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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jindapants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugh Jindapants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacek Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski tries to clinch there but Jindapants circles away.
Jindapants walks into a straight right hand from Kaminski.
It looks like Hugh Jindapants has been cut.
Jindapants swings for the body but Kaminski moves out of range.
Kaminski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jindapants counters with a two punch combo.
Kaminski clinches with his opponent.
Kaminski works on Jindapants's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaminski tries to throw a body punch but Jindapants avoids it by throwing Kaminski back against the cage.
Jindapants avoiding damage.
Kaminski missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jindapants using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaminski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kaminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jindapants trying to control the position but instead, Kaminski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jindapants into the cage.
Jindapants swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaminski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jindapants backwards.
Jindapants misses with a punch to the body.
Kaminski is leaning against Jindapants and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jindapants is breathing heavily.
Kaminski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaminski stalls.
Kaminski presses Jindapants against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaminski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaminski cracks Jindapants with a nice body shot.
Kaminski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Kaminski on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kaminski.
A hook to the body from Kaminski.
Kaminski misses with a knee strike.
Kaminski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jindapants is looking to control Kaminski's arms but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jindapants has his back to the cage.
Kaminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaminski slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaminski as Jindapants tries to tie him up.
Kaminski works on Jindapants's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaminski working Jindapants over with knees to the body.
Kaminski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaminski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaminski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jindapants or not.
Come on Kaminski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kaminski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Kaminski.
Kaminski lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jindapants blocks a body shot from Kaminski.
Kaminski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kaminski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaminski.
Kaminski receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jindapants misses with some punches.
Kaminski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kaminski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaminski trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kaminski.
Kaminski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaminski obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaminski obliges.
Kaminski is working Jindapants over against the cage.
Kaminski's coach down at Russian Fighting Community Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kaminski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kaminski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaminski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaminski obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Kaminski.
Kaminski leaning against his opponent.
Kaminski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaminski just leaning against Jindapants, taking a breather.
Kaminski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaminski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jindapants backwards.
Kaminski lands a good knee to the midsection. Jindapants won't want to take too many of those.
Jindapants blocks a body shot from Kaminski.
Jindapants avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jindapants scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaminski landing knees to the body.
Kaminski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jindapants in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jindapants takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Kaminski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jindapants's cut.
That's time! Jindapants's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaminski lands a big head kick that sends Jindapants tumbling to the mat! Kaminski takes a step backwards and waves Jindapants back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jindapants is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
BAM! Kaminski delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jindapants like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jacek Kaminski!
A relieved looking Jacek Kaminski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Icarus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flying dutchman. Laz Icarus 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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icarus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Icarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Icarus throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hartola to counter with a crisp jab.
Icarus wants to clinch.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Icarus.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Hartola misses with a right hand
and Icarus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Icarus closes the distance and pushes Hartola back into the cage.
Icarus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icarus blocks a body shot from Hartola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartola tries to land knees in the clinch but Icarus avoids the damage to the body.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus misses with a double jab.
Icarus swings widly with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tommi Hartola has been cut.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartola throws out a counter right but Icarus avoids it with no problem.
Hartola works Icarus's body with a nice hook.
Icarus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Hartola avoids them all with ease.
Hartola unleashes a big counter combination but Icarus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Icarus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laz Icarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Icarus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Icarus misses with a combination
and Hartola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Icarus misses with a combination
and Hartola counters with a right hand to the body.
Icarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icarus swinging wildly here.
Hartola takes a swing at Icarus's ribcage but misses.
Icarus is looking to clinch.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Icarus saw it coming and moves away.
Icarus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Icarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartola circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Icarus tries to bum rush Hartola with a series of wild strikes but Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hartola! But no joy.
Hartola lands with a hook. Icarus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Icarus cracks Hartola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Icarus moves to clinch but Hartola breaks away
and Hartola counters with a straight right hand.
Icarus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Icarus is breathing heavily.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hartola wants to slow Icarus down by chopping away at his legs.
Icarus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Icarus closes the distance and clinches.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hartola momentarily.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Icarus throws a combination that misses
and Hartola counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Icarus takes a step back to recover.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
Icarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartola.
Hartola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Icarus throws a right and a left that Hartola avoids nicely.
Icarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Icarus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Icarus misses with a jab to the body
and Hartola counters with a good low kick that Icarus was not able to check.
Icarus misses with a double jab
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartola tests Icarus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Icarus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hartola counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Hartola'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.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Hartola keeps it at a distance.
Icarus is looking to clinch but Hartola is avoiding it.
Icarus closes the distance and pushes Hartola back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Icarus fails to land.
Icarus lands a knee to the body.
Icarus prevents Hartola from breaking the clinch.
Hartola dodges an elbow strike from Icarus.
Icarus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hartola is looking to break free of the clinch but Icarus has double underhooks.
Icarus lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartola avoids the damage to the body.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but Icarus blocks with his arms.
Icarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Icarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus is looking to control Hartola's arms but Hartola gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icarus has his back to the cage.
Hartola is working Icarus over against the cage.
Icarus wants to stall.
Icarus misses with a knee strike.
Hartola is trying to break the clinch but Icarus has him pressed against the cage.
Icarus swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hartola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus scores with a shoulder strike.
Icarus lands a shoulder strike.
Icarus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartola's defenses.
Icarus tries to throw a body punch but Hartola avoids it by throwing Icarus back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Icarus cracks Hartola with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Icarus.
A short body shot lands from Icarus as the two fighters clinch.
Hartola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Hartola moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Icarus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Icarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a body kick that misses.
Icarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartola flicks out a counter leg kick but Icarus steps away.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Hartola keeps it at a distance.
Hartola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Icarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus misses with a wild combination.
Icarus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Icarus wants to clinch but Hartola slips to the side
and Hartola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hartola throws out a loose jab but Icarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Icarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Icarus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hartola manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icarus misses with the combination.
Hartola throws a counter combo.
Hartola throws a head kick but Icarus moves out of range.
It looked like Icarus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Icarus clinches with his opponent.
Icarus looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartola lands a body shot.
Icarus lands an elbow just above Hartola 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laz Icarus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Hartola's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Icarus gets a clinch.
Icarus tries to stall but Hartola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hartola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Icarus lands with a left to the head.
Hartola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Icarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Icarus looking to throw knees to the head but Hartola is blocking nicely.
Hartola manages to break the clinch.
Icarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Icarus.
Hartola tries to land a front kick but Icarus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Icarus misses with a few strikes there.
Hartola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Icarus darts in and clinches Hartola up against the cage.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but Hartola blocks it.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Hartola keeps it at a distance.
Icarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartola feints a counter leg kick.
Icarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tommi Hartola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Icarus closes the distance but Hartola moves to the side
and Hartola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Icarus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartola counters with a body kick that stops Icarus in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Icarus's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Icarus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartola.
Hartola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Icarus moves to clinch but Hartola breaks away
letting Hartola counter with a right hand.
Icarus moves into the clinch successfully.
Icarus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Icarus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hartola backwards.
Hartola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Icarus lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Icarus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hartola is keeping busy.
Icarus pushes Hartola back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Icarus wants to stall.
Icarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Icarus prevents Hartola from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Icarus controlling the action here for a moment.
Hartola wants to stall.
Hartola taking a breather.
Hartola is trying to break the clinch but Icarus is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartola is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Icarus misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Icarus checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Laz Icarus.
I think Icarus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Laz Icarus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuusela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Promentory. 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 Emilio Izturis 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
44 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Emilio Izturis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis tries to work over Kuusela's front leg with a kick but Kuusela checks it.
Kuusela moves out of range as Izturis throws a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Izturis.
A combination from Izturis does no damage.
Kuusela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Izturis counters with a straight right hand.
Izturis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kuusela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izturis.
Kuusela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Izturis.
Kuusela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izturis.
A jab from Kuusela does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Izturis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izturis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuusela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Izturis avoids the body shot from Kuusela.
Izturis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Izturis avoids the body shot from Kuusela.
Izturis flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuusela steps away.
Izturis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuusela.
Izturis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Izturis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuusela.
Izturis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Izturis misses the body punch
and Kuusela counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuusela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izturis takes a swing at Kuusela's ribcage but misses.
Kuusela looks to throw a body kick
and Izturis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izturis dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuusela sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Izturis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izturis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Izturis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Kuusela as he checks the leg kick.
Izturis misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuusela misses its target.
Emilio Izturis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela connects with a body shot that sends Izturis's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Izturis at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izturis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuusela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Izturis.
A low kick from Izturis misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice leg kick.
Izturis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Izturis does no damage.
Kuusela steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Izturis. That one must have hurt.
Kuusela is looking to wear down Izturis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuusela, right into the meat.
Izturis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Kuusela.
Izturis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Izturis swings widly with a right hand
and Kuusela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Izturis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuusela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Izturis's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuusela. That's going to slow Izturis down.
Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izturis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuusela counters with a body kick.
Kuusela thumps Izturis with a low kick.
Kuusela avoids the body shot from Izturis.
Kuusela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izturis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Izturis thuds a left hand into Kuusela's body.
Izturis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuusela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela connects with a jab.
Kuusela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuusela. Izturis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuusela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Izturis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Izturis throws a series of strikes that have Kuusela backpedaling.
Kuusela throws a leg kick but Izturis sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Izturis! But no joy.
Izturis throws a looping overhand right but Kuusela ducks down to avoid it.
and Kuusela counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Izturis! He's just covering up as Kuusela starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Maximum Vitality logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
45 - 16 - 1 |
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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
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Onanias Runkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulqvist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Runkman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mulqvist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mulqvist keeps trying to improve his position.
Runkman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mulqvist's head.
Runkman trying to control the action but Mulqvist is working from the bottom.
Runkman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Runkman works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runkman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mulqvist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Runkman lands with some strikes.
Runkman lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runkman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mulqvist is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Runkman prevents Mulqvist from getting the reversal.
Runkman landing shots from mount.
Mulqvist is rocked!
Runkman looking to control but Mulqvist is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mulqvist is still in real trouble! Can Runkman finish him?
The referee warns Mulqvist that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mulqvist is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big strike lands for Runkman! That's really hurt Mulqvist and he's turned his back - Runkman keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Runkman jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onanias Runkman!
During a confident post fight interview, Onanias Runkman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snake Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snake in the Eagles Shadow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Can't Hold Us. Bradley Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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33
167 lbs
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160 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Snake Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shadow throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shadow manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Shadow down.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Shadow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shadow with a body shot.
Shadow fails to land with a series of punches.
Shadow tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson stuns Shadow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shadow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shadow at a distance.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson checks a low kick from Shadow.
Johnson is looking to slow Shadow down with leg kicks.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shadow rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Shadow misses the target.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shadow.
Shadow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shadow in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson is not content to let Shadow control the position.
Shadow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shadow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson is not content to let Shadow control the position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shadow has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shadow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shadow scoring with punches and elbows.
Shadow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadow controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Shadow.
Shadow working the head with strikes.
Shadow cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Shadow.
Johnson is pushing Shadow's head away, looking to escape. Shadow manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shadow.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Shadow keeps moving and retains side control.
Shadow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shadow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shadow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control Shadow's posture but Shadow avoids it.
Shadow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is still trying to improve position.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Shadow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson digs a good hook to Shadow's body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson stalks Shadow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shadow's face. Shadow staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Shadow lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Shadow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Shadow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson is rocked!
Shadow drops Johnson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Johnson! Shadow dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snake Shadow!
Snake Shadow took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I will retire you- Romero'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss has chosen Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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35
223 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart slips a jab from Matiss.
Beefheart tests Matiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beefheart throws a low kick but Matiss avoids it.
Beefheart moves out of range of the strikes.
Beefheart throws a body kick that misses.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Matiss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matiss throws a head kick that Beefheart semi-blocks.
Beefheart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beefheart slips a straight right by Matiss.
Beefheart slips a straight right by Matiss.
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Beefheart checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Beefheart looks for the body kick but Matiss saw that one coming.
Beefheart definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Matiss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beefheart blocks a low kick nicely.
Beefheart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss wants to slow Beefheart down by chopping away at his legs.
Matiss moves out of range of the body kick.
Matiss lands a nice looking body kick.
Beefheart tried to score with a low kick but Matiss checks it.
Beefheart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beefheart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matiss walks into a stiff left hand from Beefheart.
Beefheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Beefheart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss lands with an overhand left.
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beefheart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Beefheart.
Some wild striking there from Beefheart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart throws a body kick that misses.
Beefheart misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Beefheart misses
and Matiss counters with a stiff right hand.
Matiss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matiss misses with a wild body shot.
Beefheart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matiss swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Matiss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beefheart eats them both and turns towards Matiss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matiss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beefheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Matiss.
Beefheart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beefheart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beefheart throws a counter high kick but Matiss was just alert enough to avoid it.
Matiss wants to clinch up but Beefheart keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Matiss lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart thows a leg kick but Matiss checks it
and Matiss counters with a nice leg kick.
Beefheart throws a head kick that half lands.
Matiss throws a body kick that misses.
Beefheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matiss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beefheart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matiss wants to slow Beefheart down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefheart.
Matiss throws a shot to the body.
Matiss tries to clinch up but Beefheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Beefheart tries to land a leg kick but Matiss saw it coming and moves away.
Beefheart throws out a loose jab but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matiss checks the leg kick.
Matiss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beefheart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matiss counters with a leg kick.
Beefheart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matiss throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Matiss.
Beefheart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Matiss.
Beefheart blocks the body kick.
Beefheart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Matiss manages to circle out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matiss throws out a counter right but Beefheart avoids it with no problem.
Matiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beefheart lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matiss misses with a double jab.
Beefheart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Matiss.
Crunch! Matiss slams his shin into Beefheart's torso.
Beefheart blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Beefheart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matiss tries to clinch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Beefheart looks to land a right hand but Matiss moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Matiss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Beefheart is out of range.
Beefheart defending well as Matiss loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beefheart checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Beefheart.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Matiss's coach down at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Matiss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Beefheart jumps back.
Beefheart defending well as Matiss loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
Beefheart tries to work over Matiss's front leg with a kick but Matiss checks it.
Beefheart closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Matiss fails to land.
Matiss misses with a knee to the head.
Beefheart misses with some punches.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matiss looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss has Beefheart pushed against the cage.
Matiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beefheart tries to work over Matiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefheart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matiss or not.
Matiss takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Mario Matiss has been cut.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Matiss shrugs off.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike.
Matiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Beefheart avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Matiss.
Beefheart managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Beefheart is struggling to control the position.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Matiss 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matiss's defenses.
Matiss lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Captain Beefheart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matiss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beefheart tries to throw a body punch but Matiss avoids it by throwing Beefheart back against the cage.
Matiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Matiss on the inside.
Beefheart pushes Matiss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Matiss.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beefheart blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Beefheart.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matiss with a knee to the head.
Matiss misses with a body punch.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Matiss avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart pushes Matiss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matiss throws a head punch that misses.
Beefheart pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matiss's brow.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Beefheart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beefheart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beefheart.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matiss.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefheart is trying to maintain a safe position but Matiss gets an underhook and turns Beefheart into the cage.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Beefheart is blocking nicely.
Beefheart effectively controlling the action here.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beefheart blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Beefheart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beefheart.
Beefheart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Matiss dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Matiss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mario Matiss'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. 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.
Beefheart thuds his shin into the meat of Matiss's side.
Beefheart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Matiss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beefheart throws a hook to the side of Matiss's head but Matiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Matiss tries a quick counter leg kick but Beefheart is wise to it.
Matiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beefheart.
Matiss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss 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 Beefheart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beefheart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beefheart throws a wild body kick that Matiss sees coming a mile off.
Beefheart misses with a left hand
and Matiss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matiss.
Beefheart tries to clinch but Matiss moves out of range.
Matiss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefheart misses the jab.
Matiss lands a jab to the head.
Matiss throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Beefheart blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beefheart.
Beefheart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beefheart moves out of range of the body kick from Matiss.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beefheart moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatiss.
Matiss lands a front kick.
Matiss scores with a punch to the head.
Beefheart tries to clinch there but Matiss circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beefheart.
Beefheart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss 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 Beefheart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beefheart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beefheart blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Beefheart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beefheart cracks Matiss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beefheart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
Beefheart checks the leg kick.
Matiss tries to clinch up but Beefheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Beefheart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beefheart moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatiss.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
As Matiss tries to get set, Beefheart tries to push him back and clinch up but Matiss manages to avoid the attempt.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefheart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matiss. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Captain Beefheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matiss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matiss, right into the meat.
Beefheart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick and Beefheart moves out of range easily.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss moves out of range of the body kick from Beefheart.
Matiss only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Beefheart defending well as Matiss loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss throws a low kick, looking for Beefheart's leg but Beefheart calmly moves out of range.
Matiss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beefheart. That did some damage!
Beefheart throws a push kick but Matiss slaps the foot to one side.
Beefheart lands a body shot.
Matiss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beefheart circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Matiss blocks the low kick.
Matiss blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Beefheart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A lazy body kick from Beefheart
and Matiss counters with a thumping low kick.
Beefheart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beefheart scores with a nice body kick.
Matiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beefheart checks a leg kick.
Beefheart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
Beefheart throws a leg kick which misses Matiss's front leg but catches the back leg as Matiss tries to avoid it.
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matiss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
An out of breath Mario Matiss thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Ottoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ottis Toole has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
295 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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25
252 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ottis Toole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Ottoni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottoni throws a leg kick but Toole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toole tries to counter with a takedown but Ottoni is quick to defend against it.
Toole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ottoni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ottoni misses with a low kick.
Ottoni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toole.
Toole misses with a hook. Ottoni ducked under it nicely.
Toole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Ottoni misses.
Toole misses with a hook
and Ottoni counters with a straight right hand.
Toole throws out a loose jab but Ottoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ottoni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Toole swinging wildly here.
Toole goes for a double leg but Ottoni avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ottoni continues to drive forward.
Toole looks for a takedown but Ottoni sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ottis Toole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ottoni. Ottoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Ottoni has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Ottoni moves away from the strike by Toole.
Ottoni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Toole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ottoni steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ottoni is looking to score with low kicks.
Ottoni is looking to slow Toole down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Ottoni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ottoni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ottis Toole has been cut.
Alexandre Ottoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toole shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ottoni counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Toole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ottoni doesn't seem phased though.
Alexandre Ottoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toole shoots in and drives through. Ottoni sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ottoni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ottoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toole throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ottoni misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toole.
A head kick misses from Ottoni.
Ottoni stuffs the takedown attempt from Toole. Toole gets slowly back to his feet.
Toole moves out of range as Ottoni strikes.
Ottoni looks to land a left hand but Toole moved out of range nicely.
Toole attempts a counter takedown but Ottoni avoids it well and moves away.
A big right from Toole misses.
Ottoni is looking to slow Toole down with leg kicks.
Toole works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole shoots for a double leg takedown but Ottoni sprawls well. He's pushed Toole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toole shoots in and drives through. Ottoni sprawls well.
Ottoni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Toole.
Ottoni throws a hook but Toole avoids it easily.
Ottoni jabs Toole right on the nose. Toole blinks but takes it well.
Ottoni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ottoni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toole counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ottoni.
Ottoni throws an overhand right that lands on Toole's shoulder, as Toole tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Toole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ottoni.
Ottoni moves out of range of the strikes.
Toole scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ottoni throws the kick towards the body but Toole avoids it.
Toole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ottoni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ottoni connects with a leg kick. Toole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ottoni throws a jab when Toole was well out of range.
Ottoni moves out of range of the strikes.
Toole misses the jab.
Ottoni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toole misses with a hook. Ottoni ducked under it nicely.
Ottoni appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ottoni throws a lazy right hand but Toole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toole is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Ottoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ottis Toole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ottoni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ottoni.
Toole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toole shoots in for a takedown but Ottoni shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick from Ottoni misses.
Toole slips a jab and a cross from Ottoni.
Ottoni looks to land a combination but Toole avoids it well.
Ottoni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottoni misses with an uppercut
enabling Toole to counter with a crisp jab.
Ottoni staying out of range there.
Ottoni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ottoni as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ottoni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ottoni throws a shot from downtown. Toole moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ottoni. No joy for Toole on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ottis Toole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ottoni.
Ottoni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ottoni cracks Toole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toole throws a jab when Ottoni was well out of range.
Toole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ottoni. Ottoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Toole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ottoni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toole scrambles back to his feet.
Ottoni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ottoni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ottoni tries to work over Toole's front leg with a kick but Toole checks it.
Toole is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni slips a jab from Toole.
Toole misses with a takedown
and Ottoni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ottoni stuffs the takedown.
Toole dives in and grabs Ottoni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ottoni pushes down on Toole's head and hops out.
Crunch! Ottoni slams his shin into Toole's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ottoni takes a swing at Toole's ribcage but misses.
Toole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ottoni is fending him off so far but Toole persists. Nope, Ottoni circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Ottoni.
Ottoni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ottoni thuds a left hand into Toole's body.
Toole throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni throws a jab but it's blocked by Toole.
Ottoni scores with the left hand. Toole knows he should have avoided that one.
Toole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ottoni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toole shoots in for a takedown but Ottoni shows good takedown defense.
Ottoni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ottoni slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Ottoni.
Toole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ottoni connects with a leg kick. Toole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ottoni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottoni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Toole. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ottoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Ottoni tenderised Toole's leg. Toole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toole with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ottoni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ottoni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Toole is rocked!
Ottoni connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Toole covering up! Ottoni comes in with a big uppercut and Toole goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexandre Ottoni!
Our winner, Alexandre Ottoni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua comes to the cage accompanied by "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. Sensei has chosen Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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38
167 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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38
167 lbs
43 - 25 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy La Plegua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Plegua misses with a straight right.
Sensei throws a right hand that misses
and La Plegua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sensei tries to clinch up but La Plegua circles away and keeps his distance.
Sensei scores with a body shot.
Sensei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and La Plegua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sensei scrambles back to his feet.
Sensei swats away the attempt to clinch by La Plegua.
Sensei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
La Plegua throws a one two combo.
Sensei scores with a head kick. La Plegua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
La Plegua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sensei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plegua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Plegua throws a shot from downtown. Sensei moves away and avoids it.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Plegua moves away.
A head kick misses from Sensei.
Sensei is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and La Plegua moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy La Plegua!
An out of breath Andy La Plegua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes to the cage accompanied by one bourbon one scotch one beer. State has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Police State has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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36
214 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson wants to clinch up but State keeps it at a distance.
State throws a head kick that misses.
Axelsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
State scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson lands with a nice body punch.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - State circles away.
State swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Axelsson throws a big shot that misses.
Axelsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by State.
Axelsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
State lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Axelsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
State is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Axelsson with a jab.
Axelsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract State.
Axelsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches State on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson takes a swing at State's ribcage but misses.
State clobbers Axelsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Axelsson checks a leg kick.
Axelsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. State doesn't seem bothered though.
Axelsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Axelsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Axelsson misses with a straight right.
Axelsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
State dips to his left and cracks Axelsson with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Axelsson misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from State! But no joy.
State avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
State is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Axelsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsson scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
State lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Axelsson is predictable there
and State counters with a good low kick that Axelsson was not able to check.
Axelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from State.
State fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
State pulls guard effortlessly.
Axelsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
State is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
State has his foot on Axelsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Axelsson works his way back into a safe position though.
State can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Axelsson controls the pace.
Axelsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
State looking to hit a scissor sweep but Axelsson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson wants to control from the top but State keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
State 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.
State had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Axelsson defends it easily.
Axelsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Axelsson.
Axelsson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
State lands a nice hook to Axelsson's body. Axelsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
State works Axelsson's body with a nice hook.
State buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
State buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
State staying out of range there.
Axelsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
State misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but State moves away.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but State swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Axelsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from State.
Axelsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Axelsson tries to clinch but State moves out of range.
State motions for Axelsson to come forward. State throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ansgar Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ansgar Axelsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
State blocks a jab.
State walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axelsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Axelsson tries to counter by clinching up but State breaks away and moves out of range.
State stuns Axelsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Axelsson pushes State away with a front kick.
Ansgar Axelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Axelsson scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by State there.
State looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Axelsson connects with a crisp jab.
State is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Axelsson takes a swing at State's ribcage but misses.
State throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axelsson wants to clinch.
Axelsson clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State wants to break free but Axelsson has control.
State managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsson.
State lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axelsson backwards.
Axelsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of State backwards.
Axelsson wants to stall.
State lands a shot to the body.
State working aggressively here.
State scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from State misses.
State connects with a solid leg kick.
State swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Axelsson.
Axelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axelsson drives through and clinches with State against the cage.
State breaks the clinch.
State lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
State swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Axelsson lands with a nice body kick.
State misses with a low kick.
Axelsson closes the distance and pushes State back into the cage.
State tries to pull guard but Axelsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Axelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from State.
State tries a body shot but Axelsson blocks it.
Axelsson blocking some punches.
Axelsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Axelsson working State over with knees to the body.
Axelsson lands a body shot.
Axelsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsson is leaning against State and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Axelsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down State.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State misses with a punch on the inside.
State swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of States head.
Axelsson manages to break the clinch.
Axelsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
State throws a chopping leg kick but Axelsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axelsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
State connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Axelsson's hands.
State tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Axelsson tries to clinch up.
State fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axelsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Axelsson fails to land with a series of punches.
State misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsson counters with a right hand to the body.
State takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Axelsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
A left lands for Axelsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Axelsson.
Axelsson lands with a hook. State tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Axelsson. That's going to slow State down.
Axelsson checks the leg kick.
A jab from State misses.
State throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
State throws out a leg kick but Axelsson moves out of range and State only half commits.
State is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Axelsson closes the distance and clinches.
Axelsson missing with knees to the body.
State on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
State gets control of Axelsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. State will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now State is on top in guard.
Axelsson pulls State in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Axelsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ansgar Axelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Axelsson tries to bum rush State with a series of wild strikes but State uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but State circles away.
State throws a body punch but Axelsson moves out of range.
Axelsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
State ducks right into an uppercut from Axelsson.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axelsson connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick from State.
State lands a nice shot that snaps Axelsson's head back.
Axelsson is rocked!
State weaves into range and cracks Axelsson right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Axelsson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! State is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Police State!
Police State is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Police State misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juji Gatame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatame comes to the cage accompanied by Storm. Fayth has chosen Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial as his entrance music. Juji Gatame could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Fayth's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juji Gatame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Gatame - just one landing.
Fayth dives in for a single leg takedown but Gatame sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fayth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fayth throws a lazy right hand but Gatame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fayth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatame. Gatame obviously looking to wear him down.
Gatame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatame fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fayth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatame misses with a straight left.
Gatame looks to score with a jab to the body but Fayth is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gatame. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gatame.
We've been hearing reports that Gatame has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gatame lands a nice looking body shot.
Gatame slaps away a takedown attempt from Fayth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fayth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gatame's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatame trying to keep a closed guard but Fayth is proving a slippery customer.
Fayth trying to control but Gatame is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth won't allow Gatame to sweep him here.
Fayth postures up.
Gatame 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.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gatame swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fayth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fayth trying to control but Gatame is working from the bottom.
Fayth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gatame is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fayth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatame.
Fayth misses with a looping right.
Juji Gatame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fayth throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatame.
Gatame keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fayth.
Gatame feinted with a counter takedown.
Gatame takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatame looks to land a left hand but Fayth moved out of range nicely.
Gatame moves away from the strike by Fayth.
A jab from Fayth misses.
Fayth gets caught napping as Gatame dives in and scores a takedown. Fayth manages to retain guard.
Gatame is looking to work some ground and pound but Fayth has wrist control.
Fayth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gatame is one step ahead there.
Fayth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fayth has control of Gatame's left arm, preventing Gatame from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame chips away with some ground and pound.
Fayth is trying to control the position but Gatame postures up.
Fayth looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gatame passes into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fayth takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gatame wants to control but Fayth is keeping him busy.
Fayth tries to improve position but can't.
Gatame creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fayth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gatame wants to control but Fayth is keeping him busy.
Fayth tries to improve position but can't.
Gatame is looking to take a break and control but Fayth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gatame 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.
Fayth wants to control but Gatame postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juji Gatame dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fayth staying out of range there.
Fayth with the counter takedown but Gatame avoids it easily.
Gatame throws a low kick, looking for Fayth's leg but Fayth calmly moves out of range.
Fayth feints the counter takedown.
Gatame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fayth.
Gatame throws out a loose jab but Fayth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fayth throws out a loose jab but Gatame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fayth is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gatame's half guard.
Gatame tries to roll over but Fayth keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fayth working his ground and pound in the gym.
Nice strikes from Fayth there.
Fayth wants to pass to mount but Gatame is defending the position.
Gatame wants to improve his position but Fayth is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fayth working over Gatame with some ground and pound. Gatame looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fayth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gatame keeps working.
Gatame preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fayth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fayth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gatame doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fayth.
Gatame looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fayth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fayth stalling away here and it's allowed Gatame to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gatame working for a triangle but Fayth defends it easily.
Gatame avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fayth stacks Gatame on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fayth!
Fayth is looking to take a break and control but Gatame is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fayth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gatame tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Fayth misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gatame tries to improve position but can't.
Fayth remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fayth working the head with strikes.
Fayth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gatame parries the strikes from Fayth easily there. Fayth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gatame to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fayth wants to control but Gatame is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gatame struggling a bit here.
Gatame is not content to let Fayth control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gatame looks to land a right hand but Fayth moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Gatame 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Juji Gatame is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fayth moves away.
Fayth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fayth lands a jab.
Fayth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gatame lands an overhand right.
Gatame just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatame looks to land a right hand but Fayth moved out of range.
Fayth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gatame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fayth.
Gatame scores with a hook to the body. Fayth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Fayth misses its intended target.
It looked like Gatame was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fayth.
Fayth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fayth moves away.
Gatame attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fayth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fayth staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame moves out of range as Fayth strikes.
As Fayth backs away, Gatame returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gatame sprawls well. Gatame wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fayth gets slowly back to his feet.
Gatame looks to land a left hand but Fayth moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fayth.
Fayth goes for a double leg but Gatame avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gatame continues to drive forward.
Gatame misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatame throws a front kick aimed at Fayth's knee but Fayth avoids it well.
A big left from Fayth misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatame misses the target.
Gatame slips a jab from Fayth.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gatame darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gatame gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatame controls Fayth momentarily but Fayth frees himself.
Gatame bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fayth's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatame pushing down on Fayth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fayth tries to get to full guard but Gatame has control of the leg.
Gatame passes into side control, despite Fayth's attempt to control the position.
Gatame working away.
Gatame tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gatame in side control lands a decent elbow.
Who's going to make the next move?
Gatame lands an elbow.
Gatame misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gatame moves into full mount!
Fayth is bucking up trying to escape but Gatame cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gatame landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is working to get back to half guard.
Gatame raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gatame fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Juji Gatame overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gatame dominating with strikes here.
Fayth is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatame tries to control but Fayth wriggling away.
Fayth is still in real trouble! Can Gatame finish him?
Gatame lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fayth taking shots to the head.
Fayth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juji Gatame clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gatame scores with a punch to the head.
Fayth seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatame misses the jab.
Fayth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fayth misses with an uppercut.
Fayth feints and then cracks Gatame's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatame down.
Gatame takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gatame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatame.
Fayth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatame.
Gatame takes a swing at Fayth's ribcage but misses.
Gatame looks for a takedown but Fayth sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth missing with a left hand there. Gatame was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Gatame misses its intended target.
Gatame looks to land a right hand but Fayth moved out of range.
Gatame throws a jab but it's blocked by Fayth.
Fayth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fayth misses its intended target.
Gatame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Fayth tries to counter it with a takedown but Gatame pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gatame throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fayth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gatame defends it well.
Gatame loads up on a big right hand but Fayth slips the punch.
Fayth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gatame slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fayth misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fayth.
Fayth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gatame misses with a straight right.
A big right from Gatame misses.
A jab lands there for Fayth.
Fayth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fayth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gatame connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gatame takes a swing at Fayth's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gatame misses.
Gatame leaves Fayth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gatame misses with a hook.
Gatame lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Gatame. That snapped Fayth's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatame.
Fayth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatame.
Fayth moves out of range of the strikes.
Gatame slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Fayth there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatame.
Gatame turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gatame is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fayth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame misses with a low kick as Fayth jumps back.
Fayth shoots in looking for a takedown. Gatame tries to sprawl out of it but Fayth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gatame manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fayth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatame sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fayth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fayth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatame.
Gatame throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fayth tries to move into range but Gatame moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gatame is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fayth can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Gatame misses its intended target.
Gatame swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Fayth tries to counter it with a takedown but Gatame pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fayth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gatame as he avoids it easily.
Juji Gatame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Fayth.
Gatame throws a hook but Fayth blocks it.
Fayth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fayth feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatame connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fayth shoots in and bounces Gatame off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayth preventing the sweep.
Gatame keeping moving, preventing Fayth from controlling successfully.
Fayth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gatame keeping moving, preventing Fayth from controlling successfully.
Gatame looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fayth is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juji Gatame had his way with Ray Fayth in that round.
That's time! Gatame's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fayth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fayth throws a chopping leg kick but Gatame manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fayth throws a shot from downtown. Gatame moves away and avoids it.
Gatame tries a head kick but it misses.
Fayth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fayth clobbers Gatame with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fayth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatame.
Fayth with the counter takedown but Gatame avoids it easily.
Gatame catches Fayth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gatame dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fayth. That did some damage!
Fayth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gatame throws a solid leg kick but Fayth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gatame.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatame sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gatame dives in and scores a takedown into Fayth's guard.
Fayth working for submissions but it's allowed Gatame to get to half guard.
Fayth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fayth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fayth controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gatame working over Fayth with some ground and pound. Fayth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gatame throwing shots but Fayth is blocking nicely.
Ray Fayth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fayth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fayth gets back to full guard.
Gatame won't allow Fayth to sweep him here.
Fayth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gatame can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fayth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fayth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gatame manages to get himself to full guard.
Gatame wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fayth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatame has momentary wrist control but Fayth slips an elbow through the middle.
Gatame escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fayth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gatame wants to sweep here but Fayth controlling him for the moment.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fayth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatame swings for the body but Fayth moves out of range.
Gatame scores with a hook.
Fayth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fayth loads up on a big right hand but Gatame slips the punch.
Fayth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fayth misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gatame scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatame lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Gatame.
Gatame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fayth is fending him off so far but Gatame persists. Nope, Fayth circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fayth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gatame bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatame lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juji Gatame showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gatame has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juji Gatame!
Juji Gatame decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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A | B |
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A | B |
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pop
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A | B |
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