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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Smalling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Thomas Lee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thomas Lee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Smalling!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalling looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Smalling moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Lee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smalling sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smalling is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Smalling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smalling wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smalling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smalling defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalling makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smalling.
Smalling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Smalling throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smalling keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smalling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee is looking to escape.
Lee is trying is best to control the position here.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Smalling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smalling is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Smalling sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalling trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lee keeping full guard, as Smalling tries to pass.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smalling manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee cracks Smalling with a solid left hand.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Smalling blocks nicely.
Smalling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee advances to half guard.
Smalling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smalling makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Smalling blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee postures up in Smalling's guard and throws a big left but Smalling blocks it.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Smalling blocks nicely.
Lee is working Smalling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee grinds an elbow into Smalling's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Smalling's guard.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smalling has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
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!
Lee postures up in Smalling's guard and throws a big left but Smalling blocks it.
Lee postures up.
Lee works over Smalling with some ground and pound from guard.
Smalling is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalling working a defensive guard here.
Smalling 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.
Lee is working Smalling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee distracts Smalling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smalling is rocked!
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smalling is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him?
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smalling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smalling working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smalling trying to strike off his back.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee passes to full mount!
Lee avoids the attempt from Smalling to control.
Lee landing punches.
Lee loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Smalling scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lee land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lee stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes the Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Houston!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Houston takes one to the side of the head.
Houston looks to land a left hand but Giantsbane moved out of range nicely.
Houston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houston 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.
A cross from Giantsbane lands.
Houston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giantsbane blocks a jab.
Giantsbane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Houston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giantsbane counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giantsbane counters with a nice uppercut.
Giantsbane connects with a body shot that sends Houston's belly button to the back.
Houston throws a combination that misses
and Giantsbane counters with a nice uppercut.
Giantsbane clobbers Houston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Houston misses with a hook
and Giantsbane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Houston is rocked!
Giantsbane drops Houston with a huge uppercut! Houston drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Giantsbane is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tormund Giantsbane!
A victorious Tormund Giantsbane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casablancas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . Haloti Gnata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Haloti Gnata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casablancas tries to clinch there but Gnata circles away.
Gnata misses with a right hand
and Casablancas moves into the clinch.
Casablancas breaks from the clinch.
Gnata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gnata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gnata throws a jab but it's blocked by Casablancas.
Casablancas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Casablancas slips a straight right by Gnata.
Casablancas wants to clinch but Gnata slips to the side
and Gnata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casablancas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gnata scores with a hook to the body. Casablancas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gnata scores with a punch to the head.
Casablancas swats away the attempt to clinch by Gnata.
Gnata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas moves in looking to clinch but Gnata pushes him off.
Gnata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Casablancas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casablancas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Casablancas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gnata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Casablancas loads up on a big right hand but Gnata slips the punch.
Gnata keeps the fight on the outside.
Gnata punishes Casablancas's body with a nice straight punch.
Gnata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gnata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gnata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casablancas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gnata misses with a jab to the body
and Casablancas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Gnata swats away the attempt to clinch by Casablancas.
Gnata lands a nice shot to the body.
Gnata throws a hook but Casablancas avoids it easily.
Casablancas throws a head kick that misses
and Gnata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Gnata as he checks the leg kick.
Gnata works Casablancas's body with a nice hook.
Casablancas fails to land with a series of punches.
Gnata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casablancas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gnata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Casablancas at a distance.
Gnata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Casablancas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gnata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gnata's jab looks to have found its range, popping Casablancas under the eye.
A good leg kick by Gnata.
Gnata has managed to clinch.
Casablancas can't find room to land a body shot as Gnata controls the action.
Gnata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casablancas's elbow.
Gnata can't find room to land a body shot as Casablancas controls the action.
Casablancas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gnata has him pressed against the cage.
Casablancas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Casablancas misses.
Gnata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casablancas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Casablancas. Those never looked like landing.
Gnata works Casablancas's body with a nice hook.
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!
Casablancas throws an off balance right hand
and Gnata counters with a left and a right that stings Casablancas.
Casablancas is rocked!
Casablancas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Casablancas slips under a jab from Gnata.
Casablancas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gnata finish him?
Gnata throws a sloppy head kick and Casablancas moves out of range easily.
Gnata shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Casablancas takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Gnata sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Casablancas bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haloti Gnata!
Haloti Gnata 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.
Julian Casablancas spoke after the fight, saying 'i need to clear my mind and do a little hiatus from the big fight organisations!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinfe Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidane comes to the cage accompanied by Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (wegue wegue). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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261 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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288 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kinfe Kidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidane lunges at Martin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martin's hand.
Kidane wants to clinch.
Kidane tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
Martin throws a hook but Kidane avoids it easily.
Kidane slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kidane is looking to clinch.
Kidane doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Keith Martin has been cut.
Kidane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kidane there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Kidane lands a head shot.
Kidane moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin lands with a cross.
Kidane moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Kidane slips the punch.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin throws a combination. Kidane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martin misses with a hook.
Kidane tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin throws a hook but Kidane blocks it.
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Kidane is looking to clinch.
Keith Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Kidane slips the punch.
Kidane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin digs a good body shot into Kidane's ribs.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Kidane's belly button to the back.
Martin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kidane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kidane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin throws a hook but Kidane avoids it easily.
Kidane tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Kidane's head but Kidane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidane slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kidane slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kidane darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Kidane connects with a knee to the head.
Kidane landing knees to the head.
Martin is trying to push Kidane away but Kidane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kidane pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kidane.
Martin looks winded!
Kidane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kidane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Kidane.
Kidane with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Keith Martin's cut even more.
Kidane lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidane lands with a right to the head.
Kidane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kidane scores with a knee to the head.
Kidane lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin is rocked!
Kidane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kidane finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kidane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kidane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kidane is working Martin over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Martin is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kinfe Kidane!
Kinfe Kidane decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haffaz Aladeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busy Signal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Signal's choice of entrance music: Busy Signal - Smoke Some High Grade. Busy Signal 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Haffaz Aladeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Busy Signal!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aladeen dodges the punch combination from Signal.
Aladeen throws a leg kick but Signal checks it.
Signal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Signal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Signal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aladeen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aladeen misses with a hook
and Signal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aladeen's guard now.
Signal passes Aladeen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aladeen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Signal.
Aladeen actively working from the bottom here.
Signal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Signal works his way into full mount!
Signal looking to control but Aladeen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Signal unloads with some shots from mount but Aladeen bucks and avoids them well.
Aladeen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Signal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aladeen tries to reverse the position but Signal maintains control.
Aladeen is working hard here to advance position.
Signal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aladeen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Signal with good strikes from the mount here!
Signal landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Signal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Signal with good strikes from the mount here!
Aladeen is rocked!
Signal lands a big shot to the head and Aladeen winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Busy Signal!
During a confident post fight interview, Busy Signal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Coogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Lincon!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincon cracks a nice hook into Coogan's ribs.
Lincon scores with a nice head shot.
Coogan moves out of range of the leg kick from Lincon.
Lincon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lincon lands with a nice body punch.
Lincon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coogan momentarily.
Coogan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coogan scores with the left hand. Lincon knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lincon circles away.
Lincon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lincon digs a good hook to Coogan's body.
Coogan looks for a takedown but Lincon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Coogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coogan 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.
Coogan throws the left hand but Lincon avoids the punch easily.
Coogan moves out of range of the leg kick from Lincon.
Lincon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coogan.
Coogan pushes Lincon up against the cage in a clinch.
Lincon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Coogan - just one landing.
Coogan misses with an uppercut
and Lincon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Coogan's guard now.
Lincon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lincon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lincon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lincon wants to pass the guard but Coogan is keeping the position.
Coogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coogan keeping full guard, as Lincon tries to pass.
Lincon won't allow Coogan to sweep him here.
Coogan keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lincon working his ground and pound in the gym.
Lincon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coogan keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon stopping the sweep attempt from Coogan.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Abe Lincon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lincon ducks under a wild hook from Coogan.
Lincon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coogan under the eye.
Coogan goes for a double leg but Lincon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lincon continues to drive forward.
Coogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincon controls his hands.
Coogan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lincon is stalling here.
Coogan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lincon after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coogan can't get the takedown.
Lincon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coogan avoids the body shot from Lincon.
Lincon gets a takedown into half guard.
Coogan regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Lincon 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!
Lincon looking to sit in guard and control but Coogan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lincon is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon dominated that round.
That's time! Coogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lincon lands a nice hook to Coogan's body. Coogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lincon scores with a jab.
Lincon throws a hook but Coogan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Coogan.
Coogan misses with a body shot.
Coogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Abe Lincon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coogan.
Coogan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lincon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Lincon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon is not content to let Coogan control the position.
Coogan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lincon wants to control but Coogan postures up.
Lincon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lincon wants to control but Coogan is keeping busy.
Coogan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coogan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lincon to regain full guard.
Lincon is looking to sweep but instead, Coogan has passed into half guard.
Coogan is keen to just control but Lincon is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon gets back to full guard.
Coogan won't allow Lincon to sweep him here.
Lincon trying to keep a closed guard but Coogan is proving a slippery customer.
Lincon pulls Coogan in to control the position.
Abe Lincon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coogan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lincon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Coogan, into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincon throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lincon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lincon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon landing some decent shots from guard.
Lincon throwing strikes from guard but Coogan blocks nicely.
Coogan has momentary wrist control but Lincon slips an elbow through the middle.
Coogan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coogan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lincon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lincon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coogan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coogan wants to control from the top but Lincon keeps moving.
Lincon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lincon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coogan throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coogan wants to control from the top but Lincon keeps moving.
Coogan stands up over Lincon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Coogan motions for Lincon to come forward. Coogan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lincon stopping the sweep attempt from Coogan.
Coogan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lincon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lincon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lincon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lincon.
Lincon wants to control from the top but Coogan keeps moving.
Coogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lincon is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lincon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lincon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lincon is in close to Coogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lincon is looking to work some ground and pound but Coogan has wrist control.
Coogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lincon manages to get himself to full guard.
Coogan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coogan's guard.
Coogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Lincon trying to control but Coogan is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coogan 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.
Lincon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abe Lincon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lincon scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coogan slips a jab and a cross from Lincon.
Coogan tries to clinch up
and Lincon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Coogan won't be happy with that.
Lincon wants to control but Coogan is keeping him busy.
Coogan sneaks back into half guard.
Coogan is not content to let Lincon control the position.
Lincon not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abe Lincon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Coogan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lincon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lincon.
Abe Lincon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coogan 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.
Lincon lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincon trying to control the position from guard on top but Coogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob Coogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coogan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Lincon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lincon 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Lincon!
A relieved looking Abe Lincon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau has chosen Number of the Bollywood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
169 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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26
162 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firetribe throws a leg kick but Nailatikau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Nailatikau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Firetribe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nailatikau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nailatikau lands a two punch combo.
Firetribe throws a hook to the side of Nailatikau's head but Nailatikau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Firetribe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nailatikau. Nailatikau obviously looking to wear him down.
Nailatikau thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Firetribe misses its intended target.
Nailatikau throws a jab when Firetribe was well out of range.
Nailatikau throws an off balance right hand
and Firetribe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Firetribe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a body punch.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Nailatikau trying to land knees to the body.
Firetribe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nailatikau is defending well for now.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
Firetribe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nailatikau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Firetribe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nailatikau.
Our sources have told us that Firetribe has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Firetribe is struggling to control the position.
Nailatikau lands an elbow inside.
Nailatikau jumps guard but Firetribe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Firetribe lands a damaging elbow.
Firetribe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nailatikau tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nailatikau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firetribe backwards.
Firetribe takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Firetribe on the inside.
Firetribe lands a damaging elbow.
Firetribe misses with some punches.
Nailatikau prevents a body shot from Firetribe.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nailatikau avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nailatikau throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau trying to land knees to the body.
Firetribe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nailatikau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firetribe is defending well for now.
Firetribe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Firetribe.
Firetribe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Firetribe tries to land knees in the clinch but Nailatikau avoids the damage to the body.
Firetribe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nailatikau is defending well for now.
Firetribe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firetribe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Firetribe lands a nice knee to the body.
Nailatikau is trying to pull guard but Firetribe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Epeli Nailatikau.
Nailatikau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Firetribe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nailatikau's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nailatikau avoids it.
Firetribe avoiding damage as Nailatikau throws knees to the body.
Nailatikau blocks an elbow strike from Firetribe.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it misses.
Firetribe misses with an elbow strike.
Firetribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firetribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Firetribe.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Firetribe avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nailatikau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Firetribe's brow.
Nailatikau tries to land knees in the clinch but Firetribe avoids the damage to the body.
Firetribe throws an elbow that misses.
Firetribe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Firetribe tries to work over Nailatikau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nailatikau fails to pull guard.
Nailatikau tries to land knees in the clinch but Firetribe avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe misses with an elbow strike.
Firetribe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nailatikau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Firetribe stalling in the clinch.
Nailatikau takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Epeli Nailatikau has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Firetribe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Firetribe lands with a right to the head.
Nailatikau jumps into guard, dragging Firetribe to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nailatikau wants to sweep but no luck.
Firetribe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nailatikau throws his legs up looking for a submission but Firetribe uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nailatikau is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Firetribe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Epeli Nailatikau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nailatikau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Firetribe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Firetribe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Firetribe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Firetribe connects with an inside leg kick.
Nailatikau connects with a solid leg kick.
Nailatikau is looking to score with low kicks.
Firetribe moves out of range of the leg kick from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Firetribe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nailatikau. Nailatikau obviously looking to wear him down.
Nailatikau moves away from the strike by Firetribe.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nailatikau misses with a straight right.
Nailatikau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Firetribe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nailatikau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firetribe.
Nailatikau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firetribe.
Nailatikau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Firetribe.
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!
Firetribe cracks the inside of Nailatikau's front leg.
Firetribe throws a leg kick that misses.
Firetribe with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau checks a low kick from Firetribe.
Nailatikau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firetribe.
Firetribe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nailatikau moves away.
Nailatikau tries to work over Firetribe's front leg with a kick but Firetribe checks it.
Nailatikau tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Firetribe swivels and escapes.
Firetribe tries to bum rush Nailatikau with a series of wild strikes but Nailatikau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Firetribe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nailatikau.
Brother Firetribe is winning the standup battle so far.
Firetribe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nailatikau checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Firetribe.
Firetribe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Firetribe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nailatikau slips a straight right by Firetribe.
Firetribe tries to work over Nailatikau's front leg with a kick but Nailatikau checks it.
Firetribe moves out of range as Nailatikau strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nailatikau. Firetribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firetribe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nailatikau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau blocks a leg kick.
Firetribe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Firetribe dodges the punch combination from Nailatikau.
Firetribe moves out of range of the leg kick from Nailatikau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firetribe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Firetribe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nailatikau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Firetribe throws a head kick but Nailatikau moves out of range.
Firetribe 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Nailatikau as he connects with a hook.
Firetribe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nailatikau.
Nailatikau checks the leg kick.
Firetribe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Firetribe misses the target.
Nailatikau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firetribe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nailatikau.
Firetribe checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Firetribe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nailatikau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firetribe is defending well for now.
Nailatikau prevents a body shot from Firetribe.
Firetribe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nailatikau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Firetribe throws a punch but it's blocked by Nailatikau.
Firetribe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Firetribe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nailatikau's elbow.
Firetribe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nailatikau blocks it with crossed arms.
Nailatikau misses with the head strike.
Nailatikau lands an elbow inside that Firetribe shrugs off.
Firetribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Nailatikau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firetribe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe working aggressively here.
Nailatikau blocks an uppercut.
Nailatikau blocking some punches.
Firetribe pushes off an throws an elbow but Nailatikau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Firetribe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nailatikau.
Firetribe tries to work over Nailatikau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Nailatikau misses with an elbow over the top.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Nailatikau fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nailatikau pushes off an throws an elbow but Firetribe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nailatikau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with an elbow strike.
Nailatikau throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Firetribe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Epeli Nailatikau'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Firetribe scores with a leg kick.
Nailatikau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Firetribe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Firetribe tries to work over Nailatikau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Firetribe blocks an elbow strike.
Nailatikau avoiding damage as Firetribe throws knees to the body.
Firetribe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nailatikau's elbow.
Firetribe trying to control the position but instead, Nailatikau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Firetribe into the cage.
Nailatikau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Firetribe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nailatikau's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Firetribe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nailatikau's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Firetribe throws an elbow but misses.
Nailatikau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Firetribe misses with an elbow strike.
Firetribe lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe scores with a hook to the body.
Firetribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nailatikau tries to pull guard but Firetribe won't allow it.
Firetribe lands with a light punch inside.
Nailatikau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Firetribe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Firetribe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nailatikau's defenses.
Firetribe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Firetribe avoids it.
Firetribe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the head but Nailatikau blocks with his arms.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it misses.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the head but Nailatikau blocks with his arms.
Firetribe misses with a punch to the body.
Nailatikau blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau misses with an elbow over the top.
Firetribe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nailatikau is defending well for now.
Firetribe trying to land knees to the body.
Firetribe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Firetribe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nailatikau is defending well for now.
Nailatikau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nailatikau blocks a body shot from Firetribe.
A head punch on the inside from Firetribe fails to land.
Brother Firetribe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Firetribe is working Nailatikau over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nailatikau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nailatikau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nailatikau throws a punch but it's blocked by Firetribe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nailatikau's defenses.
Firetribe managing to block the knees to the body from Nailatikau.
A shot in the inside from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nailatikau is trying to pull guard but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage.
Firetribe misses with an elbow strike.
Firetribe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nailatikau backwards.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
Epeli Nailatikau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nailatikau blocks an uppercut.
Nailatikau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nailatikau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firetribe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nailatikau up against the cage.
Firetribe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nailatikau lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nailatikau obliges.
Firetribe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Firetribe pushes Nailatikau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Firetribe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nailatikau is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Firetribe to keep the fight standing.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Epeli Nailatikau.
Firetribe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nailatikau lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firetribe throws a head punch that misses.
Firetribe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nailatikau lands a good knee to the midsection. Firetribe won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brother Firetribe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Firetribe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brother Firetribe!
Brother Firetribe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rad (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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago checks a low kick from Rad.
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Rad.
Rad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drago.
It looks like Ice Drago has been cut.
Rad throws a lazy head kick
and Drago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rad thinking.
Rad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Rad misses
and Drago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rad thinking.
Drago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Rad.
Rad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rad takes one on the button.
Rad is rocked!
Drago avoids the head kick by Rad.
Rad is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rad, pushing him back against the cage.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad tries to work over Drago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rad tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
Rad misses with a punch to the body.
Rad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rad avoiding damage as Drago throws knees to the body.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rad tries to throw a body punch but Drago avoids it by throwing Rad back against the cage.
Rad throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from Drago.
Rad told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rad can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Rad.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago letting Rad take a breather here.
Rad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drago lands a left hand.
Drago unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rad! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Drago is unloading with more strikes now! Rad drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Drago!
Ice Drago is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Ice Drago thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kyle Rad spoke after the fight, saying 'Just a bad day bitch. next time i will fuck you up good.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kogata Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (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
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kogata Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munoz.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munoz is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Munoz circles away and we're back to standing.
Munoz shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Team Finland inform us that Morgan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Munoz looking to pass the guard.
Morgan working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Munoz stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morgan sneaks back into half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Munoz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan trying to control here.
Munoz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munoz is working away from the top position though.
Morgan tries to roll over but Munoz keeps him under control.
Morgan won't allow Munoz to pass to mount.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munoz pulls his head out easily.
Munoz wants to advance to full mount but Morgan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Munoz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a couple of elbows.
Munoz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munoz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munoz looking to pass the guard.
Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munoz is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munoz trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Munoz is putting a hurting on Morgan here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Munoz is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan tries to buck Munoz off but Munoz is having none of it.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Munoz wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Munoz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Munoz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.
Morgan wants to hold on but Munoz pushes him away.
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 Kogata Munoz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Munoz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan cracks Munoz with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Munoz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kogata Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Munoz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Munoz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Munoz controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Munoz looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan works on Munoz's body with a couple of short punches.
Munoz is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Munoz has his back to the cage.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Munoz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morgan.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
Morgan working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munoz has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Kogata Munoz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan has an active guard here but Munoz has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munoz in particular looking to stall.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munoz is working away from the top position though.
Morgan tries to roll over but Munoz keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to hold on to Munoz's head to control him but Munoz postures up.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Munoz tries to pass.
Munoz tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Munoz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munoz has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Munoz wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Munoz slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Munoz stacks Morgan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Munoz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Munoz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Munoz's leg. Munoz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan with a hook.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munozs head.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Munoz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Morgan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Morgan hold on?! Munoz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
A lull in the action here.
Morgan breaks Munoz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Munoz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Munoz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Munoz showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan gets back to full guard.
Morgan has his foot on Munoz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munoz works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munoz defends well.
Munoz wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Munoz postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Morgan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Munoz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Munoz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Munoz has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Munoz is controlling well.
Munoz wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Munoz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Munoz works his way into full mount!
Morgan is working to get back to half guard.
Munoz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
Munoz unloading with bombs!
Munoz lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan taking shots to the head.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Munoz has a good base and remains in mount.
Munoz with the ground and pound from mount.
Morgan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munoz passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kogata Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Munoz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kogata Munoz!
A very excited looking Kogata Munoz 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.
The defeated Virgil Morgan had this to say: 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BitchFace PoopyPants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PoopyPants has chosen Deathly Quiet as his entrance music. Vagner Love could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BitchFace PoopyPants'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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, BitchFace PoopyPants!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PoopyPants closes the distance and clinches.
Love breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
PoopyPants darts in and clinches Love up against the cage.
PoopyPants tries to stall but Love uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
PoopyPants keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
PoopyPants lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
Love misses with some punches.
Love lands a hook to the side of the head.
PoopyPants jumps guard but Love turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
PoopyPants throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Love avoids the elbow strike from PoopyPants, against the cage.
We've been informed that PoopyPants has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from PoopyPants.
PoopyPants has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Love avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by PoopyPants.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as PoopyPants controls his hands.
PoopyPants is looking for a takedown.
Vagner Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BitchFace PoopyPants.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PoopyPants throws an elbow that misses.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from PoopyPants.
PoopyPants lands an elbow inside.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Love lands a left hand.
PoopyPants will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Love up against the cage.
PoopyPants is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Love is keeping busy.
Love prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Love.
Love avoids a wild elbow strike from PoopyPants.
Love scores with a shot to the side of PoopyPants's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PoopyPants has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Love avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
PoopyPants can't get the takedown.
PoopyPants goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
PoopyPants drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Love gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Love tries to circle away but PoopyPants has him pinned against the cage.
PoopyPants pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PoopyPants keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
PoopyPants stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by PoopyPants.
PoopyPants lands an elbow that stopped Love in his tracks for a moment.
PoopyPants is working for takedown but Love is calmly controlling the position for now.
Love prevents the takedown attempt.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PoopyPants has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Love's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Love manages to break the clinch.
PoopyPants tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
PoopyPants lands a jab to the head.
Love takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as PoopyPants throws out the jab.
Love chopping away at his opponent's legs.
PoopyPants shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Love. That's going to slow PoopyPants down.
PoopyPants looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PoopyPants punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.
PoopyPants waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Love misses with a head kick.
Love connects with a leg kick. PoopyPants looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
PoopyPants lands with a good body shot.
PoopyPants throws a hook but Love blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by PoopyPants.
Good work by PoopyPants as he checks the leg kick.
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Love is looking to slow PoopyPants down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. PoopyPants does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from PoopyPants.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Love.
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 Vagner Love will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
PoopyPants 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Love.
PoopyPants misses with a looping left.
PoopyPants is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love misses with a low kick as PoopyPants jumps back.
Love attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
PoopyPants scores with a decent looking hook.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from PoopyPants.
PoopyPants swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love counters with a good low kick that PoopyPants was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
PoopyPants is breathing heavily.
Love throws a leg kick which misses PoopyPants's front leg but catches the back leg as PoopyPants tries to avoid it.
PoopyPants looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but PoopyPants persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
PoopyPants's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Love cracks PoopyPants with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
PoopyPants takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
PoopyPants checks a low kick from Love.
Love lets loose with a powerful body kick. PoopyPants will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Love.
PoopyPants on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Love. Love obviously looking to wear him down.
Love bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of PoopyPants's head.
PoopyPants misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a body kick.
Love lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a leg kick which misses PoopyPants's front leg but catches the back leg as PoopyPants tries to avoid it.
Love lands a leg kick that knocks PoopyPants off balance momentarily.
PoopyPants takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
PoopyPants shoots for a takedown but Love saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Love cracks the inside of PoopyPants's front leg.
PoopyPants tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
PoopyPants takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
BitchFace PoopyPants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love with a jab.
PoopyPants is rocked!
A good leg kick by Love.
Love lands an uppercut, right on the button! PoopyPants tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vagner Love!
After winning the bout, Vagner Love thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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