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Heroic 171 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Walker (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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221 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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28
223 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Walker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker working aggressively here.
Lundin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Lundin.
Walker gets underhooks to prevent Lundin's takedown attempt.
Lundin blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Lundin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Lundin controls the action.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lundin's elbow.
Lundin takes a shot to the head.
Walker misses with some punches.
Lundin wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lundin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lundin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
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!
Lundin drags the fight down to the ground.
Lundin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lundin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
Let's hope that Walker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Walker tries to stand but Lundin is controlling from the bottom.
Lundin has an active guard here but Walker has managed to pass into half guard.
Lundin is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lundin looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Walker trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin trying to control here.
Walker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walker's back!
Lundin working for the choke.
Lundin looking for the choke from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but Lundin has full control of the position and if anything, Walker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Even with his hooks in, Lundin manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Walker has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Lundin loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Walker hold on?
Lundin struggling to land strikes to the head as Walker covers up.
Lundin lands strikes to the head.
Lundin is looking to control Walker but Walker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lundin misses with punches from the back.
Lundin throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Lundin throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin is not going to allow Walker to sit and survive in this position.
Lundin tries to keep control of the position but Walker is staying busy.
Lundin tightening his grip on Walker, looking for the choke.
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!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lundin.
Walker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lundin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lundin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lundin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lundin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lundin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lundin tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Lundin rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Lundin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker works Lundin's body with a nice hook.
Walker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lundin counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker's coach down at Camelot's Court was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lundin blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lundin forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lundin.
Walker is working Lundin over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lundin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lundin.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lundin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lundin pulls Walker into guard.
Walker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
Lundin is rocked!
BOOM! Walker lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lundin. Lundin tries to recover but Walker is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lundin lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wes Walker!
An out of breath Wes Walker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan's entrance music is French National Anthem. A fine choice. Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
155 lbs
31 - 20 - 2 |
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33
160 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan 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.
Svensson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cerdan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svensson.
Cerdan 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.
Svensson takes a swing at Cerdan's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Svensson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Svensson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cerdan misses with a head kick.
Cerdan avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Svensson throws a low kick but Cerdan avoids it.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerdan throws a shot to the body.
Svensson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerdan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerdan looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Cerdan sees coming a mile off.
Cerdan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Svensson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Svensson is looking to slow Cerdan down with leg kicks.
Svensson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cerdan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cerdan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cerdan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svensson tries to land a front kick but Cerdan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Svensson misses with a hook
letting Cerdan counter with a right hand.
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerdan throws out the jab.
Cerdan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Svensson's calf.
Svensson dips to his left and cracks Cerdan with an uppercut!
Cerdan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Cerdan.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Cerdan.
Sloppy strikes from Cerdan. Those never looked like landing.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerdan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerdan throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson scores with a kick to the body.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Cerdan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerdan tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerdan.
A bone on bone clash there as Svensson blocks the leg kick.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerdan.
Svensson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Svensson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cerdan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cerdan throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson jabs at Cerdan's body.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cerdan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerdan moves away.
Svensson connects with a body shot.
Svensson is looking to clinch but Cerdan is avoiding it.
Cerdan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svensson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan jabs at Svensson's body.
Cerdan blocks a low kick nicely.
Svensson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cerdan connects with the punch.
Svensson moves out of range as Cerdan strikes.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Cerdan's leg. Cerdan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cerdan looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerdan. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerdan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson scores with a head kick. Cerdan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Cerdan.
Cerdan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svensson on the side of the head.
Cerdan lands a nice shot that snaps Svensson's head back.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Cerdan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svensson connects with a body shot.
Svensson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cerdan counters with a two punch combo.
Svensson cracks the inside of Cerdan's front leg.
Cerdan missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Cerdan moved away.
Svensson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cerdan rather than just go for the knockout.
Cerdan misses with a straight right.
Cerdan throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Cerdan misses its intended target.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Cerdan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerdan tries to avoid it.
Cerdan looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Cerdan blocks the low kick.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
Cerdan fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Svensson!
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Cerdan blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Cerdan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sven S Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cerdan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Cerdan catches Svensson right on the button with a cross.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cerdan's head.
Cerdan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Svensson feints and then cracks Cerdan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerdan down.
Cerdan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cerdan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerdan checks a leg kick.
Svensson checks a low kick from Cerdan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerdan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Cerdan's leg. Cerdan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svensson scores with the left hand. Cerdan knows he should have avoided that one.
Cerdan catches Svensson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Svensson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. Cerdan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svensson connects with an inside leg kick.
Cerdan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cerdan throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Cerdan's corner calls for a 1-2. Cerdan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerdan moves away.
Cerdan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svensson defending well as Cerdan loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Svensson misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerdan blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Cerdan throws a low kick but Svensson avoids it.
Svensson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cerdan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
Cerdan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerdan throws out the jab.
Svensson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cerdan misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Cerdan.
Cerdan fails to land with a series of punches.
Svensson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cerdan checks it well.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson rushes Cerdan and presses him up against the cage.
Svensson has Cerdan pressed against the cage, preventing Cerdan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerdan avoids it.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Cerdan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cerdan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svensson has him pressed against the cage.
Cerdan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cerdan can't break the clinch.
Cerdan tries to circle away but Svensson has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerdan avoids it.
Cerdan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svensson keeps control of Cerdan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cerdan is trying to break the clinch but Svensson has him pressed against the cage.
Cerdan manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svensson.
Cerdan lands with a shot to the body.
Svensson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Cerdan.
Cerdan avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Cerdan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerdan tries to avoid it.
Svensson throws a hook but Cerdan blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Cerdan blocks the leg kick.
Svensson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cerdan takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson throws a low kick but Cerdan avoids it.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Cerdan checks it.
Cerdan scores with a three punch combo!
Cerdan lands a head kick!
Cerdan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cerdan slips under a jab.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Cerdan moved out of range nicely.
Svensson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cerdan's calf.
Cerdan scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Svensson.
Svensson rushes Cerdan and presses him up against the cage.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Svensson keeps control of Cerdan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cerdan throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Svensson blocks the low kick.
Svensson throws a leg kick
and Cerdan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Svensson connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Cerdan - just one landing.
Svensson throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Cerdan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Cerdan misses its intended target.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Cerdan is out of range.
Svensson throws a low kick but Cerdan moves out of range easily.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerdan circles away.
Cerdan slips a jab from Svensson.
Cerdan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson takes a swing at Cerdan's ribcage but misses.
Svensson cracks Cerdan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
Cerdan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerdan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerdan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerdan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses.
Cerdan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cerdan throws a leg kick that misses.
Cerdan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cerdan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
Cerdan moves out of range of the body kick from Svensson.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
Cerdan looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two 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!
Cerdan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cerdan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson works Cerdan's body with a nice hook.
Cerdan misses with a looping right.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cerdan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sven S Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cerdan looks to land a combination. Svensson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svensson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cerdan lands a nice shot that snaps Svensson's head back.
Svensson tests Cerdan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Cerdan.
Marcel Cerdan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson throws a head kick but Cerdan moves out of range.
Cerdan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svensson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cerdan loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan misses with a low kick as Svensson jumps back.
Cerdan looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Cerdan tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson throws a body kick that misses.
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerdan throws out the jab.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Svensson.
Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a body kick.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson slips a straight right by Cerdan.
Cerdan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerdan.
Cerdan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cerdan's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Cerdan's body. Cerdan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cerdan drops his hands momentarily and Svensson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cerdan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cerdan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerdan misses with an uppercut.
Svensson moves forwards but Cerdan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cerdan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cerdan throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Cerdan throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Cerdan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cerdan looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
Svensson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerdan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cerdan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerdan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Cerdan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Svensson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke comes to the cage accompanied by Manish Boy. 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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27
183 lbs
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36
183 lbs
29 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh throws a hook but Burke blocks it.
Marsh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burke.
Burke throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burke.
Burke fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Burke misses.
Burke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marsh lunges at Burke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burke's hand.
Burke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marsh circles away.
Burke thumps Marsh with a low kick.
Marsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke looking for a sweep. Not yet Burke, not yet.
Marsh trying to control but Burke is working from the bottom.
Burke wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke can't keep his opponent in guard - Marsh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burke tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Marsh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marsh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marsh trying to control from half guard but Burke is working away.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Burke dodges it nicely.
Burke'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.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burke is staying active underneath Marsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke moves into full guard.
Burke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marsh manages to get himself to full guard.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burke.
Marsh managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burke postures up.
Burke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Marsh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown attempt by Burke or perhaps it was just good defense by Marsh, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a double jab.
Burke throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh scores with a jab to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marsh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burke regains half guard.
Marsh wants to control but Burke is keeping him busy.
Marsh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Burke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marsh trying to control but Burke is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh tries to control but Burke wriggling away.
Burke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marsh looking to control but Burke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marsh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marsh trying to control but Burke is having none of it.
Burke is desperately trying to improve his position but Marsh has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Burke connects with a leg kick. Marsh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marsh throws the left hand but Burke avoids the punch easily.
Burke lands with a thumping leg kick.
James Burke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
Marsh lands a jab to Burke's midsection.
Burke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burke scoring well with a low kick there.
Burke rushes Marsh and presses him up against the cage.
Burke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burke misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke pulls guard effortlessly.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Burke is keeping the position.
Marsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burke is looking for a triangle here but Marsh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Burke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burke is working hard here to advance position.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Burke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marsh lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but can't.
Burke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burke trying to control the action but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burke wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burke wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burke preventing the sweep.
Burke wants to pass the guard but Marsh is keeping the position.
Burke throws a big right hand that misses.
Burke preventing the sweep.
Marsh controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh.
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marsh's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marsh.
Marsh gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Burke tries to improve position but can't.
Burke regains half guard.
Marsh trying to mount his opponent but Burke defends it.
Burke is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Marsh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Burke dominated that second round.
That's time! Burke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Burke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marsh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burke gets the takedown into side control.
Burke trying to control the position but Marsh is working away.
Marsh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marsh is not content to let Burke control the position.
Marsh is positioning himself well to prevent Burke advancing to mount.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burke.
Marsh wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burke.
Randy Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burke is looking to take a break and control but Marsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marsh trying to control here.
Marsh manages to get to full guard.
Burke trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Marsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burke throws a big right hand that misses.
Burke stands and throws Marsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marsh regains half guard, as Burke was trying to land strikes.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to hold on to Burke's head to control him but Burke postures up.
Marsh is looking to improve his position.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burke.
Burke trying to pass the guard but Marsh defending well.
Marsh keeping hold of Burke's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh tries to roll over but Burke keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burke throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck for Marsh with that takedown attempt.
Burke walks into a stiff left hand from Marsh.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Burke.
I think Burke 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Burke!
An out of breath James Burke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Born Slippy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
190 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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32
201 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanova is looking to slow Franco down with leg kicks.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bellanova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bellanova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bellanova throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bellanova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Bellanova takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Franco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bellanova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards.
Franco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bellanova on the side of the head.
Franco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bellanova is out of range.
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!
Franco scores with a spinning back kick!
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco lands a glancing blow to the side of Bellanova's head.
Bellanova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bellanova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bellanova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Bellanova there.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellanova misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellanova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Franco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Franco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bellanova moves forwards but Franco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bellanova is out of range.
Franco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bellanova misses the shot to the body.
Bellanova fakes the leg kick and cracks Franco in the body.
A shot to the liver by Franco. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco misses with a two punch combination.
Bellanova scores with a push kick.
Franco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bellanova is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova throws a body shot but no joy.
Franco loads up on a big right hand but Bellanova slips the punch.
Franco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bellanova finds it's way round the side to connect with Franco's head.
Bellanova misses with a wild body shot.
Franco tries to clinch but Bellanova moves away
and Bellanova counters with a nice body kick.
Bellanova feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franco's calf.
Franco tries to land a body kick
and Bellanova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellanova.
Franco misses with the body kick
and Bellanova counters with a good low kick that Franco was not able to check.
Franco scores with a sloppy right hand. Bellanova should have avoided that one.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Bellanova counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellanova. That's going to slow Franco down.
Bellanova checks a leg kick nicely.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Franco looks to throw the jab but Bellanova is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bellanova there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bellanova is able to avoid easily.
Franco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellanova was well out of range. Poor timing from Franco.
Bellanova tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bellanova misses with an uppercut.
Bellanova tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Franco checks a low kick from Bellanova.
Bellanova throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bellanova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bellanova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bellanova.
Bellanova drops his hands momentarily and Franco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Begbie Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Bellanova.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova wants to slow Franco down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco swings for the body but Bellanova moves out of range.
Bellanova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bellanova cracks Franco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bellanova bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franco's head.
Franco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Franco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Franco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Franco is predictable there
and Bellanova holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Bellanova.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Bellanova moves out of range of the body kick.
Bellanova stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Franco.
Bellanova checks a leg kick.
Franco tries to score with a low kick but Bellanova moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bellanova moves out of range of the leg kick from Franco.
A bone on bone clash there as Bellanova blocks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bellanova.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Bellanova takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Bellanova throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bellanova.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bellanova can pounce on him.
Bellanova darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Franco.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Bellanova's knee but Bellanova avoids it well.
Bellanova blocks a low kick nicely.
Franco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova cracks the inside of Franco's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands the left hand.
Bellanova tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franco is able to avoid easily.
Bellanova lands a leg kick that knocks Franco off balance momentarily.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Bellanova.
Bellanova slips under a jab from Franco.
Angelos Bellanova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat.
Bellanova has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Franco.
Bellanova lands a really nice looking cross but Franco seems unphased.
Bellanova checks a low kick from Franco.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Franco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bellanova scores with a hook.
Bellanova looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Bellanova checks the leg kick.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Bellanova's knee but Bellanova avoids it well.
Bellanova ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franco, as that shot connected.
Bellanova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Franco throws a hook to the side of Bellanova's head but Bellanova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellanova looks to throw the jab but Franco is out of range.
Bellanova takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Bellanova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franco, as that shot connected.
Franco has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Franco throws a body kick that misses
and Bellanova makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bellanova scores with a jab to the head.
Franco moves in looking to clinch but Bellanova pushes him off.
Bellanova is looking to land body kicks.
Franco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Franco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellanova. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellanova tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franco is able to avoid easily.
Franco tries to work over Bellanova's front leg with a kick but Bellanova checks it.
Bellanova connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bellanova looks to land a right hand but Franco moved out of range.
Bellanova checks a low kick from Franco.
Franco blocks a low kick nicely.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franco throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Bellanova - just one landing.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
Franco 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.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Bellanova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bellanova missing with knees to the body.
Franco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco is rocked!
Franco prevents a body shot from Bellanova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Franco misses with the body kick
and Bellanova holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bellanova is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bellanova misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellanova.
Bellanova keeps control of Franco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco is trying to force a seperation but Bellanova has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Bellanova.
Franco blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Bellanova is controlling the position.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco cracks Bellanova with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bellanova on the inside.
Franco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Franco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
Franco has Bellanova pressed against the cage.
Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bellanova counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bellanova.
Franco looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanova.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova misses with the head strike.
Bellanova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco prevents a body shot from Bellanova.
Bellanova takes a shot to the head.
Franco tries a body shot but Bellanova blocks it.
Bellanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellanova throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Franco on the inside.
Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco throws out a leg kick but Bellanova moves out of range and Franco only half commits.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
A low kick from Franco is predictable there
and Bellanova counters with a big head kick but Franco shrugs it off.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a body shot but no joy.
Franco blocks a leg kick.
Franco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellanova on the side of the head.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco avoids the body shot from Bellanova.
Franco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellanova.
Bellanova throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Begbie Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco lands a jab to the head.
Bellanova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Franco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Franco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bellanova - that will leave a mark!
Bellanova avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bellanova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellanova jabs at Franco's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a leg kick but Bellanova sees it coming and moves out of range.
Franco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bellanova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franco throws the kick towards the body but Bellanova avoids it.
Franco throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellanova takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Bellanova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bellanova just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellanova scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco takes a swing at Bellanova's ribcage but misses.
Bellanova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franco scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Begbie Franco.
Well Bellanova 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelos Bellanova!
A very excited looking Angelos Bellanova 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirill Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burczynski.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Burczynski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burczynski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burczynski showed some decent athleticism there.
Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
Burczynski trying to mount his opponent but Petrov defends it.
Petrov wants to control but Burczynski is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrov trying to control here.
Burczynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burczynski prevents Petrov from improving his position.
Burczynski controlling the pace.
Burczynski drops an elbow to the side of Petrov's head.
Burczynski stalling away here and it's allowed Petrov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Petrov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burczynski has passed into side control.
Petrov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burczynski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petrov prevents Burczynski from moving into mount.
Burczynski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Burczynski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov wants to control but Burczynski postures up.
Petrov trying his best to control but Burczynski has mounted him.
Burczynski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Petrov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov is squirming around, avoiding Burczynski's attempts to control the action.
Burczynski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Burczynski breaks from Petrov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burczynski wants to control the pace but Petrov is squirming around nicely.
Burczynski punching from mount but Petrov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to hold on but Burczynski pushes him away.
Petrov is trying to escape the mount.
Burczynski throws some wild stikes that Petrov manages to avoid easily.
Petrov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burczynski with the ground and pound from mount.
Burczynski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Burczynski throws a wild left hand from mount and Petrov manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burczynski is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Burczynski dominated that round.
That's time! Burczynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrov dives in and scores a takedown into Burczynski's guard.
Burczynski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Burczynski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrov preventing the sweep.
Kamil Burczynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Burczynski keeps moving.
Burczynski is looking to sweep but instead, Petrov has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burczynski is not content to let Petrov control the position.
Burczynski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burczynski keeps working.
Burczynski tries to get to full guard but Petrov has control of the leg.
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burczynski moves into full guard.
Petrov pushes down on Burczynski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Petrov trying to control from half guard but Burczynski is working away.
Burczynski trying to control but Petrov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is trying to get back to full guard.
Burczynski is not content to let Petrov control the position.
Burczynski wants to improve his position but Petrov is controlling well.
Petrov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Petrov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to take his opponent's back but Burczynski doesn't allow it.
Petrov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Burczynski is on top in guard.
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burczynski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Petrov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Burczynski has his hands clasped together but Petrov extends and breaks Burczynski's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Petrov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirill Petrov!
A relieved looking Kirill Petrov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Papa Roach - Burn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wei Pei 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wei Pei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pei scores with a one two! Rebo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pei scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rebo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rebo is rocked!
Pei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rebo manages to avoid it.
Rebo looks to throw the jab but Pei is out of range.
Pei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rebo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rebo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pei on the side of the head.
It looks like Wei Pei has been cut.
Pei takes a swing at Rebo's ribcage but misses.
Pei defending well as Rebo loads up on a big left hand.
Pei drops Rebo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rebo! Pei dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Pei!
Wei Pei seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by I am a Nightmare Walking. Nascimento has chosen Symptom of The Universe (1975) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cristiano Nascimento is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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222 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nascimento connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo scores with a nice strike.
Nascimento moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halo tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nascimento takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nascimento connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halo's hands.
Nascimento blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Nascimento.
Nascimento is looking to clinch.
Halo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nascimento looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Nascimento throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Nascimento scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Nascimento misses.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nascimento finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento avoids the head kick by Halo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nascimento. That's going to slow Halo down.
We've been informed that Nascimento 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.
Halo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo staying out of range there.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nascimento throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nascimento takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a leg kick
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Halo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nascimento falls backwards - clearly groggy! Halo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Halo!
An out of breath Gabriel Halo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes to the cage accompanied by one bourbon one scotch one beer. Roach has chosen The Simpsons Theme Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axelsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsson manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Roach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roach misses the jab.
Axelsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Roach should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roach checks a leg kick.
Axelsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Axelsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axelsson.
Axelsson checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Axelsson finds it's target.
Axelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsson moves away.
Axelsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roach moves away.
Axelsson throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson throws a head kick but Roach moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roach.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Roach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Axelsson closes the distance and clinches.
Roach tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Roach blocks an elbow strike.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roach avoiding damage as Axelsson throws knees to the body.
Axelsson has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Roach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roach looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsson is blocking nicely.
Axelsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axelsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roach breaks from the clinch.
Axelsson ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Roach works the jab nicely.
That's two 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!
Axelsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roach cracks a nice hook into Axelsson's ribs.
Axelsson takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Roach throws a solid leg kick but Axelsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roach.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Roach connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Roach. That snapped Axelsson's head back.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roach gets tackled into the cage by Axelsson. Axelsson maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roach.
Roach misses with a body punch.
Axelsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsson.
Axelsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Roach won't allow it.
Roach tries to work over Axelsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach tries to land a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks with his arms.
Axelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Roach avoids the damage to the body.
Roach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axelsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Axelsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Axelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsson.
Roach looks to land a body kick but Axelsson moved away.
Axelsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Roach feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
A jab from Roach misses.
Axelsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Axelsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach misses with a wild body shot.
Roach avoids the body shot from Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a solid leg kick but Roach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Axelsson.
A combination from Axelsson does no damage.
Roach misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach throws a right and a left that Axelsson avoids nicely.
Axelsson misses with a hook. Roach ducked under it nicely.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Roach checks it.
Axelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roach manages to avoid it.
Roach throws a body punch but Axelsson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roach lands with a cross.
Roach throws a head kick that half lands.
Axelsson thuds his shin into the meat of Roach's side.
Roach misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartholomew Roach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ansgar Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roach throws a hook but Axelsson avoids it easily.
Axelsson looks to land a combination but Roach avoids it well.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Axelsson blocks the low kick.
Roach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axelsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Roach misses the target.
Axelsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Axelsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roach throws a front kick that sends Axelsson stumbling back into the cage.
Axelsson rushes Roach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roach takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Roach has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Axelsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roach can turn it around.
Nice elbow from Axelsson.
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Axelsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roach in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roach is breathing heavily.
Axelsson avoiding damage as Roach throws knees to the body.
Roach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axelsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axelsson breaks the clinch.
Axelsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Axelsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson 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.
Roach missing with a left hand there. Axelsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axelsson closes the distance and clinches.
Roach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roach is trying to force a seperation but Axelsson has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roach is defending well for now.
Roach presses Axelsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axelsson throws a body kick that misses.
Roach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axelsson throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
Axelsson throws a series of punches but Roach moves out of range.
Roach misses with an uppercut. Axelsson saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Roach finds it's target.
Roach tries a head kick but it misses.
Axelsson scores with a nice head shot.
Axelsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Axelsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Axelsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Roach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roach motions for Axelsson to come forward. Roach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It looks like Axelsson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Axelsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roach has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to clinch up but Roach circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch! Axelsson slams his shin into Roach's torso.
Axelsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsson.
Roach looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Axelsson misses with a hook.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a leg kick
letting Roach counter with a right hand.
Axelsson is rocked!
Roach lands a leg kick that knocks Axelsson off balance momentarily.
Oh Axelsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roach lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Axelsson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Roach from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Axelsson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartholomew Roach!
During a confident post fight interview, Bartholomew Roach 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quela has chosen Queen of the Rodeo as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quela sizes up Borschev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Borschev cracks Quela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borschev.
Nice body kick from Borschev.
Borschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borschev ducks under a wild hook from Quela.
Borschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Quela misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Quela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quela throws a head kick that misses.
Borschev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Quela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Quela misses with a punch on the inside.
Quela tries to work over Borschev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Borschev can't find room to land a body shot as Quela controls the action.
Quela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quela stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Borschev.
Borschev misses with a punch on the inside.
Quela trying to stall but Borschev improves his position.
Borschev tries to throw a body punch but Quela avoids it by throwing Borschev back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela tries to stall but Borschev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borschev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borschev.
Quela wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quela.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borschev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quela will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borschev up against the cage.
Borschev lands with a right to the head.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borschev is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borschev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Borschev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quela throws a punch but it's blocked by Borschev.
Borschev lands an uppercut.
Quela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Borschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borschev breaks from the clinch.
Borschev slips a jab from Quela.
Quela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quela tries to land a leg kick but Borschev saw it coming and moves away.
Borschev catches Quela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Borschev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borschev lands with a nice body punch.
Borschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Quela is just out of range.
Quela scores with a jab to the head.
Borschev lands with a slapping head kick.
Borschev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borschev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Quela.
Borschev ducks under a wild hook from Quela.
Quela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Borschev counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Quela misses.
Nice body kick from Borschev.
Quela looks winded!
Borschev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borschev connects with a leg kick. Quela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borschev lands a big head kick that sends Quela tumbling to the mat! Borschev takes a step backwards and waves Quela back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Chung Quela has been cut.
Borschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Borschev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Borschev tenderised Quela's leg. Quela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschev scores with a kick to the body.
Borschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borschev lands a big head kick that sends Quela tumbling to the mat! Borschev takes a step backwards and waves Quela back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quela is rocked!
Borschev digs a good body shot into Quela's ribs.
Borschev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Quela sprawling to the canvas! Quela rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Borschev finish him?!
Quela is still on wobbly legs! Can Borschev finish him?
Borschev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Borschev engages and cracks Quela with a massive lead left hook - Quela tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Borschev is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitry Borschev!
Dmitry Borschev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ehrmantraut comes to the cage accompanied by non existent. Bowser Stormcrow 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Ehrmantraut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrmantraut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Stormcrow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stormcrow clinches.
Stormcrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Stormcrow.
Ehrmantraut tries to circle away but Stormcrow has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stormcrow.
Ehrmantraut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stormcrow tries a body shot but Ehrmantraut blocks it.
Ehrmantraut lands a nice uppercut.
Ehrmantraut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ehrmantraut drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stormcrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Stormcrow as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ehrmantraut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Ehrmantraut's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stormcrow is leaning against Ehrmantraut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stormcrow digs a right hand underneath Ehrmantraut's ribcage. Ehrmantraut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ehrmantraut is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow blocks an uppercut.
Stormcrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stormcrow scores with a shot to the side of Ehrmantraut's head.
Ehrmantraut tries to circle away but Stormcrow has him pinned against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Ehrmantraut has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stormcrow misses with some punches.
Ehrmantraut prevents a body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow is pressed up against the cage. Ehrmantraut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stormcrow down to the mat. Stormcrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Ehrmantraut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stormcrow punishes Ehrmantraut's body with a nice straight punch.
Stormcrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Ehrmantraut swats away the attempt to clinch by Stormcrow.
Ehrmantraut walks into a stiff left hand from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow closes the distance and clinches.
Stormcrow misses with a punch to the body.
Stormcrow pushes Ehrmantraut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ehrmantraut swings wildly with an uppercut but Stormcrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stormcrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut blocks a body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow blocks an uppercut.
Ehrmantraut misses with a punch to the body.
Ehrmantraut gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ehrmantraut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stormcrow defending well though.
Stormcrow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ehrmantraut is working away from the top position though.
Ehrmantraut scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ehrmantraut trying to pass the guard but Stormcrow defending well.
Ehrmantraut slows the pace down in half guard.
Stormcrow is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut wants to pass to mount but Stormcrow is defending the position.
Ehrmantraut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stormcrow keeps working.
Ehrmantraut is looking to advance position but Stormcrow won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ehrmantraut thows a huge punch but Stormcrow dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow trying to control but Ehrmantraut postures up.
Stormcrow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stormcrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ehrmantraut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ehrmantraut is taking a breather. Stormcrow says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stormcrow is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ehrmantraut slips a nice elbow through Stormcrow's hands, connecting with Stormcrow's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowser Stormcrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stormcrow misses with a looping left.
Ehrmantraut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ehrmantraut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Michael Ehrmantraut has been cut.
Ehrmantraut 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.
Ehrmantraut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stormcrow.
A slow jab from Ehrmantraut misses its intended target.
Stormcrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ehrmantraut can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Stormcrow finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ehrmantraut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stormcrow.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stormcrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ehrmantraut manages to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut throws a body punch but Stormcrow moves out of range.
Ehrmantraut connects with a leg kick. Stormcrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ehrmantraut lands a leg kick that knocks Stormcrow off balance momentarily.
Ehrmantraut pushes Stormcrow away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stormcrow.
Ehrmantraut is rocked!
Ehrmantraut tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Ehrmantraut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ehrmantraut.
Stormcrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut seems to have got his legs back now.
Ehrmantraut thows a leg kick but Stormcrow checks it
and Stormcrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Stormcrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stormcrow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ehrmantraut. Ehrmantraut obviously looking to wear him down.
Stormcrow lands a big head kick that sends Ehrmantraut tumbling to the mat! Stormcrow takes a step backwards and waves Ehrmantraut back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ehrmantraut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stormcrow tries to clinch there but Ehrmantraut circles away.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a combination but Stormcrow avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ehrmantraut takes a swing at Stormcrow's ribcage but misses.
Stormcrow misses the shot to the body.
Ehrmantraut wants to land a leg kick but Stormcrow is out of range.
Michael Ehrmantraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body kick.
Stormcrow lands a body shot.
Stormcrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ehrmantraut is able to avoid easily.
Stormcrow moves in looking to clinch but Ehrmantraut pushes him off.
Ehrmantraut scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ehrmantraut misses with a low kick.
Ehrmantraut lands with an uppercut that bounces Stormcrow off the cage and back into range.
Bowser Stormcrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stormcrow throws a hook but Ehrmantraut avoids it easily.
Ehrmantraut connects with a leg kick. Stormcrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow throws a looping overhand right but Ehrmantraut ducks down to avoid it.
Stormcrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Ehrmantraut is just out of range.
Ehrmantraut misses with a looping left.
Ehrmantraut thows a leg kick but Stormcrow checks it
and Stormcrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Ehrmantraut as he checks the leg kick.
Stormcrow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stormcrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stormcrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a combination. Stormcrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stormcrow instigates a clinch.
Stormcrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ehrmantraut breaks from the clinch.
Ehrmantraut circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow avoids the body shot from Ehrmantraut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stormcrow throws a shot from downtown. Ehrmantraut moves away and avoids it.
Ehrmantraut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ehrmantraut tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stormcrow defends well and Ehrmantraut ends up having to push Stormcrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ehrmantraut prevents a body shot from Stormcrow.
Ehrmantraut scores with a shot to the side of Stormcrow's head.
Stormcrow blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stormcrow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stormcrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ehrmantraut prevents a body shot from Stormcrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Stormcrow.
Stormcrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ehrmantraut controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ehrmantraut misses with some punches.
Stormcrow lands with a light punch inside.
Ehrmantraut misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowser Stormcrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Ehrmantraut's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ehrmantraut tests Stormcrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ehrmantraut takes one to the chin there.
Bowser Stormcrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stormcrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stormcrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Stormcrow feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ehrmantraut sprawling to the canvas! Ehrmantraut rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stormcrow finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ehrmantraut tries to bum rush Stormcrow with a series of wild strikes but Stormcrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stormcrow wants to clinch.
Ehrmantraut misses with a low kick.
Ehrmantraut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stormcrow cracks Ehrmantraut with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stormcrow has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ehrmantraut to stand back up!
Michael Ehrmantraut's cut is getting worse.
Ehrmantraut misses with an uppercut
and Stormcrow counters with a body kick that stops Ehrmantraut in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow wants to clinch up but Ehrmantraut keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stormcrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Ehrmantraut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow pushes Ehrmantraut up against the cage in a clinch.
Stormcrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stormcrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stormcrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ehrmantraut controls his hands.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body punch.
Ehrmantraut blocks an uppercut.
Ehrmantraut throws a punch but it's blocked by Stormcrow.
Ehrmantraut prevents a body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow tries to break the clinch but Ehrmantraut is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut throws a head punch that misses.
Ehrmantraut misses with a punch on the inside.
Ehrmantraut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stormcrow prevents a body shot from Ehrmantraut.
Stormcrow pushes Ehrmantraut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bowser Stormcrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stormcrow can't find room to land a body shot as Ehrmantraut controls the action.
A body shot lands from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stormcrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ehrmantraut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stormcrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ehrmantrauts head.
Stormcrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stormcrow digs a right hand underneath Ehrmantraut's ribcage. Ehrmantraut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stormcrow drops Ehrmantraut onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ehrmantraut is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Stormcrow unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ehrmantraut! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stormcrow is unloading with more strikes now! Ehrmantraut drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bowser Stormcrow!
Bowser Stormcrow 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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