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MMA Gods 9 - Fury PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Austin 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Austin into the cage.
Austin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Austin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Austin postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Austin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Austin connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Austin seems content to control.
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. Austin connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Austin lands strikes from half guard.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
Austin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Austin is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Austin in his half guard.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Austin throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Austin postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
Austin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a big right hand that misses.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Austin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Austin is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Austin works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Austin distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Austin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Austin is looking to clinch.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Austin on his heels. He'll look to pass Austin 's guard now, I'm sure.
Austin striking off his back.
Austin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Austin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Austin is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Austin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Austin 's legs - danger averted.
Johnson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Austin is trying to keep Johnson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Austin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Austin trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Austin .
Austin is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Austin striking off his back.
Steve Austin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Austin is keeping the position for now.
Austin working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Austin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Austin trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Austin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Austin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is staying active underneath Austin , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Austin is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Austin .
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to control Austin 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Austin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Austin trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Austin is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Austin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Austin .
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Austin .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Austin .
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Austin wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Austin in his half guard.
Johnson has hold of Austin 's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson has hold of Austin 's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Austin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Austin lands a nice short elbow.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Johnson quite badly. Johnson pulls Austin in close trying to recover. Austin postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Johnson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Johnson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Austin !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hija Tokelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hija Tokelo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Teddy Dean's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Teddy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hija Tokelo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokelo misses with a left hand
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dean has isolated one of Tokelo's arms. Tokelo looking to fight him off but Dean twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teddy Dean!
A very excited looking Teddy Dean made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Muladjanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Cardozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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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 - 1 - 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, Ronny Cardozo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardozo thuds his right hand into Muladjanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the body from Muladjanov misses
enabling Cardozo to counter with a crisp jab.
Muladjanov gets a clinch.
Muladjanov tries to work over Cardozo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardozo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardozo is trying to break the clinch but Muladjanov is controlling him.
Muladjanov stalling against the cage.
Cardozo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muladjanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muladjanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardozo controls his hands.
Cardozo takes a shot to the head.
Muladjanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muladjanov stops a takedown attempt from Cardozo.
Muladjanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cardozo's efforts to push away.
Muladjanov taking a breather.
Muladjanov digs a right hand into Cardozo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardozo's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muladjanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cardozo is trying to break the clinch but Muladjanov is controlling him.
Cardozo tries to circle away but Muladjanov has him pinned against the cage.
Muladjanov lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cardozo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muladjanov has him pressed against the cage.
Muladjanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muladjanov tries a body shot but Cardozo blocks it.
Cardozo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muladjanov misses with a body punch.
Muladjanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cardozo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muladjanov digs a right hand into Cardozo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardozo's gas tank.
Muladjanov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muladjanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muladjanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cardozo.
Muladjanov digs a right hand into Cardozo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardozo's gas tank.
Cardozo looks winded!
A hook to the body from Muladjanov.
Muladjanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muladjanov lands with a left to the head.
Muladjanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muladjanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muladjanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muladjanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Muladjanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muladjanov.
Muladjanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Muladjanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muladjanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muladjanov keeps control of Cardozo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muladjanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardozo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muladjanov digs a right hand underneath Cardozo's ribcage. Cardozo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muladjanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muladjanov.
Cardozo is rocked!
Muladjanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cardozo backwards.
Cardozo is still on wobbly legs! Can Muladjanov finish him?
Muladjanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cardozo backwards.
Muladjanov dips a shoulder and cracks Cardozo with a mighty uppercut! Cardozo falls back against the cage and Muladjanov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cardozo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Muladjanov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aziz Muladjanov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aziz Muladjanov waved his t-shirt featuring Mohito Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baadur Jobava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Gemini Club-Sparklers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James La Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baadur Jobava!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobava swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and La Grande decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jobava's guard.
La Grande looking to pass the guard.
La Grande preventing the sweep.
La Grande drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jobava dives on top into guard.
Jobava got a little sloppy there for a moment and La Grande has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jobava has managed to get both his arms back between La Grande's legs - danger averted.
La Grande is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jobava defends well.
La Grande has his foot on Jobava's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jobava works his way back into a safe position though.
La Grande is looking for a triangle here but Jobava uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Grande is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobava scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jobava working the body and head with strikes.
La Grande tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jobava cracks La Grande with a big right hand but La Grande just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jobava lands a few punches from side control.
La Grande is looking to regain half guard here but Jobava keeps moving and retains side control.
La Grande tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jobava presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jobava landing shots from mount.
Jobava prevents La Grande from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jobava.
Jobava content just to control the position here.
Jobava dominating with strikes here.
Jobava looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jobava fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jobava prevents La Grande from getting the reversal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobava takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jobava prevents La Grande from getting the reversal.
Jobava raining down shots from the mount!
La Grande regains half guard.
La Grande looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobava is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jobava is looking for a kimura here.
La Grande keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
La Grande looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
La Grande is looking for a sweep. Jobava is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
La Grande looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
La Grande looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jobava looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks La Grande with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jobava 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobava prevents La Grande from improving his position.
Jobava trying to control the pace.
La Grande looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jobava is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jobava is looking for a kimura but La Grande is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jobava to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baadur Jobava dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jobava closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into La Grande's guard.
Jobava stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. La Grande swivels though and keeps the full guard.
La Grande throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jobava lands a couple of digs.
Jobava must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jobava trying to control but La Grande is working from the bottom.
La Grande seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Baadur Jobava has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jobava wants to pass the guard but La Grande is keeping the position.
La Grande escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jobava gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Grande is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jobava is aware though and is defending well.
Jobava connects with a couple of short punches.
Jobava is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobava got a little sloppy there for a moment and La Grande has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jobava has managed to get both his arms back between La Grande's legs - danger averted.
Jobava landing with the ground and pound.
La Grande has an active guard here but Jobava has managed to pass into half guard.
La Grande actively working from the bottom here.
Jobava scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
La Grande is refusing to be controlled, as Jobava sits in half guard.
Jobava looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
La Grande is defending against the submission attempts here by Jobava.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande looking for submissions off his back.
La Grande wants to improve his position but Jobava is controlling well.
La Grande is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jobava pulls his head out easily.
La Grande is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Jobava is tapping! Great win for La Grande!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James La Grande!
James La Grande seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Fa Arodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snoop Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lion is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. The key to victory for Alex Fa Arodo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Alex Fa Arodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Snoop Lion!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion tries to clinch there but Fa Arodo circles away.
Fa Arodo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lion 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.
Fa Arodo throws the left hand but Lion avoids the punch easily.
Lion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fa Arodo.
Lion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fa Arodo, pushing him back against the cage.
Lion wants a takedown.
Lion gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lion working over Fa Arodo with some ground and pound. Fa Arodo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fa Arodo is staying active underneath Lion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fa Arodo tries to roll over but Lion keeps him under control.
Lion tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fa Arodo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lion keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lion there.
Lion is pressing down on Fa Arodo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fa Arodo is holding on for now.
Lion is working for a kimura but Fa Arodo is defending it quite comfortably.
Fa Arodo is in trouble now - Lion has advanced to mount!
Fa Arodo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fa Arodo has left one of his arms exposed and Lion doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Fa Arodo screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Snoop Lion!
Our winner, Snoop Lion, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Opossum Minister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Donalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Donalds will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Opossum Minister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Donalds!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donalds lands with an overhand left.
Donalds lands a jab to the head.
Donalds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from Donalds.
Minister takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donalds throws a combination. Minister tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donalds lands with a cross.
Minister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donalds.
Donalds tries to clinch but Minister is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donalds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donalds! But no joy.
Donalds closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Minister just misses with a punch to the body.
Minister swings for the body but Donalds moves out of range.
Donalds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minister. Minister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Minister throws a body punch but Donalds moves out of range.
It seemed like Donalds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minister walks into a straight right hand from Donalds.
Donalds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Minister's hands.
Donalds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donalds avoids the body shot from Minister.
Minister clinches.
Minister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donalds.
Minister trying to stall but Donalds improves his position.
Minister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donalds blocks it with crossed arms.
Donalds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Minister backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donalds lands a body shot.
Minister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donalds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minister backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donalds.
Minister tries to circle away but Donalds has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Donalds.
Minister tries to work over Donalds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Donalds.
Donalds blocking some punches.
Donalds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minister is trying to break free.
Donalds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donalds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minister backwards.
Donalds lands a nice uppercut.
Donalds lands a right hand.
Minister is rocked!
Donalds lands a body punch.
Oh Minister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minister is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donalds lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donalds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donalds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donalds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donalds.
Donalds throws a big uppercut that drops Minister! More strikes from Donalds and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Minister lies dazed against the cage as Donalds celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Donalds!
Mac Donalds tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Van Der Pooji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Van Der Pooji is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marius Van Der Pooji!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Pooji with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCall to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Marius Van Der Pooji has been cut.
McCall throws a series of punches but Van Der Pooji avoids them all with ease.
Van Der Pooji tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Der Pooji takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Der Pooji takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Der Pooji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Der Pooji looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCall misses with a double jab
and Van Der Pooji counters by moving into the clinch.
McCall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCall!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall drops Van Der Pooji with a beautiful combination! Van Der Pooji stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCall is looking for the KO!
Van Der Pooji is rocked!
McCall moves into the clinch.
Van Der Pooji is still on wobbly legs! Can McCall finish him?
The referee is keeping an eye on McCall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCall creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Van Der Pooji's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Van Der Pooji drops to his knees and McCall pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian McCall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Luolanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Luolanen 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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215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Luolanen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luolanen looks to throw the jab but Creed is out of range.
Luolanen misses with a straight left.
Luolanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Creed lands a leg kick that knocks Luolanen off balance momentarily.
Creed tries to move into range but Luolanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luolanen throws a right hand that Creed ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed also avoids with ease.
Luolanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Creed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luolanen scrambles back to his feet.
Creed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed working away.
Creed tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Creed has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Creed are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Luolanen parries the strikes from Creed easily there. Creed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luolanen to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Creed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luolanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Creed trying to control the action but Luolanen is working from the bottom.
Creed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Creed throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luolanen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Creed lands a decent elbow from side control.
Creed landing a few strikes.
Creed working the ground and pound.
Creed misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Luolanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Creed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Luolanen wants to get back to his feet.
Luolanen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Creed controlling from side mount.
Creed scores with a couple of short elbows.
Creed working the head with strikes.
Luolanen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Creed cracks Luolanen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed working the ground and pound from side control.
Luolanen is rocked!
It looks like Mikko Luolanen has been cut.
Creed scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Luolanen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Creed can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Mansion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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19
264 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Mansion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mansion is out of range and Leuka settles back down.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leuka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leuka.
Leuka takes a swing at Mansion's ribcage but misses.
Leuka misses with a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Mansion has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mansion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leuka misses with a looping right.
It looked like Mansion was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leuka thows a leg kick but Mansion checks it
and Mansion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mansion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mansion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leuka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mansion working Leuka over with strikes.
Mansion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mansion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leuka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mansion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leuka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mansion scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leuka trying to hold on to Mansion's head to control him but Mansion postures up.
Mansion tries to pass to full mount but Leuka defends it.
Leuka is trying to get back to full guard.
Leuka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mansion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mansion lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansion is working Leuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mansion is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mansion.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mansion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mansion throwing strikes from guard but Leuka blocks nicely.
Mansion trying to control the position from guard on top but Leuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansion wants to pass the guard but Leuka is keeping the position.
Mansion is looking to work some ground and pound but Leuka has wrist control.
Mansion landing some decent shots from guard.
Leuka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansion tries to free his leg and advance position but Leuka is retaining full guard.
Mansion throws a big right hand that misses.
Mansion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leuka working for submissions but it's allowed Mansion to get to half guard.
Mansion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mansion looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mansion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mansion lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mansion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mansion lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mansion throwing shots but Leuka is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mansion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leuka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mansion is nestled in close to Leuka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leuka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mansion seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Mansion 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.
Leuka rushes Mansion and presses him up against the cage.
Mansion struggles to land a body shot inside as Leuka controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leuka.
Mansion can't find room to land a body shot as Leuka controls the action.
Leuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mansion tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Mansion tries to work over Leuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leuka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leuka lands a hook that snaps the head of Mansion backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leuka.
Leuka lands an elbow inside that Mansion shrugs off.
It looks like Brick Mansion has been cut.
Leuka scores with a shot to the side of Mansion's head.
Leuka lands a body shot.
Mansion takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Leuka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leuka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mansion's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leuka lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leuka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leuka blocks an uppercut.
Leuka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leuka scores with a shot to the side of Mansion's head.
Leuka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mansion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Leuka - that landed with a thud.
Leuka lands an elbow just above Mansion 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leuka.
Leuka lands with a left to the head.
Leuka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Leuka.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leuka.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka taking a breather.
Leuka lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansion misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leuka.
Leuka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mansion backwards.
A short left from Leuka.
Leuka lands an elbow inside that Mansion shrugs off.
Leuka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mansion's defenses.
Leuka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Leuka.
Leuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mansion backwards.
Leuka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leuka is pushing Mansion up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Leuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mansion backwards.
Mansion is rocked!
Nice elbow from Leuka.
Leuka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leuka gets through Mansion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Mansion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leuka lands a body shot.
Mansion seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Leuka.
Leuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mansion backwards.
Leuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Leuka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Leuka.
Leuka lands an uppercut.
Leuka pushes Mansion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leuka unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mansion! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Leuka is unloading with more strikes now! Mansion drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Nwamadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobin Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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19
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Emmanuel Nwamadi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobin Frost!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nwamadi. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nwamadi moves away.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi blocks a jab.
Frost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nwamadi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frost lunges at Nwamadi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nwamadi's hand.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Nwamadi tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Nwamadi misses with an uppercut.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Nwamadi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Nwamadi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Nwamadi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nwamadi circles away quickly and effectively.
Nwamadi has closed the distance and engaged Frost in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost takes a swing at Nwamadi's ribcage but misses.
Nwamadi throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nwamadi.
Frost misses with the combination.
As Frost tries to get set, Nwamadi tries to push him back and clinch up but Frost manages to avoid the attempt.
Nwamadi tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost is looking for the big counter here.
Frost misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Nwamadi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frost.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Nwamadi thuds a left hand into Frost's body.
Nwamadi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost lands with an overhand left.
Tobin Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Nwamadi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nwamadi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nwamadi staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Nwamadi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost misses with a straight left.
Nwamadi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frost throws a jab when Nwamadi was well out of range.
Nwamadi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frost.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Nwamadi slips the punch.
Frost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Frost throws a jab when Nwamadi was well out of range.
Nwamadi cracks Frost with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Frost looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nwamadi finish him?
Frost is rocked!
Nwamadi throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Nwamadi finish him?
Frost lands with an overhand left.
Nwamadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Nwamadi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Frost.
Nwamadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nwamadi works over Frost's head and body with a nice combination.
Nwamadi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost takes a swing at Nwamadi's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a jab when Nwamadi was well out of range.
Frost misses with a hook. Nwamadi ducked under it nicely.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy.
Frost misses with a looping left.
Nwamadi throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Nwamadi throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Nwamadi is looking to wear down Frost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frost tests Nwamadi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
Nwamadi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost lands a really nice looking cross but Nwamadi seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Frost misses with a body shot
and Nwamadi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frost is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nwamadi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nwamadi moves out of range of the strikes.
Nwamadi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Frost.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Frost misses.
Nwamadi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nwamadi is looking to counter the offense by Frost and move into the clinch.
Frost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nwamadi moves out of range as Frost strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Frost.
It looks like Emmanuel Nwamadi has been cut.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Nwamadi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frost works the jab nicely.
Nwamadi slips a jab from Frost.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nwamadi moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nwamadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target.
Nwamadi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Nwamadi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nwamadi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
A big right from Frost misses.
Tobin Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Nwamadi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A cross from Frost lands.
Nwamadi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nwamadi looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
As Nwamadi backs off Frost throws a huge counter combo but Nwamadi manages to avoid it all.
Nwamadi misses with a wild body shot.
Nwamadi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Frost sprawling to the canvas! Frost rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nwamadi finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nwamadi is looking to clinch.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Nwamadi.
Frost lands a body shot.
Nwamadi throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost's coach down at Nonstop Intensity was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Frost's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Frost takes a swing at Nwamadi's ribcage but misses.
Nwamadi throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost throws a body punch but Nwamadi moves out of range.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwamadi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frost throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nwamadi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost lands a right hook to the body.
Frost lands a nice hook to Nwamadi's body. Nwamadi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Frost - just one landing.
Frost drops Nwamadi with a beautiful combination! Nwamadi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frost is looking for the KO!
Nwamadi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nwamadi! Frost dives in looking to finish! Nwamadi 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 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobin Frost!
Tobin Frost is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Tobin Frost was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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