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Highland Games 84 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Rachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Dzwignia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Rachi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pat Rachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janek Dzwignia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzwignia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rachi to score with a decent uppercut.
Rachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Rachi finds it's way through Dzwignia's defenses.
Rachi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dzwignia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzwignia content to stall in guard here.
Dzwignia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rachi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dzwignia has managed to get both his arms back between Rachi's legs - danger averted.
Rachi controls Dzwignia momentarily but Dzwignia frees himself.
Dzwignia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pat Rachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dzwignia looking to score a takedown here. Rachi is defending well but Dzwignia drives through and ends up in Rachi's guard.
Rachi has his foot on Dzwignia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dzwignia works his way back into a safe position though.
Dzwignia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rachi looking for a sweep. Not yet Rachi, not yet.
Rachi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dzwignia defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rachi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dzwignia throws a big elbow that misses.
Dzwignia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dzwignia gets a double leg takedown into Rachi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzwignia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dzwignia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rachi 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.
Dzwignia throws a big right hand that misses.
Dzwignia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rachi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dzwignia has managed to get both his arms back between Rachi's legs - danger averted.
Rachi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dzwignia is one step ahead there.
Dzwignia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dzwignia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dzwignia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dzwignia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dzwignia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dzwignia postures up in Rachi's guard and throws a big left but Rachi blocks it.
Rachi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dzwignia is aware though and is defending well.
Dzwignia content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rachi throws a series of strikes that have Dzwignia backpedaling.
It looks like Janek Dzwignia has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dzwignia gets the takedown into side control.
Rachi defending against the ground and pound.
Dzwignia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rachi parries the strikes from Dzwignia easily there. Dzwignia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rachi to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Dzwignia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janek Dzwignia'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.
Dzwignia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dzwignia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rachi sprawls well initially but Dzwignia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dzwignia is looking for a kimura but Rachi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dzwignia to get the leverage.
Rachi is defending against the submission attempts here by Dzwignia.
Rachi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rachi is defending against the submission attempts here by Dzwignia.
Dzwignia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzwignia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rachi is looking to control Dzwignia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rachi avoid being mounted?
Dzwignia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dzwignia seems to be working for a kimura but Rachi defends the submission attempt.
Dzwignia seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rachi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rachi keeping moving, preventing Dzwignia from controlling successfully.
Dzwignia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Dzwignia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rachi seems keen to control Dzwignia's posture.
Dzwignia has gone for a leg lock! Rachi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzwignia's guard.
Dzwignia managing to control the position.
Rachi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dzwignia's guard.
Dzwignia is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Rachi has latched onto it... Big trouble! Rachi pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Dzwignia is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Rachi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pat Rachi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Warring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itshak Rabinovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warring comes to the cage accompanied by Lick my chocolate salty balls live by chef from South Park. This should be fireworks!
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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 Montreal, Marcus Warring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itshak Rabinovitch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabinovitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warring paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by Warring's head coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Warring throws a shot from downtown. Rabinovitch moves away and avoids it.
Warring moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Warring throws a front kick aimed at Rabinovitch's knee but Rabinovitch avoids it well.
Rabinovitch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rabinovitch moves away from the strike by Warring.
Rabinovitch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rabinovitch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rabinovitch lands a right hook to the body.
Rabinovitch 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.
Warring connects with a leg kick. Rabinovitch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch throws a wild body kick that Warring sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Warring on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Warring lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rabinovitch lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Warring.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rabinovitch.
Good work by Rabinovitch as he checks the leg kick.
Rabinovitch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rabinovitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabinovitch is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Warring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rabinovitch checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Warring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warring misses with a low kick.
Warring throws a shot from downtown. Rabinovitch moves away and avoids it.
Rabinovitch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rabinovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcus Warring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabinovitch fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Warring.
Rabinovitch drives through and clinches with Warring against the cage.
Warring wants to break free but Rabinovitch has control.
Rabinovitch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabinovitch lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rabinovitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rabinovitch tries a knee to the head but Warring blocks it.
Rabinovitch has Warring pressed against the cage, preventing Warring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rabinovitch with a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warring blocks it with crossed arms.
Rabinovitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Warring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabinovitch connects with a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabinovitch misses with a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rabinovitch misses with a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabinovitch looking to throw knees to the head but Warring is blocking nicely.
Warring is trying to break the clinch but Rabinovitch has him pressed against the cage.
Warring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warring wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warring avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Rabinovitch fails to land.
Rabinovitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warring.
Warring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabinovitch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rabinovitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Warring.
Rabinovitch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but Warring blocks with his arms.
Warring is trying to push Rabinovitch away but Rabinovitch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rabinovitch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warring avoiding damage as Rabinovitch throws knees to the body.
Rabinovitch lands with a light punch inside.
Rabinovitch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabinovitch misses with a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabinovitch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itshak Rabinovitch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Warring has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warring walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rabinovitch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Warring moves out of range as Rabinovitch throws a body kick.
Warring is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rabinovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warring is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rabinovitch's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A slow jab from Warring misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warring. That's going to slow Rabinovitch down.
Rabinovitch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Warring throws a head kick that misses.
Warring moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rabinovitch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Warring under the eye.
Rabinovitch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Warring misses.
Itshak Rabinovitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rabinovitch misses with a body kick.
Warring misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rabinovitch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warring tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Warring misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rabinovitch misses with a kick to the body
and Warring counters with a slapping leg kick.
Warring avoids a kick to the body.
Rabinovitch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Warring gets tackled into the cage by Rabinovitch. Rabinovitch maintains the clinch.
Rabinovitch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabinovitch lands a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch looking to throw knees to the head but Warring is blocking nicely.
Rabinovitch misses with a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch tries a knee to the head but Warring blocks it.
Warring is trying to break the clinch but Rabinovitch has him pressed against the cage.
Rabinovitch tries to work over Warring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabinovitch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warring blocks it with crossed arms.
Rabinovitch lands a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabinovitch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warring has had enough of the clinch but Rabinovitch keeps him there for the moment.
Warring working hard to break the clinch.
Rabinovitch working aggressively here.
Warring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warring avoiding damage as Rabinovitch throws knees to the body.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabinovitch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Itshak Rabinovitch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rabinovitch misses with a knee strike.
Warring breaks the clinch.
Warring feints and then cracks Rabinovitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabinovitch down.
Warring takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warring throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch tries to clinch but Warring is having none of it.
Warring blocks a head kick by Rabinovitch.
A good leg kick by Warring.
Rabinovitch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Warring.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warring.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rabinovitch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warring lands a leg kick that knocks Rabinovitch off balance momentarily.
Rabinovitch looks to land a body kick but Warring moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warring throws a leg kick that misses.
Rabinovitch scores with a head kick. Warring tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Warring loads up on a big right hand but Rabinovitch slips the punch.
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabinovitch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warring.
Warring swats away the attempt to clinch by Rabinovitch.
Nice shot by Warring.
Rabinovitch tries to land a front kick but Warring steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Warring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rabinovitch throws the kick towards the body but Warring avoids it.
Warring swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rabinovitch misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Rabinovitch blocks the low kick.
Warring checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itshak Rabinovitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Warring's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rabinovitch checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warring.
Rabinovitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rabinovitch tries to clinch but Warring moves out of range.
Warring throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rabinovitch needs to keep his hands up - Warring had a free shot at his head there.
Rabinovitch slips a jab from Warring.
Warring fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rabinovitch is out of range.
Rabinovitch lands a nice looking body kick.
Rabinovitch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabinovitch is looking to clinch but Warring is avoiding it.
Warring throws a leg kick but Rabinovitch moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Warring.
Rabinovitch misses with a body kick.
Warring lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rabinovitch's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch checks a low kick from Warring.
A little jabbing left from Rabinovitch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring lands an overhand right.
Rabinovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabinovitch tries to work over Warring's front leg with a kick but Warring checks it.
A jab lands there for Rabinovitch.
Warring cracks Rabinovitch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rabinovitch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rabinovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Warring feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Warring misses with a looping left.
Rabinovitch misses with a hook
and Warring counters with a slapping leg kick.
Warring blocks a head kick by Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch moves into the clinch successfully.
Rabinovitch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabinovitch looking to throw knees to the head but Warring is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabinovitch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rabinovitch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warring tries to break free but Rabinovitch pushes him back against the cage.
Rabinovitch can't find room to land a body shot as Warring controls the action.
Rabinovitch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcus Warring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabinovitch misses with a knee to the head.
Warring avoiding damage as Rabinovitch throws knees to the body.
Rabinovitch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rabinovitch scores with a knee to the head.
Warring wants to break free but Rabinovitch has control.
Rabinovitch misses with a knee to the head.
Rabinovitch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Itshak Rabinovitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rabinovitch has him pressed against the cage.
Rabinovitch connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcus Warring has been cut.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but Warring blocks with his arms.
Warring wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warring has had enough of the clinch but Rabinovitch keeps him there for the moment.
Warring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rabinovitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warring is trying to break the clinch but Rabinovitch is controlling him.
Rabinovitch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warring has had enough of the clinch but Rabinovitch keeps him there for the moment.
Rabinovitch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A knee to the head by Rabinovitch.
Warring tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itshak Rabinovitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rabinovitch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itshak Rabinovitch!
In defeat, Marcus Warring stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm done in mma'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Noisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kusi Amuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Noisy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kusi Amuo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Noisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kusi Amuo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amuo tries to bum rush Noisy with a series of wild strikes but Noisy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noisy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amuo as he avoids it easily.
Amuo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Noisy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amuo lands a nice shot to the body.
Amuo lands a two punch combo.
Amuo scores with a nice right hand.
Noisy wants to clinch.
Amuo swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amuo tries to bum rush Noisy with a series of wild strikes but Noisy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amuo slaps away a takedown attempt from Noisy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amuo lands a jab-cross combination.
Noisy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisy misses with a shot to the body
and Amuo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noisy takes one to the chin there.
Noisy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noisy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amuo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noisy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Noisy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noisy blocks a head kick by Amuo.
Noisy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Amuo defends well and Noisy ends up having to push Amuo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Amuo jabs at Noisy's body.
Amuo scores with a jab to the head.
Noisy fails with the takedown
and Amuo counters with a stiff right hand.
Noisy is rocked!
Amuo scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Noisy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amuo's coach down at The Highland Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Amuo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Amuo.
Noisy seems to have got his legs back now.
Amuo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noisy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body kick there by Amuo.
Amuo digs a good hook to Noisy's body.
Noisy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noisy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amuo swivels and escapes.
Amuo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amuo punishes Noisy's body with a nice straight punch.
Amuo lands with a right hand.
Amuo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Noisy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Amuo stuns Noisy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amuo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amuo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Noisy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Amuo drops Noisy with a beautiful combination! Noisy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Amuo is looking for the KO!
Amuo lands a slapping body shot.
Amuo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noisy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Amuo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noisy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Amuo. Beautiful body shot.
Amuo scores with a sloppy right hand. Noisy should have avoided that one.
Amuo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noisy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amuo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noisy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amuo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amuo throws an overhand right that has Noisy reeling! Amuo follows up with more punches and Noisy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kusi Amuo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Mattos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Balboa lands an overhand right.
Balboa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balboa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balboa lands a jab to the nose.
Mattos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Mattos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Mattos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balboa lands a jab.
Mattos blocks a jab.
Mattos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mattos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mattos tries a head kick but it misses.
Mattos slips a jab from Balboa.
Mattos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa scores with a nice strike.
Balboa lands with a good body shot.
Balboa misses with a hook.
Mattos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mattos cracks Balboa with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Mattos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Balboa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Mattos lands a head kick. Balboa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Balboa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mattos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balboa.
Balboa with a jab.
Mattos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balboa finds it's way round the side to connect with Mattos's head.
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balboa keeps control of Mattos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Balboa.
Mattos is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Mattos tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Mattos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mattos throws a front kick aimed at Balboa's knee but Balboa avoids it well.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body. Mattos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balboa clinches.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mattos looks winded!
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balboa prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
Balboa just leaning against Mattos, taking a breather.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Balboa slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mattoss head.
Balboa stalls.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Mattos misses with a left hand
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mattos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mattos throws a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Mattos throws a wild body kick that Balboa sees coming a mile off.
Mattos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balboa finds it's way round the side to connect with Mattos's head.
It looks like Walter Mattos has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mattos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balboa.
Balboa checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mattos. Mattos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balboa lands with a good body shot.
Mattos wants to slow Balboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Balboa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balboa lands a lovely overhand right.
Mattos throws a chopping leg kick but Balboa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mattos moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Mattos is predictable there
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Balboa.
Mattos throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Balboa misses the target.
Mattos defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa throws a good cross that connects.
Mattos throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mattos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mattos slips under a jab from Balboa.
Balboa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMattos.
Balboa scores with a jab. Mattos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mattos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa throws the left hand but Mattos avoids the punch easily.
Mattos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mattos misses with a leg kick
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Balboa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mattos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rocky Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mattos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mattos can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos breaks from the clinch.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses
and Balboa counters with a left to the body.
Balboa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Mattos.
Mattos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mattos tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Mattos.
Mattos slips a straight right by Balboa.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mattos looks for the body kick but Balboa saw that one coming.
Mattos throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Mattos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mattos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balboa lands with a hook. Mattos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balboa.
Balboa checks the leg kick.
Mattos throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Mattos.
Balboa digs a good hook to Mattos's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mattos scoring well with a low kick there.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mattos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mattos misses with a low kick.
Balboa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mattos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mattos! But no joy.
Balboa swings for the body but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos throws a lazy uppercut
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa scores with a jab. Mattos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mattos tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa is looking to counter the offense by Mattos and move into the clinch.
Mattos walks into a jab.
Mattos lands with a kick to the temple. Balboa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mattos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos moves forwards but Balboa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mattos 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 Balboa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balboa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Balboa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mattos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mattos throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Mattos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Mattos.
Mattos is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Mattos is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
Mattos is rocked!
Mattos wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Mattos is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Mattos's head.
Balboa presses Mattos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a big uppercut that drops Mattos! More strikes from Balboa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mattos lies dazed against the cage as Balboa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Natanael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barol Kedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedorf has chosen POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION) as his entrance music. Barol Kedorf acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Natanael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Natanael.
Kedorf lands a slapping body shot.
Natanael looks to land a left hand but Kedorf moved out of range nicely.
Kedorf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Natanael shoots in for a takedown but Kedorf shows good takedown defense.
Kedorf bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Natanael! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Anderson Natanael has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kedorf preventing the sweep.
Natanael working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kedorf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kedorf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Natanael is working an open guard so Kedorf takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kedorf throws out a powerful jab.
Natanael connects with a nice looking jab.
Kedorf scores with a shot to the body.
Natanael closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kedorf circles away.
Natanael is breathing heavily.
Natanael misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf cracks Natanael with an uppercut from hell and Natanael crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kedorf's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Natanael is rocked!
Kedorf wants to get up but he can't break Natanael's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oh Natanael is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kedorf gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Natanael gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Kedorf points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Natanael wakes up just in time to hear Kedorf thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barol Kedorf!
An intense looking Barol Kedorf took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyotr Korobeikin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent tries to clinch up.
Kent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Korobeikin manages to break the clinch.
Kent tries to clinch but Korobeikin is having none of it.
Korobeikin scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent tries to clinch up but Korobeikin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Korobeikin pushes him off.
Korobeikin is looking for a counter combo.
Kent closes the distance and clinches.
Korobeikin tightens his grip and picks Kent up, before dumping him to the ground. Kent manages to land in guard.
Korobeikin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korobeikin pushes down on Kent's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Korobeikin is taking a breather. Kent 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin trying to control from half guard but Kent is working away.
Korobeikin trying to mount his opponent but Kent defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Korobeikin is looking for a kimura here.
Korobeikin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kent can do anything to dispel that myth.
Korobeikin trying to mount his opponent but Kent defends it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Korobeikin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kent avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent closes the distance but Korobeikin moves to the side
so Korobeikin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Korobeikin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kent is retaining full guard.
Korobeikin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Korobeikin wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Korobeikin won't allow Kent to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kent keeping full guard, as Korobeikin tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clark Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kent doesn't manage to clinch there - Korobeikin circles away.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korobeikin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korobeikin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kent tries to clinch but Korobeikin moves out of range.
Korobeikin tries to counter with a takedown but Kent is quick to defend against it.
Kent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Korobeikin cracks Kent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kent forces Korobeikin back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Korobeikin as Kent tries to tie him up.
Kent is fighting off a takedown attempt but Korobeikin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kent to the mat. Kent regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Korobeikin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Korobeikin trying to control but Kent is working from the bottom.
Kent keeping full guard, as Korobeikin tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent is looking to stand up but Korobeikin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Korobeikin from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kent tries to clinch up.
Kent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Korobeikin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kent can't fight it off and eventually Korobeikin manages to take the fight to the floor. Kent looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Korobeikin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pyotr Korobeikin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kent pushes Korobeikin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korobeikin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kent sprawls and moves away.
Korobeikin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kent has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Korobeikin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kent can do to turn this around?
Kent rushes Korobeikin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korobeikin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Korobeikin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kent is staying active underneath Korobeikin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent pushes Korobeikin off and gets back to his feet.
Korobeikin swats away the attempt to clinch by Kent.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kent wants to clinch but Korobeikin slips to the side
and Korobeikin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Korobeikin looks for a takedown but Kent sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent takes the fight into the clinch.
Korobeikin tries for a takedown but Kent manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyotr Korobeikin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kent trying to control the position but instead, Korobeikin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kent into the cage.
Kent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kent taking a breather.
Korobeikin has picked Kent up - he's going for a ride! Korobeikin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Korobeikin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kent knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kent is refusing to be controlled, as Korobeikin sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin trying to pass the guard but Kent defending well.
Kent pushes Korobeikin off looking to stand but Korobeikin dives back in and keeps control.
Korobeikin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korobeikin wants to pass the guard but Kent is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pyotr Korobeikin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent'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. This is the final round!
Kent tries to clinch up.
Kent wants to clinch but Korobeikin slips to the side
so Korobeikin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Korobeikin wants to pass the guard but Kent is keeping the position.
Korobeikin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Korobeikin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kent is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kent has escaped and now he's on top!
Kent tries to stand but Korobeikin is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Korobeikin is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Korobeikin holds on and takes a little breather.
Kent wants to stand and escape but instead Korobeikin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Korobeikin drops back looking for a leg! Kent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kent manages to kick Korobeikin off! Korobeikin jumps back into Kent's guard.
Korobeikin advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Korobeikin is working hard here to advance position.
Korobeikin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Korobeikin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin is pressing down on Kent's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kent is holding on for now.
Korobeikin is trying to control the action in half guard but Kent is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korobeikin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kent tries to kick Korobeikin off but Korobeikin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Korobeikin keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Kent wants to clinch.
Korobeikin tries to counter with a takedown but Kent is quick to defend against it.
A punch combination from Korobeikin misses.
Kent wants to clinch.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korobeikin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korobeikin.
Kent moves into range and clinches up with Korobeikin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kent stalls.
Clark Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyotr Korobeikin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Korobeikin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Korobeikin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Korobeikin!
After winning the bout, Pyotr Korobeikin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse has chosen Le Boudin as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings for the body but Mousse moves out of range.
Mousse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gracie .
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Mousse counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mousse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mousse bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie 's head.
Mousse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mousse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Mousse off balance momentarily.
Mousse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mousse. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Mousse.
Gracie jabs Mousse right on the nose. Mousse blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mousse scores with a body shot.
Gracie throws the left hand but Mousse avoids the punch easily.
Mousse connects with a stiff jab that staggers Gracie - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chocolate Mousse!
A very excited looking Chocolate Mousse 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 Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor MuayThai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga Mas Năo Bate. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Razor MuayThai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Razor MuayThai!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MuayThai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas blocks a head kick by MuayThai.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MuayThai scores with a three punch combo!
MuayThai lands a right hook to the body.
Rojas has taken the fight to the clinch.
MuayThai wants to break free but Rojas has control.
MuayThai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MuayThai scores with a jab to the body.
MuayThai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas misses with a takedown attempt - MuayThai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MuayThai.
It looks like Rodrigo Rojas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MuayThai jabs at Rojas's body.
Razor MuayThai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MuayThai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MuayThai throws a poor cross that misses
and Rojas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rojas.
Rojas tries to pull guard but MuayThai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
MuayThai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rojas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
MuayThai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MuayThai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rojas rather than just go for the knockout.
MuayThai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from MuayThai.
MuayThai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MuayThai.
As MuayThai tries to get set, Rojas tries to push him back and clinch up but MuayThai manages to avoid the attempt.
MuayThai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojas momentarily.
Rojas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from MuayThai. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from MuayThai.
MuayThai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but MuayThai ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuayThai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rojas has closed the distance and engaged MuayThai in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MuayThai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MuayThai can't find room to land a body shot as Rojas controls the action.
MuayThai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MuayThai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch but MuayThai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching MuayThai on his heels. He'll look to pass MuayThai's guard now, I'm sure.
Rojas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MuayThai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MuayThai wants to sweep here but Rojas controlling him for the moment.
MuayThai is trying to keep Rojas in close.
MuayThai wants to sweep here but Rojas controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas slips nicely into half guard.
MuayThai is looking to improve his position.
Rojas maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! MuayThai could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rojas has cracked it and MuayThai is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rojas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Rojas!
Rodrigo Rojas made sure to mention his sponsor, Alcatraz Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struja comes to the cage accompanied by HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. Ludko Struja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Struja lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Struja.
Struja misses with a takedown attempt
and Loman counters with a left to the body.
Struja is looking to land body kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Struja has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Loman moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loman.
Loman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loman misses with a punch on the inside.
Loman managing to block the knees to the body from Struja.
Loman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Loman fails to land.
A short uppercut from Loman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
Struja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Struja has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Loman regains guard immediately.
Struja might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja won't allow Loman to sweep him here.
Loman is trying to keep Struja in close.
Loman controlling the position.
Struja trying to control but Loman is working from the bottom.
Loman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Struja stands up over Loman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Struja with a nice head shot there.
Loman managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loman looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Struja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja trying to control the position from guard on top but Loman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Struja is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Loman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Loman is looking to sweep but instead, Struja has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja throwing shots but Loman is blocking nicely.
Struja prevents Loman from improving his position.
Struja missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Struja.
Loman is refusing to be controlled, as Struja sits in half guard.
Struja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loman is not content to let Struja control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman is looking to control Struja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loman avoid being mounted?
Struja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loman is not content to let Struja control the position.
Loman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Struja is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Struja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Struja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been informed that Loman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Loman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Struja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Struja tries to pass to full mount but Loman defends it.
Loman is staying active underneath Struja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Loman trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Struja working the head and body with strikes.
Struja is looking to take a break and control but Loman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Struja thows a huge punch but Loman dodges it nicely.
Loman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Struja.
Struja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Struja is trying to control the action in half guard but Loman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Struja.
Loman wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Struja there.
Ground and pound from Struja.
Loman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Struja.
Loman is looking for a sweep. Struja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Struja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Loman wants to improve his position but Struja is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Struja tries to score with a low kick but Loman moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Struja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Struja swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Struja thinking.
Loman works the jab nicely.
Struja tries to clinch but Loman moves out of range.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Struja seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Loman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Struja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struja!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Struja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Struja throws a hook but Loman blocks it.
Ludko Struja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Loman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Struja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loman can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loman counters with a stiff right hand.
Loman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja.
Loman tries to counter with a clinch but Struja shakes him off and moves away.
Loman cracks a nice hook into Struja's ribs.
Jab, jab by Struja - just one landing.
Good exchange - Struja coming out on top.
Struja is looking to clinch but Loman is avoiding it.
Teuvo Loman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struja misses with a hook
and Loman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loman lands a nice shot to the body.
Loman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a poor cross that misses
and Struja counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loman avoids the body shot from Struja.
Struja gets a double leg takedown into Loman's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loman is on top in guard.
Struja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Struja has a closed guard, preventing Loman from standing up.
Struja lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Struja trying to control but Loman is working from the bottom.
Struja with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja preventing the sweep.
Struja is working Loman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Struja throws a big right hand that misses.
Struja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Loman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Loman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loman has momentary wrist control but Struja slips an elbow through the middle.
Loman keeping moving, preventing Struja from controlling successfully.
Struja throwing strikes but missing.
Struja 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.
Struja wants to control from the top but Loman keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman pulls Struja in close to prevent any damage.
Struja landing with the ground and pound.
Loman 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Loman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Loman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loman wants to sweep here but Struja controlling him for the moment.
Struja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Struja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Struja working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Struja bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Loman struggling a bit here.
Loman tries to buck Struja off but Struja is having none of it.
Struja scoring with punches and elbows.
Loman is rocked!
Loman wants to control but Struja postures up.
Struja landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Loman is still in real trouble! Can Struja finish him?
Struja crunches a massive hammerfist down on Loman - he's out! Struja Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ludko Struja!
Ludko Struja took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Sucks - A Day To Remember. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Brooks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoran Jolevi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolevi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jolevi connects with a body shot.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jolevi is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Jolevi circles away and we're back to standing.
Jolevi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jolevi clinches up with Brooks and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Jolevi.
Jolevi lands with a left to the head.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jolevi after a bit of a struggle.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jolevi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brooks.
Jolevi's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jolevi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice body punch from Jolevi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Jolevi won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks jumps guard but Jolevi stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jolevi lands with a right to the head.
Jolevi pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
Jolevi lands with a right to the head.
Jolevi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jolevi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jolevi lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jolevi to keep the fight standing.
Jolevi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Jolevi.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jolevi lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jolevi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jolevi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brooks! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jolevi is unloading with more strikes now! Brooks drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Jolevi! Zoran Jolevi retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Zoran Jolevi 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.
In defeat, Calvin Brooks stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man tonight. I'll come back better than ever next time. Sorry, guys.'.
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