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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coyote Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Coyote Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Brandon Stark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice jab there from Brandon Stark.
Coyote Stark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brandon Stark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coyote Stark's hands.
Brandon Stark misses with a straight right.
Coyote Stark throws out a counter right but Brandon Stark avoids it with no problem.
Coyote Stark looks to throw the jab but Brandon Stark is out of range.
Brandon Stark is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyote Stark throws a lazy right hand but Brandon Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandon Stark throwing a counter right hand but Coyote Stark manages to avoid it.
Brandon Stark lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon Stark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brandon Stark lands a lovely overhand right.
Coyote Stark ducks under a wild hook from Brandon Stark.
Coyote Stark throws a looping overhand right but Brandon Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Brandon Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coyote Stark.
Brandon Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coyote Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon Stark throws a shot from downtown. Coyote Stark moves away and avoids it.
Coyote Stark misses with a looping left.
Brandon Stark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandon Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandon Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Coyote Stark.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coyote Stark! But no joy.
Coyote Stark misses with a left hand
enabling Brandon Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Coyote Stark throws a jab when Brandon Stark was well out of range.
Brandon Stark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyote Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Brandon Stark's shoulder, as Brandon Stark tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Brandon Stark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coyote Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Brandon Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandon Stark ducks under a wild hook from Coyote Stark.
Brandon Stark looks to land a left hand but Coyote Stark moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Coyote Stark.
Brandon Stark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brandon Stark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coyote Stark loads up on a big right hand but Brandon Stark slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coyote Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Coyote Stark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandon Stark with a hook.
Brandon Stark connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Coyote Stark misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coyote Stark misses with a left hand
and Brandon Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Coyote Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandon Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stark 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.
Brandon Stark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coyote Stark's head backwards.
Brandon Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandon Stark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coyote Stark misses with an uppercut
and Brandon Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandon Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coyote Stark to score with a decent uppercut.
Brandon Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandon Stark cracks Coyote Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon Stark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coyote Stark momentarily.
Coyote Stark needs to keep his hands up - Brandon Stark had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon Stark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coyote Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandon Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Coyote Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Brandon Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandon Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Coyote Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Coyote Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandon Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coyote Stark looks to throw the jab but Brandon Stark is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon Stark misses with a straight right.
Coyote Stark throws out a counter right but Brandon Stark avoids it with no problem.
Brandon Stark lands with an uppercut that bounces Coyote Stark off the cage and back into range.
Coyote Stark misses with a hook
and Brandon Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coyote Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Brandon Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandon Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coyote Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coyote Stark misses with a hook
and Brandon Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyote Stark scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Brandon Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Coyote Stark might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brandon Stark has got the better of the exchanges.
Coyote Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandon Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandon Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coyote Stark ducks under a wild hook from Brandon Stark.
A jab from Coyote Stark misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coyote Stark throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brandon Stark counter with a right hand.
Coyote Stark slips a jab from Brandon Stark.
Coyote Stark lands a jab to the nose.
Brandon Stark throws a hook to the side of Coyote Stark's head but Coyote Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandon Stark misses with an uppercut.
Brandon Stark defending well as Coyote Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Brandon Stark is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stark dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coyote Stark misses with a left hand
and Coyote Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coyote Stark ducks right into an uppercut from Brandon Stark.
Coyote Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Coyote Stark moves away from the strike by Brandon Stark.
Coyote Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandon Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyote Stark misses with a hook
enabling Brandon Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Coyote Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandon Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyote Stark misses with a hook
and Brandon Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Coyote Stark misses with a left hand
and Brandon Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coyote Stark misses with a left hand
letting Brandon Stark counter with a right hand.
A jab from Brandon Stark misses.
Coyote Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coyote Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coyote Stark misses with a left hand
and Brandon Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyote Stark slips under a jab.
Brandon Stark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coyote Stark misses with a hook
and Brandon Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandon Stark scores with a nice strike.
Coyote Stark misses with a straight right.
Brandon Stark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coyote Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Coyote Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyote Stark misses with an uppercut
and Brandon Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandon Stark looks to land a left hand but Coyote Stark moved out of range nicely.
Brandon Stark looks to throw the jab but Coyote Stark is out of range.
Coyote Stark misses with a hook
letting Brandon Stark counter with a right hand.
Coyote Stark swings widly with a right hand
and Brandon Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coyote Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Brandon Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon Stark connects with a right hand. Coyote Stark shakes it off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Coyote Stark with a nice cross.
Brandon Stark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coyote Stark slips under a jab from Brandon Stark.
A big right from Brandon Stark misses.
Coyote Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coyote Stark misses with a left hand
and Brandon Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandon Stark 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Stark!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Sullivan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall thuds his right hand into Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marshall clobbers Sullivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marshall defends it well.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown but Marshall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sullivan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marshall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sullivan's hands.
Marshall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marshall swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall lands with a hook. Sullivan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Marshall connects with a right hand. Sullivan shakes it off.
Sullivan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sullivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marshall circles away.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sullivan thinking.
Mason Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Sullivan.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marshall defends it well.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall connects with a looping right hand.
Marshall cracks a nice hook into Sullivan's ribs.
Mason Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sullivan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mason Marshall 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.
Marshall cracks Sullivan with an open hand slap.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Sullivan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marshall's corner calls for a 1-2. Marshall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshall as he connects with a hook.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marshall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sullivan on the side of the head.
Marshall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marshall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sullivan momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Marshall. That snapped Sullivan's head back.
Marshall takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sullivan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Marshall lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall connects with a right hand. Sullivan shakes it off.
Marshall scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Marshall lands a nice looking body shot.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Marshall misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Marshall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marshall works the jab nicely.
Mason Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Sullivan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall to the mat! Marshall manages to get full guard.
Sullivan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sullivan looking to sit in guard and control but Marshall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marshall with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sullivan is pulling down on Marshall's head to control his posture.
Marshall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall postures up and lands a big shot to Sullivan's brow.
Sullivan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marshall uses it to pass to side control.
Sullivan wants to control but Marshall postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marshall tries to move to mount but Sullivan blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Marshall is controlling well.
Sullivan trying to control from the bottom.
Marshall prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Marshall throwing shots but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Marshall working over Sullivan with some ground and pound. Sullivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sullivan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marshall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marshall throws a big right hand that misses.
Sullivan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marshall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
Marshall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marshall stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
Marshall throws a big right hand that misses.
Sullivan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sullivan working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sullivan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marshall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at Slobos Fightcenter inform us that Sullivan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sullivan has an active guard here but Marshall has managed to pass into half guard.
Marshall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marshall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mason Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position.
Sullivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Marshall dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body. Sullivan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshall stuffs the takedown.
Marshall slaps away a takedown attempt from Sullivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Sullivan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sullivan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sullivan feints the counter takedown.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Marshall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sullivan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sullivan scrambles back to his feet.
Marshall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marshall takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Sullivan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marshall defends it well.
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall clobbers Sullivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marshall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sullivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshall swivels and escapes.
Marshall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands with an uppercut that bounces Sullivan off the cage and back into range.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marshall duly obliges.
Good shot there by Marshall.
Marshall with a jab.
Jeremy Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Marshall misses.
Sullivan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marshall defends it well.
Jeremy Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall tests Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sullivan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marshall stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Marshall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sullivan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall thuds his right hand into Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marshall thuds a left hand into Sullivan's body.
Marshall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sullivan under the eye.
Marshall throws out a powerful jab.
Marshall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sullivan.
Marshall lands a jab to Sullivan's midsection.
Mason Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Marshall!
After winning the bout, Mason Marshall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gimme Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the cage accompanied by Money for Nothing. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gimme Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Money connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Money.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kim! But no joy.
A slow jab from Money misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Kim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Money gets the takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Money has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Money looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Money tries to move to mount but Kim blocks the move with his legs.
Money tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Money trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Money goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Money's guard! Nice work there by Kim!
Money wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Money is proving hard to escape from.
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kim wants to get up but he can't break Money's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Money working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Kim wants to stand but Money has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kim gets to his feet - Money follows without any prompting.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Money. Money gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Money misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Money with a poor takedown
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Money or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gimme Money. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Money thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Money is predictable there
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Money is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Money moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Money.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Money.
Money pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Money doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Money misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jin Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Money scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Money misses.
Money throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
A little jabbing left from Kim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Money changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kim tries to avoid it but Money manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kim to the ground. Kim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Kim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Money connects with a nice looking jab.
Money tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Money just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Money.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Money throws out the jab.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Money tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim throws out a counter right but Money avoids it with no problem.
Money lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Money connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Money. That's going to slow Kim down.
Money with a poor takedown
and Kim counters with a nice right hand that sends Money toppling to the canvas! Money scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kim finish him?!
Oh Money is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Money tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kim defends well and Money ends up having to push Kim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gimme Money. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Money throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Money out cold! What a finish! Kim is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jin Kim!
Jin Kim decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Gimme Money stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's gonna cost me a pretty penny.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda has chosen Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
160 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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26
162 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda lands with a nice body punch.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray connects with a jab.
Chiarmanda scores with a spinning back kick!
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chiarmanda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chiarmanda replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Murray blocks it well.
Chiarmanda connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Chiarmanda's shoulder, as Chiarmanda tries to avoid the shot.
Chiarmanda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murray's head backwards.
Chiarmanda connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murray throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Murray throws a body punch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda flicks out a counter leg kick but Murray steps away.
Chiarmanda scores with a kick to the body.
Murray has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murray there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Chiarmanda throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Chiarmanda misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murray checks it well.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab to the body.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chiarmanda scores with a head kick.
Chiarmanda connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Chiarmanda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.
Chiarmanda scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiarmanda moves away.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws the left hand but Chiarmanda avoids the punch easily.
Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chiarmanda scores with a spinning back kick!
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick, looking for Murray's leg but Murray calmly moves out of range.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Murray throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chiarmanda is looking to land body kicks.
Murray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab.
Chiarmanda moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray cracks Chiarmanda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray throws a combination that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Chiarmanda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chiarmanda - that will leave a mark!
Chiarmanda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chiarmanda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiarmanda scores with a nice body kick.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Chiarmanda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda slips a jab from Murray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Chiarmanda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chiarmanda tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Chiarmanda slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chiarmanda. Murray shrugs it off though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Chiarmanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chiarmanda.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
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 John Murray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chiarmanda lands the left hand.
Murray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chiarmanda cracks the inside of Murray's front leg.
Chiarmanda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Chiarmanda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Chiarmanda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chiarmanda.
Murray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
John Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murray has time to react.
Murray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Chiarmanda with a nice cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chiarmanda - that will leave a mark!
Murray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chiarmanda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda slips a jab from Murray.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chiarmanda on the side of the head.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiarmanda scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Chiarmanda tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Chiarmanda throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Chiarmanda misses with a leg kick.
Chiarmanda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiarmanda slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chiarmanda.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chiarmanda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murray takes a step back to recover.
Murray misses with a hook
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda lands a front kick.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda connects with a solid leg kick.
Ossilus Chiarmanda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiarmanda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murray misses with a left hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Chiarmanda is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chiarmanda lands a head kick!
Murray is rocked!
It looks like John Murray has been cut.
Chiarmanda throws an overhand right that drops Murray like a sack of potatoes! Chiarmanda dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ossilus Chiarmanda!
Ossilus Chiarmanda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated John Murray had this to say: 'Damn it'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters comes into the arena with Simply the Best blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Ken Masters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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32
168 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
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30
158 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Wolf!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Masters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
Masters cracks Wolf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Masters .
Wolf tries to move into range but Masters moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Masters scores with a nice head shot.
Wolf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolf moves away.
Wolf moves into the clinch.
Wolf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Masters prevents it.
Wolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Wolf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is leaning against Wolf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolf gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Masters regains guard.
Masters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masters is adopting a defensive guard.
Masters looking to control.
Masters has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masters managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Danga de danga de dang - Masters scores with a four punch combination!
Masters throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ken Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters is looking to land body kicks.
Wolf tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Masters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolf changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masters throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf dives in and grabs Masters 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes down on Wolf's head and hops out.
No luck for Wolf with that takedown attempt.
Crunch! Masters slams his shin into Wolf's torso.
Masters stuns Wolf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masters tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wolf fails with the takedown
and Masters counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a right hand
and Masters holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Masters scores with a shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Masters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Masters lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wolf looks winded!
Masters presses Wolf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masters scores with a hook to the body.
Wolf is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masters pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Masters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters thuds his right hand into Wolf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Masters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolf's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
BOOM! Masters lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wolf. Wolf tries to recover but Masters is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wolf lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Masters !
Ken Masters decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Galle Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami comes to the cage accompanied by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ville Galle Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulami scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Galle Jr checks a leg kick.
Galle Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Boulami throws the left hand but Galle Jr avoids the punch easily.
Galle Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boulami blocks it well.
Boulami looks to land a left hand but Galle Jr moved out of range nicely.
Galle Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boulami blocks it well.
Boulami misses with a hook
and Galle Jr counters with a body kick.
Galle Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boulami misses the jab.
Galle Jr counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulami with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boulami forces Galle Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Boulami - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galle Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Galle Jr blocking some punches.
Galle Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ville Galle Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulami looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Galle Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulami loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boulami loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boulami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boulami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galle Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boulami trying to control the position from guard on top but Galle Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Galle Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galle Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boulami.
Galle Jr wants to stand but Boulami is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boulami's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boulami 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.
Boulami postures up in Galle Jr's guard and throws a big left but Galle Jr blocks it.
Boulami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boulami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boulami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galle Jr is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galle Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boulami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galle Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Galle Jr keeping moving, preventing Boulami from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boulami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galle Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boulami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Galle Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Boulami throws a lazy right hand but Galle Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galle Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Galle Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boulami.
Galle Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Galle Jr avoids the body shot from Boulami.
Galle Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Omar Boulami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Boulami's head coaches at Canadian Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boulami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galle Jr counters with a body kick.
Boulami scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boulami misses with a jab to the body
and Galle Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boulami closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boulami lands in his opponent's guard.
Galle Jr pushes Boulami off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Boulami throws an off balance right hand
and Galle Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Boulami shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Boulami dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Galle Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galle Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boulami blocks it well.
Boulami thows a leg kick but Galle Jr checks it
and Galle Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A body shot lands from Boulami.
Boulami leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boulami lands a hook that snaps the head of Galle Jr backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulami lands with a right to the head.
Boulami leaning against his opponent.
Galle Jr can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galle Jr prevents a body shot from Boulami.
Boulami swings wildly with an uppercut but Galle Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Galle Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boulami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boulami lands a head shot.
Boulami wants to slow Galle Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Galle Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boulami misses with a straight left.
Galle Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Galle Jr is rocked!
Good leg kick by Boulami there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boulami misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galle Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Boulami lands a nice looking body shot.
Boulami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galle Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galle Jr counters with a body kick.
Boulami throws a looping overhand right but Galle Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Boulami misses with a leg kick.
Galle Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boulami pounces like a tiger and cracks Galle Jr with a vicious hook! Galle Jr is down but not out! Boulami follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Omar Boulami!
An out of breath Omar Boulami 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai comes to the cage accompanied by Sever the Wicked. Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Urai tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Urai misses with the combination.
Urai misses with a looping left.
Urai misses with a body kick.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sam Urai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urai throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Urai lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller blocks a head kick by Urai.
Urai fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai lands with a right hand.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Urai misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeffrey Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urai throws a nice head kick!
Urai throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Urai scores with a jab to the body.
Urai misses with a straight left.
Urai misses with a kick to the body
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Urai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urai throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws a hook but Urai blocks it.
Urai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urai thumps Miller with a low kick.
Urai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urai misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Urai swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urai.
Miller drives through and clinches with Urai against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Urai.
Urai has picked Miller up - he's going for a ride! Urai dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Miller is not content to let Urai control the position.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Miller wants to control but Urai is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller is not content to let Urai control the position.
Urai trying to pass the guard but Miller defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Urai stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Urai throws a leg kick that misses.
Urai misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Urai's knee momentarily.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Urai moves away and avoids it.
Urai thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller misses with a hook. Urai ducked under it nicely.
Urai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Urai.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urai tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller slips a straight right by Urai.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a big counter head kick but Urai avoids it with no problem.
Urai lands with a shot to the body.
Urai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Urai moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Urai.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sam Urai is winning the standup battle so far.
Urai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urai is looking to counter with head kicks.
Miller slips under a jab from Urai.
Urai misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a head kick.
Urai throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Urai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Urai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Urai throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from Urai finds it's target.
Miller takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a push kick but Urai slaps the foot to one side.
Urai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Urai lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Urai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Urai.
Urai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Urai lands a slapping body shot.
Urai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Urai with a body shot.
Urai throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urai misses with a leg kick.
Miller is looking for the big counter here.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Urai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urai, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urai. That's going to slow Miller down.
Nice uppercut there from Urai.
Urai is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Urai misses with a leg kick.
Miller slips a jab from Urai.
Miller defending well as Urai loads up on a big left hand.
Urai swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Urai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urai lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Urai on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urai backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Urai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Urai.
Urai tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urai throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urai lands with a left to the head.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urai avoiding damage.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Urai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Urai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Urai throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urai throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urai throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Urai lands a jab.
Miller tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Urai 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 Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urai throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Urai with a body shot.
Urai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Urai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Urai somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Urai.
Urai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urai.
Urai lands with a right hand.
Urai throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Urai throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Urai misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeffrey Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a nice head kick!
Miller looks for the body kick but Urai saw that one coming.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Urai's head.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urai misses with a shot to the body
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Urai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller throws out a counter right but Urai avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Urai is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller looks to clinch
and Urai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Urai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Urai throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urai staying out of range there.
Urai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Miller scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Miller blocks a head kick by Urai.
Miller throws out a counter right but Urai avoids it with no problem.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Urai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Urai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miller avoids it really well and circles away.
Miller is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Urai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a good low kick that Urai was not able to check.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Urai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Urai lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Urai.
Urai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Urai trying to land knees to the body.
Urai scores with a hook to the body.
Miller blocks a body shot from Urai.
Urai lands an elbow inside.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Urai.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Urai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Sam Urai.
Well Urai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Urai!
Sam Urai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jeffrey Miller was interviewed post fight and said 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brynden Epicity 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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163 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brynden Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teimosia tries to clinch but Epicity is having none of it.
Teimosia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Epicity.
Epicity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teimosia throws a head kick that misses.
Epicity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teimosia.
Epicity jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Epicity blocks a head kick by Teimosia.
A little jabbing left from Epicity on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teimosia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Teimosia.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teimosia throws a head kick but Epicity moves out of range.
Teimosia lands a leg kick that knocks Epicity off balance momentarily.
Epicity misses with an uppercut. Teimosia saw that one coming.
Teimosia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Teimosia moves forwards but Epicity connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teimosia.
Epicity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teimosia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Epicity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Epicity misses.
Epicity throws a jab when Teimosia was well out of range.
Teimosia lands a nice shot to the body.
Epicity goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teimosia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Epicity wants to land a leg kick but Teimosia is out of range.
Teimosia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Epicity.
Teimosia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Teimosia.
Teimosia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Epicity lands a nice shot that snaps Teimosia's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Teimosia.
Teimosia lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Brynden Epicity has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Epicity lands a slapping body shot.
Teimosia throws a lazy uppercut
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia throws a lazy uppercut
letting Epicity counter with a right hand.
Epicity looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Epicity misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Teimosia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Epicity - the referee stops the clock and Teimosia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Epicity. Teimosia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Epicity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teimosia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Teimosia lands with an uppercut that bounces Epicity off the cage and back into range.
Epicity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Epicity throws a head kick but Teimosia moves out of range.
Teimosia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teimosia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teimosia misses with a kick to the body.
Teimosia takes the fight into the clinch.
Epicity tries a body shot but Teimosia blocks it.
Teimosia blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Epicity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epicity lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Epicity pushes Teimosia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Teimosia lands a body shot.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Epicity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Epicity digs a right hand into Teimosia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teimosia's gas tank.
Epicity has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teimosia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Epicity can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teimosia tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Epicity scores with a hook to the body.
Teimosia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
Teimosia lands with a right to the head.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Teimosia.
A hook to the body from Teimosia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Epicity.
A body shot lands from Epicity.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brynden Epicity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brynden Epicity's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Epicity misses with an uppercut.
Epicity goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teimosia thows a leg kick but Epicity checks it
and Epicity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Epicity goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Epicity.
Teimosia wants to clinch
and Epicity counters with a low kick, right behind Teimosia 's knee.
Brynden Epicity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Epicity steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Teimosia. That one must have hurt.
Teimosia lands a nice shot to the body.
Epicity misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Epicity connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teimosia. Teimosia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Epicity misses the jab.
Teimosia throws a sloppy head kick and Epicity moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teimosia moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity struggles to land a body shot inside as Teimosia controls his hands.
Epicity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epicity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity struggles to land a body shot inside as Teimosia controls his hands.
A short right from Teimosia.
Teimosia tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Epicity blocks an uppercut.
Brynden Epicity seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Epicity blocking some punches.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia lands a right hand.
Epicity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epicity is working Teimosia over against the cage.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Epicity on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Epicity tries a body shot but Teimosia blocks it.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Epicity.
Epicity is pushing Teimosia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Teimosia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teimosia blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Teimosia lands a right hand.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Epicity lands a shoulder strike.
Epicity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Epicity.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Epicity.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teimosia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Teimosia lands a hook that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Epicity.
A short right from Epicity on the inside.
Epicity breaks from the clinch.
Teimosia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teimosia misses with a series of wild punches.
Teimosia slips a jab from Epicity.
Teimosia connects with a high kick.
Epicity connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Teimosia lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicity throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teimosia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Epicity thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Teimosia if he has to take too many more of those.
Teimosia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Epicity swats away the attempt to clinch by Teimosia.
Epicity lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Teimosia.
Epicity misses with a kick to the body
and Teimosia counters with a nice uppercut.
Epicity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Epicity thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Teimosia if he has to take too many more of those.
Epicity throws a body punch but Teimosia moves out of range.
Epicity throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Epicity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epicity lands a nice hook to Teimosia's body. Teimosia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brynden Epicity will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brynden Epicity's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Teimosia moves in looking to clinch but Epicity pushes him off.
Epicity throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Teimosia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Epicity takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teimosia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Epicity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teimosia.
Teimosia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teimosia moves away from the strike by Epicity.
A head kick misses from Teimosia.
Epicity connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Epicity throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Epicity avoids the head kick by Teimosia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity tries a head kick but it misses.
Teimosia is looking to counter the offense by Epicity and move into the clinch.
Teimosia throws a chopping leg kick but Epicity manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teimosia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teimosia throws a leg kick but Epicity moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws a sloppy head kick and Teimosia moves out of range easily.
Teimosia misses with an uppercut
and Epicity counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Teimosia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Epicity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teimosia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teimosia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teimosia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Epicity manages to circle out of the way.
Teimosia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Teimosia scores with a body shot.
Epicity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teimosia.
Epicity lands a jab to the head.
Teimosia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Epicity.
Teimosia sizes up Epicity with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Teimosia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Teimosia jabs Epicity right on the nose. Epicity blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicity swings for the body but Teimosia moves out of range.
Hilton Teimosia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Teimosia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Epicity throws the kick towards the body but Teimosia avoids it.
Teimosia throws a hook but Epicity avoids it easily.
Epicity swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Epicity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teimosia was well out of range. Poor timing from Epicity.
Teimosia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Epicity.
Epicity throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Teimosia throws the left hand but Epicity avoids the punch easily.
Epicity swats away the attempt to clinch by Teimosia.
Teimosia cracks Epicity with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Teimosia staying out of range there.
Teimosia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Epicity.
Teimosia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teimosia is looking to slow Epicity down with leg kicks.
Teimosia misses with the body kick
and Epicity counters with a straight right hand.
Epicity throws a front kick that sends Teimosia stumbling back into the cage.
Teimosia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teimosia manages to avoid it.
Teimosia avoids the head kick by Epicity.
Epicity moves out of range of the leg kick from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a right hand
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands an overhand right.
Teimosia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Epicity to score with a decent uppercut.
Teimosia thumps Epicity with a low kick.
Teimosia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Epicitys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teimosia is looking to slow Epicity down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teimosia was well out of range. Poor timing from Epicity.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Teimosia.
Teimosia throws a push kick but Epicity slaps the foot to one side.
Epicity misses with a looping right.
Teimosia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Epicity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
Brynden Epicity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Epicity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Epicity - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Teimosia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Hilton Teimosia.
Well Epicity 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brynden Epicity!
After winning the bout, Brynden Epicity thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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206 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rubin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hong throws a hook but Rubin blocks it.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rubin misses with a wild body shot.
Rubin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rubin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rubin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Hong looks to throw a body kick
and Rubin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rubin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rubin is nestled in close to Hong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rubin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rubin trying to control from half guard but Hong is working away.
Hong won't allow Rubin to pass to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin stalling away here and it's allowed Hong to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubin working some strikes from top position.
Rubin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rubin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rubin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hong has wrist control.
Rubin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hong has wrist control.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin throws a strike but Hong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rubin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rubin 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.
Hong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hong throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Rubin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubin.
Rubin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rubin rushes Hong and presses him up against the cage.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Rubin's head.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Rubin.
Hong working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong stops a takedown attempt from Rubin.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Rubin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rubin lands with a right to the head.
Hong lands a right hand.
Hong blocking some punches.
Rubin tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Rubin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubin works on Hong's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubin can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong lands a left hand.
Rubin blocks a body shot from Hong.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin lands a shoulder strike.
Rubin breaks the clinch.
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 Timur Rubin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rubin misses with a wild body shot.
Rubin moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Hong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rubin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rubin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hong under the eye.
That kick from Hong tenderised Rubin's leg. Rubin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong misses with a hook. Rubin ducked under it nicely.
Rubin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Rubin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Hong does it's job there.
Hong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Rubin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong with a nice cross.
Rubin throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rubin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Rubin lands a two punch combo.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rubin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Rubin misses with a two punch combination.
Rubin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hong defending well though.
Rubin looks to land a strike but Hong avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rubin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Timur Rubin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rubin scoring with some ground and pound.
Rubin throwing strikes but missing.
Rubin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rubin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hong keeping full guard, as Rubin tries to pass.
Rubin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Rubin from controlling successfully.
Rubin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rubin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rubin throws a big right hand that misses.
Hong controls Rubin momentarily but Rubin frees himself.
Rubin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hong feints and then cracks Rubin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rubin down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hong.
Hong misses with a straight left.
Rubin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong with a jab.
Hong is looking to slow Rubin down with leg kicks.
Hong cracks Rubin with a good jab.
Rubin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hong's guard.
Hong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubin throws a big elbow that misses.
Rubin throwing strikes from guard but Hong blocks nicely.
Rubin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rubin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Rubin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong'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.
Hong 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.
Hong is looking to land body kicks.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Rubin ducks down to avoid it.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubin staying out of range there.
As Hong tries to get set, Rubin tries to push him back and clinch up but Hong manages to avoid the attempt.
Rubin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hong sprawls well. Hong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rubin gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rubin is out of range.
Rubin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rubin.
Rubin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Rubin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Rubin tries to counter with a takedown but Hong is quick to defend against it.
Rubin slips a straight right by Hong.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hong.
Rubin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hong as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Rubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong lands with a hook. Rubin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Rubin ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Hong connects with a right hand. Rubin shakes it off.
Rubin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Antoni Kristofer Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timur Rubin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hong thuds his shin into the meat of Rubin's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong tries to work over Rubin's front leg with a kick but Rubin checks it.
Hong motions for Rubin to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rubin throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Rubin swinging wildly here.
Hong looks for the body kick but Rubin saw that one coming.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rubin wants to pass to mount but Hong is defending the position.
Well, if Rubin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hong is looking to control Rubin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hong avoid being mounted?
Hong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rubin controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hong is staying active underneath Rubin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rubin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hong - the referee stops the clock and Rubin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hong. Rubin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rubin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hong digs a good hook to Rubin's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Kristofer Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rubin 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Rubin!
Timur Rubin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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