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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Seppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vicente Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Seppi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seppi at a distance.
Nunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seppi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seppi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Nunes is looking to counter punch.
Seppi darts in and clinches Nunes up against the cage.
Seppi lands with a right to the head.
Seppi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Nunes.
A short left from Nunes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes can't get the takedown.
Seppi stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nunes.
Seppi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seppi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Seppi clinches up with Nunes and pushes him back against the cage.
Nunes misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nunes.
Nunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Seppi.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seppi has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes.
Seppi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seppi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seppi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nunes on the side of the head.
Seppi has Nunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Seppi lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Seppi taking a breather.
Nunes misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seppi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nunes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seppi can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seppi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nunes.
Seppi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seppi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seppi clinches.
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!
Nunes takes a shot to the head.
Seppi breaks the clinch.
Seppi wants to clinch but Nunes slips to the side
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes misses with the combination.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Seppi.
Seppi rushes Nunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seppi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seppi's elbow.
Seppi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppi misses with a knee to the head.
Seppi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Seppi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seppi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seppi misses with some punches.
Seppi has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes.
Seppi stops a takedown attempt from Nunes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seppi taking a breather.
Nunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seppi tries to land a knee to the head but Nunes blocks with his arms.
Nunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes lands a left hand.
Seppi misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes tries to work over Seppi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seppi blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Nunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands an uppercut.
Seppi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Nunes.
Seppi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seppi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunes lands a shoulder strike.
Nunes lands a body punch.
Nunes can't find room to land a body shot as Seppi controls the action.
Seppi blocks a body shot from Nunes.
Seppi is looking to control Nunes's arms but Nunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Seppi has his back to the cage.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seppi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nunes digs a right hand underneath Seppi's ribcage. Seppi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seppi looks winded!
Nunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vicente Nunes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nunes clinches.
Still in the clinch, Nunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nunes presses Seppi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunes works on Seppi's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nunes.
Nunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seppi is rocked!
Nunes lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Seppi to his knees! Nunes keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Nunes!
Vicente Nunes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peper Panel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rosing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosing has chosen Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ronald Rosing enters the cage!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peper Panel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Rosing!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Panel slips under a jab.
Panel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rosing in his tracks.
Panel scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Rosing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Panel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosing.
and Panel counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rosing! He's just covering up as Panel starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peper Panel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fugees - Ready or not kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris White has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maul gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
White slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
White preventing the sweep.
Maul wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Maul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maul tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Maul trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Maul stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White wants to stand up but Maul is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maul definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Maul.
Maul scores with a decent looking hook.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maul misses with a leg kick.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maul.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White throws a combination. Maul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Chris White has been cut.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maul did well to prevent White getting side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw White working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maul is concentrating on defense, preventing White from advancing position.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maul kicks White off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tries to land a front kick but Maul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maul keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch combination from White misses.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White gets a takedown into half guard.
Maul controlling the position for now.
White prevents Maul from improving his position.
Maul trying to control here.
Maul is not content to let White control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris White's cut.
That's time! Maul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White lands an overhand right.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Maul tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Chris White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Maul. Beautiful body shot.
White takes one to the chin there.
White avoids the body shot from Maul.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Maul throws a leg kick
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul scores with a shot to the body.
White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul pulls White in close to his closed guard and prevents White from doing any damage or advancing position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Maul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maul has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but White has passed into side control.
Chris White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maul is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
Maul pushes White away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, White gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul wants to control but White postures up.
Maul bucks up and tries to throw White off but instead White has got his back!
Maul trying to get back to his feet but White is in full control for now.
Maul trying to control the action but White just sinks the hooks in.
White controlling from the back.
Maul manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Maul lands.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Maul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maul missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Maul.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paul Maul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maul cracks White with a good jab.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maul tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Maul avoids a kick to the body.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Maul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maul defends it nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Maul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Maul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maul.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White misses with a hook.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maul tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maul to the ground. Maul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paul Maul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
Maul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maul misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Maul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White shoots in for a takedown but Maul shows good takedown defense.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maul lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maul darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
White blocking some punches.
Maul tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Maul back against the cage.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Maul lands with a short shot to the head.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
White has Maul pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. White pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maul tumbling to the mat - White dives into Maul's guard.
Maul working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Maul controlling the position.
Maul's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maul wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
White trying to control but Maul is working from the bottom.
Maul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maul tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White shoots in for a takedown but Maul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maul's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maul duly obliges.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Maul scores with a jab.
Maul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maul back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Maul gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
Maul tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looks to land a combination. Maul sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Maul.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maul.
White shoots for a takedown but Maul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White drops his hands momentarily and Maul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White is rocked!
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maul sprawls well. Maul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Maul.
Maul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maul moves away from the strike by White.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Maul!
A victorious Paul Maul 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow's entrance music is Eminem- Not Afraid. A fine choice. Hemi has chosen Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred as his entrance music. Jet Hemi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Hemi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hemi looks to throw the jab but Crow is out of range.
Crow misses with a two punch combination.
Crow slips under a jab from Hemi.
Crow throws a series of punches but Hemi avoids them all with ease.
Hemi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hemi misses with a straight left.
Crow misses with a few strikes there.
Hemi misses with a jab to the body
and Crow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hemi.
Crow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hemi backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow slips under a jab from Hemi.
Hemi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crow moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hemi goes down! Can Crow finish him!?
Hemi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow stopping the sweep attempt from Hemi.
Hemi is still in real trouble! Can Crow finish him?
Crow gets to his feet. Hemi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Crow swats away the attempt to clinch by Hemi.
Hemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Hemi seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Crow does no damage.
Hemi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crow.
Hemi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hemi cracks Crow with an open hand slap.
Hemi looks to land a combination but Crow avoids it well.
Crow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hemi misses the shot to the body.
Hemi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hemi throws a low kick, looking for Crow's leg but Crow calmly moves out of range.
We've been told by Crow's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws out a powerful jab.
Hemi misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Hemi to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Crow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sam Crow!
Sam Crow made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm truly blessed I gotta thank god and all my sponosrs and my friends and family. But as of right now I want bigger fights, I want fights that's gonna push me to the top, I want to be the champion '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hit Run (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glorious Superior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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159 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hit Run!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Glorious Superior!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Run looks to land a left hand but Superior moved out of range nicely.
Superior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Run looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Superior. No joy for Run on that attempt.
Superior lands a slapping body shot.
Run takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Run tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Superior swivels and escapes.
Superior only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Run shoots in for a takedown but Superior shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hit Run. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Run misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Run has a takedown stuffed.
Superior cracks a nice hook into Run's ribs.
Superior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Run tries for a takedown but Superior circles away easily
and Superior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Superior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Run rather than just go for the knockout.
Superior is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Run's half guard.
Superior is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Run is just riding it out for now. Superior eventually gives up the hold.
Run is defending against the submission attempts here by Superior.
Run could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Superior works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Run tries to hold on but Superior pushes him away.
Run has given up his back. Will we see Superior going for some submissions?
Superior has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Run is defending well but eventually Superior manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Run has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Glorious Superior!
Glorious Superior made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Goodbye fair island on which I had the pleasure of reigning. Now one last time chant it together my minions 'Bow before your Glorious Superior!''.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. Gordon has chosen Battle Born - 5FDP as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Louis Gordon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aku Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Saari moves out of range easily.
Gordon scores with a nice body kick.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon rushes Saari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saari.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Saari tries to stall but Gordon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gordon.
A short right from Saari.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
Saari lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gordon or not.
Saari lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Saari.
Gordon looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saari avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saari blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Saari.
Saari pushes Gordon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Saari stalls.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Saari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saari gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Saari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Saari - that landed with a thud.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari working aggressively here.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
Saari blocks an elbow strike.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari working aggressively here.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Saari.
Saari blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon is rocked!
Saari creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gordon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gordon drops to his knees and Saari pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aku Saari!
After the fight, Aku Saari was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka KaSolomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shaka KaSolomon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
215 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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28
210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaka KaSolomon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher tries to keep at a distance but KaSolomon has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Boucher on the inside.
It looks like Shaka KaSolomon has been cut.
Boucher digs a right hand underneath KaSolomon's ribcage. KaSolomon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boucher as KaSolomon tries to tie him up.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boucher lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Boucher.
KaSolomon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boucher scores with a shoulder strike.
Boucher lands a body shot.
KaSolomon looks winded!
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
KaSolomon blocking some punches.
Boucher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boucher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boucher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of KaSolomon backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boucher is leaning against KaSolomon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but KaSolomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boucher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boucher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boucher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of KaSolomon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boucher.
KaSolomon's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on KaSolomon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boucher lands with a left to the head.
Boucher lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boucher.
KaSolomon is rocked!
A body shot lands from Boucher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boucher.
Boucher drops KaSolomon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! KaSolomon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
KaSolomon is still on wobbly legs! Can Boucher finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends KaSolomon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! KaSolomon drops to his knees and Boucher pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Boucher!
After winning the bout, Roberto Boucher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Varce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonah Varce struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Taite Abrams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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31
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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30
223 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Varce!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Abrams.
Varce throws a series of punches but Abrams avoids them all with ease.
Abrams cracks a nice hook into Varce's ribs.
Abrams lands a nice looking body kick.
Abrams connects with a high kick.
Abrams throws a nice head kick!
Varce is rocked!
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
Varce is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrams finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Abrams engages and cracks Varce with a massive lead left hook - Varce tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Abrams is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taite Abrams!
Our winner, Taite Abrams, 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.
In defeat, Jonah Varce stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was a fluke...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schopenhauer's entrance music is London Calling. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
194 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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31
203 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Schopenhauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyotr Korobeikin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korobeikin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schopenhauer takes one on the button.
Korobeikin drives through with a takedown into Schopenhauer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schopenhauer keeping moving, preventing Korobeikin from controlling successfully.
Schopenhauer being controlled here, momentarily.
Schopenhauer wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schopenhauer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schopenhauer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schopenhauer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schopenhauer is on top in guard.
Schopenhauer trying to move into half guard but instead Korobeikin has managed to sweep!
Schopenhauer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schopenhauer working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schopenhauer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Korobeikin wants to control from the top but Schopenhauer keeps moving.
Korobeikin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schopenhauer trying to keep a closed guard but Korobeikin is proving a slippery customer.
Schopenhauer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Korobeikin is one step ahead there.
Schopenhauer keeping moving, preventing Korobeikin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Korobeikin uses it to pass to side control.
Korobeikin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schopenhauer's legs.
Korobeikin controls the position from side control.
Schopenhauer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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.
Korobeikin is trying to control the action in half guard but Schopenhauer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Korobeikin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schopenhauer wants to improve his position but Korobeikin is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schopenhauer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Korobeikin wants to control from the top but Schopenhauer keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schopenhauer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Korobeikin manages to get himself to full guard.
Schopenhauer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schopenhauer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Korobeikin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schopenhauer's guard.
Korobeikin trying to control the position from guard on top but Schopenhauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korobeikin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korobeikin advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Korobeikin lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schopenhauer is looking for a sweep. Korobeikin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Korobeikin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Korobeikin slows the pace down in half guard.
Korobeikin is pressing down on Schopenhauer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schopenhauer is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin prevents Schopenhauer from improving his position.
Korobeikin is looking for a kimura here.
Korobeikin wants to control but Schopenhauer is keeping him busy.
Pyotr Korobeikin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schopenhauer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Korobeikin content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Korobeikin is nestled in close to Schopenhauer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schopenhauer gets back to full guard.
Schopenhauer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Korobeikin uses it to pass to side control.
Korobeikin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Schopenhauer is looking to regain half guard here but Korobeikin keeps moving and retains side control.
Schopenhauer is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schopenhauer wants to get back to full guard.
Korobeikin trying to mount his opponent but Schopenhauer defends it.
Schopenhauer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Korobeikin in particular looking to stall.
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.
Korobeikin working over Schopenhauer with some ground and pound. Schopenhauer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Korobeikin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schopenhauer tries to get to full guard but Korobeikin has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Korobeikin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schopenhauer gets caught napping as Korobeikin dives in and scores a takedown. Schopenhauer manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Korobeikin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Korobeikin lands in his opponent's guard.
Schopenhauer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Korobeikin is one step ahead there.
Korobeikin trying to control but Schopenhauer is working from the bottom.
Korobeikin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schopenhauer is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin stays in close to Schopenhauer's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schopenhauer keeping moving, preventing Korobeikin from controlling successfully.
Korobeikin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Korobeikin won't allow Schopenhauer to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schopenhauer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Korobeikin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Korobeikin is looking to take a break and control but Schopenhauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schopenhauer is looking for a sweep. Korobeikin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Korobeikin content to control rather than advance.
Arthur Schopenhauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schopenhauer wants to get back to full guard.
Schopenhauer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schopenhauer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Korobeikin controls the pace.
Schopenhauer striking off his back but it's not causing Korobeikin any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Korobeikin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schopenhauer tries to counter with a takedown but Korobeikin is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korobeikin. Schopenhauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer slips a jab from Korobeikin.
Schopenhauer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Korobeikin sprawls and moves away.
Korobeikin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schopenhauer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Korobeikin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Korobeikin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Korobeikin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Schopenhauer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Korobeikin off and has taken his back!
Schopenhauer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Schopenhauer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Korobeikin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Korobeikin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Korobeikin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Korobeikin regains half guard.
Schopenhauer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schopenhauer prevents Korobeikin from improving his position.
Pyotr Korobeikin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schopenhauer looks to land a strike but Korobeikin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Korobeikin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Korobeikin 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Korobeikin!
An out of breath Pyotr Korobeikin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mase Force!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Juravlev!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force throws an off balance right hand
enabling Juravlev to counter with a crisp jab.
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juravlev moves away.
Force seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Juravlev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Force's head.
A jab from Juravlev misses.
Juravlev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juravlev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Force manages to avoid it.
Force misses with a body punch
and Force takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Force misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juravlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Force is just out of range.
Force was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juravlev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Force throws a big shot that misses.
Juravlev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Force forces Juravlev back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Juravlev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Juravlev.
Juravlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Force keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juravlev.
Force is looking to counter punch.
Force fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force misses with a straight right.
Juravlev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juravlev throws out a powerful jab.
Juravlev misses with a jab to the body
and Force counters with a nice uppercut.
Force avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Juravlev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Force to score with a decent uppercut.
Juravlev takes a swing at Force's ribcage but misses.
Force missing with a left hand there. Juravlev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juravlev lands a nice hook to Force's body. Force takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Force moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juravlev.
Force lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Force misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Force.
Force lands a right hand.
Juravlev cracks Force with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force working aggressively here.
Juravlev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juravlev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juravlev.
Juravlev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juravlev misses with a wild combination.
Juravlev slips a straight right by Force.
Juravlev looks to throw the jab but Force is out of range.
Juravlev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Force was well out of range. Poor timing from Juravlev.
Force slips a jab and a cross from Juravlev.
Juravlev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Juravlev.
Force ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Force will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Juravlev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Force.
Juravlev cracks Force with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Force.
Force is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
Juravlev lands a nice shot that snaps Force's head back.
Force tries to clinch up.
Force displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juravlev throws out the jab.
Force takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Force misses the target.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut.
Force went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Juravlev ducks under a wild hook from Force.
It seemed like Juravlev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
Juravlev slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev slips under a jab from Force.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Force was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juravlev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Force had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force closes the distance and clinches.
Force taking a breather.
Juravlev just leaning against Force, taking a breather.
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juravlev gets tackled into the cage by Force. Force maintains the clinch.
Juravlev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Force seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Juravlev can turn it around.
Force tries to throw a body punch but Juravlev avoids it by throwing Force back against the cage.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juravlev wants to get back to striking at distance but Force won't allow it.
Juravlev wants to get back to striking at distance but Force won't allow it.
Force prevents a body shot from Juravlev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juravlev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Force tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Force can't find room to land a body shot as Juravlev controls the action.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
Juravlev manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Force misses with a looping left.
Juravlev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Force with a body shot.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juravlev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Juravlev throws out a loose jab but Force uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Force on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Juravlev swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Force misses with a straight right.
Juravlev slips under a jab.
Juravlev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Juravlev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Force back to the cage. Juravlev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Mase Force has been cut.
A jab from Force misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Force scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juravlev doesn't seem bothered though.
Juravlev ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Force moves out of range.
Force throws a jab when Juravlev was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut.
Force swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Force uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juravlev.
Force throwing a counter right hand but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Juravlev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Juravlev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Force uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands a left and a right that send Force crashing to the mat, dazed. Juravlev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Force misses with a hook. Juravlev ducked under it nicely.
Force ducks under a wild hook from Juravlev.
Juravlev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Force is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Force fails with an attempt to clinch.
Force looks to land a combination but Juravlev avoids it well.
Force throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juravlev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Force connects with a right hand. Juravlev shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Force doesn't manage to clinch there - Juravlev circles away.
Juravlev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Force moves in looking to clinch but Juravlev pushes him off.
Force ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Force has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Juravlev. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Juravlev throws a looping overhand right but Force ducks down to avoid it.
Force connects with a single shot there.
Juravlev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Force swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Juravlev misses with a shot to the body
and Force counters with a nice uppercut.
Juravlev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Force tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juravlev avoids the body shot from Force.
Force takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
Force misses with a straight left.
Force throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juravlev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Force.
A looping hook to the body misses from Force. Juravlev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juravlev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Juravlev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Force swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Juravlev counters with a stiff right hand.
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Force.
Juravlev with a hook.
Juravlev cracks Force with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Juravlev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Force to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force tests Juravlev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Force looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juravlev catches Force with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Force forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexey Juravlev! Alexey Juravlev retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexey Juravlev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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