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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haikiro Nikosowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Cartona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haikiro Nikosowa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haikiro Nikosowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Cartona!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikosowa moves into the clinch.
Cartona lands with a right to the head.
Cartona pushes Nikosowa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Nikosowa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cartona misses with some punches.
Cartona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikosowa misses with the head strike.
Nikosowa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cartona lands a nice uppercut.
Nikosowa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cartona's defenses.
Nikosowa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikosowa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nikosowa lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cartona throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikosowa.
Cartona swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikosowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikosowa effectively controlling the action here.
Nikosowa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartona breaks from the clinch.
Nikosowa darts in trying to clinch
and Cartona counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikosowa looks to clinch
and Cartona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Haikiro Nikosowa has been cut.
Cartona sends Nikosowa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cartona is motioning to the referee to let Nikosowa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nikosowa is rocked!
Nikosowa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Nikosowa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Cartona 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.
Nikosowa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cartona counters with a big right hand! Oh Nikosowa is in trouble here! Cartona follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Cartona!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Parent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Curran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Parent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Curran!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Curran misses.
Curran throws a lazy right hand but Parent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Curran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curran jabs Parent right on the nose. Parent blinks but takes it well.
Curran thumps Parent with a low kick.
Parent lands with a nice combination. Curran backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Parent. Those never looked like landing.
Curran connects with an inside leg kick.
Curran moves out of range as Parent strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran swats away the attempt to clinch by Parent.
Parent walks into a straight right hand from Curran.
Curran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Curran throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran lands a slapping body shot.
Parent throws a low kick but it's checked well by Curran.
Curran throws a leg kick but Parent sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Curran does it's job there.
Parent is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Parent has been cut.
Parent has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Curran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Parent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Curran.
Curran scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Curran misses.
Curran walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Parent drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Curran swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Parent's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Curran!
An out of breath Mario Curran 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Draven might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead Souls. Jose De La Cus has chosen OnCue - 3AM as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Draven's head coaches at WIGGLEBOTTOM'S that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jose De La Cus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Jose De La Cus's front leg but catches the back leg as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid it.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jose De La Cus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Jose De La Cus moved away.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Jose De La Cus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven feints and then cracks Jose De La Cus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jose De La Cus down.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jose De La Cus scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Draven as he connects with a hook.
Jose De La Cus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a head kick that Jose De La Cus semi-blocks.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jose De La Cus's head.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Jose De La Cus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Draven avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Draven misses the target.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven clobbers Jose De La Cus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Draven lands a slapping body shot.
Draven scores with a nice body kick.
Draven throws a leg kick but Jose De La Cus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jose De La Cus.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a push kick.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Draven lands a high kick!
Jose De La Cus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
Draven fakes the leg kick and cracks Jose De La Cus in the body.
Jose De La Cus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Draven.
Draven slips under a jab from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jose De La Cus finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head.
Jose De La Cus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draven slips a jab from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jose De La Cus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Jose De La Cus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Jose De La Cus loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jose De La Cus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven avoids the body shot from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Jose De La Cus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven is looking to wear down Jose De La Cus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Draven blocks a jab.
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 Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Jose De La Cus swings widly with a right hand
and Draven makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jose De La Cus really felt that one!
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Draven lands with a nice body kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Jose De La Cus feints a jab promting Draven to slip. Jose De La Cus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Draven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus lands with a good body shot.
Jose De La Cus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jose De La Cus 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.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jose De La Cus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws the kick towards the body but Jose De La Cus avoids it.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Draven misses.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Draven throws a head kick that Jose De La Cus semi-blocks.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the body kick.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus avoids a kick to the body.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Draven scores with a jab. Jose De La Cus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Draven.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
It appears Draven was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Jose De La Cus feints the counter takedown.
Draven throws a series of punches but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus misses the jab.
Draven is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Jose De La Cus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jose De La Cus scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Draven tenderised Jose De La Cus's leg. Jose De La Cus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draven scores with a push kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Draven ducks under and follows up with a left that Draven also avoids with ease.
Jose De La Cus is breathing heavily.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Jose De La Cus scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jose De La Cus.
Draven is looking to slow Jose De La Cus down with leg kicks.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands a front kick.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Jose De La Cus avoids the head kick by Draven.
A left lands for Draven.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven jabs Jose De La Cus right on the nose. Jose De La Cus blinks but takes it well.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Jose De La Cus scores with a three punch combo!
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jose De La Cus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
A solid body kick from Draven.
Jose De La Cus scores with a shot to the body.
Jose De La Cus looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
It looked like Draven was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Jose De La Cus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Jose De La Cus scores with a one two! Draven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus blocks the body kick.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Draven back to the cage. Jose De La Cus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Jose De La Cus's side.
Jose De La Cus stalks Draven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draven's face. Draven staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Draven misses.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Jose De La Cus stumbling back into the cage.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven scores with a jab.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Draven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draven pushes Jose De La Cus away with a front kick.
Jose De La Cus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Draven defends it well.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draven appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Jose De La Cus moves out of range easily.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven looks to land a body kick but Jose De La Cus moved away.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Draven fakes the leg kick and cracks Jose De La Cus in the body.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
Draven dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
Draven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Jose De La Cus's side.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Jose De La Cus avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Draven's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jose De La Cus under the eye.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Draven lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jose De La Cus will feel that in the morning.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jose De La Cus walks into a stiff left hand from Draven.
Jose De La Cus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jose De La Cus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Jose De La Cus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose De La Cus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
A head kick from Draven lands but Jose De La Cus takes it in his stride.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Draven scores with a kick to the body.
Jose De La Cus ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jose De La Cus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Jose De La Cus's side.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Draven half committed to a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jose De La Cus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Draven has got the better of the exchanges.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jose De La Cus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Draven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Jose De La Cus down.
Jose De La Cus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jose De La Cus throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Draven tenderised Jose De La Cus's leg. Jose De La Cus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven is looking to slow Jose De La Cus down with leg kicks.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jose De La Cus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Carter Jose De La Cus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whatever...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy has chosen Last Caress/Green Hell - Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy lands a jab.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richard Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Donk. Silva catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Brophy is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Richard Silva has been cut.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Brophy in a clinch.
Brophy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy letting Silva take a breather here.
Brophy lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brophy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brophy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands an overhand right.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Brophy. That snapped Silva's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy.
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
Brophy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva thuds a left hand into Brophy's body.
Silva looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Brophy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brophy under the eye.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva cracks the inside of Brophy's front leg.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brophy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brophy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Brophy.
Brophy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Brophy scores with a leg kick.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brophy throws a one two combo.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Brophy back into the cage.
Brophy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Brophy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophys head.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Silva.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Brophy.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
John Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Brophy misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva slips a jab from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Silva misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
John Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Brophy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Brophy lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva stalling.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva trying to stall but Brophy improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Brophy, against the cage.
Brophy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brophy is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brophy throws an elbow but misses.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva avoiding damage as Brophy throws knees to the body.
Richard Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy lands a nice elbow.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a right hand that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Brophy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Brophy drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brophy is looking for the KO!
Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
John Brophy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brophy 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brophy!
Our winner, John Brophy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Marquet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - BEAST. Fredrik Fredriksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Marquet's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fredrik Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Marquet!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson dips to his left and cracks Marquet with an uppercut!
Marquet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredriksson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marquet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marquet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marquet is rocked!
Marquet bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Fredriksson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fredriksson is rocked!
It looks like Fredrik Fredriksson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredriksson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fredriksson is controlling Marquet's posture.
Marquet passes Fredriksson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fredriksson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marquet is pressing down on Fredriksson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredriksson is holding on for now.
Marquet is working for a submission of some sort.
Marquet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fredriksson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fredriksson keeping moving, preventing Marquet from controlling successfully.
Marquet looking to pass the guard.
Marquet is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fredriksson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fredriksson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson stays in close to Marquet's body and controls the position.
Marquet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marquet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fredriksson is controlling him.
Marquet looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquet, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marquet is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fredriksson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Fredriksson is controlling him.
Fredriksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Marquet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marquet wants to break free but Fredriksson has control.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Marquet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredriksson stalling against the cage.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet misses with a body punch.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Fredriksson is controlling him.
Marquet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fredrikssons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquet misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fredriksson.
A left hand lands to the body for Fredriksson.
A shot in the inside from Fredriksson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fredriksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquet's elbow.
Marquet wants to get back to striking at distance but Fredriksson won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fredriksson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fredriksson.
Marquet wants to break free but Fredriksson has control.
Marquet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Marquet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Fredriksson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marquet.
Marquet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Fredriksson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marquet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson effectively controlling the action here.
Fredriksson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fredriksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredriksson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fredriksson lands a shoulder strike.
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrik Fredriksson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquet is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredriksson has double underhooks.
Fredriksson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Marquet swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Fredriksson has him pressed against the cage.
Fredriksson can't find room to land a body shot as Marquet controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with the head strike.
Marquet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fredriksson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquet up against the cage.
Fredriksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Fredriksson as the two fighters clinch.
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson prevents Marquet from breaking the clinch.
Marquet breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marquet! But no joy.
Fredrik Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Marquet.
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Marquet's shoulder, as Marquet tries to avoid the shot.
Fredriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henry Marquet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marquet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fredriksson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Marquet! Fredriksson lets Marquet back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Marquet is still on wobbly legs! Can Fredriksson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquet slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fredriksson.
Fredrik Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Marquet misses with a hook.
Marquet seems to have recovered his senses.
Marquet moves out of range as Fredriksson strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marquet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fredriksson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fredriksson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marquet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marquet toppling to the canvas! Marquet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fredriksson finish him?!
Fredriksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marquet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fredriksson under the eye.
Marquet misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson is looking to counter the offense by Marquet and move into the clinch.
Marquet throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Marquet misses with a two punch combination.
Marquet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fredriksson.
Marquet swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marquet to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Fredriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquet misses with a left hand
and Fredriksson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marquet toppling to the canvas! Marquet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fredriksson finish him?!
Fredriksson is aggressively charging in as Marquet backs up avoiding any damage. Marquet tosses out a jab and Fredriksson runs right into it face first! Fredriksson is out cold! Marquet dropped down on all fours and is barking in Fredriksson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Marquet!
Henry Marquet managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DC Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Cheberyachko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheberyachko comes to the cage accompanied by Percival - Sargon. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artyom Cheberyachko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby scores with a spinning back kick!
Cheberyachko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirby can pounce on him.
Cheberyachko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheberyachko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a nice leg kick.
Cheberyachko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cheberyachko swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cheberyachko checks a leg kick.
It looked like Cheberyachko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheberyachko lands with an overhand left.
Cheberyachko misses with a double jab
and Kirby counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Kirby lands but Cheberyachko takes it in his stride.
It looks like Artyom Cheberyachko has been cut.
Kirby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cheberyachko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cheberyachko lands with a good body shot.
Cheberyachko misses with a left hand
and Kirby counters with a nice leg kick.
Kirby scores with a head kick.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Cheberyachko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Cheberyachko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a kick to the body.
Kirby keeps Cheberyachko at a distance using the push kick.
Cheberyachko throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheberyachko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheberyachko checks a leg kick nicely.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. Cheberyachko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kirby scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cheberyachko lands a right hook to the body.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot.
Kirby cracks the inside of Cheberyachko's front leg.
Kirby thuds his shin into the meat of Cheberyachko's side.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Cheberyachko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kirby counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cheberyachko swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheberyachko swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheberyachko misses the target.
Artyom Cheberyachko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheberyachko misses with a wild body shot.
Cheberyachko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirby.
Kirby keeps Cheberyachko at a distance using the push kick.
Kirby scores with a leg kick.
Kirby feints and then cracks Cheberyachko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheberyachko down.
Cheberyachko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheberyachko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKirby.
Kirby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cheberyachko misses with a right hand
and Kirby counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Cheberyachko misses
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheberyachko's knee momentarily.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Cheberyachko scores with a nice strike.
Kirby feints and then cracks Cheberyachko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheberyachko down.
Cheberyachko throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cheberyachko connects with a body shot.
Kirby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cheberyachko throws the left hand but Kirby avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cheberyachko is out of range and Kirby settles back down.
Cheberyachko throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko tries to bum rush Kirby with a series of wild strikes but Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheberyachko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheberyachko throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheberyachko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Cheberyachko.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kirby. Cheberyachko shrugs it off though.
Cheberyachko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kirby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cheberyachko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheberyachko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kirby tries to score with a low kick but Cheberyachko moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheberyachko misses the jab.
Cheberyachko misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cheberyachko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirby throws a big counter head kick but Cheberyachko avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheberyachko blocks the leg kick.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby throws a low kick, looking for Cheberyachko's leg but Cheberyachko calmly moves out of range.
Kirby tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheberyachko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot.
Cheberyachko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cheberyachko throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kirby scores with a head kick. Cheberyachko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kirby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheberyachko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Cheberyachko misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Cheberyachko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artyom Cheberyachko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheberyachko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby throws a fast counter high kick but Cheberyachko manages to duck under it in time.
Cheberyachko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirby throws a head kick that Cheberyachko semi-blocks.
Cheberyachko is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Oh Cheberyachko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirby throws a nice head kick!
Cheberyachko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheberyachko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheberyachko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirby moves out of range as Cheberyachko strikes.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Cheberyachko misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheberyachko misses the jab.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cheberyachko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cheberyachko seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirby, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cheberyachko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cheberyachko throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Cheberyachko misses with a hook.
Kirby walks into a stiff left hand from Cheberyachko.
Kirby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cheberyachko takes a step back to recover.
Jake Kirby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheberyachko swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheberyachko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby throws a head kick but Cheberyachko moves out of range.
Kirby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Kirby.
Cheberyachko 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.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Cheberyachko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kirby moves away from the strike by Cheberyachko.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheberyachko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cheberyachko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirby throws a front kick that sends Cheberyachko stumbling back into the cage.
Cheberyachko misses with a hook. Kirby ducked under it nicely.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cheberyachko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirby counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirby, right into the meat.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Kirby keeps Cheberyachko at a distance using the push kick.
Some wild striking there from Cheberyachko.
A big right from Cheberyachko misses.
Cheberyachko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheberyachko misses with a left hand
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Cheberyachko 's knee.
Cheberyachko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cheberyachko misses.
Kirby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheberyachko.
Kirby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirby thumps Cheberyachko with a low kick.
Cheberyachko with a hook.
Cheberyachko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Cheberyachko 's knee.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheberyachko's sensitive parts.
Cheberyachko missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheberyachko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kirby.
Cheberyachko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheberyachko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kirby in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cheberyachko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirby. Kirby obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheberyachko misses with a looping right.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. Cheberyachko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Kirby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kirby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Kirby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheberyachko misses with a wild combination.
Kirby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cheberyachko checks it well.
Cheberyachko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kirby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artyom Cheberyachko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kirby throws a head kick but Cheberyachko moves out of range.
Cheberyachko cracks Kirby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
Cheberyachko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a solid body kick.
Cheberyachko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kirby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cheberyachko throws a right hand that misses
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheberyachko's knee momentarily.
Kirby thumps Cheberyachko with a low kick.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cheberyachko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Cheberyachko 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cheberyachko throws a series of punches but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheberyachko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheberyachko misses the jab.
Cheberyachko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses.
Cheberyachko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cheberyachko misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheberyachko takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Cheberyachko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
Kirby lands a head kick!
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby lands a nice looking body kick.
Cheberyachko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
Cheberyachko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cheberyachko.
Artyom Cheberyachko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheberyachko. That did some damage!
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheberyachko moves out of range as Kirby throws a body kick.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Cheberyachko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Cheberyachko misses with a shot to the body
and Kirby counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby misses with a head kick.
Cheberyachko swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Cheberyachko down.
Cheberyachko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cheberyachko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A leg kick checked by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Cheberyachko.
Kirby tries a quick counter leg kick but Cheberyachko is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheberyachko. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheberyachko.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheberyachko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kirby - the referee stops the clock and Cheberyachko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kirby. Cheberyachko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cheberyachko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cheberyachko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirby has time to react.
Cheberyachko throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Good work by Cheberyachko as he checks the leg kick.
Kirby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cheberyachko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cheberyachko misses with a double jab.
Kirby connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheberyachko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirby counters with a head kick.
Cheberyachko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirby can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheberyachko blocks the leg kick.
Cheberyachko throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko misses with a body punch
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheberyachko's knee momentarily.
Kirby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cheberyachko throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Kirby lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Cheberyachko misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirby.
Sloppy strikes from Cheberyachko. Those never looked like landing.
Cheberyachko misses with a right hand
and Kirby counters with an inside leg kick.
Jake Kirby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kirby throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Kirby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kirby 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Kirby!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petros Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Chung comes into the arena with God of Gamblers blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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146 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Petros Prokopos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Chung throws a jab but it's blocked by Prokopos.
Prokopos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fei Chung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prokopos moves away from the strike by Fei Chung.
Prokopos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fei Chung defends it well.
Prokopos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fei Chung swivels and escapes.
Prokopos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prokopos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Prokopos with a poor takedown
and Fei Chung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fei Chung is pawing at Prokopos, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Prokopos's nose. Prokopos is badly hurt! Fei Chung pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Prokopos tries desperately to hold on but Fei Chung is relentless in his assault! As Prokopos receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Fei Chung away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Fei Chung!
A victorious Wu Fei Chung 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 Philip Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Immortal Technique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher's entrance music is The Vindictives - Stupid Song. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Technique's choice of entrance music: Eye in the sky . Immortal Technique struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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172 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Immortal Technique!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher lands a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Technique or perhaps it was just good defense by Gallagher, which made it look bad.
Gallagher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Technique avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Technique.
Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallagher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Technique has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Technique tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gallagher swivels and escapes.
Technique misses with a jab to the body
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Technique bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Technique's belly button to the back.
Technique misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher connects with a right hand. Technique shakes it off.
Gallagher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gallagher jabs Technique right on the nose. Technique blinks but takes it well.
Gallagher lands a leg kick that knocks Technique off balance momentarily.
Technique moves into the clinch successfully.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Technique is trying to pull guard but Gallagher has him pressed against the cage.
Philip Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Immortal Technique.
A head punch on the inside from Technique fails to land.
Technique tries a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Technique.
Technique pushes off an throws an elbow but Gallagher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gallagher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Technique working aggressively here.
Technique jumps guard but Gallagher stands there with Technique around his waist. Technique gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gallagher lands a right hand.
Technique throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Technique backwards.
Gallagher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Technique in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher gets through Technique's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Technique tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gallagher smiles and moves away.
Philip Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gallagher digs a good body shot into Technique's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Technique doesn't seem bothered though.
Gallagher lands the left hand.
Gallagher connects with a nice looking jab.
Technique throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Technique on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Philip Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Technique misses its intended target.
Technique takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gallagher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher throws a combination. Technique tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice straight punches there by Gallagher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gallagher.
Gallagher lands with an uppercut that bounces Technique off the cage and back into range.
Gallagher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Technique counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gallagher!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gallagher is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Technique has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gallagher trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher parries the strikes from Technique easily there. Technique is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gallagher to escape.
Technique has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Technique tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Technique postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Technique tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Technique has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gallagher is trying to buck Technique off.
Technique postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Technique swings around for an armbar but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Technique's guard.
Technique is looking to stand up but Gallagher isn't so interested in that idea.
Technique kicks Gallagher off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallagher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Technique closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a left and a right that stings Technique.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallagher.
Nice uppercut there from Technique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Technique walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Technique! But no joy.
Technique fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher jabs Technique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Technique moves away.
Gallagher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher leaves Technique with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gallagher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
Gallagher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Technique can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Gallagher. Beautiful body shot.
Gallagher lands a jab-cross combination.
Technique takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
Technique moves into the clinch.
Gallagher crunches a lovely knee into Technique's ribcage.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Immortal Technique has been cut.
A short left from Gallagher.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Technique throws a head punch that misses.
Technique jumps into guard, dragging Gallagher to the mat.
Gallagher decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Technique bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher lands a jab to the head.
Technique is breathing heavily.
Technique throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gallagher cracks the inside of Technique's front leg.
Gallagher connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Technique will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gallagher feints a jab promting Technique to slip. Gallagher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Technique slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher tests Technique's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallagher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Technique is rocked!
Technique throws a wild hook but Gallagher just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Technique gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Gallagher raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Gallagher!
An out of breath Philip Gallagher 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Wax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stres Fleshou!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou lands a leg kick that knocks Wax off balance momentarily.
Wax throws a leg kick but Fleshou checks it.
Wax stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fleshou checks a low kick from Wax.
Wax moves out of range of the leg kick from Fleshou.
Fleshou looks to land a combination. Wax sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fleshou loads up on a big right hand but Wax slips the punch.
Fleshou cracks the inside of Wax's front leg.
Nice uppercut there from Wax.
Fleshou tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wax.
Fleshou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Fleshou misses
and Wax counters with a left to the body.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wax.
Wax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wax just misses with a punch to the body.
Wax misses with a hook
and Fleshou counters with a low kick, right behind Wax 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fleshou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wax.
A jab from Wax finds it's way through Fleshou's defenses.
Wax scores with a punch to the head.
Fleshou takes a swing at Wax's ribcage but misses.
Wax walks into a jab.
Wax throws a good cross that connects.
A clash of legs there as Wax blocks the low kick.
Wax lands a body shot.
Fleshou throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wax bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fleshou's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wax takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wax throws out a loose jab but Fleshou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fleshou.
Wax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fleshou. Fleshou obviously looking to wear him down.
Fleshou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wax can pounce on him.
Fleshou throws a hook but Wax avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wax. Fleshou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wax is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wax looks to land a body kick but Fleshou moved away.
Fleshou takes a swing at Wax's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Wax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fleshou.
Wax throws a leg kick but Fleshou sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab by Wax.
Fleshou throws an overhand right that lands on Wax's shoulder, as Wax tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wax is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charlie Wax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleshou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wax makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fleshou jabs Wax right on the nose. Wax blinks but takes it well.
Wax fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fleshou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wax fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wax throws a head kick but Fleshou moves out of range.
Wax blocks a low kick nicely.
Wax scores with a hook to the body. Fleshou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wax throws a body punch but Fleshou moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fleshou misses the target.
Wax misses with a low kick.
Wax takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wax. Fleshou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wax sizes up Fleshou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleshou connects with a leg kick. Wax looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fleshou.
Wax moves into the clinch successfully.
Fleshou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou managing to block the knees to the body from Wax.
Wax looking to throw knees to the head but Fleshou is blocking nicely.
Fleshou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wax misses with the head strike.
Fleshou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wax tries to land a knee to the head but Fleshou blocks with his arms.
Wax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleshou avoids it.
Fleshou avoiding damage as Wax throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wax swings wildly with an uppercut but Fleshou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wax trying to land knees to the body.
Fleshou struggles to land a body shot inside as Wax controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Wax dominated that round.
That's time! Wax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fleshou.
Fleshou has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fleshou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fleshou throws a head kick that Wax semi-blocks.
That kick from Wax tenderised Fleshou's leg. Fleshou is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wax fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleshou wants to land a leg kick but Wax is out of range.
Wax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wax swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fleshou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleshou's corner calls for a 1-2. Fleshou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wax moves away.
Wax misses with a hook. Fleshou ducked under it nicely.
Fleshou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleshou throws a hook to the side of Wax's head but Wax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wax looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleshou is just out of range.
Wax moves away from the strike by Fleshou.
Fleshou throws a big shot that misses.
Fleshou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wax throws a leg kick which misses Fleshou's front leg but catches the back leg as Fleshou tries to avoid it.
Wax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wax lands with a cross.
A jab from Wax misses.
Fleshou throws the left hand but Wax avoids the punch easily.
Fleshou throws a low kick but Wax moves out of range easily.
Fleshou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Fleshou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fleshou moves out of range of the strikes.
Wax tries to clinch up but Fleshou circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Fleshou lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wax.
Wax misses with a head kick.
Wax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleshou walks into a stiff left hand from Wax.
Fleshou scores with a nice body kick.
Fleshou throws a leg kick
and Wax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fleshou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleshou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fleshou throws a body punch but Wax moves out of range.
Wax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleshou.
Wax walks into a stiff left hand from Fleshou.
Wax throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fleshou raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses the shot to the body.
Wax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fleshou. Fleshou obviously looking to wear him down.
Fleshou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wax throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fleshou! But no joy.
Fleshou ducks under a wild hook from Wax.
Wax connects with a leg kick. Fleshou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Wax catches Fleshou right on the button with a cross.
Wax thumps Fleshou with a low kick.
Wax lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wax misses with a lunging right hand
and Fleshou counters with a stiff right hand.
Wax punishes Fleshou's body with a nice straight punch.
Wax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleshou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fleshou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleshou misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou throws a head kick that misses.
Wax takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fleshou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fleshou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fleshou moves out of range of the body kick.
Fleshou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleshou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wax punishes Fleshou's body with a nice straight punch.
Fleshou scores with a leg kick.
Fleshou throws a jab when Wax was well out of range.
Wax scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fleshou throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wax.
Fleshou throws a looping overhand right but Wax ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Wax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Wax will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fleshou throws a hook but Wax blocks it.
Wax throws a lazy right hand but Fleshou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wax instigates a clinch.
Fleshou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Fleshou.
Fleshou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wax throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fleshou dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wax content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wax as Fleshou tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fleshou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wax misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wax trying to land knees to the body.
Wax manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wax can't keep his opponent in guard - Fleshou advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fleshou wants to control but Wax is keeping him busy.
Wax is looking to improve his position.
Fleshou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fleshou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wax does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wax wants to control but Fleshou is keeping busy.
Wax moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wax is trying to control the position but Fleshou postures up.
Fleshou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wax has control of Fleshou's left arm, preventing Fleshou from doing any damage.
Wax keeping moving, preventing Fleshou from controlling successfully.
Fleshou wanted to stand there but Wax had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fleshou staying out of range there.
Wax throws a leg kick but Fleshou moved away.
Wax moves in looking to clinch but Fleshou pushes him off.
Wax closes the distance and pushes Fleshou back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses with a body punch.
Fleshou looking to stall.
Wax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fleshou blocks it with crossed arms.
Fleshou managing to block the knees to the body from Wax.
Fleshou tries to throw a body punch but Wax avoids it by throwing Fleshou back against the cage.
Wax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wax.
Wax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleshou can do to turn this around?
Wax has a couple of punches blocked by Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fleshou lands a hook that snaps the head of Wax backwards.
Charlie Wax has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wax.
Fleshou taking a breather.
Fleshou lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wax.
Fleshou cracks Wax with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wax has a couple of punches blocked by Fleshou.
Fleshou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fleshou.
Still in the clinch, Wax scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Wax trying to land knees to the body.
Fleshou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wax tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wax.
Wax tries to work over Fleshou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleshou lands a body shot.
Wax is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleshou is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fleshou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wax tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Fleshou counter with a right hand.
Fleshou lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Wax clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wax staying out of range there.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
Fleshou ducks under a wild hook from Wax.
Fleshou connects with a leg kick. Wax looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Wax.
Wax misses with the body kick
and Fleshou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fleshou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wax lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wax blocks a jab.
Wax lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fleshou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fleshou throws a hook to the side of Wax's head but Wax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wax misses the target.
Fleshou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wax lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wax cracks Fleshou with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wax jabs Fleshou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Wax catches Fleshou right on the button with a cross.
Wax throws a lazy body kick
and Fleshou counters with a nice uppercut.
Wax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wax throwing a counter right hand but Fleshou manages to avoid it.
Fleshou misses with a shot to the body
and Wax counters with an outside leg kick.
Fleshou avoids a kick to the body.
Wax lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Fleshou misses.
Fleshou scores with a leg kick.
Fleshou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleshou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fleshou! But no joy.
Fleshou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wax.
Fleshou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Fleshou misses.
Fleshou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wax looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fleshou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wax throws a combination that misses
and Fleshou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleshou misses with a low kick.
Fleshou throws a low kick but Wax avoids it.
Fleshou throws a jab but it's blocked by Wax.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wax darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wax misses with an uppercut. Fleshou saw that one coming.
Wax connects with the punch.
Wax blocks a head kick by Fleshou.
Wax connects with a body shot that sends Fleshou's belly button to the back.
Fleshou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wax has time to react.
The fighters circling - Fleshou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Fleshou misses.
Wax fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fleshou is out of range.
Wax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wax swings widly with a right hand
and Fleshou counters with a right hand to the body.
Wax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleshou misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Wax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Fleshou.
Wax lands the left hand.
Wax goes for a double leg but Fleshou avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fleshou continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleshou throws a lazy head kick
and Wax makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Wax takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Wax.
Wax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Fleshou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fleshou.
Wax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Stres Fleshou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wax stuns Fleshou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fleshou slips a straight right by Wax.
Fleshou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Charlie Wax is winning the standup battle so far.
Wax misses with a low kick as Fleshou jumps back.
Fleshou throws a right hand that misses
and Wax counters with an outside leg kick.
Fleshou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wax lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fleshou at a distance.
Wax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleshou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fleshou.
A cross from Wax lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou throws a big shot that misses.
Fleshou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wax manages to avoid it.
Wax tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fleshou is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wax looks to throw the jab but Fleshou is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fleshou! But no joy.
Wax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wax checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wax.
Fleshou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wax misses with a body shot.
Wax feints and then cracks Fleshou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fleshou down.
Fleshou avoids the head kick by Wax.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fleshou! But no joy.
Fleshou missing with a left hand there. Wax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fleshou.
Wax throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleshou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fleshou works Wax's body with a nice hook.
Stres Fleshou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wax throws a body shot but no joy.
Wax forces Fleshou back against the cage and clinches.
Wax looking to throw knees to the head but Fleshou is blocking nicely.
Fleshou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wax's elbow.
Wax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleshou avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
Fleshou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fleshou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wax or not.
Fleshou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fleshou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wax lands with a light punch inside.
Fleshou has a couple of punches blocked by Wax.
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wax lands a left hand.
Wax lands a hook that snaps the head of Fleshou backwards.
Fleshou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou lands with a left to the head.
Fleshou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Wax.
Fleshou blocking some punches.
Wax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou trying to control the position but instead, Wax has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fleshou into the cage.
Wax with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wax misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fleshou tries to throw a body punch but Wax avoids it by throwing Fleshou back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wax is keeping busy.
Wax landing knees to the body.
Wax throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleshou.
Wax throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fleshou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleshou looking to stall.
Fleshou throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Wax.
Wax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fleshou or not.
Wax trying to land knees to the body.
Fleshou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Wax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wax has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Wax!
Charlie Wax retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Charlie Wax misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo throws a hook but Shevchenko avoids it easily.
Shevchenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shevchenko defending well as Angelo loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Angelo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shevchenko walks into a stiff left hand from Angelo.
It looks like Taras Shevchenko has been cut.
Donk. Angelo catches Shevchenko right on the button with a cross.
Shevchenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Angelo's waist but Angelo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shevchenko off to one side.
Angelo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shevchenko with a body shot.
Angelo lands with a shot to the body.
Angelo loads up on a big right hand but Shevchenko slips the punch.
Shevchenko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelo tests Shevchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Angelo looks to throw the jab but Shevchenko is out of range.
Shevchenko attempts a counter takedown but Angelo avoids it well and moves away.
Angelo thuds a left hand into Shevchenko's body.
Angelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shevchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shevchenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Angelo as Shevchenko shoots in.
Shevchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angelo.
Shevchenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Donk. Angelo catches Shevchenko right on the button with a cross.
Taras Shevchenko's cut is getting worse.
Angelo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shevchenko dives in and grabs Angelo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Angelo pushes down on Shevchenko's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taras Shevchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shevchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angelo.
Luiz Angelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shevchenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Angelo as he avoids it easily.
Angelo throws a shot from downtown. Shevchenko moves away and avoids it.
Shevchenko fails with the takedown.
Shevchenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Angelo sprawls well. He's pushed Shevchenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shevchenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelo can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevchenko is looking to take a break and control but Angelo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko tries to score with some ground and pound. Angelo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Angelo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shevchenko.
Shevchenko wants to control but Angelo is keeping him busy.
Angelo defending against the ground and pound.
Shevchenko cracks Angelo with a big elbow.
Shevchenko is putting a hurting on Angelo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shevchenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angelo keeps working.
Angelo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shevchenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shevchenko working the head with strikes.
It looks like Luiz Angelo has been cut.
Shevchenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Angelo is defending well.
Shevchenko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angelo keeps working.
Shevchenko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Angelo to see if he's OK.
Shevchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shevchenko working the strikes but Angelo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shevchenko trying to control the action but Angelo is working from the bottom.
Angelo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Angelo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Shevchenko there.
Angelo is rocked!
Shevchenko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Angelo is still in real trouble! Can Shevchenko finish him?
Shevchenko lands a big elbow - Angelo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Shevchenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taras Shevchenko!
Taras Shevchenko retains his super heavyweight title!
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