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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Inagaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hardy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tsuyoshi Inagaki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Inagaki.
Inagaki looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inagaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Inagaki controls his hands.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inagaki looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Inagaki or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inagaki.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Inagaki controls his hands.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws a head kick that Inagaki semi-blocks.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Inagaki's body. Inagaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inagaki looks winded!
Hardy throws a hook but Inagaki blocks it.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy drops Inagaki with a beautiful combination! Inagaki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hardy is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tsuyoshi Inagaki has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Inagaki.
Hardy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Inagaki tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy checks the leg kick.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Inagaki defends well and Hardy ends up having to push Inagaki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Hardy sends Inagaki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hardy is motioning to the referee to let Inagaki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Inagaki is rocked!
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!
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inagaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Inagaki to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Inagaki just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Hardy!
Dan Hardy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muskeli Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed's entrance music is Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. A fine choice. Mies has chosen The way of the fist 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Muskeli Mies!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mies. That's going to slow Creed down.
Creed misses with a hook.
Mies just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Creed throws a front kick that sends Mies stumbling back into the cage.
Mies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Mies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mies.
Mies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Mies.
Mies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Mies.
A cross from Creed lands.
Creed throws a low kick, looking for Mies's leg but Mies calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed clinches up with Mies and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed.
Mies is rocked!
Knees to the body from Creed.
Mies is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Mies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Creed is keeping busy.
Creed working the clinch nicely. Mies is working for position but Creed cracks him with a big knee to the head! Mies crumples up against the cage and Creed lands two more shots before the ref can save Mies! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Lewis Creed!
Lewis Creed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cus' Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kilpinen is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
Lucas scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Kilpinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kilpinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Lucas throws a body kick that misses.
Kilpinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kilpinen misses with a double jab.
Kilpinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilpinen avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas misses with a hook. Kilpinen ducked under it nicely.
Kilpinen misses with a low kick as Lucas jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Kilpinen misses
and Lucas counters with a nice body kick.
Lucas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucas lands a really nice looking cross but Kilpinen seems unphased.
Lucas blocks a leg kick.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kilpinen throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kilpinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilpinen.
Kilpinen connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilpinen is out of range and Lucas settles back down.
Kilpinen misses with a straight left.
Kilpinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilpinen.
Lucas misses with a hook. Kilpinen ducked under it nicely.
Kilpinen misses with a low kick.
Lucas misses the shot to the body.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
Kilpinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilpinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilpinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lucas takes a step back to recover.
Kilpinen lands a high kick!
Kilpinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucas.
Lucas misses with an uppercut. Kilpinen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Lucas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kilpinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilpinen scores with a shot to the body.
Kilpinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilpinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Kilpinen.
Kilpinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucas throws a low kick but Kilpinen avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilpinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucas.
Kilpinen tries to clinch up
and Lucas counters with a crisp one two that drops Kilpinen! Lucas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kilpinen to his feet! Kilpinen is in big trouble!
Kilpinen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kilpinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucas finish him?
Kilpinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucas. That did some damage!
Kilpinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucas throws a hook but Kilpinen avoids it easily.
Kilpinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Lucas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilpinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lucas throws a leg kick
and Kilpinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas breaks from the clinch.
Lucas scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kilpinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilpinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaakko Kilpinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lucas takes a swing at Kilpinen's ribcage but misses.
Kilpinen throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
Kilpinen looks to land a right hand but Lucas moved out of range.
Kilpinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kilpinen looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
Kilpinen lands a nice shot that snaps Lucas's head back.
Kilpinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpinen.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Kilpinen thows a leg kick but Lucas checks it
and Lucas counters with a nice leg kick.
Lucas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lucas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpinen manages to avoid it.
Kilpinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lucas misses with a few strikes there.
Kilpinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilpinen throws a head kick that misses
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilpinen thinking.
Kilpinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lucas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilpinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kilpinen is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.
Lucas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick but Lucas checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucas.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Lucas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lucas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilpinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilpinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucas slips a jab from Kilpinen.
A lazy body kick from Kilpinen
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Kilpinen is breathing heavily.
Lucas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lucas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpinen.
Lucas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpinen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kilpinen checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucas.
Lucas looks for the body kick but Kilpinen saw that one coming.
Kilpinen throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kilpinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kilpinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lucas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilpinen.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kilpinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucas misses the target.
Kilpinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilpinen misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilpinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Lucas.
Lucas lands with a straight right. Kilpinen didn't see that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Lucas is predictable there
and Kilpinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lucas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Kilpinen.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilpinen misses with a jab to the body
and Lucas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lucas tried to score with a low kick but Kilpinen checks it.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas lands a big head kick that sends Kilpinen tumbling to the mat! Lucas takes a step backwards and waves Kilpinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lucas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kilpinen is looking to chop away at Lucas's legs.
Lucas lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kilpinen off his feet! Kilpinen tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Lucas!
Travis Lucas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Darglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darglio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Black Keys "Funk #49". 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Darglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonedberg walks into a left hand.
Stonedberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darglio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darglio looks to land a left hand but Stonedberg moved out of range nicely.
Stonedberg throws a front kick aimed at Darglio's knee but Darglio avoids it well.
Darglio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darglio connects with a solid leg kick.
Darglio throws a poor cross that misses
letting Stonedberg counter with a right hand.
Darglio connects with a leg kick. Stonedberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darglio misses with a looping right.
Stonedberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab by Darglio.
Darglio scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stonedberg.
Darglio throws a body punch but Stonedberg moves out of range.
Stonedberg defending well as Darglio loads up on a big left hand.
Stonedberg misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darglio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stonedberg.
Darglio is looking to score with low kicks.
Stonedberg avoids the body shot from Darglio.
Darglio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darglio misses with a straight right.
Stonedberg throws a powerful right kick. Darglio tried to block low but the kick was high! Darglio was taken right off of his feet! Stonedberg jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Stonedberg!
After winning the bout, Michael Stonedberg 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ah Puch Nacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nacon comes to the cage accompanied by Death. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ah Puch Nacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shang Chi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Chi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nacon doesn't seem phased though.
Chi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nacon 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.
Nice takedown defense from Chi. No joy for Nacon on that attempt.
Nacon connects with a body shot.
Nacon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nacon preventing the sweep.
Chi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nacon.
Nacon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nacon is looking to work some ground and pound but Chi has wrist control.
Nacon preventing the sweep.
Nacon wants to control from the top but Chi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon wants to pass the guard but Chi is keeping the position.
Nacon trying to control the position from guard on top but Chi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nacon 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 ref stands the fighters back up because Ah Puch Nacon just wasn't active enough.
The crowd cheers as Chi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nacon doesn't seem phased though.
Nacon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nacon checks a low kick from Chi.
Chi scores with a head kick. Nacon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chi closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Nacon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon swats away the attempt to clinch by Chi.
Nacon throws a lazy right hand but Chi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nacon momentarily.
Nacon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nacon misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Chi.
Nacon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chi.
Nacon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nacon throws a body punch but Chi moves out of range.
Nacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nacon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi cracks Nacon with an open hand slap.
No luck for Nacon with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ah Puch Nacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nacon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shang Chi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chi misses with a body punch
and Nacon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nacon throws a hook but Chi blocks it.
Chi is looking to slow Nacon down with leg kicks.
Chi takes the fight into the clinch.
Nacon can't get the takedown.
Chi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nacon.
Nacon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nacon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chi avoids it really well and circles away.
Chi tries to land a leg kick but Nacon saw it coming and moves away.
Chi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nacon.
Chi loads up on a big right hand but Nacon slips the punch.
Nacon misses with a straight left.
Chi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nacon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nacon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nacon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nacon.
Chi throws a leg kick but Nacon checks it.
Chi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Chi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chi throws a leg kick but Nacon moved away.
Nacon blocks a leg kick.
Nacon fails to land the takedown.
Nacon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chi tries to work over Nacon's front leg with a kick but Nacon checks it.
Chi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nacon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nacon avoids the body shot from Chi.
Chi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nacon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chi misses the shot to the body.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chi scores with a jab to the head.
Chi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chi does it's job there.
Chi connects with a leg kick. Nacon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nacon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shang Chi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chi wants to slow Nacon down by chopping away at his legs.
Chi lands with a nice body punch.
Good work by Nacon as he checks the leg kick.
Chi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nacon.
Chi is looking to score with low kicks.
Nacon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nacon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chi lands a head kick!
Chi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nacon misses with a body shot
and Chi counters with a head kick that drops Nacon to the mat! Nacon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nacon is rocked!
Chi scores with a body shot.
Oh Nacon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nacon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Chi.
Nacon seems to have got his legs back now.
Nacon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nacon throws a hook but Chi avoids it easily.
Nacon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chi throws a sloppy head kick and Nacon moves out of range easily.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chi.
Chi lands a glancing blow to the side of Nacon's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chi throws a low kick but Nacon moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Chi.
Chi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chi scores with a kick to the body.
Chi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nacon is out of range.
Chi is looking to clinch but Nacon is avoiding it.
Chi tries to score with a low kick but Nacon moves his leg out of the way.
Chi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nacon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nacon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chi tries to score with a low kick but Nacon moves his leg out of the way.
Chi wants to clinch.
Nacon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nacon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ah Puch Nacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nacon tries to keep at a distance but Chi has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nacon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nacon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chi just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nacon is trying to pull guard but Chi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chi presses Nacon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Chi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chi moves out of range as Nacon strikes.
Chi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nacon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chi connects with an inside leg kick.
Chi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chi controls Nacon momentarily but Nacon frees himself.
Nacon trying to control but Chi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nacon wants to pass the guard but Chi is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nacon.
Nacon wants to control from the top but Chi keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ah Puch Nacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nacon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chi is trying to control Nacon's posture but Nacon avoids it.
Chi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chi is looking for a sweep. Nacon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nacon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nacon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chi has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nacon.
Nacon controlling the action here.
Nacon thows a huge punch but Chi dodges it nicely.
Nacon is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Chi still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Chi has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Chi decides to stand back up. Chi steps back and let's Nacon get back to his feet.
Shang Chi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon throws a jab but it's blocked by Chi.
Nacon checks a low kick from Chi.
Nacon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chi lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chi cracks Nacon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chi blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shang Chi.
I've got Chi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shang Chi!
A relieved looking Shang Chi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaemin Jeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Itaewon Freedom - UV feat JY Park. Jaemin Jeong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
180 lbs
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30
173 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaemin Jeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Kilat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilat as he jumps to the side.
Jeong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jeong avoids the head kick by Kilat.
Jeong misses with a kick to the body
and Kilat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Kilat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Kilat.
Kilat misses with a double jab.
Jeong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jeong thumps Kilat with a low kick.
Jeong throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeong lands a high kick!
Kilat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kilat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeong.
Jeong thows a body kick. Kilat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kilat swinging wildly here.
Kilat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jeong. Jeong obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat closes the distance and pushes Jeong back into the cage.
Jeong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilat's elbow.
Jeong blocks the elbow strike.
Jeong misses with a body punch.
Kilat blocks a body shot from Jeong.
Jeong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jeong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jeong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kilat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeong has a couple of punches blocked by Kilat.
Jeong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeong jumps guard.
Kilat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jeong wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Jeong has Kilat pulled in close to control his posture.
Jeong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jeong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kilat defends it easily.
Jeong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeong working a defensive guard but Kilat manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kilat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jeong wants to get back to full guard but Kilat has mounted him!
Jeong is trying desperately to improve position.
Jeong wants to control but Kilat is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jeong tries to reverse the position but Kilat maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeong is working hard here to advance position.
Jeong wants to hold on but Kilat pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeong is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaemin Jeong dominated that round.
That's time! Jeong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kilat tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilat throws a sloppy head kick and Jeong moves out of range easily.
Kilat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jeong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kilat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kilat keeping moving, preventing Jeong from controlling successfully.
Jeong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeong wants to control from the top but Kilat keeps moving.
Jeong pushes down on Kilat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jeong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kilat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jeong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kilat defends it well.
Kilat wants to sweep but Jeong has passed to side control!
Kilat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilat keeps working.
Jeong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kilat struggling a bit here.
Kilat has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jeong tries to score with some ground and pound. Kilat controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jeong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jeong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jeong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kilat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jeong's guard! Nice work there by Kilat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong is trying to control the position but Kilat postures up.
Kilat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jeong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kilat preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jeong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jeong trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeong wants to sweep here but Kilat controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaemin Jeong dominated that second round.
That's time! Jeong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jeong dodges the punch combination from Kilat.
Kilat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jeong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kilat napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jeong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kilat prevents Jeong from moving into mount.
Kilat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jeong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeong tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jeong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kilat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kilat is looking for a sweep.
Jeong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jeong tries to advance to mount but Kilat denies him.
Junior Kilat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jeong throws a strike aimed at the side of Kilat's head but Kilat avoids it well.
Jeong looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kilat is avoiding damage well.
Jeong trying to control the position but Kilat is working away.
Jeong is trying to get an arm triangle but Kilat is defending well.
Kilat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilat keeps working.
Kilat takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jeong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Jeong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jeong is trying to get an arm triangle but Kilat is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilat struggling a bit here.
Jeong is looking to take a break and control but Kilat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaemin Jeong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaemin Jeong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jeong 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaemin Jeong!
Jaemin Jeong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Duijnhoven's choice of entrance music: People of the sun - R.A.T.M.. 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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31
215 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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31
199 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Worrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Duijnhoven throws out the jab.
Worrell throws a body kick that misses.
Worrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Worrell lands with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Duijnhoven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Worrell - the referee stops the clock and Van Duijnhoven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Worrell. Van Duijnhoven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Duijnhoven tries to clinch but Worrell is having none of it.
Worrell misses the shot to the body.
Worrell throws a sloppy head kick and Van Duijnhoven moves out of range easily.
Van Duijnhoven throws out a loose jab but Worrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Duijnhoven swings for the body but Worrell moves out of range.
Van Duijnhoven tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrell misses the jab.
Worrell throws a leg kick which misses Van Duijnhoven's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Duijnhoven tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrell throws a push kick but Van Duijnhoven slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Duijnhoven.
Worrell 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.
Worrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Worrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Duijnhoven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Duijnhoven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Duijnhoven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Duijnhoven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worrell looks for the body kick but Van Duijnhoven saw that one coming.
Peter Worrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Duijnhoven. Worrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Duijnhoven tests Worrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Duijnhoven ducks right into an uppercut from Worrell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Duijnhoven lands a jab to Worrell's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Worrell rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Duijnhoven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Duijnhoven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Duijnhoven.
Worrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Duijnhoven changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Worrell looks to throw a body kick
and Van Duijnhoven counters by clinching up.
Worrell misses with a body punch.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Van Duijnhoven.
Worrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Worrell looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Duijnhoven throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven leaning against his opponent.
Van Duijnhoven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worrell pushes Van Duijnhoven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worrell.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.
Van Duijnhoven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Duijnhoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worrell's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven misses with some punches.
Worrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Duijnhoven.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worrell misses with a punch to the body.
Worrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Duijnhoven throws a leg kick which misses Worrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Worrell tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven tries to clinch there but Worrell circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Worrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Duijnhoven is out of range.
Van Duijnhoven on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Worrell checks a leg kick.
Worrell misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Worrell.
Worrell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Decent striking displayed by Worrell there.
Worrell throws a push kick but Van Duijnhoven slaps the foot to one side.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Duijnhoven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Duijnhoven lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid body kick from Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven avoids the head kick by Worrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Worrell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Duijnhoven, right into the meat.
Van Duijnhoven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Worrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Duijnhoven's calf.
Van Duijnhoven lands a nice shot to the body.
Worrell misses with a hook. Van Duijnhoven ducked under it nicely.
Worrell looks to land a body kick but Van Duijnhoven moved away.
Good leg kick by Worrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Worrell misses with an uppercut
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a big head kick but Worrell shrugs it off.
It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
Van Duijnhoven's jab looks to have found its range, popping Worrell under the eye.
Worrell throws a wild body kick that Van Duijnhoven sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Duijnhoven swats away the attempt to clinch by Worrell.
Worrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Worrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a nice strike.
Worrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Worrell throws a right hand that misses
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a low kick.
Worrell thumps Van Duijnhoven with a low kick.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to clinch.
Van Duijnhoven thows a body shot but no joy.
Worrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Worrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Duijnhoven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Duijnhoven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Worrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worrell.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Duijnhoven in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Worrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Duijnhoven checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrell dodges the punch combination from Van Duijnhoven.
Worrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Duijnhoven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Duijnhoven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worrell thows a leg kick but Van Duijnhoven checks it
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Duijnhoven checks a leg kick.
Worrell throws a leg kick but Van Duijnhoven moved away.
Worrell misses with a kick to the body.
Worrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Worrell checks a leg kick nicely.
Worrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Duijnhoven manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a body kick.
Worrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Worrell throws a chopping leg kick but Van Duijnhoven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Worrell does it's job there.
Van Duijnhoven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Worrell is looking to land body kicks.
Worrell throws a lazy uppercut
and Worrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Worrell scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Duijnhoven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Worrell.
Worrell throws a chopping leg kick but Van Duijnhoven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peter Worrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Duijnhoven checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Duijnhoven in his tracks.
Worrell looks for the body kick but Van Duijnhoven saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Worrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a hook.
Worrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Worrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Duijnhoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Duijnhoven blocking some punches.
Van Duijnhoven has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Worrell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worrell taking a breather.
Van Duijnhoven throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Duijnhoven blocks an uppercut.
Van Duijnhoven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Worrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Duijnhoven throws a jab when Worrell was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Van Duijnhoven.
A low kick from Van Duijnhoven misses
and Worrell counters with a low kick, right behind Van Duijnhoven 's knee.
Van Duijnhoven avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Worrell tenderised Van Duijnhoven's leg. Van Duijnhoven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Worrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven thows a body kick. Worrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Van Duijnhoven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Duijnhoven thows a body shot but no joy.
Worrell throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice shot lands for Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Duijnhoven takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worrell just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a low kick.
Worrell lands with a nice body kick.
Van Duijnhoven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Duijnhoven doesn't manage to clinch there - Worrell circles away.
Van Duijnhoven takes a swing at Worrell's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven throws out a leg kick but Worrell moves out of range and Van Duijnhoven only half commits.
Worrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Worrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Duijnhovens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crunch! Worrell slams his shin into Van Duijnhoven's torso.
Worrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worrell connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell throws a low kick, looking for Van Duijnhoven's leg but Van Duijnhoven calmly moves out of range.
Worrell tries to land a front kick but Van Duijnhoven steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Duijnhoven thuds his right hand into Worrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Worrell - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Worrell - that will leave a mark!
Van Duijnhoven moves out of range of the body kick.
Worrell connects with the punch.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Duijnhoven checks the leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven digs a good hook to Worrell's body.
Worrell looks to land a body kick but Van Duijnhoven moved away.
Van Duijnhoven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Duijnhoven throws a poor cross that misses
and Worrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Worrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Worrell, right into the meat.
Van Duijnhoven throws a leg kick that misses.
Worrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Duijnhoven misses the shot to the body.
Van Duijnhoven punishes Worrell's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Worrell misses its intended target.
Worrell gets a clinch.
Van Duijnhoven managing to block the knees to the body from Worrell.
Worrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Worrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Worrell tries to work over Van Duijnhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Duijnhoven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Duijnhoven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Worrell fails to land.
Van Duijnhoven blocks a body shot from Worrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell tries a body shot but Van Duijnhoven blocks it.
A short left from Van Duijnhoven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worrell tries to work over Van Duijnhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Duijnhoven throws an elbow that misses.
Van Duijnhoven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Worrell backwards.
Van Duijnhoven lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Worrell to work.
Van Duijnhoven blocks an uppercut.
Worrell has a couple of punches blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven prevents a body shot from Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven lands a nice uppercut.
Van Duijnhoven can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worrell.
Van Duijnhoven throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Worrell to work.
Peter Worrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Duijnhoven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Worrell's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Worrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Worrell 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Worrell!
A relieved looking Peter Worrell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Delgado (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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esteban Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Parks scores with a four punch combination!
Parks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delgado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyoto Parks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks takes a swing at Delgado's ribcage but misses.
Parks blocks a low kick nicely.
Delgado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parks.
Parks swinging wildly here.
Delgado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parks checks a leg kick.
Parks lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks misses with a hook
and Delgado counters with a good low kick that Parks was not able to check.
Parks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delgado 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Delgado, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Delgado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Parks fails to land with a series of punches.
Delgado tries a head kick but it misses.
Parks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delgado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parks on the side of the head.
Parks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parks stuns Delgado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parks moves into range and clinches up with Delgado.
We've been hearing reports that Parks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Parks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parks blocks an uppercut.
Parks working aggressively here.
Delgado prevents a body shot from Parks.
Parks throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delgado tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Delgado back against the cage.
Parks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delgado misses with a body punch.
Delgado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
A short right from Parks.
Parks wants to stall.
Delgado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delgado lands with a light punch inside.
Delgado dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Delgado tries a body shot but Parks blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Parks on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parks.
Delgado presses Parks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Delgado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delgado blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
Delgado swings wildly with an uppercut but Parks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delgado pushes Parks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parks takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Delgado as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Delgado to work.
Delgado is working for takedown but Parks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parks blocks a body shot from Delgado.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delgado's elbow.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delgado.
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Delgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delgado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delgado.
Parks misses with a body punch.
Parks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Delgado pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delgado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parks misses with a two punch combination.
Delgado tries to clinch there but Parks circles away.
Parks swings for the body but Delgado moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delgado blocks a body shot from Parks.
Parks misses with some punches.
Delgado tries to work over Parks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delgado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parks cracks a nice hook into Delgado's ribs.
Delgado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parks tries to clinch up but Delgado circles away and keeps his distance.
Parks clinches with his opponent.
Parks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Delgado fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Delgado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parks throws a body punch but Delgado moves out of range.
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parks misses with a two punch combination.
Delgado tried to score with a low kick but Parks checks it.
Delgado throws a leg kick but Parks sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado is looking to score with low kicks.
Parks thuds a left hand into Delgado's body.
Delgado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parks shoots in but no luck this time.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Delgado is just out of range.
Delgado misses with a hook.
Parks lands with a good body shot.
Parks throws a lazy right hand but Delgado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parks connects with a looping right hand.
Parks throws a jab when Delgado was well out of range.
Lyoto Parks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delgado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delgado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delgado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Delgado's waist but Delgado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parks off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Parks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Parks. Those never looked like landing.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delgado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delgado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delgado lands a nice hook to Parks's body. Parks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Delgado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delgado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
Parks swings for the body but Delgado moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Parks. Those never looked like landing.
Parks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parks lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delgado counters with a leg kick.
Delgado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Delgado showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delgado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parks's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delgado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parks keeps working.
Delgado with the ground and pound but Parks uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Delgado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delgado throwing strikes from guard but Parks blocks nicely.
Delgado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delgado controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esteban Delgado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parks avoids the head kick by Delgado.
Parks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parks ducks right into an uppercut from Delgado.
Parks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Delgado counters with a body kick that stops Parks in his tracks momentarily.
Parks cracks Delgado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parks takes a swing at Delgado's ribcage but misses.
Parks throws a combination that misses
and Delgado counters with a nice body shot.
Delgado lands a nice looking body shot.
Delgado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delgado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Delgado enables Parks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Delgado manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delgado looking for a sweep. Not yet Delgado, not yet.
Parks is fighting to break Delgado's control of his arms but Delgado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Parks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parks is working Delgado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delgado trying to control the position here.
Delgado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parks manages to get himself to 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!
Delgado is looking to work some ground and pound but Parks has wrist control.
Parks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delgado is stalling in the full guard.
Delgado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delgado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lyoto Parks.
Parks lands a jab-cross combination.
Delgado ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
Delgado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch but Delgado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delgado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parks tries to clinch there but Delgado circles away.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delgado misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Delgado misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Parks misses
and Delgado counters by moving into the clinch.
Parks avoiding damage.
Delgado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parks tries to work over Delgado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parks cracks Delgado with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delgado lands a left hand.
Delgado lands an uppercut.
Delgado lands a hook that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Esteban Delgado just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delgado throws a body kick that misses.
Delgado is looking to slow Parks down with leg kicks.
Parks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parks.
It looks like Esteban Delgado has been cut.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delgado.
Delgado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delgado.
Delgado cracks the inside of Parks's front leg.
Parks tries to clinch up.
Parks misses the jab.
Delgado digs a good hook to Parks's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delgado.
Delgado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Delgado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Delgado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parks.
Parks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Delgado defends well and Parks ends up having to push Delgado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Parks tries a body shot but Delgado blocks it.
Delgado wants the takedown. Parks is fighting it off but Delgado persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Parks's guard against the cage.
Delgado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delgado controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks is pulling down on Delgado's head to control his posture.
Delgado tries to free his leg and advance position but Parks is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delgado tries to clinch but Parks moves out of range.
Delgado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyoto Parks is winning the standup battle so far.
Parks shoots in for a double leg but Delgado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Delgado darts in and clinches Parks up against the cage.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delgado's elbow.
Delgado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Delgado gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parks defends it well.
Delgado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Delgado with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Delgado lands with a punch from half guard.
Parks regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Delgado.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delgado's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parks looking for a sweep. Not yet Parks, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parks keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
Delgado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Delgado throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delgado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Delgado dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Esteban Delgado'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Parks lands a glancing blow to the side of Delgado's head.
Parks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delgado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parks moves in looking to clinch but Delgado pushes him off.
Delgado connects with an inside leg kick.
Delgado throws a jab but it's blocked by Parks.
Parks throws a jab when Delgado was well out of range.
Parks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Delgado scores with a leg kick.
Delgado throws a big shot that misses.
Delgado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parks checks it well.
Delgado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Parks.
Delgado scoring well with a low kick there.
Parks looks to clinch
and Delgado counters with a leg kick.
Parks checks a leg kick.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delgado moves away.
Parks doesn't manage to clinch there - Delgado circles away.
Delgado scores with a nice right hand.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Delgado moves away and avoids it.
Delgado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parks rather than just go for the knockout.
Parks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Delgado's half guard.
Delgado trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delgado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parks is thwarting Delgado's attempts to control the position.
Parks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delgado defending well though.
Parks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parks passes to side control.
Delgado can't do much from the bottom here.
Parks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Parks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Delgado struggling a bit here.
Delgado gets back to half guard.
Delgado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esteban Delgado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parks 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.
Delgado is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delgado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parks.
Delgado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parks working the head and body with strikes.
Delgado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esteban Delgado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delgado gets full guard.
Delgado manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delgado tries to control but Parks wriggling away.
Lyoto Parks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Delgado throwing strikes but Parks recovers to half guard. A much better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delgado is working away from the top position though.
Delgado misses with a head shot. Parks uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esteban Delgado.
I think Delgado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Delgado!
Esteban Delgado is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Esteban Delgado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes into the arena with Tnt blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chaos 's choice of entrance music: Chaos. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaos manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Kruger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruger.
Chaos moves forwards but Kruger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chaos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaos staying out of range there.
Kruger throws a low kick but Chaos moves out of range easily.
Chaos connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Chaos misses its intended target.
Kruger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruger stuffs the takedown attempt from Chaos . Chaos gets slowly back to his feet.
Chaos fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Chaos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kruger's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kruger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kruger.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger wants to sweep here but Chaos controlling him for the moment.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos throwing strikes from guard but Kruger blocks nicely.
Kruger looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaos .
Chaos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chaos working some strikes from top position.
Kruger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kruger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chaos throws an elbow that misses. Kruger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chaos 's guard. Nice move by Kruger!
Chaos working a defensive guard here.
Kruger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kruger won't allow Chaos to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kruger wants to pass the guard but Chaos is keeping the position.
Chaos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kruger defends it easily.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kruger defends well.
Kruger trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Kruger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kruger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Kruger stands and throws Chaos 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Professor Chaos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruger lunges at Chaos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chaos 's hand.
Chaos missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good exchange - Chaos coming out on top.
Professor Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Chaos .
Chaos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kruger counters with a low kick, right behind Chaos 's knee.
Chaos throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Chaos lands.
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Chaos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kruger slips under a jab from Chaos .
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos shoots in for a double leg but Kruger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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!
Kruger throws a right hand that Chaos ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaos also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos tests Kruger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruger is fending him off so far but Chaos persists. Nope, Kruger circles away and we're back to standing.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Professor Chaos .
Chaos staying out of range there.
Kruger throws a hook but Chaos blocks it.
Chaos throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos misses with a straight right.
Chaos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Kruger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chaos misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Chaos moved away.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kruger looking to control.
Kruger wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chaos throws a big elbow that misses.
Chaos throwing strikes from guard but Kruger blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruger has wrist control.
Kruger 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.
Chaos postures up in Kruger's guard and throws a big left but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Kruger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a strike but Kruger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chaos looking for a guillotine here but Kruger defends easily.
Kruger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kruger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chaos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kruger has managed to get both his arms back between Chaos 's legs - danger averted.
Chaos can't keep his opponent in guard - Kruger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chaos trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos is looking to improve his position.
Chaos is still trying to improve position.
Kruger wants to pass the guard but Chaos is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos wants to improve his position but Kruger is controlling well.
Chaos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor Chaos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chaos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruger.
Chaos avoids the body shot from Kruger.
Chaos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kruger swivels and escapes.
A bone on bone clash there as Chaos blocks the leg kick.
No luck for Chaos with that takedown attempt.
Chaos looks for a takedown but Kruger sprawls well.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Professor Chaos .
Chaos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chaos cracks Kruger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chaos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kruger throws a jab when Chaos was well out of range.
John Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaos circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chaos connects with a leg kick. Kruger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt - Kruger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chaos misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Chaos gets a takedown into half guard.
Kruger is holding on to half guard well.
Kruger is trying to control but can't.
John Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking for submissions off his back.
Kruger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kruger wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruger taking some punishment here, with Chaos in his half guard.
Chaos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Chaos thows a huge punch but Kruger dodges it nicely.
Chaos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger trying to hold on to Chaos 's head to control him but Chaos postures up.
Kruger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chaos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chaos trying to control the action but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Chaos is thwarting Kruger's attempts to control the position.
Chaos throwing shots but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Professor Chaos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kruger tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
Kruger is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pacific MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Professor Chaos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kruger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chaos not doing much here.
Kruger is looking to control Chaos 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kruger avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kruger's head.
Chaos prevents Kruger from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Professor Chaos .
I've got Chaos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Chaos !
During a confident post fight interview, Professor Chaos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Velazquez has chosen Since the Flood- as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Velazquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velazquez thuds a left hand into Orton's body.
Orton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Velazquez tries to avoid it but Orton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Velazquez to the ground. Velazquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Orton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Velazquez scores with a body shot.
Velazquez moves into the clinch.
Velazquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velazquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velazquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Velazquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Velazquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Orton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Velazquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Velazquez is proving a slippery customer.
Velazquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Velazquez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kain Velazquez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Velazquez throws a hook but Orton avoids it easily.
Orton shoots for a takedown but Velazquez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orton checks a leg kick.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Velazquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Orton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velazquez defends it nicely.
Velazquez sends Orton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Velazquez is motioning to the referee to let Orton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Orton! Velazquez dives in looking to finish! Orton is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kain Velazquez!
Kain Velazquez is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kain Velazquez thanked Outlaw for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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