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MMA Gods 5 - Destruction PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pal Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pal Ohmsford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Spike Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohmsford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pal Ohmsford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohmsford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ohmsford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reaper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ohmsford's efforts to push away.
Reaper is trying to pull guard but Ohmsford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reaper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ohmsford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reaper is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohmsford scores with a hook to the body.
Reaper wants to get back to striking at distance but Ohmsford won't allow it.
Ohmsford has Reaper pressed against the cage, preventing Reaper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reaper breaks the clinch.
Ohmsford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ohmsford manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper lands a high kick!
Ohmsford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reaper pinned against the cage. Reaper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ohmsford moves into range and clinches up with Reaper.
Ohmsford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reaper goes for a takedown attempt but Ohmsford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pal Ohmsford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spike Reaper.
Reaper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ohmsford.
Reaper doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohmsford circles away.
Ohmsford clinches up against the cage.
Ohmsford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reaper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ohmsford throws a lazy head kick
and Reaper counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford 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.
Reaper stuffs the takedown.
Reaper tries to clinch up but Ohmsford circles away and keeps his distance.
Ohmsford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ohmsford tries for a takedown but Reaper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ohmsford misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohmsford.
Ohmsford throws a head kick that misses.
Ohmsford shoots and misses
and Reaper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ohmsford is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reaper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ohmsford's head.
Ohmsford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ohmsford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ohmsford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reaper shoots in for a takedown but Ohmsford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reaper jabs at Ohmsford's body.
Reaper shoots in looking for a takedown but Ohmsford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reaper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford shoots in but Reaper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper dives in for a single leg takedown but Ohmsford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ohmsford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ohmsford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reaper.
Ohmsford tried to score with a low kick but Reaper checks it.
Ohmsford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reaper counters by clinching up.
Ohmsford has Reaper pressed against the cage, preventing Reaper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ohmsford stalling in the clinch.
Ohmsford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reaper keeps control of Ohmsford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reaper is trying to pull guard but Ohmsford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is looking to control Ohmsford's arms but Ohmsford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reaper has his back to the cage.
Ohmsford gets underhooks to prevent Reaper's takedown attempt.
Ohmsford has had enough of the clinch but Reaper keeps him there for the moment.
Ohmsford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reaper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reaper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohmsford clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohmsford has him pressed against the cage.
Reaper blocks the elbow strike.
Ohmsford is pushing Reaper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ohmsford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
Ohmsford has had enough of the clinch but Reaper keeps him there for the moment.
Ohmsford manages to break the clinch.
Reaper blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pal Ohmsford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reaper tries to clinch but Ohmsford is having none of it.
Ohmsford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ohmsford working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ohmsford as Reaper tries to tie him up.
Ohmsford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ohmsford throws a nice looking combination but Reaper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reaper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ohmsford throwing a counter right hand but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Reaper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohmsford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ohmsford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper tries to pull guard but Ohmsford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ohmsford manages to break the clinch.
Reaper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reaper shoots in and drives through. Ohmsford sprawls well.
Pal Ohmsford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spike Reaper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohmsford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ohmsford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reaper.
Reaper unleashes a big counter combination but Ohmsford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ohmsford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reaper, pushing him back against the cage.
Ohmsford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ohmsford.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohmsford breaks from the clinch.
Reaper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ohmsford pinned against the cage. Ohmsford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ohmsford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ohmsford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Ohmsford moves into full mount! Reaper won't be happy about that!
Ohmsford controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohmsford throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Reaper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reaper won't allow Ohmsford to sweep him here.
Reaper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohmsford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ohmsford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reaper defends well.
Reaper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ohmsford is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ohmsford is controlling Reaper's posture.
Ohmsford continues to stall.
Reaper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ohmsford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reaper trying to control but Ohmsford is working from the bottom.
Reaper tries to free his leg and advance position but Ohmsford is retaining full guard.
Reaper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reaper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reaper trying to control the position but Ohmsford is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pal Ohmsford dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ohmsford shoots in for a takedown but Reaper shows good takedown defense.
Ohmsford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reaper fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Reaper.
Reaper stuffs the takedown.
Reaper tries to clinch up.
Reaper lands with a kick to the temple. Ohmsford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ohmsford moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Reaper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reaper clinches up with Ohmsford and pushes him back against the cage.
Ohmsford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaper can do to turn this around?
Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaper lands a head kick. Ohmsford smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ohmsford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohmsford dives in for a single leg takedown but Reaper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pal Ohmsford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ohmsford moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown but Ohmsford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohmsford closes the distance and clinches.
Ohmsford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohmsford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ohmsford stuffs the takedown.
Ohmsford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ohmsford shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ohmsford showed some decent athleticism there.
Ohmsford is trying to control the action in half guard but Reaper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reaper trying to hold on to Ohmsford's head to control him but Ohmsford postures up.
Reaper is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ohmsford is staying active.
Ohmsford with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reaper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford throwing strikes from guard but Reaper blocks nicely.
Pal Ohmsford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reaper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ohmsford trying to control but Reaper is working from the bottom.
Ohmsford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ohmsford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spike Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Ohmsford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ohmsford is looking to clinch.
Reaper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reaper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford lands a jab.
Pal Ohmsford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ohmsford is looking to clinch but Reaper is avoiding it.
Ohmsford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reaper defends it nicely.
Ohmsford leaves Reaper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ohmsford fails with the takedown.
Ohmsford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reaper connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reaper working Ohmsford over with knees to the body.
Reaper has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ohmsford uses from the top position.
Reaper keeping moving, preventing Ohmsford from controlling successfully.
Reaper has his hands on Ohmsford's head, controlling the position.
Reaper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reaper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ohmsford 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.
Spike Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pal Ohmsford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohmsford trying to control the position from guard on top but Reaper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Pal Ohmsford.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ohmsford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pal Ohmsford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snoop Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bodo Muhe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lion comes into the arena with Let The Bodies Hit The Floor blaring out of the sound system. Bodo Muhe 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Snoop Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bodo Muhe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lion tries to clinch but Muhe moves out of range.
Muhe clinches with his opponent.
Lion works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lion pushing down on Muhe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lion seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Muhe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Snoop Lion!
During a confident post fight interview, Snoop Lion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Bodo Muhe had this to say: 'What? I thought I had won this one. Are you sure?... You're kidding me, right?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Sigorsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hija Tokelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hija Tokelo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Sigorsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hija Tokelo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokelo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sigorsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tokelo is fending him off so far but Sigorsson persists. Nope, Tokelo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sigorsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooh!!! Tokelo has knocked Sigorsson down with a huge combo! Tokelo steps away and waves a wobbly Sigorsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sigorsson is rocked!
It looks like Gunnar Sigorsson has been cut.
Tokelo scores with a leg kick.
Oh Sigorsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Tokelo.
Sigorsson seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigorsson slips a jab from Tokelo.
Sigorsson looks to throw the jab but Tokelo is out of range.
Sigorsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokelo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigorsson blocks a head kick by Tokelo.
Tokelo moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tokelo.
Tokelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigorsson shoots in but Tokelo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Sigorsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokelo drives through and clinches with Sigorsson against the cage.
Tokelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tokelo on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tokelo.
Tokelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sigorsson or not.
Sigorsson is breathing heavily.
Tokelo gets through Sigorsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sigorsson or not.
A short right from Tokelo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokelo drops Sigorsson with a naaaaasty hook - Sigorsson is in real trouble here! Tokelo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hija Tokelo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hija Tokelo waved his t-shirt featuring Mohito Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoru Yamamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian McCall had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Minoru Yamamura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamamura throws a looping overhand right but McCall ducks down to avoid it.
Yamamura misses with a straight right.
Yamamura walks into a straight right hand from McCall.
McCall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamamuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from McCall misses its intended target.
Yamamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCall counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
Yamamura tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCall defends well and Yamamura ends up having to push McCall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Yamamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Yamamura misses.
Yamamura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ian McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoru Yamamura.
McCall misses with a low kick.
And Yamamura tries to counter it with a takedown but McCall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCall 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 Yamamura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamamura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throws a series of punches but Yamamura avoids them all with ease.
McCall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamamura goes for a double leg but McCall avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCall continues to drive forward.
Yamamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamamura.
No luck for Yamamura with that takedown attempt.
Ian McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamamura.
McCall lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCall circles away.
McCall moves into the clinch.
McCall prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamura has McCall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yamamura looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for McCall.
McCall pushes Yamamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamura checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCall 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.
Yamamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCall defends it well.
McCall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamamura is defended easily by McCall.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCall tries to clinch but Yamamura is having none of it.
McCall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamamura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yamamura throwing shots but McCall is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamura throwing shots but McCall is blocking nicely.
Yamamura working McCall over with strikes.
Yamamura working the head and body with strikes.
McCall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamamura working McCall over with strikes.
McCall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamamura on the ground.
Yamamura controlling the action here.
Yamamura working McCall over with strikes.
Yamamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yamamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamura lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McCall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yamamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yamamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamamura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McCall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCall tries to get out of the position.
McCall pushes Yamamura off looking to stand but Yamamura dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yamamura moves out of range of the body kick from McCall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McCall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCall misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yamamura or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall, which made it look bad.
Yamamura fails with the takedown.
Yamamura fails to land the takedown.
Ian McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoru Yamamura.
McCall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Yamamura avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
McCall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamura can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall tries to stall but Yamamura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCall lands a shot to the body.
Yamamura has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
McCall lands with a light punch inside.
McCall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yamamura is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamamura is breathing heavily.
McCall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamamura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamamura tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Yamamura tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCall defends well and Yamamura ends up having to push McCall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCall throws a nice looking combination but Yamamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from McCall as Yamamura shoots in.
McCall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yamamura eats them both and turns towards McCall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall looks to land a combination but Yamamura avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamamura is defended easily by McCall.
Yamamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Ian McCall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCall cracks Yamamura with an open hand slap.
Yamamura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCall defends it nicely.
McCall swinging wildly here.
Yamamura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCall avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCall clinches up with Yamamura and pushes him back against the cage.
McCall has Yamamura pressed against the cage, preventing Yamamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
McCall lands a shot to the body.
McCall scores with a shot to the side of Yamamura's head.
McCall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McCall connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Yamamura out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ian McCall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aukusitino Hafoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Darrow (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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166 lbs
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146 lbs
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Basic striking
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aukusitino Hafoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hafoka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Hafoka throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Hafoka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darrow defends it nicely.
Hafoka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darrow cracks Hafoka with a good jab.
Hafoka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK in the buildup to the fight.
Hafoka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow digs a right hand into Hafoka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hafoka's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Hafoka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Darrow after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aukusitino Hafoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darrow as Hafoka tries to tie him up.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow pushes Hafoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow is working Hafoka over against the cage.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Hafoka is rocked!
Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hafoka to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Chosen One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baadur Jobava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baadur Jobava 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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182 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, The Chosen One!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baadur Jobava!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
One gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jobava is trying to pull guard but One turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
One can't find room to land a body shot as Jobava controls the action.
One swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jobava can't get the takedown.
One lands a right hand.
One tries to throw a body punch but Jobava avoids it by throwing One back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from One.
Jobava blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, One scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jobava prevents a body shot from One.
Jobava misses with some punches.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jobava tries to pull guard but One forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Chosen One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baadur Jobava.
Jobava drops down looking for an ankle pick but One pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jobava gets tackled into the cage by One. One maintains the clinch.
Jobava drops down looking for an ankle pick but One pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jobava drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
One tries to clinch but Jobava is having none of it.
Jobava is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jobava shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as One sprawls well. One wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jobava gets slowly back to his feet.
Jobava takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to clinch but Jobava moves out of range.
Jobava feints the counter takedown.
The Chosen One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jobava, pushing him back against the cage.
Jobava has One pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. One manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jobava has dropped down and is working for a takedown. One is trying to keep an underhook but Jobava manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jobava trying to control from half guard but One is working away.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jobava.
One keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobava is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Jobava is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
One keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jobava is nestled in close to One, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
One on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if One tries to get out of the position.
Jobava content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
One knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jobava on the ground.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jobava.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Chosen One dominated that 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.
Jobava shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Jobava with that takedown attempt.
Jobava tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but One defends well and Jobava ends up having to push One into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Chosen One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baadur Jobava.
One is looking to clinch but Jobava is avoiding it.
Jobava takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One is looking to clinch.
Jobava drops down looking to force a counter takedown but One defends it well.
One throws a right and a left that Jobava avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One scores with a jab to the jaw.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jobava tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
One throws a shot from downtown. Jobava moves away and avoids it.
Baadur Jobava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jobava shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and One counters with a stiff right hand.
Jobava is rocked!
One lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Chosen One!
The Chosen One is the new welterweight champion!
The Chosen One very nearly forgot to thank Mohito Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Muladjanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fogomayu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kyamadu. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aziz Muladjanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Fogomayu misses
and Muladjanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Fogomayu.
A telegraphed right hand from Muladjanov misses the target.
Fogomayu delivers a nice body kick.
Muladjanov throws a sloppy body shot
and Fogomayu counters with a thumping low kick.
Muladjanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu shoots in and drives through. Muladjanov sprawls well.
Muladjanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogomayu manages to avoid it.
Fogomayu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muladjanov to the mat! Muladjanov manages to get full guard.
Fogomayu looking to sit in guard and control but Muladjanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Muladjanov is posturing up here but Fogomayu has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Muladjanov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Muladjanov has to tap! Slick submission there by Fogomayu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kwiwan Fogomayu!
A very excited looking Kwiwan Fogomayu 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Opossum Minister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Charbonneau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charbonneau has chosen Stromae - Formidable as his entrance music. Marshall Charbonneau has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Opossum Minister's chin.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Opossum Minister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Charbonneau!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charbonneau tries to move into range but Minister moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Minister misses with an uppercut. Charbonneau saw that one coming.
Charbonneau feints the counter takedown.
Charbonneau throws a body shot but no joy.
Charbonneau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minister.
Minister gets caught napping as Charbonneau dives in and scores a takedown. Minister manages to retain guard.
Charbonneau trying to move into half guard but instead Minister has managed to sweep!
Minister tries to free his leg and advance position but Charbonneau is retaining full guard.
Minister being controlled here momentarily.
Minister trying to control but Charbonneau is working from the bottom.
Minister trying to stand up but can't free himself from Charbonneau's guard.
Charbonneau is controlling Minister's posture.
Minister wants to control from the top but Charbonneau keeps moving.
Minister engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Charbonneau keeping moving, preventing Minister from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charbonneau is keeping the position for now.
Charbonneau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Charbonneau controlling the pace.
Charbonneau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Minister's head.
Charbonneau trying to control from half guard but Minister is working away.
Minister looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Charbonneau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau wants to control but Minister is keeping him busy.
Charbonneau is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Minister tries to roll over but Charbonneau keeps him under control.
Charbonneau tries to pass to full mount but Minister defends it.
Minister is not content to let Charbonneau control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minister looks to land a left hand but Charbonneau moved out of range nicely.
Minister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charbonneau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minister. Minister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charbonneau shoots in looking for a takedown but Minister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Charbonneau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Charbonneau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minister.
Charbonneau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charbonneau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minister manages to avoid it.
Charbonneau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charbonneau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minister.
Charbonneau swings for the body but Minister moves out of range.
Charbonneau misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Minister misses its intended target.
Charbonneau feints the counter takedown.
Minister throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Minister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charbonneau was well out of range. Poor timing from Minister.
Charbonneau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Charbonneau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Minister rather than just go for the knockout.
Charbonneau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minister moves away.
Minister is looking to counter the offense by Charbonneau and move into the clinch.
Charbonneau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charbonneau is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Minister.
Minister is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Charbonneau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minister.
Minister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charbonneau.
Opossum Minister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minister avoids the body shot from Charbonneau.
Minister tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Charbonneau manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Charbonneau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Minister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Minister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charbonneau.
Charbonneau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Charbonneau.
Charbonneau misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charbonneau. Minister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charbonneau throws a shot from downtown. Minister moves away and avoids it.
Minister connects with a solid leg kick.
Charbonneau slips a jab from Minister.
Minister moves away from the strike by Charbonneau.
It looked like Minister was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marshall Charbonneau will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charbonneau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Charbonneau misses.
Charbonneau tries to keep at a distance but Minister has taken the fight into the clinch.
Minister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charbonneau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minister attempts a counter takedown but Charbonneau avoids it well and moves away.
Charbonneau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minister was well out of range. Poor timing from Charbonneau.
Charbonneau shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charbonneau slips a jab and a cross from Minister.
Charbonneau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minister throws a lazy uppercut
and Charbonneau counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Minister!
Minister is being controlled here.
Charbonneau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minister keeps working.
Charbonneau tries to advance to mount but can't.
Charbonneau in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charbonneau blocks the strikes from Minister.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Minister tries to improve position but can't.
Minister struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Charbonneau is continuing to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Minister is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Minister sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Minister wants to improve his position but Charbonneau is controlling well.
Minister is working hard here to advance position.
Charbonneau is just content to waste time from the top position. Minister takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Charbonneau preventing the sweep.
Charbonneau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Charbonneau sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Minister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minister wants to clinch.
Charbonneau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charbonneau slips under a jab from Minister.
Charbonneau looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Charbonneau slips a jab from Minister.
Charbonneau feints the counter takedown.
Minister throws a shot from downtown. Charbonneau moves away and avoids it.
Charbonneau misses with a wild body shot.
Charbonneau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charbonneau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minister instigates a clinch.
Charbonneau stalling in the clinch but Minister improves position.
Charbonneau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minister breaks from the clinch.
Charbonneau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau gets the takedown into side control.
Charbonneau trying to control the position but Minister is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charbonneau controlling the position.
Charbonneau tries to advance to mount but can't.
Minister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charbonneau scores with punches from side control.
Charbonneau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minister keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Charbonneau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Minister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charbonneau.
Minister misses with a body shot.
Charbonneau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Minister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minister is looking to score with low kicks.
Charbonneau is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Charbonneau misses its intended target.
Minister misses with a looping right.
Charbonneau throws a body shot but no joy.
Minister gets a clinch.
Minister pushes off an throws an elbow but Charbonneau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charbonneau wants a takedown.
Charbonneau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charbonneau struggles to land a body shot inside as Minister controls his hands.
Charbonneau is trying to force a seperation but Minister has the dominant position.
Charbonneau goes for a takedown in the clinch but Minister prevents it.
Opossum Minister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Charbonneau.
Charbonneau has a couple of punches blocked by Minister.
Minister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister lands a slapping body shot.
Minister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minister misses with a wild body shot.
Opossum Minister is winning the standup battle so far.
Minister tries to clinch but Charbonneau is having none of it.
Minister misses with a low kick.
Charbonneau changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Minister throws a jab when Charbonneau was well out of range.
Minister misses with a hook.
Charbonneau ducks under a wild hook from Minister.
Charbonneau moves away from the strike by Minister.
Minister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minister throws a combination that misses
and Charbonneau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Minister's guard.
Charbonneau controlling from the top position.
Charbonneau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minister is keeping the position for now.
Minister tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charbonneau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minister trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Charbonneau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minister wants to sweep here but Charbonneau controlling him for the moment.
Charbonneau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Charbonneau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minister was well out of range. Poor timing from Charbonneau.
Charbonneau moves away from the strike by Minister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charbonneau was well out of range. Poor timing from Minister.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Charbonneau.
Minister misses with a few strikes there.
Minister goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charbonneau looks to score with a jab to the body but Minister is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charbonneau is trying to stall.
Minister misses with a punch to the body.
Minister breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Minister.
Minister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charbonneau feints the counter takedown.
Minister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charbonneau was well out of range. Poor timing from Minister.
Charbonneau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minister moves away.
Minister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charbonneau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minister.
Charbonneau changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Charbonneau misses with a takedown attempt - Minister sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minister misses with a body shot.
Minister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Opossum Minister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charbonneau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charbonneau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charbonneau misses with an uppercut.
Charbonneau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charbonneau checks a leg kick.
Charbonneau with the counter takedown but Minister avoids it easily.
Charbonneau looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Minister is fending him off so far but Charbonneau persists. Nope, Minister circles away and we're back to standing.
Minister swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minister. Charbonneau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charbonneau with the counter takedown but Minister avoids it easily.
Opossum Minister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minister misses with a looping right.
Minister avoids the body shot from Charbonneau.
Minister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charbonneau lands with a right hand.
Minister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minister avoids the body shot from Charbonneau.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opossum Minister showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Charbonneau 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marshall Charbonneau!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leif Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fa Arodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leif Olofson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leif Olofson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Fa Arodo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fa Arodo misses the body punch
and Olofson counters with a right hand to the body.
Olofson misses with a head kick.
Fa Arodo throws a push kick but Olofson slaps the foot to one side.
Fa Arodo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Olofson counters with an inside leg kick.
Fa Arodo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olofson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Olofson 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 Fa Arodo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fa Arodo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been informed that Fa Arodo 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.
Fa Arodo throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Olofson.
Olofson takes a swing at Fa Arodo's ribcage but misses.
Fa Arodo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olofson fakes the leg kick and cracks Fa Arodo in the body.
Olofson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fa Arodo throws a hook to the side of Olofson's head but Olofson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fa Arodo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olofson.
Olofson scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fa Arodo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson throws a body punch but Fa Arodo moves out of range.
Olofson digs a good hook to Fa Arodo's body.
Olofson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olofson scores with a leg kick.
Fa Arodo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
Fa Arodo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fa Arodo misses with a hook.
Fa Arodo throws a sloppy head kick and Olofson moves out of range easily.
Fa Arodo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olofson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fa Arodo is out of range and Olofson settles back down.
Good leg kick by Olofson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olofson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fa Arodo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Olofson. That one must have hurt.
Olofson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fa Arodo on the side of the head.
Olofson throws a sloppy head kick and Fa Arodo moves out of range easily.
Olofson connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Fa Arodo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olofson thows a body kick. Fa Arodo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alex Fa Arodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Alex Fa Arodo has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fa Arodo, as that shot connected.
Fa Arodo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olofson.
Fa Arodo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olofson.
Olofson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Fa Arodo is predictable there
and Olofson counters with a nice body kick.
Fa Arodo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fa Arodo throws a nice looking combination but Olofson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fa Arodo 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.
Olofson misses with a body kick.
Fa Arodo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olofson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fa Arodo will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olofson, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olofson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olofson takes a swing at Fa Arodo's ribcage but misses.
Olofson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fa Arodo.
Fa Arodo wants to land a leg kick but Olofson is out of range.
Olofson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fa Arodo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Olofson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fa Arodo staying out of range there.
Olofson throws a body shot but no joy.
Fa Arodo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fa Arodo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olofson circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Fa Arodo misses
and Olofson counters with a straight right hand.
Fa Arodo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olofson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olofson moves away from the strike by Fa Arodo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fa Arodo misses with a wild body shot.
Fa Arodo tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fa Arodo.
Olofson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fa Arodo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofson lands a front kick.
Olofson cracks a nice hook into Fa Arodo's ribs.
Fa Arodo looks winded!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fa Arodo.
Fa Arodo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Olofson, as that shot connected.
Olofson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olofson lands with a right hand.
Olofson checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Olofson.
A lazy body kick from Fa Arodo
and Olofson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Olofson scores with a leg kick.
Olofson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Olofson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Fa Arodo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Olofson cracks Fa Arodo with an open hand slap.
Fa Arodo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Olofson backs up against the cage.
Olofson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fa Arodo.
Fa Arodo looks to land a body kick but Olofson moved away.
Olofson throws a big counter combination but Fa Arodo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fa Arodo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fa Arodo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fa Arodo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fa Arodo is rocked!
Olofson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Fa Arodo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Olofson follows Fa Arodo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Olofson!
An out of breath Leif Olofson 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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