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MMA Gods 12 - Big Rigs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hija Tokelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hija Tokelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tudekiks duly obliges.
Tudekiks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tudekiks throws a lazy head kick
and Tokelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tudekiks is trying to push Tokelo away but Tokelo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tokelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokelo won't allow it.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tokelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tokelo loads up on a big right hand but Tudekiks slips the punch.
Tudekiks ducks under a wild hook from Tokelo.
Tudekiks motions for Tokelo to come forward. Tudekiks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tudekiks dives in for a single leg takedown but Tokelo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tokelo throwing a counter right hand but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tudekiks 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 Tokelo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tokelo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tudekiks throws a sloppy head kick and Tokelo moves out of range easily.
Tokelo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tudekiks scores with a punch to the head.
Tokelo rushes Tudekiks and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tudekiks blocks a body shot from Tokelo.
Tokelo misses with a punch to the body.
Tokelo misses with a punch to the body.
Tudekiks misses with a punch to the body.
Tudekiks tries to break free but Tokelo pushes him back against the cage.
Tudekiks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tokelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tudekiks is trying to drag Tokelo to the mat but Tokelo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tokelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
A short uppercut from Tokelo.
Tudekiks can't get the takedown.
Hija Tokelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suleijma Tudekiks.
Tokelo has Tudekiks pressed against the cage, preventing Tudekiks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Tokelo is controlling him.
Tokelo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tudekiks.
Tokelo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tokelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokelo prevents Tudekiks from breaking the clinch.
Tudekiks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tokelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
Tokelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tokelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokelo misses with some punches.
Tudekiks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tudekiks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tokelo has time to react.
Hija Tokelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tudekiks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Tokelo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tudekiks has a takedown stuffed.
Tudekiks wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks looks to land a combination but Tokelo avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Tokelo misses the target.
Tokelo dodges the punch combination from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks scores with a decent looking hook.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tudekiks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokelo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tokelo misses the target.
Tudekiks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tokelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tokelo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tudekiks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tudekiks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tokelo defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tudekiks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tudekiks feints a jab promting Tokelo to slip. Tudekiks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tokelo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tudekiks fails to land the takedown.
Tokelo tries to counter by clinching up but Tudekiks breaks away and moves out of range.
Tokelo misses with a straight right.
Tudekiks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tudekiks shoots in but Tokelo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tokelo is looking to counter punch.
Tudekiks stalks Tokelo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tokelo's face. Tokelo staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suleijma Tudekiks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
Tudekiks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tudekiks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but Tokelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks misses with a takedown
and Tokelo counters with a leg kick.
Tokelo walks into a stiff left hand from Tudekiks.
Tokelo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tudekiks's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tudekiks scores with a one two! Tokelo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hija Tokelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suleijma Tudekiks.
A left lands for Tokelo.
Tudekiks takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Tudekiks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tokelo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tudekiks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Tudekiks does no damage.
Tudekiks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tokelo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokelo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tudekiks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tudekiks or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokelo, which made it look bad.
Tokelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokelo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tudekiks.
Tokelo lands a big head kick that sends Tudekiks tumbling to the mat! Tokelo takes a step backwards and waves Tudekiks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tudekiks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokelo scores with a spinning back kick!
Tudekiks is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokelo finish him?
Tudekiks is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokelo misses with a looping left.
Tudekiks seems to have recovered his senses.
Tokelo has managed to clinch.
Tokelo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tokelo misses with a body punch.
Tokelo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tokelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokelo tries to throw a body punch but Tudekiks avoids it by throwing Tokelo back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokelo.
Tokelo keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudekiks lands with a right to the head.
Tokelo working aggressively here.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Tokelo has him pressed against the cage.
Tudekiks misses with a punch on the inside.
Tudekiks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tudekiks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tokelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tudekiks's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks tries to break the clinch but Tokelo is controlling the position.
Tokelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tudekiks's efforts to push away.
Tokelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokelo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tudekiks.
Tokelo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tudekiks manages to circle out of the way.
Tokelo leaves Tudekiks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokelo.
Tudekiks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tokelo blocks a head kick by Tudekiks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tokelo pinned against the cage. Tokelo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tokelo throwing a counter right hand but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
Tudekiks 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.
Tudekiks lands a head shot.
Tudekiks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Tudekiks there.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Tokelo moves out of range.
Tudekiks dives in and grabs Tokelo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tokelo pushes down on Tudekiks's head and hops out.
A low kick from Tudekiks misses
and Tokelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tudekiks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hija Tokelo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tudekiks misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tokelo to counter with a crisp jab.
Tudekiks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tokelo misses with the body kick
and Tudekiks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tudekiks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tudekiks duly obliges.
Tudekiks connects with a single shot there.
Tudekiks misses with a combination
and Tokelo counters with a monster head kick that knocks Tudekiks out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hija Tokelo!
Hija Tokelo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynir Sverrisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Day of Wrath. Dong Kim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dong Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynir Sverrisson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim is looking to clinch.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sverrisson counters with a nice body kick.
Kim throws a sloppy body shot
and Sverrisson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sverrisson, pushing him back against the cage.
Sverrisson breaks the clinch.
Sverrisson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Sverrisson lands a head kick!
Kim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thirteenth Legion MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kim moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sverrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Sverrisson - that's a beauty! Kim is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Sverrisson can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Reynir Sverrisson!
In defeat, Dong Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'Every fight is a learning experience...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konor MacKregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 London, Konor MacKregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quincy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quincy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quincy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
MacKregor looking to score a takedown here. Quincy is defending well but MacKregor drives through and ends up in Quincy's guard.
Quincy wants to sweep but no luck.
MacKregor postures up in Quincy's guard and throws a big left but Quincy blocks it.
MacKregor working some strikes from top position.
MacKregor 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.
MacKregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quincy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacKregor stops Quincy from standing up.
MacKregor drops back looking for a leg! Quincy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quincy manages to kick MacKregor off! MacKregor jumps back into Quincy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKregor preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quincy wants to stand but MacKregor is controlling the position.
Quincy 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.
MacKregor throwing strikes but missing.
MacKregor lands a couple of digs.
MacKregor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quincy's head.
Quincy wants to stand and escape but MacKregor is having none of it.
Quincy 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.
Quincy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacKregor stopping the sweep attempt from Quincy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that MacKregor has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
MacKregor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quincy's head.
Quincy wants to stand up but MacKregor is controlling him.
MacKregor postures up in Quincy's guard and throws a big left but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacKregor landing some decent shots from guard.
MacKregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MacKregor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quincy can't keep his opponent in guard - MacKregor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
MacKregor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quincy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time MacKregor.
Quincy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacKregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
MacKregor frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKregor looking for a guillotine from mount but Quincy is having none of it.
Quincy working to try and regain half guard.
MacKregor won't let Quincy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
MacKregor looking to finish Quincy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quincy!
MacKregor lands a big elbow.
MacKregor lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKregor swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konor MacKregor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Charbonneau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charbonneau comes to the cage accompanied by Stromae - Formidable. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Charbonneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a jab from Charbonneau.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Charbonneau gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Charbonneau bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charbonneau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charbonneau throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Charbonneau wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Charbonneau grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charbonneau wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Charbonneau throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Charbonneau trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Charbonneau misses with the ground and pound.
Charbonneau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Charbonneau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Charbonneau cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Charbonneau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Charbonneau trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Charbonneau looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Charbonneau cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith is rocked!
Charbonneau cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Charbonneau finish him?
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Charbonneau softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Smith is out cold! Charbonneau jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Charbonneau!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Worry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Per Saukko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Worry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko throws the left hand but Worry avoids the punch easily.
Worry throws a body kick that misses
and Saukko counters with a straight right hand.
Saukko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worry in his tracks.
It looks like Diego Worry has been cut.
Worry pushes Saukko up against the cage in a clinch.
Worry takes an elbow to the temple.
Saukko lands an elbow that stopped Worry in his tracks for a moment.
Worry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saukko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Worry blocks the elbow strike.
Worry is trying to pull guard but Saukko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Worry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saukko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Worry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saukko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saukko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saukko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Worry is trying to pull guard but Saukko has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Worry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worry prevents a body shot from Saukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko lands with a short shot to the head.
Saukko stalls.
Saukko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saukko lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saukko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saukko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Worry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Worry tries to pull guard but Saukko won't allow it.
Saukko pushes off an throws an elbow but Worry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Saukko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Worry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Worry wants to get back to striking at distance but Saukko won't allow it.
Saukko controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko lands an uppercut.
Worry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saukko to keep the fight standing.
Saukko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saukko stops a takedown attempt from Worry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saukko.
Saukko lands an elbow just above Worry 's eye.
Saukko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Worry up against the cage.
Saukko stalling against the cage.
Saukko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Saukko to work.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Per Saukko.
Saukko moves into the clinch successfully.
Saukko stalling in the clinch.
Saukko lands an elbow that stopped Worry in his tracks for a moment.
Saukko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Saukko is leaning against Worry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Saukko to work.
Saukko stalling.
Saukko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko throws a head punch that misses.
Saukko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saukko throws an elbow but misses.
Saukko pushes off an throws an elbow but Worry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saukko scores with a shot to the side of Worry's head.
Saukko is stalling here.
Come on Saukko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Worry dodges an elbow strike from Saukko.
Saukko leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Per Saukko.
A good leg kick by Saukko.
Worry misses with a leg kick
and Saukko counters with a straight right hand.
Diego Worry's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Saukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Worry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saukko tries to clinch up but Worry circles away and keeps his distance.
Worry misses with a hook.
Saukko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saukko throws a looping overhand right but Worry ducks down to avoid it.
Saukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saukko misses with a hook. Worry ducked under it nicely.
Saukko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Worry doesn't seem bothered though.
Saukko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Worry scores with a jab. Saukko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saukko connects with a nice looking jab.
Worry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saukko.
Saukko blocks a jab.
Saukko takes a swing at Worry's ribcage but misses.
Worry has been working on his balance at MMA Sanok Training Center, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Saukko.
Saukko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Worry. That did some damage!
Saukko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worry throws a leg kick
and Worry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Worry is holding his hands too far apart here. Saukko throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Worry is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Per Saukko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laszlo Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster's entrance music is The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. A fine choice. Varga has chosen Omega - Gyöngyhajú lány as his entrance music. Laszlo Varga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
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275 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super 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 Amsterdam, Finlay Foster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laszlo Varga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Foster misses the target.
Varga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Varga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Varga misses with a two punch combination.
Varga throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Varga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Varga lands with a hook. Foster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foster misses with a looping right.
Varga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Varga.
Foster tries to counter with a takedown but Varga is quick to defend against it.
Varga tries to sprawl but Foster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Varga is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Foster.
Foster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Foster throwing shots but Varga is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varga tries to get to full guard but Foster has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Varga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foster throwing shots but Varga is blocking nicely.
Foster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Foster is trying to control. Varga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foster throwing shots but Varga is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Foster winds up and cracks Varga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foster is taking a breather. Varga says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Varga is looking for a sweep. Foster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foster thows a huge punch but Varga dodges it nicely.
Foster prevents Varga from improving his position.
Foster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Varga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Varga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Foster thows a huge punch but Varga dodges it nicely.
Foster 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.
Varga trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
Varga wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Foster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Foster is nestled in close to Varga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Foster not doing much here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Foster in particular looking to stall.
Foster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Varga defending well though.
Foster working Varga over with strikes.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
Varga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Foster is working away from the top position though.
Foster working over Varga with some ground and pound. Varga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Varga's head.
Varga trying to control from the bottom.
Foster seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Foster is keen to just control but Varga is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Foster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foster moves away from the strike by Varga.
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varga manages to avoid it.
Varga misses with a straight left.
Foster feinted with a counter takedown.
Varga lands with a good body shot.
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Varga can do to turn this around?
Foster looks to land a right hand but Varga moved out of range.
Varga scores with a jab to the head.
Varga misses with a body shot.
Varga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foster throws out the jab.
Foster fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Varga sprawls well initially but Foster persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Varga is looking for a sweep. Foster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foster passes the guard and advances to mount!
Foster 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.
Foster raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster lands a big shot there that rocks Varga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Varga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Varga can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Varga taking shots to the head.
Varga is rocked!
Varga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Varga is still in real trouble! Can Foster finish him?
Foster lands a big elbow - Varga is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Varga is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Finlay Foster!
Finlay Foster is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Finlay Foster thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbet Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norbet Nowak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Norbet Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.
Sinclair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sinclair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nowak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nowak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sinclair can't fight it off and eventually Nowak manages to take the fight to the floor. Sinclair looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sinclair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinclair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak pushing down on Sinclair's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sinclair defending well though.
Sinclair is staying active underneath Nowak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nowak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sinclair trying to control from the bottom.
Sinclair wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair is trying to stand up here but Nowak is controlling him well.
Sinclair regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sinclair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nowak defends it easily.
Nowak wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is keeping the position.
Sinclair trying to keep a closed guard but Nowak is proving a slippery customer.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.
Sinclair pulls Nowak in to control the position.
Sinclair escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nowak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nowak trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinclair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nowak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sinclair seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sinclair wants to stand but Nowak is controlling the position.
Sinclair looking for a sweep. Not yet Sinclair, not yet.
Nowak tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinclair is retaining full guard.
Nowak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinclair is keeping the position for now.
Sinclair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinclair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sinclair throws a body shot but no joy.
Nowak avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Nowak with the counter takedown but Sinclair avoids it easily.
Sinclair throws a body shot but no joy.
Nowak swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nowak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nowak wants to advance to full mount but Sinclair doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sinclair has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nowak doesn't defend quickly enough and Sinclair has managed to lock this one up! Can Nowak escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sinclair on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brett Sinclair!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brett Sinclair thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Muladjanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller comes to the cage accompanied by This Life . Jackson Teller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aziz Muladjanov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muladjanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Muladjanov is out of range.
Muladjanov takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Muladjanov has Teller up against the cage in a clinch.
Teller is trying to pull guard but Muladjanov has him pressed against the cage.
Teller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muladjanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muladjanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Teller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muladjanov as Teller tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muladjanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
Teller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Teller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muladjanov lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller tries to pull guard but Muladjanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Teller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Teller is looking for a takedown.
Teller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muladjanov lands a body punch.
Teller trying to stall but Muladjanov improves his position.
Teller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Muladjanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Muladjanov gets through Teller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muladjanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muladjanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Muladjanov.
Teller tries to pull guard but Muladjanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muladjanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muladjanov cracks Teller with a nice body shot.
Muladjanov lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Muladjanov.
Teller is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller drags the fight down to the ground.
Muladjanov controlling from the top position.
Teller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muladjanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Teller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muladjanov content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Teller has locked up a guillotine! Teller's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Muladjanov is holding on here and Teller must be using up a lot of energy. Muladjanov has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Teller gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jackson Teller!
Jackson Teller got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ice Flow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
187 lbs
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25
175 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howard Moon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon is looking to land body kicks.
Moon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Moon swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Moon lands a head kick. Hardy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Howard Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Howard Moon has been cut.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Moon misses with a low kick.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moon's head.
Moon misses with a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moon.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Moon slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moon! But no joy.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Moon moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Moon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Moon throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moon misses with a right hand
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon throws the kick towards the body but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Moon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Moon.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Moon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy throws a good cross that connects.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Moon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Moon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Moon avoids nicely.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Moon throws an off balance right hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moon throws a low kick but Hardy moves out of range easily.
Moon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moon.
Moon connects with a solid leg kick.
Moon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Moon drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moon! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Moon looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Moon walks into a left hand.
Moon thows a leg kick but Hardy checks it
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Moon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Moon throws a body kick that misses
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moon wants to land a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Moon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Moon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moon throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brian Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moon scores with a nice head shot.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy clobbers Moon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moon misses with a leg kick
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Moon is rocked!
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Moon is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moon tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moon seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy drops Moon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moon looks back up at him and smiles so Hardy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Moon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardy throws a big counter combination but Moon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moon misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
Moon throws a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moon misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
Moon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moon.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Moon.
A little jabbing left from Moon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Moon's head back.
Moon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moon! Hardy lets Moon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hardy throws a monster overhand right that drops Moon! Hardy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Hardy!
Brian Hardy retains his welterweight title!
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