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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Freeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Traddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Traddles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Copperfield Audio Book. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Freeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Traddles!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Traddles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Freeth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Traddles's defenses.
It looks like Tommy Traddles has been cut.
Freeth stalling.
Traddles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Freeth lands a knee to the head.
Freeth lands a knee to the body.
Freeth lands a damaging elbow.
Freeth scores with a knee to the head.
Traddles is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeth working the clinch nicely. Traddles is working for position but Freeth cracks him with a big knee to the head! Traddles crumples up against the cage and Freeth lands two more shots before the ref can save Traddles! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Seb Freeth!
Seb Freeth gave a mention to Zipp Zapp in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Mudgett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cube comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. 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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171 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Mudgett!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudgett tries to bum rush Cube with a series of wild strikes but Cube uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mudgett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cube moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cube blocks a low kick nicely.
Mudgett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mudgett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mudgett misses with a wild combination.
Herman Mudgett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mudgett misses with the combination.
Cube showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mudgett.
Mudgett connects with a body shot.
Mudgett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Cube.
Cube walks into a jab.
Mudgett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cube.
Mudgett scores with a decent looking hook.
Cube misses the shot to the body.
Mudgett fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudgett ducks right into an uppercut from Cube.
Mudgett throws a right and a left that Cube avoids nicely.
Mudgett misses with a low kick as Cube jumps back.
Mudgett scores with a nice head shot.
Cube showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mudgett.
Mudgett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mudgett misses with a low kick.
Mudgett throws a right hand that Cube ducks under and follows up with a left that Cube also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mudgett 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 Cube has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cube and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Mudgett. Those never looked like landing.
Mudgett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cube sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mudgett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cube circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Mudgett catches Cube right on the button with a cross.
Mudgett misses with a two punch combination.
Mudgett keeps the fight on the outside.
Cube slips a jab and a cross from Mudgett.
Mudgett scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cube tries to clinch but Mudgett moves out of range.
Mudgett misses with a wild combination.
Cube has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cube dodges the punch combination from Mudgett.
Cube looks to land a right hand but Mudgett moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Mudgett.
Mudgett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cube avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mudgett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mudgett connects with a solid leg kick.
Mudgett moves out of range of the leg kick from Cube.
Cube wants to clinch.
Cube checks a low kick from Mudgett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mudgett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cube blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy left from Mudgett finds it's target.
We've been told by Cube's head coaches at BigMouth Cabrons that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cube ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mudgett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cube lands with an overhand left.
Mudgett throws a leg kick that misses.
Cube lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cube tries to clinch there but Mudgett circles away.
Cube dodges the punch combination from Mudgett.
Cube tries to clinch up but Mudgett circles away and keeps his distance.
Mudgett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mudgett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cube counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cube.
Mudgett is looking to break free of the clinch but Cube has double underhooks.
Cube lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mudgett backwards.
Mudgett wants to break free but Cube has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mudgett as Cube tries to tie him up.
Mudgett wants to get back to striking at distance but Cube won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudgett breaks the clinch.
Mudgett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cube fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mudgett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cube checks a leg kick.
Cube throws a hook to the side of Mudgett's head but Mudgett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cube darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cube takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mudgett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cube counters with a two punch combo.
Mudgett wants to slow Cube down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mudgett.
Cube bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mudgett throws a combination that misses
and Cube counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mudgett looks winded!
Cube moves in looking to clinch but Mudgett pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mudgett dominated that round.
That's time! Cube's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mudgett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mudgett throws a series of punches but Cube avoids them all with ease.
Cube slips a straight right by Mudgett.
Mudgett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Cube.
Mudgett tried to score with a low kick but Cube checks it.
Cube scores with a leg kick.
Cube tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mudgett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cube with a jab.
Mudgett scores with a one two! Cube had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mudgett fails to land with a series of punches.
Cube tries to clinch up but Mudgett circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Cube.
Cube tries to close the distance and clinch but Mudgett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Mudgett catches Cube right on the button with a cross.
Mudgett looks to land a combination but Cube avoids it well.
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!
Good exchange - Mudgett coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudgett ducks right into an uppercut from Cube.
Mudgett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mudgett throws a combination that misses
and Cube counters with a leg kick.
Mudgett is breathing heavily.
Mudgett walks into a jab.
Cube lands with a right hand.
Cube dodges the punch combination from Mudgett.
Mudgett works the jab nicely.
Mudgett swats away the attempt to clinch by Cube.
Mudgett 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cube. That's going to slow Mudgett down.
Cube misses with an uppercut. Mudgett saw that one coming.
A combination from Mudgett does no damage.
Mudgett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cube connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mudgett scrambles back to his feet.
Mudgett circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Mudgett. Those never looked like landing.
Mudgett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cube can pounce on him.
Mudgett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cube swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mudgett avoids the body shot from Cube.
Cube digs a good body shot into Mudgett's ribs.
Mudgett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Mudgett.
Mudgett misses with a leg kick.
Mudgett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cube counters with a series of strikes. Mudgett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mudgett is rocked!
Cube wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mudgett is still on wobbly legs! Can Cube finish him?
Cube has Mudgett up against the cage in a clinch.
Cube lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Cube.
A short body shot lands from Cube as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cube scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cube lands a body punch.
Cube lands a left hand.
Cube lands a hook that snaps the head of Mudgett backwards.
Mudgett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cube is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Mudgett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cube is working Mudgett over against the cage.
Cube creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mudgett's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mudgett drops to his knees and Cube pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Cube!
Our winner, Ice Cube, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iouri Blunderskard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Nog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunderskard comes into the arena with 'Till I Collapse blaring out of the sound system. Iouri Blunderskard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Iouri Blunderskard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Nog!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Nog misses its intended target.
Blunderskard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nog misses with a jab to the body
and Blunderskard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blunderskard takes a swing at Nog's ribcage but misses.
Nog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Iouri Blunderskard has been cut.
Blunderskard 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.
Nog moves out of range of the body kick.
Blunderskard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nog to score with a decent uppercut.
Nog connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Nog.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nog has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nog takes a swing at Blunderskard's ribcage but misses.
Blunderskard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nog.
Blunderskard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blunderskard throws a right and a left that Nog avoids nicely.
Nog lands a big uppercut and Blunderskard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blunderskard looks OK. Nog waves Blunderskard back to his feet!
Blunderskard is rocked!
Iouri Blunderskard's cut is getting worse.
Nog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blunderskard was well out of range. Poor timing from Nog.
Oh Blunderskard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nog dives in for a single leg takedown but Blunderskard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blunderskard seems to have got his legs back now.
Nog jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blunderskard walks away with a smile on his face. Nog gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nog lands a big uppercut and Blunderskard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blunderskard looks OK. Nog waves Blunderskard back to his feet!
Nog just misses with a punch to the body.
Nog closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Blunderskard! Nog dives in looking to finish! Blunderskard is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Nog!
Iouri Blunderskard spoke after the fight, saying 'I've got nothing to say now... but check out Tristar Gym [TG] - 3077, Montreal.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mats Thoreson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirovich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kalinka. Mats Thoreson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mats Thoreson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Vladimirovich!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoreson misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Vladimirovich blocks the leg kick.
Vladimirovich misses with a body kick.
Thoreson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thoreson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thoreson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vladimirovich some visible discomfort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vladimirovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thoreson tries to score with some ground and pound. Vladimirovich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vladimirovich prevents Thoreson from improving position.
Thoreson is looking to take a break and control but Vladimirovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thoreson works to advance to full mount. Vladimirovich defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thoreson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoreson landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vladimirovich is squirming around, avoiding Thoreson's attempts to control the action.
Vladimirovich taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Thoreson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thoreson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Vladimirovich badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Thoreson around the waist but Thoreson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Thoreson is the winner by TKO! Thoreson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mats Thoreson!
Mats Thoreson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Ebola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Dick told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustafa Ebola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Dick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebola throws a big shot that misses.
Dick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ebola sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dick somewhat.
Dick avoids the body shot from Ebola.
Dick misses with a takedown attempt
and Ebola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nick Dick has been cut.
Dick shoots for a takedown but Ebola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mustafa Ebola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Dick.
Ebola throws a right hand that misses
and Dick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dick.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ebola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dick.
Dick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ebola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ebola tries to get out of the position.
Ebola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ebola wants to improve his position but Dick is controlling well.
Ebola is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Dick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
Dick lands with a punch from half guard.
Ebola throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ebola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ebola 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ebola defending well though.
Nice strikes from Dick there.
Dick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick lands a nice short elbow.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ebola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dick is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dick.
Dick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Ebola's temple.
Dick working the head and body with strikes.
Dick prevents Ebola from improving his position.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Ebola's hands, connecting with Ebola's forehead.
Dick is nestled in close to Ebola, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebola is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dick jumps into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick working the head with strikes.
Dick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ebola looks to move to half guard but instead Dick has passed into mount! Damn!
Ebola takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dick avoids the attempt from Ebola to control.
Dick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick looking to finish Ebola with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ebola!
Ebola can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Dick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Ebola. No joy for Dick on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ebola. No joy for Dick on that attempt.
Ebola lands a nice hook to Dick's body. Dick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Ebola misses the target.
Ebola connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nick Dick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebola stuffs the takedown.
Mustafa Ebola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Dick.
A shot to the liver by Ebola. Beautiful body shot.
Ebola scores with a hook to the body. Dick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ebola cracks Dick with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dick gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ebola gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Ebola!
Mustafa Ebola spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Timber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashwan Balrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
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27
204 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashwan Balrak!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balrak moves away.
Balrak tries to clinch
and Timber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Timber slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Timber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Timber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Timber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balrak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Timber postures up in Balrak's guard and throws a big left but Balrak blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Timber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Timber working some strikes from top position.
Timber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Timber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Balrak can't keep his opponent in guard - Timber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Balrak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Timber scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Timber.
Timber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Timber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balrak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Timber there.
Timber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Timber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Balrak is trying to stand.
Timber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balrak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Timber.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Timber is nestled in close to Balrak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Balrak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Timber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timber lands strikes from half guard.
Timber working over Balrak with some ground and pound. Balrak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Timber working Balrak over with strikes.
Timber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balrak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Timber is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balrak taking some punishment here, with Timber in his half guard.
Timber drops an elbow to the side of Balrak's head.
Ground and pound from Timber.
Timber working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Timber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Timber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Timber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Timber prevents Balrak from standing back up.
Timber working Balrak over with strikes.
Timber controlling the action here.
Timber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balrak wants to get back to his feet.
Timber content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Timber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Timber lands strikes from half guard.
Timber drops an elbow to the side of Balrak's head.
Timber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Timber dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Timber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balrak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Timber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justin Timber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Timber with a nice head shot there.
Timber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Timber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balrak's head.
Timber postures up and lands a big shot to Balrak's brow.
Timber cracks Balrak with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timber scoring with some ground and pound.
Timber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timber lands a couple of elbows.
Timber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Timber cracks Balrak with a solid left hand.
Timber chips away with some ground and pound.
Timber connects with a couple of short punches.
Timber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Timber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Timber scoring with some ground and pound.
Timber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Timber working some strikes from top position.
Balrak wants to stand and escape but Timber is having none of it.
Balrak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Timber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balrak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Timber controls the pace.
Timber lands a couple of digs.
Timber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balrak can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timber lands a couple of elbows.
Timber with a nice head shot there.
Timber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Timber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Timber connects with a couple of short punches.
Timber with a nice head shot there.
Balrak is breathing heavily.
Timber cracks Balrak with a solid left hand.
Balrak is rocked!
Timber chips away with some ground and pound.
Balrak is still in real trouble! Can Timber finish him?
Timber chips away with some ground and pound.
Balrak wants to get back to his feet but Timber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Timber works over Balrak with some ground and pound from guard.
Timber loads up on a big left hand. Balrak felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Timber looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Balrak can't hide his disappointment, as Timber celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Timber!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obidiah Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam McGuiness has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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19
217 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Obidiah Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuiness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuiness misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuiness thinking.
Davis missing with a left hand there. McGuiness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
McGuiness takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGuiness comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuiness ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
McGuiness avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
McGuiness misses with a straight right.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuiness fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGuiness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuiness there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGuiness missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuiness misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
McGuiness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis drives through and clinches with McGuiness against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
McGuiness is breathing heavily.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuiness into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGuiness is rocked!
It looks like Liam McGuiness has been cut.
Davis lands a big right hand that drops McGuiness! The killer instinct kicks in and Davis finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Davis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obidiah Davis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Obidiah Davis waved his t-shirt featuring Raptorz Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ming Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ming Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karl finds it's way round the side to connect with Ling's head.
Karl throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Karl scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Karl misses.
A right-left combo lands from Karl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karl throws a wild body kick that Ling sees coming a mile off.
Ling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karl as he avoids it easily.
Karl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karl misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling slips a jab and a cross from Karl.
Karl tries to bum rush Ling with a series of wild strikes but Ling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karl throws a lazy right hand but Ling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ling checks the leg kick.
Ling shoots in looking for a takedown but Karl manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ling shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ling is able to avoid easily.
Karl lands a nice hook to Ling's body. Ling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karl tries to buck Ling off but Ling is having none of it.
Karl is trying to buck Ling off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karl tries to buck Ling off but Ling is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ling trying to control the position but Karl is working away.
Ling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling has hold of Karl's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Karl seems comfortable defending it but Ling has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Karl is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Karl is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ling couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ming Ling!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omari Akhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Omari Akhmedov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akhmedov. That did some damage!
Masters misses with a left hand
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Masters . Akhmedov shrugs it off though.
Akhmedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters .
We've been told by Masters 's head coaches at My Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Masters missing with a left hand there. Akhmedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masters throws out a leg kick but Akhmedov moves out of range and Masters only half commits.
Masters sizes up Akhmedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov slips under a jab from Masters .
Akhmedov checks a low kick from Masters .
Masters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masters scores with a leg kick.
Masters is looking to score with low kicks.
Akhmedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masters . Masters obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akhmedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhmedov checks a leg kick.
Akhmedov blocks a head kick by Masters .
Akhmedov checks a leg kick.
Akhmedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masters connects with an inside leg kick.
Akhmedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Masters misses with a straight left.
Masters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akhmedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masters tries to land a leg kick but Akhmedov saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters . Akhmedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a hook but Akhmedov blocks it.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhmedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akhmedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters throws a leg kick but Akhmedov checks it.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akhmedov checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Masters . Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Masters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masters 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 Akhmedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akhmedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akhmedov checks a leg kick.
Masters scores with a nice head shot.
Masters throws a front kick aimed at Akhmedov's knee but Akhmedov avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters is looking to slow Akhmedov down with leg kicks.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Masters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Masters misses with a right hand
and Akhmedov counters with a two punch combo.
Masters is looking to score with low kicks.
Masters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Akhmedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries a head kick but it misses.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhmedov is just out of range.
Masters throws a low kick, looking for Akhmedov's leg but Akhmedov calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masters .
Akhmedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Masters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akhmedov at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a low kick, looking for Akhmedov's leg but Akhmedov calmly moves out of range.
Masters connects with a single shot there.
Omari Akhmedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masters throws a chopping leg kick but Akhmedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masters misses with a hook. Akhmedov ducked under it nicely.
Masters lands with a good body shot.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhmedov moves away.
Akhmedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters cracks Akhmedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ken Masters is winning the standup battle so far.
Akhmedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masters throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhmedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Masters throws a body kick that misses.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akhmedov can do to turn this around?
Akhmedov blocks a head kick by Masters .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhmedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhmedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Akhmedov staying out of range there.
Masters throws a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Akhmedov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Masters has got the better of the exchanges.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Akhmedov sees coming a mile off.
Masters is looking to chop away at Akhmedov's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masters .
Akhmedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Masters misses the body punch
enabling Akhmedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Masters throws a leg kick but Akhmedov checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters thumps Akhmedov with a low kick.
Masters misses with a body punch
letting Akhmedov counter with a right hand.
Akhmedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Akhmedov avoids a kick to the body.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
Masters feints a jab promting Akhmedov to slip. Masters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Akhmedov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Masters cracks the inside of Akhmedov's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Akhmedov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masters - the referee stops the clock and Akhmedov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masters . Akhmedov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Akhmedov moves away from the strike by Masters .
Masters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masters lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhmedov manages to avoid it.
Masters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters wants to land a leg kick but Akhmedov is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Masters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akhmedov ducks under a wild hook from Masters .
Akhmedov checks a low kick from Masters .
Masters lands a glancing blow to the side of Akhmedov's head.
Omari Akhmedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Masters .
A big right from Masters misses.
Masters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akhmedov.
Ken Masters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Masters misses.
Akhmedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhmedov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Masters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masters has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Masters !
Ken Masters 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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