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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Neljaseiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Freeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aku Neljaseiska could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seb Freeth's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aku Neljaseiska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Freeth!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neljaseiska shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neljaseiska showed some decent athleticism there.
Neljaseiska wants to stand up but Freeth has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Neljaseiska is thwarting Freeth's attempts to control the position.
Neljaseiska performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Freeth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freeth trying to keep a closed guard but Neljaseiska is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neljaseiska stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freeth fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neljaseiska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freeth gets a clinch.
Freeth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Freeth scores with a knee to the head.
Freeth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freeth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neljaseiska is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aku Neljaseiska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seb Freeth.
Neljaseiska takes a knee to the side of the body.
Freeth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neljaseiska's face.
Neljaseiska is breathing heavily.
Freeth scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Freeth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freeth is trying to drag Neljaseiska to the mat but Neljaseiska just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Freeth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neljaseiska is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neljaseiska is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neljaseiska takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Freeth.
Freeth tightens his grip and picks Neljaseiska up, before dumping him to the ground. Neljaseiska manages to land in guard.
Neljaseiska keeping moving, preventing Freeth from controlling successfully.
Neljaseiska wants to stand up but Freeth is controlling him.
Freeth drops back looking for a leg! Neljaseiska is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neljaseiska manages to kick Freeth off! Freeth jumps back into Neljaseiska's guard.
Freeth forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeth is trying to control the action in half guard but Neljaseiska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freeth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neljaseiska tries to roll over but Freeth keeps him under control.
Freeth maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Neljaseiska could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Freeth has cracked it and Neljaseiska is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Freeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seb Freeth!
Our winner, Seb Freeth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moo Mcloed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hawthorne Heights - Light Sleeper. Moo Mcloed is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Moo Mcloed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Dias!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcloed looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mcloed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcloed fails to land with a series of punches.
Dias tries a head kick but it misses.
Dias tries to score with a low kick but Mcloed moves his leg out of the way.
Dias lands with a right and another and another! Mcloed is in big trouble! Dias lands again and this time it's lights out for Mcloed! A quality knockout there for Dias.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricardo Dias!
A very excited looking Ricardo Dias 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolton comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - Disturbed. Ivan Grozni will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grozni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bolton is trying to control Grozni's posture but Grozni avoids it.
Bolton is trying to improve his position.
Grozni has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Grozni is looking to clinch.
Bolton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grozni's half guard.
Grozni pushes Bolton off looking to stand but Bolton dives back in and keeps control.
Bolton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grozni keeps working.
Bolton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grozni is just riding it out for now. Bolton eventually gives up the hold.
Grozni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni has a hand on Bolton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bolton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Grozni is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bolton cracks Grozni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grozni taking shots to the head.
Bolton with the ground and pound from mount.
Bolton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bolton is really struggling to control Grozni but he's trying to hold on to the position.
A nice elbow there by Bolton.
Bolton looking to finish Grozni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grozni!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolton landing strikes from the mount.
Bolton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grozni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bolton working Grozni over with strikes here.
Bolton trying to control but Grozni is having none of it.
Bolton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bolton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grozni looks a forlorn figure.
Grozni tries to reverse the position but Bolton maintains control.
Bolton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolton looking to finish Grozni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grozni!
Bolton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grozni is looking to escape.
Bolton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Grozni regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grozni moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grozni can't keep his opponent in guard - Bolton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bolton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grozni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grozni wants to get back to full guard.
Grozni looks winded!
Grozni taking some punishment here, with Bolton in his half guard.
Grozni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grozni is looking to improve his position.
Bolton winds up and cracks Grozni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bolton controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grozni is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolton is looking to pass Grozni's guard but actually Grozni recovers to full guard.
Bolton working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolton passes Grozni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bolton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grozni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bolton 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.
Bolton throws a leg kick
and Bolton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grozni has his takedown stuffed
and Bolton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bolton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grozni!
Bolton with shots to the head and body - Grozni looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bolton with a couple of short strikes.
Bolton with shots to the head and body - Grozni looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grozni is squirming around, avoiding Bolton's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Grozni that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bolton scoring with strikes but Grozni is staying in there.
Grozni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni tries to hold on but Bolton postures up.
Bolton tries to control but Grozni wriggling away.
Bolton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grozni manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grozni is breathing heavily.
Bolton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bolton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bolton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bolton looking to secure an arm triangle but Grozni defends it well.
Bolton landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolton lands a big elbow.
Bolton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grozni can do to turn this around?
The referee warns Grozni that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bolton lands a nice shot to the head.
Chris Bolton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bolton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grozni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bolton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bolton working the ground and pound effectively.
Bolton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grozni is bucking up trying to escape but Bolton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grozni is looking to improve his position but Bolton isn't that keen on the idea.
Bolton is landing with some decent strikes but Grozni is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton with shots to the head and body - Grozni looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bolton is stalling here but it's allowed Grozni to get half guard.
Bolton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bolton looking to finish Grozni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grozni!
Bolton is landing with some decent strikes but Grozni is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bolton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grozni is squirming around, avoiding Bolton's attempts to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bolton wants to control the pace but Grozni is squirming around nicely.
Bolton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozni is bucking up trying to escape but Bolton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bolton controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolton lands a heavy elbow.
Bolton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grozni looks a forlorn figure.
Bolton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grozni is surviving well by controlling Bolton's body position as best he can.
Bolton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolton looking to finish Grozni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grozni!
Grozni takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bolton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bolton tries to control but Grozni wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bolton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bolton throws a push kick but Grozni slaps the foot to one side.
Bolton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grozni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grozni.
Grozni pulls Bolton into guard.
Grozni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grozni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bolton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grozni takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grozni is looking for a sweep.
Bolton grinds an elbow into Grozni's temple.
Grozni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grozni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolton happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton working the head and body with strikes.
Bolton working the head with strikes.
Grozni is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bolton trying to control the action but Grozni is working from the bottom.
Bolton is working to tighten his grip on Grozni's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Grozni has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bolton is really squeezing tight and eventually Grozni passes out! Bolton breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chris Bolton!
Chris Bolton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jinglehopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jinglehopper!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jinglehopper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karl stuffs the takedown attempt from Jinglehopper. Jinglehopper gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Jinglehopper with that takedown attempt.
Jinglehopper scores with a takedown into Karl's guard.
Karl trying to control the position here.
Karl wants to sweep but no luck.
Karl trying to keep a closed guard but Jinglehopper is proving a slippery customer.
Karl is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jinglehopper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jinglehopper looking to sit in guard and control but Karl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jinglehopper wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Karl's hips, looking to push off. But Karl grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Jinglehopper screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Jimmy Karl!
A very excited looking Jimmy Karl 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Souza 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Brown has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Souza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Brown wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Brown is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown trying to control but Souza postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Souza's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown looking to control.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown is pulling down on Souza's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown has his hands on Souza's head, controlling the position.
Souza trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Danny Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza jumps guard but Brown stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Souza tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown has Souza pressed against the cage.
Souza drags the fight down to the ground.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into side control.
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 Ronaldo Souza will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Souza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
What's Brown going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Souza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown wants to control but Souza postures up.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Souza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Souza is working to tighten his grip on Brown's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Brown has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Souza is really squeezing tight and eventually Brown passes out! Souza breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ronaldo Souza!
Ronaldo Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Danny Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had a fractured skull and a broken back coming into this fight. Next time you're dead.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakinek Ii Jakinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakinek Ii Jakinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Landen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakinek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jakinek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Landen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Landen misses with a body kick.
Jakinek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jakinek digs a good body shot into Landen's ribs.
Landen lands a leg kick that knocks Jakinek off balance momentarily.
Jakinek takes a swing at Landen's ribcage but misses.
Jakinek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Landen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Landen forces Jakinek back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Landen.
It looks like Jakinek Ii Jakinek has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Jakinek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jakinek avoiding damage as Landen throws knees to the body.
Landen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jakinek backwards.
Landen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakinek avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landen misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jakinek or not.
Jakinek blocks an elbow strike.
Jakinek dodges an elbow strike from Landen.
Landen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jakinek's brow.
Landen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Landen prevents Jakinek from breaking the clinch.
Landen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jakinek is trying to force a seperation but Landen has the dominant position.
Landen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jakineks head.
Jakinek avoids the elbow strike from Landen, against the cage.
Landen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Landen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch but Landen keeps him there for the moment.
Jakinek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jakinek's brow.
Landen is working Jakinek over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landen throws an elbow but misses.
Landen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jakinek really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Landen tries to land a knee to the head but Jakinek blocks with his arms.
Jakinek blocks the elbow strike.
Landen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakinek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Landen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Landen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Landen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Landen.
Landen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jakinek avoids it.
Landen looking to throw knees to the head but Jakinek is blocking nicely.
Landen lands an elbow that stopped Jakinek in his tracks for a moment.
Landen missing with knees to the body.
Landen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Landen looking to throw knees to the head but Jakinek is blocking nicely.
Landen missing with knees to the body.
Landen misses with a knee strike.
Landen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jakinek is trying to break the clinch but Landen has him pressed against the cage.
Landen tries to land a knee to the head but Jakinek blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jakinek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jakinek blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Landen.
Jakinek blocks an uppercut.
Jakinek avoids a wild elbow strike from Landen.
Landen is stalling here.
Jakinek avoiding damage as Landen throws knees to the body.
Jakinek can't break the clinch.
A short right from Landen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Landen controlling the action here for a moment.
Landen has Jakinek pressed against the cage, preventing Jakinek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Landen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakinek Ii Jakinek's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Landen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses.
Landen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Landen. That's going to slow Jakinek down.
Jakinek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Landen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jakinek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jakinek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Landen can pounce on him.
Jakinek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Landen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Landen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jakinek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landen scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Landen.
Jakinek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Landen.
Landen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jakinek. That did some damage!
Landen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakinek moves away.
Jakinek takes a swing at Landen's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Landen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen takes the fight into the clinch.
Paul Landen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Landen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jakinek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Landen stalling against the cage.
Jakinek blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch but Landen keeps him there for the moment.
Landen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Landen lands a left hand.
Jakinek is trying to push Landen away but Landen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Landen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Landen lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek blocks an elbow strike from Landen.
Landen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakinek.
Landen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakinek avoids the damage to the body.
Jakinek avoiding damage as Landen throws knees to the body.
Landen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Landen on the inside.
Landen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakinek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landen throws an elbow but it misses.
Landen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Landen pushes Jakinek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jakinek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Landen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jakinek dodges an elbow strike from Landen.
Landen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landen throws an elbow but misses.
Landen tries a knee to the head but Jakinek blocks it.
Landen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Landen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jakinek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jakinek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Landen throws an elbow but it misses.
Landen missing with knees to the body.
Jakinek dodges an elbow strike from Landen.
Jakinek can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jakinek avoids it.
Landen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakinek's efforts to push away.
Landen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Landen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jakinek backwards.
Jakinek takes a shot to the head.
Landen digs a right hand into Jakinek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jakinek's gas tank.
Jakinek avoids a wild elbow strike from Landen.
Jakinek working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Landen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Landen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakinek managing to block the knees to the body from Landen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Landen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jakinek Ii Jakinek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Landen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paul Landen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakinek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jakinek thuds his shin into the meat of Landen's side.
Landen avoids a kick to the body.
Jakinek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jakinek misses with a series of wild punches.
Landen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jakinek was well out of range. Poor timing from Landen.
Landen lands a front kick.
Landen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Landen takes a swing at Jakinek's ribcage but misses.
Landen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Landen throws a hook but Jakinek blocks it.
Jakinek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jakinek tries to bum rush Landen with a series of wild strikes but Landen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Landen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jakinek lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen throws a leg kick which misses Jakinek's front leg but catches the back leg as Jakinek tries to avoid it.
Landen throws a leg kick which misses Jakinek's front leg but catches the back leg as Jakinek tries to avoid it.
Jakinek avoids the body shot from Landen.
Paul Landen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jakinek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Landen connects with a solid leg kick.
Landen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Landen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jakinek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Landen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jakinek's sensitive parts.
Landen throws a body kick that misses.
Landen scores with a body shot.
Jakinek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakinek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Landen.
Landen lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Landen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jakinek.
Jakinek moves out of range of the body kick from Landen.
Landen misses with a looping right.
Jakinek Ii Jakinek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakinek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Landen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body kick from Landen.
Landen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jakinek working hard to break the clinch.
Jakinek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Landen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jakinek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Landen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jakinek backwards.
Landen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakinek avoids the damage to the body.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch but Landen keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen tries a knee to the head but Jakinek blocks it.
Landen pushes Jakinek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Landen lands an elbow just above Jakinek 's eye.
Jakinek is trying to push Landen away but Landen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Landen throws an elbow that misses.
Landen prevents Jakinek from breaking the clinch.
Jakinek is trying to break free.
Landen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jakinek backwards.
Landen trying to land knees to the body.
Jakinek is trying to force a seperation but Landen has the dominant position.
Jakinek is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jakinek is defending well for now.
Jakinek will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Landen tries to land a knee to the head but Jakinek blocks with his arms.
Landen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Landen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landen taking a breather.
Jakinek wants to break free but Landen has control.
Landen lands an uppercut.
Landen stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakinek's efforts to push away.
Jakinek Ii Jakinek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Landen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jakinek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landen's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Landen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Landen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Landen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gusserrano Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chan Sung Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gusserrano Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera has his takedown stuffed
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Aoki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aoki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cabrera, pushing him back against the cage.
Aoki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aoki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki lands a leg kick that knocks Cabrera off balance momentarily.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. Cabrera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chan Sung Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki jabs at Cabrera's body.
Cabrera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki counters with a head kick. That will keep Cabrera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cabrera looks winded!
A nice inside leg kick there by Aoki. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Aoki takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Aoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Aoki.
Aoki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the body.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Aoki.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aoki lands a jab to Cabrera's midsection.
Cabrera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Chan Sung Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aoki lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aoki.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chan Sung Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gusserrano Cabrera.
Aoki pushes Cabrera up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Aoki.
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki lands a big right hand that sends Cabrera crashing to the mat! Aoki stays standing though and waves Cabrera back to his feet!
Cabrera is rocked!
Cabrera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aoki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cabrera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki lands a slapping body shot.
Cabrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
Aoki cracks the inside of Cabrera's front leg.
Aoki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aoki connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Cabrera to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Aoki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chan Sung Aoki!
A very excited looking Chan Sung Aoki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Osiris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Ait Yafelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osiris comes to the cage accompanied by Foster The People - Pumped up Kicks . Ait Yafelman has chosen Morocco Song as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lincoln Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Ait Yafelman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ait Yafelman leaves Osiris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ait Yafelman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ait Yafelman misses with a head kick.
Ait Yafelman scores with a hook to the body. Osiris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ait Yafelman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Osiris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ait Yafelman's waist but Ait Yafelman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Osiris off to one side.
Ait Yafelman lands a nice hook to Osiris's body. Osiris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Osiris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Osiris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osiris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ait Yafelman.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ait Yafelman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Osiris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Samir Ait Yafelman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osiris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ait Yafelman circles away.
Ait Yafelman rushes Osiris and presses him up against the cage.
Ait Yafelman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ait Yafelman manages to break the clinch.
Osiris tries to clinch there but Ait Yafelman circles away.
Ait Yafelman has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Osiris closes the distance and clinches up with Ait Yafelman, looking for a takedown. Osiris pushes Ait Yafelman against the cage but Ait Yafelman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Osiris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ait Yafelman is fending him off so far but Osiris persists. Nope, Ait Yafelman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ait Yafelman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osiris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ait Yafelman but Ait Yafelman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ait Yafelman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Osiris is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osiris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ait Yafelman has Osiris up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ait Yafelman.
Ait Yafelman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Osiris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ait Yafelman.
Ait Yafelman lands a good knee to the midsection. Osiris won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ait Yafelman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ait Yafelman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ait Yafelman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Osiris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Osiris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ait Yafelman tries to clinch up but Osiris circles away and keeps his distance.
Osiris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Osiris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ait Yafelman can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Osiris finds it's target.
Osiris shoots in for a double leg but Ait Yafelman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ait Yafelman throws a shot to the body.
Ait Yafelman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ait Yafelman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ait Yafelman!
Ait Yafelman connects with a solid leg kick.
Look low, kick high! Ait Yafelman uses the oldest trick in the book to send Osiris tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ait Yafelman is absolutely delighted - when Osiris wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samir Ait Yafelman!
An out of breath Samir Ait Yafelman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur comes to the cage accompanied by Head Crusher - Megadeth. Joey Kocur is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, AG Pennypacker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Pennypacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennypacker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kocur seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice shot lands for Pennypacker.
Kocur thuds his right hand into Pennypacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kocur cracks Pennypacker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kocur walks into a jab.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennypacker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennypacker is just out of range.
Kocur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kocur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennypacker's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennypacker lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Pennypacker scores with a hook to the body.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Pennypacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocurs head.
A body shot lands from Kocur.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pennypacker misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kocur - that landed with a thud.
Kocur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennypacker's elbow.
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pennypacker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pennypacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Kocur lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur prevents a body shot from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker misses with the head strike.
Pennypacker tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Pennypacker back against the cage.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Pennypacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pennypacker.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennypacker's elbow.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennypacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kocur.
Pennypacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur tries a body shot but Pennypacker blocks it.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennypacker throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pennypacker.
A short right from Pennypacker on the inside.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Pennypacker misses with the head strike.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pennypacker has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pennypacker cracks Kocur with a nice body shot.
Pennypacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Pennypacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kocur.
A hook to the body from Kocur.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennypacker controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennypacker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennypacker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pennypacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Pennypacker lands a left hand.
Pennypacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennypacker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pennypacker backwards.
Pennypacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AG Pennypacker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Kocur finds it's way through Pennypacker's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pennypacker misses the target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pennypacker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pennypacker 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.
Kocur forces Pennypacker back against the cage and clinches.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pennypacker 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.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Pennypacker misses with some punches.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Pennypacker - that landed with a thud.
Kocur digs a right hand underneath Pennypacker's ribcage. Pennypacker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
AG Pennypacker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennypacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
Pennypacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur scores with a hook to the body.
Pennypacker working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pennypacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pennypacker tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennypacker prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Pennypacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennypacker working aggressively here.
Kocur cracks Pennypacker with a nice body shot.
Pennypacker lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Pennypacker avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands with a left to the head.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Kocur tries a body shot but Pennypacker blocks it.
Kocur tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
A right hook to the body lands for Kocur.
Kocur takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands a nice uppercut.
Pennypacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur digs a right hand underneath Pennypacker's ribcage. Pennypacker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pennypacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennypacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennypacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Pennypacker avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur lands a body punch.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennypacker lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennypacker.
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pennypacker backwards.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Pennypacker misses with a body punch.
Pennypacker tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pennypacker.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker is working Kocur over against the cage.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pennypacker misses with a body punch.
Pennypacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennypacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennypacker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pennypacker tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Pennypacker back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Pennypacker backwards.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennypacker tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Pennypacker back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but AG Pennypacker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Pennypacker closes the distance but Kocur moves to the side
and Kocur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennypacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Kocur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur rushes Pennypacker and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennypacker lands a shot to the body.
Pennypacker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennypacker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kocur.
Pennypacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Pennypacker avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Pennypacker is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pennypacker.
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Pennypacker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
Pennypacker can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Pennypacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Pennypacker tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Pennypacker avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur cracks Pennypacker with a nice body shot.
Pennypacker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kocur.
A hook to the body from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pennypacker.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Pennypacker gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennypacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennypacker gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pennypacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pennypacker misses with some punches.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Pennypacker.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennypacker's elbow.
Pennypacker has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Pennypacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennypacker lands a body punch.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Pennypacker misses with some punches.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennypacker.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands a shoulder strike.
Pennypacker has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Pennypacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennypacker lands with a right to the head.
Kocur tries a body shot but Pennypacker blocks it.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennypacker lands a nice uppercut.
Pennypacker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pennypacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Pennypacker's head.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Pennypacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Pennypacker controls the action.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
Kocur misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
AG Pennypacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pennypacker 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 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AG Pennypacker!
AG Pennypacker 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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