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LFC 20: Nevertrust PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tikuana St Regis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick has chosen Nightcall as his entrance music. Tikuana St Regis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tikuana St Regis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick throws a series of punches but St Regis moves out of range.
Kilpatrick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kilpatrick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilpatrick 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilpatrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kilpatrick clinches with his opponent.
Kilpatrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kilpatrick successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
St Regis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kilpatrick is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kilpatrick has escaped and now he's on top!
St Regis is looking for a triangle but Kilpatrick pushes his legs off easily.
St Regis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilpatrick defends well.
St Regis tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Regis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Regis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kilpatrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kilpatrick advances position into side control!
St Regis throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
St Regis misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Regis struggling a bit here.
St Regis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
St Regis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick tries to stand and escape but St Regis is controlling the position.
St Regis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Regis scores with a few weak punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick wants to take a breather but St Regis is having none of it.
St Regis tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
St Regis looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick is looking to advance position but St Regis won't allow it.
Kilpatrick wants to get back to his feet.
St Regis tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kilpatrick has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
St Regis regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St Regis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
St Regis punching from the bottom.
St Regis looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilpatrick tries to pass to full mount but St Regis defends it.
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 Tikuana St Regis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kilpatrick moves into the clinch successfully.
St Regis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kilpatrick is trying to trip St Regis . He has hold of a leg but St Regis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kilpatrick persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kilpatrick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Regis working for a triangle but Kilpatrick defends it easily.
Kilpatrick looking to sit in guard and control but St Regis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
St Regis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kilpatrick can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick has momentary wrist control but St Regis slips an elbow through the middle.
St Regis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Regis wants to control from the top but Kilpatrick keeps moving.
St Regis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kilpatrick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Regis has managed to get both his arms back between Kilpatrick's legs - danger averted.
St Regis landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Regis 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Regis 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.
St Regis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilpatrick 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.
St Regis is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilpatrick has wrist control.
St Regis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Regis has gone for a leg lock! Kilpatrick slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Regis 's guard.
Kilpatrick is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but St Regis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kilpatrick is looking to defend but St Regis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kilpatrick! St Regis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kilpatrick taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tikuana St Regis !
A relieved looking Tikuana St Regis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Adam Kilpatrick had this to say: 'a dog knows when hes lost congratulations'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Longhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Longhold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Longhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Pouncey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouncey throws a big shot that misses.
Pouncey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longhold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pouncey.
Longhold throws a jab when Pouncey was well out of range.
Longhold misses with a double jab.
Pouncey tries to clinch up.
Longhold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pouncey throws a right hand that Longhold ducks under and follows up with a left that Longhold also avoids with ease.
Longhold scores with a hook.
Pouncey moves into the clinch.
Longhold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Longhold has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pouncey turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pouncey manages to end up in side control.
Pouncey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pouncey tries to advance to mount but Longhold denies him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longhold gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pouncey content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhold is holding on to half guard well.
Pouncey drops an elbow to the side of Longhold's head.
Pouncey wants to control but Longhold is keeping him busy.
Pouncey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Longhold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Longhold tries to get out of the position.
Pouncey trying to control the pace.
Longhold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Longhold gets full guard.
Longhold is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pouncey defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pouncey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Longhold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pouncey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Longhold managing to control the position.
Longhold wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pouncey wants to control from the top but Longhold keeps moving.
Longhold pulls Pouncey in close to prevent any damage.
Pouncey wants to control from the top but Longhold keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kelvin Pouncey.
Pouncey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longhold.
Longhold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pouncey wants to slow Longhold down by chopping away at his legs.
Pouncey lands with a good body shot.
Pouncey rushes Longhold and presses him up against the cage.
Pouncey blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Longhold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pouncey moves out of range of the strikes.
Longhold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pouncey takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longhold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longhold scores with a head kick.
Pouncey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pouncey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longhold thows a body shot but no joy.
Longhold throws a nice looking combination but Pouncey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Longhold tries to clinch up but Pouncey circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pouncey shoots in for a double leg but Longhold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pouncey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pouncey tests Longhold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longhold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelvin Pouncey will probably get the nod.
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.
Longhold misses with a head kick.
Longhold throws a body punch but Pouncey moves out of range.
Pouncey defending well as Longhold loads up on a big left hand.
Pouncey dives in and scores a takedown into Longhold's guard.
Longhold being controlled here, momentarily.
Longhold keeping full guard, as Pouncey tries to pass.
Pouncey trying to control but Longhold is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longhold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelvin Pouncey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Longhold wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pouncey stopping the sweep attempt from Longhold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pouncey throws a body punch but Longhold moves out of range.
Pouncey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck for Pouncey with that takedown attempt.
Longhold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Longhold. Pouncey shrugs it off though.
Longhold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longhold looks to land a combination. Pouncey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Longhold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longhold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Longhold as Pouncey shoots in.
Longhold rushes Pouncey and presses him up against the cage.
Longhold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve Longhold is winning the standup battle so far.
Longhold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pouncey moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Longhold looks for the body kick but Pouncey saw that one coming.
Pouncey takes one to the side of the head.
Longhold throws a right hand that Pouncey ducks under and follows up with a left that Pouncey also avoids with ease.
Pouncey darts in looking for a takedown but Longhold gets double underhooks and turns Pouncey into the cage.
Steve Longhold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Pouncey.
Longhold is looking for a takedown.
Pouncey tightens his grip and picks Longhold up, before dumping him to the ground. Longhold manages to land in guard.
Pouncey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pouncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Longhold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longhold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Longhold working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pouncey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pouncey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pouncey postures up.
Steve Longhold has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pouncey or perhaps it was just good defense by Longhold, which made it look bad.
Pouncey tries to clinch but Longhold is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Longhold.
Pouncey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Longhold on the side of the head.
Longhold scores with a shot to the body.
Longhold tries a low kick but Pouncey avoids it.
Pouncey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pouncey tries for a takedown but Longhold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pouncey is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Longhold. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longhold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Longhold stops a takedown attempt from Pouncey.
Longhold misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longhold is looking for a takedown.
Longhold has a couple of punches blocked by Pouncey.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Longhold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pouncey lands a nice shot that snaps Longhold's head back.
Longhold feints a jab promting Pouncey to slip. Longhold then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pouncey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pouncey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pouncey tries to clinch but Longhold is having none of it.
Longhold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longhold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longhold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pouncey.
Longhold blocks a leg kick.
Longhold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pouncey was well out of range. Poor timing from Longhold.
Pouncey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longhold.
Pouncey throws out a powerful jab.
Longhold tries to bum rush Pouncey with a series of wild strikes but Pouncey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pouncey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pouncey dodges the punch combination from Longhold.
Longhold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pouncey is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Longhold. Those never looked like landing.
Pouncey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longhold looks to throw the jab but Pouncey is out of range.
Steve Longhold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Longhold stuns Pouncey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pouncey throws a leg kick but Longhold checks it.
Pouncey moves forwards but Longhold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Longhold.
Pouncey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pouncey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pouncey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Longhold tries to roll over but Pouncey keeps him under control.
Pouncey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pouncey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey content just to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pouncey wants to control the pace but Longhold is squirming around nicely.
Longhold in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pouncey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Longhold's face.
Longhold in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pouncey content just to control the position here.
Pouncey with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Longhold?
Longhold is bucking up trying to escape but Pouncey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Longhold is rocked!
Pouncey looking to control but Longhold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pouncey avoids the attempt from Longhold to control.
Pouncey controlling his opponent.
Pouncey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Pouncey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pouncey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pouncey connects with a bit shot that sees Longhold covering up! More strikes from Pouncey and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pouncey is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Pouncey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Haggard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verrueckte Mungo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Haggard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Verrueckte Mungo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mungo scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Mungo misses.
Mungo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haggard stuffs the takedown.
Verrueckte Mungo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mungo misses with a takedown
and Haggard counters with a straight right hand.
Haggard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mick Haggard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Verrueckte Mungo.
Haggard looks to score with a jab to the body but Mungo is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haggard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mungo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haggard as he jumps to the side.
Mungo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haggard pinned against the cage. Haggard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haggard stuffs the takedown attempt from Mungo. Mungo gets slowly back to his feet.
Mungo dives in and grabs Haggard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haggard pushes down on Mungo's head and hops out.
Nice jab there from Haggard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mungo with that takedown attempt.
Mungo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haggard defends well and Mungo ends up having to push Haggard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haggard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mungo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haggard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mungo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mungo preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mungo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mungo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mungo drops back looking for a leg! Haggard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haggard manages to kick Mungo off! Mungo jumps back into Haggard's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mungo forces his way into half guard.
Haggard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mungo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haggard wants to improve his position but Mungo is controlling well.
Mungo is looking for a kimura but Haggard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mungo to get the leverage.
Haggard is looking to get back to full guard here but Mungo has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggard is looking for a sweep.
Haggard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mungo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Haggard looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mungo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Haggard is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mungo lets go of the hold and Haggard can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Verrueckte Mungo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by My World. Ricard has chosen Frank The Tank as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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282 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ricard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricard manages to break the clinch.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Ricard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ricard decides to stand back up. Ricard steps back and let's Adams get back to his feet.
Ricard misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Adams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ricard stands up.
Ricard checks a low kick from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adams.
Ricard takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricard tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Ricard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
Lawrance Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricard moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Adams sends Ricard crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Adams is motioning to the referee to let Ricard up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ricard is rocked!
Ricard wants to land a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Ricard is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams lands a big right hook! Ricard looks hurt but is still standing! Adams lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Ricard falls down and Adams dives in with a huge hammer fist! Ricard's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Adams runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lawrance Adams!
Lawrance Adams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goins comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Tom Ford. Leroy Goins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Sobral's chin.
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157 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Leroy Goins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins connects with a crisp jab.
Sobral throws a looping overhand right but Goins ducks down to avoid it.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sobral was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sobral asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Goins tries to bench press Sobral off him but Sobral keeps the position.
Goins's coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Goins manages to get back to half guard.
Sobral throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobral thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goins's head.
Goins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goins.
Goins working for a triangle but Sobral defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goins wants to sweep here but Sobral controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins is trying to control the position but Sobral postures up.
Goins looking for a sweep. Not yet Goins, not yet.
Goins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sobral holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sobral wants to control but Goins is keeping busy.
Goins is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobral is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Goins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goins slips a nice elbow through Sobral's hands, connecting with Sobral's forehead.
Goins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sobral looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral tries to get to full guard but Goins has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control but Goins postures up.
Sobral moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral has a closed guard, preventing Goins from standing up.
Sobral looking for a guillotine here but Goins defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral trying to strike off his back.
Sobral working a defensive guard here.
Goins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goins is one step ahead there.
Sobral is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goins is aware though and is defending well.
Goins is pushing down on Sobral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sobral is fighting to maintain full guard but Goins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sobral defending well though.
Sobral is looking to improve his position.
Goins tries to pass to full mount but Sobral defends it.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Goins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to roll over but Goins keeps him under control.
Sobral is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goins scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobral is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goins's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sobral scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Goins is looking for a way out.
Goins fending off the submission attempt from Sobral.
Sobral sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Goins taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Juntunen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lumessakahlaajat. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomi Juntunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntunen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woleman trying to move into half guard but instead Juntunen has managed to sweep!
Juntunen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juntunen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juntunen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Juntunen is fighting to break Woleman's control of his arms but Woleman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Juntunen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Woleman, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tomi Juntunen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Woleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juntunen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woleman.
Woleman avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen doesn't manage to clinch there - Woleman circles away.
Juntunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juntunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Woleman misses with a straight right.
Woleman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juntunen in his tracks.
Woleman takes a swing at Juntunen's ribcage but misses.
Juntunen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Woleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woleman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Juntunen rather than just go for the knockout.
Woleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juntunen avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Woleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Juntunen was covering up waiting for the punch and Woleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woleman throws an elbow that misses. Juntunen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Woleman's guard. Nice move by Juntunen!
Juntunen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman trying to keep a closed guard but Juntunen is proving a slippery customer.
Woleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juntunen manages to get himself to full guard.
Woleman content to stall in guard here.
Juntunen trying to keep a closed guard but Woleman is proving a slippery customer.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Juntunen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Tomi Juntunen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Woleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Juntunen avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Juntunen does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Juntunen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juntunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Woleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Woleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juntunen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woleman prevents Juntunen from improving his position.
Woleman passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Woleman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Woleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Tomi Juntunen has been cut.
Woleman unloading with bombs!
Juntunen tries to lock up and control but Woleman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Woleman working Juntunen over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntunen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Woleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen wants to hold on but Woleman pushes him away.
Woleman with the ground and pound from mount.
Juntunen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Woleman working Juntunen over with strikes here.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Tomi Juntunen's cut is getting worse.
Juntunen blocking the ground and pound.
Woleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Juntunen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Woleman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Juntunen is rocked!
Tomi Juntunen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tomi Juntunen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Woleman!
In his post fight interview, Mark Woleman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Komodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Komodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Komodo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Komodo blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Komodo avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Komodo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Komodo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt tries to work over Komodo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Komodo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Komodo's brow.
Komodo avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Komodo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Komodo is trying to stall.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Komodo is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komodo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Komodo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Komodo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Komodo is defending well for now.
Komodo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Komodo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Komodo.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Komodo lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Komodo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Komodo avoids the damage to the body.
Komodo is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Komodo avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komodo managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Komodo avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Komodo scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Komodo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Komodo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Komodo trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Komodo lands a nice elbow.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Komodo managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Komodo digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Komodo is defending well for now.
Komodo lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
That has opened up Tony Hunt's cut even more.
A short right from Komodo on the inside.
Komodo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Komodo is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Komodo.
Hunt looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komodo stalling against the cage.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Komodo's elbow.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
Komodo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Komodo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Komodo's brow.
Komodo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Tony Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Komodo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komodo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Komodo can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Komodo avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt gets through Komodo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Komodo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Komodo lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Komodo is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Komodo tries to tie him up.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Komodo avoids the damage to the body.
Komodo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Komodo avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Komodo is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Komodo.
Komodo stalling.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Joe Komodo has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Komodo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tony Hunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Komodo!
Joe Komodo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KO Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Loaded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaded has chosen BOOOOOT!!! as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
178 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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34
172 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Up Loaded!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loaded blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loaded on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loaded blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Loaded misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Up Loaded has been cut.
A body shot lands from Loaded.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Loaded tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Loaded back against the cage.
Loaded jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Loaded around his waist. Loaded gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loaded lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loaded lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Loaded with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaded blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Loaded fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Loaded.
Loaded lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Loaded lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loadeds head.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Loaded shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Loaded fails to land.
Loaded takes a knee right on the jaw!
Loaded misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loaded tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Loaded doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loaded's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Loaded 's eye.
Loaded tries to pull guard but Thomas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Julian Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Up Loaded.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Loaded successfully pulls guard.
Thomas gets to his feet - Loaded follows without any prompting.
Loaded ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Loaded stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas lands a jab.
Loaded misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loaded slips a straight right by Thomas.
Loaded moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Julian Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Loaded.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaded moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Loaded clinches up against the cage.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loaded.
Loaded with a knee to the head.
Loaded tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Loaded dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Loaded.
Loaded throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Loaded avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Loaded lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Loaded lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loaded jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Loaded gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loaded closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Loaded with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loaded has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Loaded dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Loaded misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Loaded turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Loaded manages to end up in side control.
Thomas regains half guard there - taking advantage of Loaded's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Loaded is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loaded looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Up Loaded's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas throws the left hand but Loaded avoids the punch easily.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Loaded.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Loaded blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Loaded throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Loaded is blocking nicely.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loaded tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Loaded doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loaded misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loaded.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Loaded.
Thomas darts in and clinches Loaded up against the cage.
Loaded swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loaded has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loaded cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loaded blocks it with crossed arms.
Loaded struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Loaded blocks it.
Loaded has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaded avoids it.
Loaded jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Loaded gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loaded throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Loaded cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Loaded.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loaded takes one to the side of the head.
Loaded pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Julian Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Loaded misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Loaded counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loaded instigates a clinch.
Loaded tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Up Loaded's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaded can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Loaded makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Loaded using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loaded's defenses.
Loaded has picked Thomas up - he's going for a ride! Loaded dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Loaded tries to pass to full mount but Thomas defends it.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Loaded.
Loaded is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaded wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Loaded trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loaded is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thomas is just riding it out for now. Loaded eventually gives up the hold.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Up Loaded showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Up Loaded'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. And we move into the final round!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loaded tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Loaded.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loaded checks a leg kick nicely.
Loaded clinches up against the cage.
Loaded misses with some punches.
Loaded successfully pulls guard.
Thomas won't allow Loaded to sweep him here.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaded is looking for a triangle here but Thomas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Loaded can't do much from the bottom here.
Thomas is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Loaded's shoulder. That is not cool.
Loaded is looking for a sweep.
Loaded regains half guard.
Thomas is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Loaded is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Julian Thomas just wasn't active enough.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Loaded.
Loaded lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Loaded counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas cracks Loaded with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Loaded checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaded connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loaded moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Donk. Thomas catches Loaded right on the button with a cross.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Loaded connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loaded managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Loaded on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loaded tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loaded has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Loaded on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaded misses with some punches.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loaded lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loaded with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loaded is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loaded jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Julian Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Up Loaded.
Loaded takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Loaded in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Loaded in his tracks for a moment.
Loaded misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loaded's face.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loaded is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas working the clinch nicely. Loaded is working for position but Thomas cracks him with a big knee to the head! Loaded crumples up against the cage and Thomas lands two more shots before the ref can save Loaded! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Julian Thomas!
A very excited looking Julian Thomas 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (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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147 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Schwetty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwetty is looking to clinch but Delight is avoiding it.
Schwetty moves to clinch but Delight breaks away
and Delight counters with a shoot takedown. Schwetty fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Delight stopping the sweep attempt from Schwetty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwetty is working an open guard so Delight takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Schwetty rushes Delight and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schwetty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight wants a takedown but no success here.
Schwetty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Delight up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Schwetty for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Delight tries for a takedown but Schwetty manages to get underhooks.
Delight wants a takedown.
Pete Schwetty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Delight.
Delight is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schwetty is defending well.
Schwetty will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delight up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schwetty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schwetty pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pete Schwetty.
Delight keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwetty tries to clinch but Delight moves away
and Delight decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schwetty's guard.
Delight being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty looking for a sweep. Not yet Schwetty, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dutch Delight.
Delight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Delight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schwetty's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delight stands up from Schwetty's guard - Delight perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schwetty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delight counters with a takedown into side control.
Delight stands up and beckons Schwetty to his feet.
Schwetty rushes Delight and presses him up against the cage.
Schwetty holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Delight looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schwetty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Delight has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schwetty after a bit of a struggle.
Pete Schwetty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Delight.
Schwetty gets underhooks to prevent Delight's takedown attempt.
Delight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwetty prevents it.
Schwetty stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwetty prevents it.
Schwetty just leaning against Delight, taking a breather.
Delight's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Delight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Delight is trying to drag Schwetty to the mat but Schwetty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pete Schwetty.
Schwetty tries to clinch
and Delight counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Delight gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight keeps the fight on the outside.
Delight swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwetty.
Pete Schwetty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwetty wants to clinch but Delight slips to the side
and Delight counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schwetty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Schwetty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delight stands up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schwetty wants to clinch but Delight slips to the side
so Delight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schwetty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schwetty tries to get out of the position.
Delight being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwetty rushes Delight and presses him up against the cage.
Delight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwetty prevents it.
Delight can't get the takedown.
Schwetty effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwetty seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Delight wants to take the fight to the mat but Schwetty manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pete Schwetty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Schwetty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Delight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Delight wants a takedown but no success here.
Delight tries for a takedown but Schwetty manages to get underhooks.
Schwetty leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight is looking for a takedown.
Schwetty stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pete Schwetty.
Schwetty moves to clinch but Delight breaks away
and Delight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delight.
Schwetty seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schwetty tries to clinch up
and Delight counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schwetty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Delight wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Delight has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Delight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Delight counters with a single leg into guard. Schwetty didn't expect that.
Delight gets to his feet. Schwetty looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwetty moves to clinch but Delight breaks away
and Delight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schwetty's guard now.
Schwetty 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Delight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Delight 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans throws a hook but Soderberg avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Soderberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soderberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.
Soderberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soderberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Soderberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Evans has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An inside leg kick lands from Soderberg.
Evans wants to slow Soderberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soderberg avoids the body shot from Evans.
Hjalmar Soderberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soderberg throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soderberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Soderberg throws a head kick that misses
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soderberg with a nice cross.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Soderberg scores with a leg kick.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderberg.
Soderberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Soderberg lunges at Evans with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Evans's hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soderberg!
Evans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evans works Soderberg's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soderberg. That's going to slow Evans down.
Soderberg misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soderberg.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Soderberg throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Nice defenses there by Soderberg.
Evans tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soderberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Evans somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Soderberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soderberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soderberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soderberg. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Soderberg.
Evans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg thumps Evans with a low kick.
Soderberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soderberg delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Evans misses.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Soderberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Soderberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Soderberg swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soderberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soderberg lands with a slapping head kick.
Soderberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans throws a hook to the side of Soderberg's head but Soderberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Soderberg's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Soderberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soderberg missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soderberg throws out a leg kick but Evans moves out of range and Soderberg only half commits.
Soderberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.
Soderberg misses with a kick to the body
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans misses with a hook. Soderberg ducked under it nicely.
Hjalmar Soderberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans dives in and grabs Soderberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soderberg pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Soderberg connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Soderberg pushes Evans away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soderberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soderberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Soderberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Soderberg scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans controls Soderberg momentarily but Soderberg frees himself.
Soderberg controlling from the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hjalmar Soderberg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Soderberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soderberg thows a body kick. Evans tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soderberg cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Soderberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soderberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soderberg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Soderberg keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
Soderberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soderberg throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
Soderberg throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Soderberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soderberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soderberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soderberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soderberg misses with a wild body shot.
Soderberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Evans has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soderberg.
Soderberg has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Soderberg misses with a head kick.
Soderberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soderberg lands a head kick. Evans smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Soderberg throws a head kick that misses.
Evans misses with a shot to the body
and Soderberg counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soderberg throws a nice head kick!
Soderberg throws a wild body kick that Evans sees coming a mile off.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Soderberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Soderberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Soderberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soderberg thows a body kick. Evans tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soderberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg connects with a leg kick. Evans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Soderberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soderberg lands a big uppercut and Evans crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Evans looks OK. Soderberg waves Evans back to his feet!
Evans is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soderberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.
Soderberg cracks Evans with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Soderberg has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Evans to stand back up!
Soderberg jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
Soderberg avoids the body shot from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Soderberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Soderberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Soderberg ducks down to avoid it.
Evans stuns Soderberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Soderberg ducks down to avoid it.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soderberg throws a solid leg kick but Evans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soderberg.
Soderberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throws a sloppy body shot
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Evans moves out of range as Soderberg throws a body kick.
Evans throws a combination. Soderberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Evans gets the takedown into side control.
Evans postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Soderberg struggling a bit here.
Rashad Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Soderberg wants to control but Evans postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Soderberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soderberg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans passes to full mount!
Evans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soderberg is looking to escape.
Evans prevents Soderberg from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soderberg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soderberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Soderberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soderberg 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Soderberg!
Post fight, Hjalmar Soderberg stared into the camera and said '...'.
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