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EVO 190: Love Story PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Perry!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fiddler.
Perry lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiddler throws a sloppy body shot
and Perry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fiddler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fiddler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Fiddler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fiddler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage in the buildup to the fight.
Fiddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Fiddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fiddler throws out a powerful jab.
Perry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fiddler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Fiddler thows a leg kick but Perry checks it
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
Perry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fiddler feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Fiddler misses with a wild body shot.
Fiddler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fiddler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perry checks a leg kick.
Fiddler wants to land a leg kick but Perry is out of range.
As Fiddler backs off Perry throws a huge counter combo but Fiddler manages to avoid it all.
Perry throws a hook but Fiddler avoids it easily.
Fiddler connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fiddler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fiddler is in Perry's guard.
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!
Fiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Fiddler from controlling successfully.
Fiddler is posturing up here but Perry has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fiddler tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fiddler has to tap! Slick submission there by Perry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Perry!
A victorious Lee Perry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Volcanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volcanic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2Pac ft stretch-Under Pressure kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Volcanic!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volcanic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jamison can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jamison. That's going to slow Volcanic down.
Jamison blocks a low kick nicely.
Volcanic misses with a wild combination.
Volcanic swings for the body but Jamison moves out of range.
Volcanic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jamison dives in and grabs Volcanic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Volcanic pushes down on Jamison's head and hops out.
Jamison dives in and scores a takedown into Volcanic's guard.
Jamison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Volcanic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamison won't allow Volcanic to sweep him here.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Volcanic keeps moving.
Jamison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Volcanic looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Jamison crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Jamison.
Jamison has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jamison sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Volcanic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jamison landing shots from mount.
Jamison moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Volcanic has worked his arm free - good work by Volcanic!
Jamison trying to control the position but Volcanic is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is trying to ground and pound but Volcanic uses the momentary lack of control by Jamison to regain half guard.
Volcanic pushes Jamison off looking to stand but Jamison dives back in and keeps control.
Jamison trying to advance position but Volcanic counters by regaining guard.
Jamison passes into half guard.
Jamison trying to work for an americana but Volcanic has managed to regain full guard.
Jamison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Volcanic keeps moving.
Jamison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Volcanic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volcanic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jamison.
Volcanic keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
Volcanic managing to control the position.
Volcanic wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jamison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jamison gets to his feet - Volcanic follows without any prompting.
Volcanic misses with a straight right.
Jamison ducks under a wild hook from Volcanic.
Volcanic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volcanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamison gets the takedown into side control.
Volcanic wants to control but Jamison postures up.
Jamison tries to score with some ground and pound. Volcanic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jamison lands some shots froms side control.
Jamison happy to just control the position for now.
Volcanic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jamison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jamison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Volcanic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Volcanic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jamison.
Jamison throws a body punch but Volcanic moves out of range.
It seemed like Volcanic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Volcanic digs a good hook to Jamison's body.
Jamison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jamison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Volcanic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jamison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Volcanic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jamison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volcanic's sensitive parts.
Volcanic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheers as Volcanic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jamison doesn't seem phased though.
Jamison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volcanic moves out of range of the body kick from Jamison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volcanic moves away.
Jamison misses with the combination.
Jamison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volcanic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanic throws a low kick but Jamison avoids it.
Jamison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Volcanic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamison.
Jamison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jamison duly obliges.
Volcanic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volcanic just misses with a punch to the body.
Volcanic lands a leg kick that knocks Jamison off balance momentarily.
Jamison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Volcanic wants to control but Jamison postures up.
Jamison is trying to move to mount but Volcanic reverses beautifully and ends up in Jamison's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Volcanic stacks Jamison on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Volcanic!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison manages to get back to half guard.
Volcanic wants to pass to mount but Jamison is defending the position.
Jamison tries to roll over but Volcanic keeps him under control.
Jamison has a hand on Volcanic's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Volcanic takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jamison is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jamison wants to improve his position but Volcanic is controlling well.
Volcanic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jamison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jamison manages to get to full guard.
Jamison looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Volcanic has picked Jamison up and slammed him! Jamison can't keep hold of the triangle and Volcanic manages to pass to side control!
Jamison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Volcanic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Volcanic wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is looking to reverse the position.
Jamison manages to get back to half guard.
Volcanic moves into full mount! Jamison won't be happy about that!
Jamison is trying to escape the mount.
John Jamison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volcanic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jamison wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You can see the frustration on Jamison's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Volcanic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jamison misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Volcanic blocks the leg kick.
Volcanic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
John Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison doesn't manage to clinch there - Volcanic circles away.
John Jamison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volcanic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jamison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volcanic tries to score with a low kick but Jamison moves his leg out of the way.
Jamison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Volcanic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Volcanic misses.
Nice defenses there by Jamison.
Volcanic slips a jab and a cross from Jamison.
Volcanic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volcanic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamison looks to score with a jab to the body but Volcanic is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jamison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volcanic is not content to let Jamison control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanic stops Jamison from passing to mount.
Jamison controls the position.
Jamison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jamison working the ground and pound.
Volcanic sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from Jamison.
Volcanic is looking to get back to is feet but Jamison passes into side control.
Volcanic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jamison.
Volcanic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jamison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jamison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Volcanic is looking to escape.
Jamison misses with a head shot.
Jamison raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jamison trying to control but Volcanic is having none of it.
Jamison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Volcanic is working to get back to half guard.
Volcanic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jamison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jamison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Volcanic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic is looking to control Jamison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Volcanic avoid being mounted?
Jamison wants to free his trapped foot but Volcanic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Volcanic wants to get back to full guard.
Jamison seems to be working for a kimura but Volcanic defends the submission attempt.
Jamison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamison not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jamison avoids the body shot from Volcanic.
Jamison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jamison misses with a double jab.
Volcanic lands a jab to Jamison's midsection.
Jamison cracks Volcanic with an open hand slap.
Volcanic scores with a shot to the body.
Jamison avoids the body shot from Volcanic.
Jamison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jamison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volcanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volcanic avoids the head kick by Jamison.
Jamison tried to score with a low kick but Volcanic checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volcanic throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Jamison. Those never looked like landing.
Jamison throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volcanic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanic avoids the head kick by Jamison.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Jamison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volcanic can pounce on him.
Volcanic stuffs the takedown.
Jamison avoids the body shot from Volcanic.
Danny Volcanic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jamison lands with a good body shot.
Jamison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volcanic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jamison.
Jamison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jamison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A leg kick checked by Jamison.
Jamison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick by Jamison misses
and Volcanic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volcanic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jamison looks to land a body kick but Volcanic moved away.
Jamison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volcanic slips under a jab.
Jamison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jamison walks into a left hand.
Jamison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Volcanic swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamison.
Jamison throws a wild body kick that Volcanic sees coming a mile off.
Jamison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jamison throws a body kick that misses.
Danny Volcanic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volcanic misses with a low kick as Jamison jumps back.
Volcanic throws a leg kick but Jamison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jamison walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volcanic. That's going to slow Jamison down.
Jamison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volcanic.
Nice takedown defense from Volcanic. No joy for Jamison on that attempt.
Jamison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Volcanic back to the ropes. Jamison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Volcanic as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison throws a wild body kick that Volcanic sees coming a mile off.
Jamison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volcanic misses with a straight left.
Volcanic thumps Jamison with a low kick.
Volcanic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jamison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volcanic lands a jab to the nose.
Volcanic lands with a hook. Jamison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Volcanic.
Jamison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volcanic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a body punch but Volcanic moves out of range.
Jamison moves out of range as Volcanic strikes.
Volcanic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jamison.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Volcanic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Volcanic clobbers Jamison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jamison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Volcanic.
Jamison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volcanic's head.
Jamison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jamison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volcanic is looking to score with low kicks.
Volcanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamison is looking to wear down Volcanic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Jamison misses.
Jamison moves out of range of the strikes.
Volcanic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Volcanic dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Volcanic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Volcanic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamison attempts a counter takedown but Volcanic avoids it well and moves away.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Volcanic connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Jamison checks a low kick from Volcanic.
Jamison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volcanic doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Volcanic.
Jamison lands with a straight right. Volcanic didn't see that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jamison.
Jamison moves forwards but Volcanic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Volcanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamison.
Jamison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Volcanic's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison trying to mount his opponent but Volcanic defends it.
Jamison throws a strike but Volcanic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Volcanic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jamison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jamison wants to pass the guard but Volcanic is keeping the position.
Volcanic can't keep his opponent in guard - Jamison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Volcanic is looking to get back to full guard here but Jamison has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic tries to bench press Jamison off him but Jamison keeps the position.
Jamison throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Volcanic prevents Jamison from improving position.
Volcanic is not content to let Jamison control the position.
Jamison postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jamison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Volcanic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Volcanic is trying to buck Jamison off.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jamison here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic is looking for a sweep.
Volcanic can't do much from the bottom here.
Jamison in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Volcanic prevents Jamison from moving into mount.
Jamison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jamison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jamison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jamison wants to control but Volcanic is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jamison slips a straight right by Volcanic.
Volcanic scoring well with a low kick there.
Volcanic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jamison.
Volcanic misses with a low kick.
Volcanic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Volcanic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Volcanic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
Jamison tries to counter with a takedown but Volcanic is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volcanic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volcanic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jamison scores with a hook to the body. Volcanic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Volcanic lands with an uppercut that bounces Jamison off the ropes and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
John Jamison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bane (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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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bane!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bane.
Bane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bane.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Bane is just out of range.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wallace lands a head shot.
It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Wallace slips a straight right by Bane.
Wallace stuns Bane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallace's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Wallace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wallace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Bane sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wallace slips under a jab from Bane.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bane as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Bane slips the punch.
Bane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Wallace lands a head shot.
Wallace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bane is out of range.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bane.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Bane counters with a thumping low kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Bane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wallace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bane just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Wallace misses its target.
Wallace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bane throws a combination. Wallace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wallace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Bane.
Bane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bane.
Bane scores with a push kick.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bane counters with a head kick. That will keep Wallace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace thuds a left hand into Bane's body.
Bane misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target.
As Bane backs away, Wallace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bane lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bane. Bane obviously looking to wear him down.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Bane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to sprawl but Bane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wallace tries to kick Bane off in order to stand up. Bane Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Bane keeps moving and retains side control.
Bane just content to control the position.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wallace is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bane trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Bane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallace tries to buck Bane off but Bane is having none of it.
Bane tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bane tries for a kimura but Wallace is defending well.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Bane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Bane throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace throws a counter high kick but Bane was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bane was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Bane moved away.
Bane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bane misses with a straight left.
Wallace is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bane moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Wallace dips to his left and cracks Bane with an uppercut!
Wallace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Bane.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Bane's ribs.
Bane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Wallace misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane misses with an uppercut.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bane takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Bane looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Bane is breathing heavily.
Bane tried to score with a low kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Bane manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Bane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bane scores with a jab to the head.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Bane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Bane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bane moves away.
Bane throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wallace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wallace checks a leg kick.
Bane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Lucas Bane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bane somewhat.
Bane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Bane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace tests Bane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bane cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
Bane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bane catches Wallace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucas Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wallace.
Bane misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Bane misses
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bane.
Jab from Wallace.
Bane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace tried to counter with a leg kick but Bane avoided it.
Bane throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bane shoots in but Wallace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Bane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bane was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Bane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Bane.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bane manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Bane 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.
Bane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Wallace catches Bane right on the button with a cross.
Bane tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Bane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Bane.
Bane misses with a straight left.
Bane dives in for a single leg takedown but Wallace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wallace half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Bane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Bane tries a quick counter leg kick but Wallace is wise to it.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Bane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace gets a takedown into half guard.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bane defends it well.
Wallace wants to control but Bane is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Wallace seems content to control.
Bane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wallace trying to mount his opponent but Bane defends it.
Bane controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wallace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Bane. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Bane lands a jab.
Bane throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Jab by Bane.
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bane takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Bane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wallace cracks the inside of Bane's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Bane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace tries a low kick but Bane avoids it.
Wallace tries to score with a low kick but Bane moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bane! But no joy.
Wallace checks a low kick from Bane.
Bane throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Bane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bane lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Bane.
Bane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Bane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Bane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wallace is able to avoid easily.
Bane scores with a hook to the body. Wallace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane throws a body shot but no joy.
Bane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bane throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Bane moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bane.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
A cross from Bane lands.
Bane looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace lands with a cross.
Wallace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bane's calf.
Bane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bane moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Bane.
Well Bane 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lucas Bane!
Lucas Bane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Gutz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shane Luger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger lands a jab.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Luger is out of range.
Gutz misses with an uppercut.
Luger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Luger counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Gutz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Luger. Gutz shrugs it off though.
Gutz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luger.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luger was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Luger darts in and clinches Gutz up against the ropes.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luger is trying to push Gutz away but Gutz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gutz wants to stall.
Luger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger scores with a jab to the head.
Gutz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gutz digs a good hook to Luger's body.
Shane Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick from Luger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luger.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luger throws the kick towards the body but Gutz avoids it.
Luger misses with a looping left.
Gutz feints the counter takedown.
Gutz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gutz avoids a kick to the body.
Luger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gutz staying out of range there.
Luger throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luger throws a chopping leg kick but Gutz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luger slips under a jab.
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Gutz throws the left hand but Luger avoids the punch easily.
Luger lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Luger misses.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gutz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger tries to bench press Gutz off him but Gutz keeps the position.
Luger is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gutz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Luger can't escape the position.
Gutz lands a big shot there that rocks Luger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gutz trying to control but Luger is having none of it.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gutz landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
Luger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shane Luger's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz blocks Luger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Luger avoids a strike by Gutz and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Gutz's guard! Fantastic escape!
Luger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Luger wants to pass the guard but Gutz is keeping the position.
Luger throwing strikes from guard but Gutz blocks nicely.
Gutz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gutz looking to control.
Gutz is pulling down on Luger's head. It's preventing any offense from Luger, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gutz doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Luger paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gutz - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Apollo Gutz!
A very excited looking Apollo Gutz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Ventura 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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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ventura blocks an uppercut.
Ventura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown lands a body punch.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ventura.
Ventura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ventura tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown looking to stall.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Ventura is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ventura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Ventura controls his hands.
Ventura lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Brown tries to stall but Ventura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ventura.
Ventura blocking some punches.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Ventura scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Ventura blocks with his arms.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ventura.
Ventura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Ventura.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ventura.
Brown tries to stall but Ventura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura working aggressively here.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
Ventura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ventura.
Ventura is trying to trip Brown. He has hold of a leg but Brown is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ventura persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Ventura throws a big right hand that misses.
Ventura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ventura throwing strikes but missing.
Ventura throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Ventura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ventura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ventura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Ventura.
A clash of legs there as Ventura blocks the low kick.
Ventura replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Ventura moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Ventura's corner calls for a 1-2. Ventura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown lands the left hand.
Ventura lands with a right hand.
Ventura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown looks for the body kick but Ventura saw that one coming.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Ventura avoided it.
Nice jab there from Ventura.
Ventura misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ventura checks it well.
Brown misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown gets tackled into the ropes by Ventura. Ventura maintains the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ventura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Ventura lands a nice shot to the body.
Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown blocking some punches.
Ventura throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Ventura scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Ventura pushes Brown back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Ventura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ventura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown moves out of range as Ventura throws a body kick.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Ventura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Ventura.
Ventura throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Ventura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ventura wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Ventura misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Ventura tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Ventura.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ventura throws a head punch that misses.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Ventura is blocking nicely.
Ventura managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Anthony Ventura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ventura tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ventura blocks it with crossed arms.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ventura.
A head punch on the inside from Ventura fails to land.
Ventura lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Ventura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ventura lands a left hand.
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ventura is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ventura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ventura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Ventura working some strikes from top position.
Ventura landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Ventura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ventura throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
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!
Ventura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ventura slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Brown wants to improve his position but Ventura is controlling well.
Ventura looks to land a strike but Brown avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ventura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ventura is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ventura lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown takes one on the button.
Anthony Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ventura drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ventura is looking for the KO!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Irving Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ventura is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ventura cracks Brown on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brown falls backwards against the ropes. Ventura follows up with more strikes that drop Brown to his knees. Ventura keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brown! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Ventura!
Our winner, Anthony Ventura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wei Pei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Skarsgard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard misses with a hook. Pei ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skarsgard.
Pei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that Pei semi-blocks.
Pei wants to land a leg kick but Skarsgard is out of range.
Pei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skarsgard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pei at a distance.
Pei lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pei.
Thor Skarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarsgard thumps Pei with a low kick.
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!
Skarsgard throws a head kick that half lands.
Skarsgard scores with a shot to the body.
Pei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skarsgard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pei cracks Skarsgard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skarsgard clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skarsgard misses with a body punch.
Pei misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pei.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pei prevents a body shot from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Skarsgard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard can't find room to land a body shot as Pei controls the action.
Pei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skarsgards head.
Pei tries to throw a body punch but Skarsgard avoids it by throwing Pei back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Pei fails to land.
Pei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Skarsgard.
Pei quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Skarsgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pei lands with a cross.
Skarsgard slips under a jab.
Skarsgard gets a clinch.
Skarsgard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pei lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Skarsgard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pei throws an elbow but it misses.
Pei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skarsgard misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard wants to stall.
Skarsgard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skarsgard blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pei blocks an uppercut.
Pei misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pei.
A frustrated look appears on Pei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pei lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Pei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skarsgard lands a nice uppercut.
Skarsgard lands with a left to the head.
Skarsgard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pei backwards.
Skarsgard prevents Pei from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Pei.
Skarsgard lands with a short shot to the head.
Skarsgard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skarsgard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Pei.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Pei.
Pei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skarsgard was well out of range. Poor timing from Pei.
Pei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skarsgard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pei lands a nice looking body kick.
Pei slips under a jab.
Pei half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pei misses with a looping right.
Pei throws a series of punches but Skarsgard avoids them all with ease.
Pei slips a jab from Skarsgard.
Pei slips under a jab from Skarsgard.
Pei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Skarsgard takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thor Skarsgard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skarsgard is looking to land body kicks.
Skarsgard scores with a leg kick.
Skarsgard is looking to slow Pei down with leg kicks.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Pei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skarsgard lands a head shot.
Skarsgard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skarsgard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skarsgard blocks a head kick by Pei.
Pei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Skarsgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skarsgard tries to clinch
and Pei makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Skarsgard really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pei misses.
Pei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skarsgard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pei was well out of range. Poor timing from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard defending well as Pei loads up on a big left hand.
Skarsgard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wei Pei is winning the standup battle so far.
Pei is looking to score with low kicks.
Skarsgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skarsgard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Skarsgard fails to land.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pei misses with a punch to the body.
Skarsgard can't find room to land a body shot as Pei controls the action.
Pei misses with a punch on the inside.
Pei takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pei.
Pei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skarsgard throws a chopping leg kick but Pei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the body kick from Pei.
Skarsgard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Skarsgard.
Skarsgard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pei.
Skarsgard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skarsgard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pei moves away from the strike by Skarsgard.
Pei scores with a decent looking hook.
Pei throws a hook to the side of Skarsgard's head but Skarsgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skarsgard is looking for the big counter here.
Pei looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarsgard is just out of range.
Skarsgard slips under a jab from Pei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pei misses.
Pei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pei looks to land a combination but Skarsgard avoids it well.
Pei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skarsgard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skarsgard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pei is looking to break free of the clinch but Skarsgard has double underhooks.
Pei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarsgard tries to land a leg kick but Pei saw it coming and moves away.
Pei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skarsgard. That did some damage!
Crunch! Pei slams his shin into Skarsgard's torso.
Skarsgard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pei.
Skarsgard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skarsgard.
Pei throws a big shot that misses.
Skarsgard throws out a powerful jab.
Pei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skarsgard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skarsgard doesn't manage to clinch there - Pei circles away.
Skarsgard throws a lazy right hand but Pei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pei misses the target.
Pei misses with a straight right.
Skarsgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pei moves forwards but Skarsgard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skarsgard instigates a clinch.
Skarsgard lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thor Skarsgard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skarsgard is looking to clinch.
It looked like Pei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skarsgard is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Pei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skarsgard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pei.
Pei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pei looks to land a right hand but Skarsgard moved out of range.
Skarsgard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pei throws a head punch that misses.
Skarsgard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skarsgard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pei.
Nice uppercut lands for Skarsgard. That snapped Pei's head back.
Skarsgard misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pei.
Pei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skarsgard.
As Skarsgard backs away, Pei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pei with a jab.
Skarsgard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pei scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Thor Skarsgard has been cut.
A big left from Pei misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Skarsgard 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.
Pei throws an overhand right that lands on Skarsgard's shoulder, as Skarsgard tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skarsgard scores with a body shot.
Pei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skarsgard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pei slips a straight right by Skarsgard.
A counter left hand to the body from Pei misses its target.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Pei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skarsgard tests Pei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pei throws a sloppy head kick and Skarsgard moves out of range easily.
Wei Pei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pei's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pei - that will leave a mark!
Pei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skarsgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pei.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pei. Skarsgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pei scores with a nice head shot.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that Pei semi-blocks.
Skarsgard works over Pei's head and body with a nice combination.
Pei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarsgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pei.
Pei quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skarsgard checks a leg kick.
Skarsgard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pei looks to land a right hand but Skarsgard moved out of range.
Pei throws a body punch but Skarsgard moves out of range.
Skarsgard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skarsgard lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard is looking to clinch but Pei is avoiding it.
Pei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pei throws a body shot but no joy.
Skarsgard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skarsgard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pei finds it's way round the side to connect with Skarsgard's head.
Pei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skarsgard slips under a jab.
Skarsgard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Skarsgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skarsgard throws a sloppy head kick and Pei moves out of range easily.
Pei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Wei Pei.
I think Skarsgard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thor Skarsgard!
Thor Skarsgard bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kawajiri.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch sets himself, and Kawajiri steps forward looking for the clinch! Finch avoids it this time.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Kawajiri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kawajiri.
Finch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finch blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Finch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kawajiri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch is trying to maintain a safe position but Kawajiri gets an underhook and turns Finch into the ropes.
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finch checks a leg kick.
Kawajiri throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawajiri misses with a hook
and Finch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finch slips a jab from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Finch lands but Kawajiri takes it in his stride.
Kawajiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawajiri throws a nice looking combination but Finch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawajiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finch looks to land a body kick but Kawajiri moved away.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawajiri moves away.
A swing and a miss from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch scores with a head kick. Kawajiri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kawajiri is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kawajiri. Finch shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a leg kick but Finch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kawajiri moves into the clinch successfully.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
Finch blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the ropes.
Finch prevents a body shot from Kawajiri.
Finch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Finch lands with a left to the head.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Finch looking to stall.
Kawajiri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finch is keeping busy.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kawajiri is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kawajiri is leaning against Finch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finch misses with a punch on the inside.
Finch looking to slow down the pace here.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Finch is working Kawajiri over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri trying to control the position but instead, Finch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawajiri into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawajiri.
Finch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch breaks the clinch.
Kawajiri throws a chopping leg kick but Finch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kawajiri tries to clinch there but Finch circles away.
Kawajiri lands a right hook to the body.
Kawajiri darts in trying to clinch
and Finch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Kawajiri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Kawajiri finds it's target.
Kawajiri misses with a lunging right hand
and Finch counters with a left and a right that stings Kawajiri.
Kawajiri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finch. Finch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kawajiri rushes Finch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Kawajiri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Kawajiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawajiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finch connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawajiri slips under a jab from Finch.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kawajiri's hands.
Kawajiri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Finch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawajiri takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kawajiri.
Finch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kawajiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
A short right from Finch.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Kawajiri lands an uppercut.
Kawajiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kawajiri lands a shoulder strike.
Finch looking to stall.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Kawajiri controlling the action here for a moment.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri misses with a body punch.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Finch controls the action.
Finch lands a body punch.
Finch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Finch.
Kawajiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawajiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawajiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Kawajiri tries to stall but Finch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kawajiri blocking some punches.
Kawajiri has Finch pressed against the ropes, preventing Finch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kawajiri misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kawajiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to stall but Finch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Finch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Finch controls the action.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch has had enough of the clinch but Kawajiri keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Finch lands with a left to the head.
Finch blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Kawajiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawajiri misses with a body punch.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Finch is struggling to control the position.
Kawajiri tries to stall but Finch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Finch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kawajiri scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Kawajiri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finch is keeping busy.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawajiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finchs head.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
Finch prevents a body shot from Kawajiri.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Finch blocks an uppercut.
Finch working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finch misses with some punches.
Finch tries a body shot but Kawajiri blocks it.
Finch tries to stall but Kawajiri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tatsuya Kawajiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kawajiri looks to clinch
and Finch counters with an outside leg kick.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri blocks the body kick.
Nice shot by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Kawajiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finch blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Finch tenderised Kawajiri's leg. Kawajiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawajiri has Finch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kawajiri.
Finch lands a body punch.
Kawajiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.
Kawajiri blocking some punches.
Kawajiri stalling in the clinch but Finch improves position.
Finch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawajiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawajiri misses with a punch to the body.
Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch clobbers Kawajiri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawajiri is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
Kawajiri throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
As Kawajiri backs away, Finch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kawajiri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finch throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, jab by Kawajiri - just one landing.
Richmond Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawajiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawajiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finch takes one to the side of the head.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Finch misses.
Finch jabs at Kawajiri's body.
Kawajiri seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawajiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch looks to throw a body kick
enabling Kawajiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch 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.
Kawajiri's corner calls for a 1-2. Kawajiri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kawajiri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Finch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Finch
and Kawajiri counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawajiri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kawajiri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finch throws a head kick but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finch finds it's way round the side to connect with Kawajiri's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Finch throws a head kick but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Kawajiri lands with a hook. Finch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Kawajiri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Finch tenderised Kawajiri's leg. Kawajiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Kawajiri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawajiri.
Finch throws a leg kick but Kawajiri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finch misses with a low kick as Kawajiri jumps back.
Kawajiri lands with an uppercut that bounces Finch off the ropes and back into range.
Kawajiri misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Kawajiri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Finch.
Finch moves away from the strike by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
As Kawajiri backs away, Finch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kawajiri dips to his left and cracks Finch with an uppercut!
Finch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawajiri doesn't seem phased though.
Kawajiri misses with a low kick.
Kawajiri tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
and Finch counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kawajiri! He's just covering up as Finch starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch retains his featherweight title!
Richmond Finch made sure to mention his sponsor, Pearson Specter Litt in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Jay Jay Mutombo has been cut.
Norton throws an off balance right hand
and Mutombo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mutombo staying out of range there.
Mutombo ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Mutombo misses with a head kick.
Norton connects with a looping right hand.
Mutombo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mutombo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Mutombo.
Norton 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.
Mutombo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norton scores with a decent looking hook.
Norton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutombo gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Norton points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mutombo wakes up just in time to hear Norton thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Norton!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Norton made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots. Ei has chosen Silent drumming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck throws a series of punches but Ei avoids them all with ease.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Ei.
Beck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A cross from Ei lands.
It looks like Hans Beck has been cut.
Beck throws a right hand that Ei ducks under and follows up with a left that Ei also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Ei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beck moves out of range of the strikes.
Beck walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ei.
Ei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beck was well out of range. Poor timing from Ei.
Hans Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ei.
Ei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beck.
Ei moves away from the strike by Beck.
Beck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ei avoids the body shot from Beck.
Some wild striking there from Beck.
It seemed like Ei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ei throws the left hand but Beck avoids the punch easily.
As Ei tries to get set, Beck tries to push him back and clinch up but Ei manages to avoid the attempt.
Beck throws a series of punches but Ei avoids them all with ease.
Ei lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei throws a leg kick
and Beck counters with a nice body kick.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
Ei walks into a straight right hand from Beck.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Ei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beck.
Ei throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Beck counter with a right hand.
Ei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Ei.
Ei is looking to clinch.
Ei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei blocks a head kick by Beck.
Ei appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ei catches Beck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beck throws a hook but Ei avoids it easily.
Ei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ei moves out of range of the strikes.
Ei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ei manages to avoid it.
Beck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beck slips a jab and a cross from Ei.
A low kick from Ei misses
and Beck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beck lands a big head kick that sends Ei tumbling to the mat! Beck takes a step backwards and waves Ei back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kylla Ei has been cut.
Ei throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Beck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beck slips a jab from Ei.
Ei throws a leg kick but Beck moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Beck finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beck lands a big right hand that sends Ei crashing to the mat! Beck stays standing though and waves Ei back to his feet!
Ei is rocked!
Beck fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Ei square on the jaw! Damn, Ei is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Beck!
Hans Beck thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croft has chosen I Came to Play - Downstait as his entrance music. Colin Croft acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Croft!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Croft.
Love lunges at Croft with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Croft's hand.
Love blocks a low kick nicely.
Croft misses with a low kick.
Croft on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crunch! Croft slams his shin into Love's torso.
Croft tries a low kick but Love avoids it.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Croft throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love avoids the body shot from Croft.
A jab from Love does it's job there.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Croft.
Croft lands a nice shot to the body.
Croft scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love takes one to the chin there.
Love throws out a loose jab but Croft uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Croft thumps Love with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Croft.
Croft has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Love throws a hook but Croft blocks it.
Love backing away here, and Croft unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Croft misses with a low kick as Love jumps back.
Love feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Love 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.
Croft swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Love throws the kick towards the body but Croft avoids it.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Croft lands an overhand right.
Croft throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Croft cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Croft takes a jab right on the kisser.
Love moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Croft has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Love.
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!
Love throws a lazy right hand but Croft sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love takes a swing at Croft's ribcage but misses.
Love scores with a crisp jab that stopped Croft in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Love.
Croft lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Croft moves away from the strike by Love.
Love takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Love is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Croft waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Croft fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Love on the side of the head.
Croft misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Croft. Beautiful body shot.
A jab lands there for Love.
Love throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Love has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Croft finds it's way round the side to connect with Love's head.
Croft uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Croft throws a big shot that misses.
Croft misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Croft ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Croft ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Croft tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Croft.
Croft misses with a straight right.
Croft throws a quick inside leg kick.
Croft misses with a body kick.
Croft throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Croft manages to avoid it.
Love avoids the body shot from Croft.
Love with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croft throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Croft can pounce on him.
A solid body kick from Croft.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Croft scores with a nice body kick.
Love is breathing heavily.
Croft moves out of range of the body kick from Love.
Love sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Croft stuns Love with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Croft throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Croft scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Croft lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Croft!
Love avoids the head kick by Croft.
Croft 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Croft dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Love moves out of range as Croft throws a body kick.
Love avoids a kick to the body.
Croft scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Love tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Croft misses with a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Love might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Croft moves out of range of the body kick.
Love throws the left hand but Croft avoids the punch easily.
Croft appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love checks the leg kick nicely there.
Croft throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Croft.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Croft slips a jab from Love.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Love - that will leave a mark!
Some wild striking there from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft scores with a hook.
Croft misses with an attempted mid kick.
Croft slips a straight right by Love.
Croft replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Love blocks it well.
Love cracks the inside of Croft's front leg.
Love thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Croft if he has to take too many more of those.
Love takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Croft checks the leg kick.
Love misses with a hook to the body
and Croft counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Croft scores with a one two! Love had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Love will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Croft lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Croft.
Croft fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Croft has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Croft closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Love misses with a body punch
and Croft counters with a nice right hand that sends Love toppling to the canvas! Love scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Croft finish him?!
Love is rocked!
Love blocks a leg kick.
Oh Love is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Croft misses with a kick to the body.
Love seems to have got his legs back now.
Croft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Croft throws a low kick, looking for Love's leg but Love calmly moves out of range.
Colin Croft seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Croft was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Croft. That's going to slow Love down.
Croft throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Croft misses the shot to the body.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Croft lands a nice looking kick to the body. Love takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Croft is looking to score with low kicks.
Love throws a hook but Croft avoids it easily.
Croft scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Love moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Croft throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Croft. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Croft jabs Love right on the nose. Love blinks but takes it well.
Love misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Croft misses
and Croft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Croft misses with a low kick.
Love jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Love misses with a body shot
and Croft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Croft looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Croft checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Croft thows a body kick. Love tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Love walks forward, straight into a front kick from Croft.
Croft comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Croft scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Croft.
Croft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Croft connects with an inside leg kick.
Love moves out of range as Croft strikes.
Love's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Croft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love looks for the body kick but Croft saw that one coming.
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Love is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Croft. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Croft showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Croft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Croft drops Love with a beautiful combination! Love stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Croft is looking for the KO!
Croft is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
Croft throws the kick towards the body but Love avoids it.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Croft.
Love throws a half hearted mid kick.
Croft swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Croft misses with a wild combination.
Croft throws a front kick aimed at Love's knee but Love avoids it well.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Croft uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Jab by Love.
Love connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Love throws a push kick but Croft slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft misses with a leg kick.
Croft missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Love connects with an inside leg kick.
Croft takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Love takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love lands a nice looking body kick.
Love lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Croft cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Croft throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croft lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Love drops his hands momentarily and Croft takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Croft misses with a leg kick.
Love appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love is looking to land body kicks.
Love takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Croft.
Oooooh!!! Croft has knocked Love down with a huge combo! Croft steps away and waves a wobbly Love back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Croft on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Croft throws a leg kick but Love moved away.
Croft misses the shot to the body.
Love lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Croft.
Croft throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Croft.
A leg kick checked by Love.
Croft rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Croft checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Croft's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab lands there for Love.
Love is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Love lands a leg kick that knocks Croft off balance momentarily.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Croft misses with a body shot
and Love counters with an outside leg kick.
Croft shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croft thuds his shin into the meat of Love's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Croft does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Croft! But no joy.
Love fakes the leg kick and cracks Croft in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Croft is looking for the big counter here.
Croft lands with a nice body punch.
Croft on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Love. Love obviously looking to wear him down.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love scores with a leg kick.
Croft fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Croft walks into a straight right hand from Love.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Love on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Croft moves away and avoids it.
Croft throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Croft really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Croft punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.
Croft misses with a low kick.
Love fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Croft has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Croft.
Croft throws a sloppy body shot
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Croft takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Love lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Croft scores with a push kick.
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Croft takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Croft finds it's way through Love's defenses.
Croft misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft dips to his left and cracks Love with an uppercut!
Croft slips a jab from Love.
Croft cracks Love with a right hand to the side of the head.
Love gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Croft gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Croft!
Colin Croft is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Colin Croft thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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