponent in guard - The Chef advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ross makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that The Chef has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross controls The Chef momentarily but The Chef frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ross holds on and takes a little breather.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but The Chef is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Chef chips away with some ground and pound.
Ross manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Chef manages to get himself to full guard.
The Chef trying to control the position.
The Chef lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ross!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ross manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Chef wants to pass the guard but Ross is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Chef is working away from the top position though.
The Chef is trying to control the action in half guard but Ross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Chef working Ross over with strikes.
The Chef landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Chef won't allow Ross to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Ross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Chef loads up on a big right hand but Ross slips the punch.
The Chef getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from The Chef does it's job there.
A jab from The Chef finds it's way through Ross's defenses.
Ross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Chef. The Chef obviously looking to wear him down.
The Chef throws out a leg kick but Ross moves out of range and The Chef only half commits.
Ross is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
The Chef has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Chef just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross looking to slow down the pace here.
The Chef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Chef takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef misses with a body shot.
Ross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ross.
Ross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Chef is able to avoid easily.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
The Chef misses with an uppercut.
The Chef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross is trying to pull guard but The Chef has him pressed against the cage.
The Chef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross prevents The Chef from breaking the clinch.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Chef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Chef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Ross misses.
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Chef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Chef looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Chef manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ross manages to get himself to full guard.
The Chef 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.
The Chef wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
The Chef throwing strikes from guard but Ross blocks nicely.
The Chef missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Chef missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Chef is fighting to break Ross's control of his arms but Ross is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Ross was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The Chef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Chef wants it to stay on the feet.
Raekwon The Chef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ross.
A cross from The Chef lands.
The Chef misses with a looping left.
Ross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ross looks to land a right hand but The Chef moved out of range.
The Chef connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Chef connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Chef.
Ross throws a leg kick but The Chef sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ross 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Chef is looking to slow Ross down with leg kicks.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Chef misses with a body kick.
Ross scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
Raekwon The Chef is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Chef throws a poor cross that misses
so Ross counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ross wants to control from the top but The Chef keeps moving.
The Chef trying to keep a closed guard but Ross is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Raekwon The Chef did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Both fighters circling a little - The Chef finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ross slips under a jab.
Ross misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ross checks a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ross.
The Chef manages to get back to half guard.
The Chef wants to control but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The Chef trying to get back to full guard but Ross takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ross working the ground and pound effectively.
Mike Ross has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ross lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Chef hang on?
The Chef is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ross trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Chef takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Chef is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Chef is working to get back to half guard.
Ross controlling his opponent.
The Chef can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to control the pace but The Chef is squirming around nicely.
Ross raining down shots from the mount!
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!
The Chef tries to lock up and control but Ross gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Chef keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Chef is squirming around, avoiding Ross's attempts to control the action.
The Chef sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Chef!
The Chef is trying desperately to improve position.
Ross is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Chef is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Chef is working hard here to advance position.
Ross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Chef looks a forlorn figure.
Ross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Chef looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef is squirming around, avoiding Ross's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The Chef tries to hold on but Ross postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross with a couple of short strikes.
Ross with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ross dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Chef as he jumps to the side.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Chef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Chef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Chef misses the jab.
The Chef misses with a straight left.
Ross bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Chef manages to avoid it.
The Chef takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Chef avoids the head kick by Ross.
The Chef works Ross's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped The Chef's head back.
Ross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Chef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Chef.
Ross is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Chef fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Chef is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
The Chef bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ross's head.
Good shot there by Ross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ross, as that shot connected.
The Chef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Chef misses with a leg kick.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Chef.
Ross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Chef checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Chef.
Ross shoots in looking for a takedown. The Chef tries to sprawl out of it but Ross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Chef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raekwon The Chef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Chef checks a leg kick.
The Chef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
The Chef moves out of range of the body kick.
Ross jabs The Chef to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Chef misses with an uppercut.
The Chef throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Chef throws a solid leg kick but Ross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Chef.
The Chef gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on The Chef's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Chef breaks from the clinch.
The Chef fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
The Chef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ross's calf.
The Chef throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow The Chef down.
The Chef on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from The Chef misses.
No joy there for The Chef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ross cracks the inside of The Chef's front leg.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
The Chef throws a shot to the body.
The Chef wants to clinch.
The Chef with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ross to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Ross 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Chef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Chef throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Chef chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
The Chef moves out of range as Ross throws a body kick.
Ross shoots in for a double leg but The Chef sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
The Chef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Ross tenderised The Chef's leg. The Chef is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Chef. The Chef obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raekwon The Chef.
I think The Chef 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 47:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Ross!
Mike Ross is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Mike Ross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogu misses with a left hand
and Fluke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Dogu.
Fluke wants to land a leg kick but Dogu is out of range.
Dogu dives in for a single leg takedown but Fluke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fluke has a couple of punches blocked by Dogu.
A body shot lands from Fluke.
Fluke stalling against the cage.
Dogu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses.
Fluke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke staying out of range there.
Fluke lands a glancing blow to the side of Dogu's head.
Fluke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu misses with an uppercut.
Dogu cracks Fluke with an open hand slap.
A combination from Fluke does no damage.
Fluke slips a jab from Dogu.
Fluke gets caught napping as Dogu dives in and scores a takedown. Fluke manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dogu forces his way into half guard.
Dogu throwing shots but Fluke is blocking nicely.
Dogu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dogu prevents Fluke from improving his position.
Fluke trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke won't allow Dogu to pass to mount.
Fluke wants to control but Dogu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fluke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
Dogu works his way into full mount!
Fluke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dogu raining down shots from the mount!
Dogu thowing shots but they're missing.
Dogu avoids the attempt from Fluke to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fluke?
Dogu lands with some strikes.
Dogu lands a heavy elbow.
Fluke is rocked!
We've been hearing that Dogu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fluke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fluke is still in real trouble! Can Dogu finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke is looking to improve his position but Dogu isn't that keen on the idea.
Dogu is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Fluke goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Dogu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Orkan Dogu!
Orkan Dogu is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Orkan Dogu, 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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