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UGD 20:Escobarre Vs Sturm PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stephens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stephens.
Hedman Karlsson wants to counter the offense by Stephens and move into the clinch position.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hedman Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Stephens's shoulder, as Stephens tries to avoid the shot.
Stephens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stephens with a jab.
Stephens misses with a hook to the body
and Hedman Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stephens misses with an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stephens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stephens manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson darts in trying to clinch
and Stephens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stephens throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hedman Karlsson tries to clinch but Stephens moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stephens scores with a nice head shot.
Stephens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stephens is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tony Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephens tests Hedman Karlsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stephens cracks Hedman Karlsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stephens has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hedman Karlsson to stand back up!
Hedman Karlsson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and pushes Stephens back into the cage.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Stephens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedman Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephens loads up on a big right hand but Hedman Karlsson slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Stephens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stephens misses the target.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stephens.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a combination
and Stephens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stephens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Stephens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stephens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stephens.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Stephens is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens throws an overhand right that lands on Hedman Karlsson's shoulder, as Hedman Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson does it's job there.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Stephens avoids it with no problem.
Stephens throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson avoids it easily.
Stephens throws a combination. Hedman Karlsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws an overhand right that lands on Hedman Karlsson's shoulder, as Hedman Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Stephens thuds a left hand into Hedman Karlsson's body.
Stephens swings widly with a right hand
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stephens misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Hedman Karlsson jabs at Stephens's body.
Stephens throws a jab but it's blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Hedman Karlsson misses with the combination.
Hedman Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stephens feints a jab promting Hedman Karlsson to slip. Stephens then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hedman Karlsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hedman Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hedman Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stephens finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Stephens there.
A telegraphed right hand from Stephens misses the target.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Hedman Karlsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a double jab.
Stephens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hedman Karlsson throws a series of strikes that have Stephens backpedaling.
Stephens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Stephens throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
We've been informed that Hedman Karlsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stephens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hedman Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stephens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Stephens swings widly with a right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Stephens throws a lazy right hand but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stephens dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Stephens throws a head punch that misses.
Stephens working aggressively here.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephens blocks a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hedman Karlsson lands a takedown into guard.
Stephens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stephens pulls Hedman Karlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hedman Karlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens controlling the position.
Stephens keeping moving, preventing Hedman Karlsson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens is adopting a defensive guard.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedman Karlsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stephens throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hedman Karlsson throws a combination. Stephens tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stephens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Stephens misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stephens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hedman Karlsson somewhat.
Stephens is looking to counter punch.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Stephens moves away and avoids it.
Stephens throws an overhand right that lands on Hedman Karlsson's shoulder, as Hedman Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stephens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stephens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stephens kicks Hedman Karlsson off and gets back to his feet.
Stephens connects with the punch.
Stephens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hedman Karlsson swinging wildly here.
Tony Stephens is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stephens counters with a crisp one two that drops Hedman Karlsson! Stephens thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hedman Karlsson to his feet! Hedman Karlsson is in big trouble!
BAM! Stephens delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hedman Karlsson like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tony Stephens!
A victorious Tony Stephens thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arm Ageddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Mofumofuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ageddon's entrance music is bring the pain. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arm Ageddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Mofumofuko !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ageddon is looking to chop away at Mofumofuko 's legs.
As Ageddon backs off Mofumofuko throws a huge counter combo but Ageddon manages to avoid it all.
Ageddon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mofumofuko slips a jab from Ageddon.
Mofumofuko unleashes a big counter combination but Ageddon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ageddon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ageddon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ageddon walks into a jab.
It looks like Arm Ageddon has been cut.
Arm Ageddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mofumofuko throws a right and a left that Ageddon avoids nicely.
Mofumofuko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ageddon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ageddon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mofumofuko circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mofumofuko moves into range and clinches up with Ageddon.
Mofumofuko is trying to force a seperation but Ageddon has the dominant position.
Mofumofuko breaks from the clinch.
Mofumofuko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ageddon throws out the jab.
Mofumofuko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mofumofuko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ageddon. Ageddon obviously looking to wear him down.
Mofumofuko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ageddon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mofumofuko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ageddon slips a jab and a cross from Mofumofuko .
A slapping leg kick lands for Ageddon.
Mofumofuko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mofumofuko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ageddon cracks Mofumofuko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mofumofuko throws a poor cross that misses
and Ageddon counters with a three punch combo that has Mofumofuko backing up. Mofumofuko nods at Ageddon to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ageddon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mofumofuko . That did some damage!
Ageddon misses with a two punch combination.
Mofumofuko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ageddon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ageddon tries a low kick but Mofumofuko avoids it.
Ageddon scores with a leg kick.
Mofumofuko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ageddon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ageddon throws a body punch but Mofumofuko moves out of range.
Mofumofuko checks a low kick from Ageddon.
Despite the aggression on Mofumofuko 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mofumofuko swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ageddon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ageddon misses the target.
It seemed like Mofumofuko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ageddon connects with an inside leg kick.
Mofumofuko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ageddon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ageddon throws a leg kick but Mofumofuko moved away.
Ageddon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ageddon tried to score with a low kick but Mofumofuko checks it.
Mofumofuko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ageddon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mofumofuko . That did some damage!
Ageddon is looking to slow Mofumofuko down with leg kicks.
Ageddon works over Mofumofuko 's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ageddon 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 Mofumofuko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mofumofuko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ageddon dodges the punch combination from Mofumofuko .
Ageddon misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Mofumofuko 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ageddon throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Mofumofuko as he checks the leg kick.
Ageddon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ageddon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ageddon throws a right hand that Mofumofuko ducks under and follows up with a left that Mofumofuko also avoids with ease.
As Ageddon backs off Mofumofuko throws a huge counter combo but Ageddon manages to avoid it all.
Mofumofuko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arm Ageddon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arm Ageddon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ageddon is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Ageddon misses.
Ageddon lands a really nice looking cross but Mofumofuko seems unphased.
Ageddon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mofumofuko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ageddon with a body shot.
A low kick from Ageddon misses
and Mofumofuko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Mofumofuko .
Ageddon throws a low kick but Mofumofuko avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Mofumofuko blocks the low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ageddon.
Ageddon throws a series of punches but Mofumofuko avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ageddon connects with a combination that backs up Mofumofuko into the cage. Ageddon lands a flurry of punches that gets past Mofumofuko 's guard. Mofumofuko is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Ageddon bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arm Ageddon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Arm Ageddon waved his t-shirt featuring Versus's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamaal Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Watch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watch has chosen Kray Twins-Round One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamaal Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Watch!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Watch blocks the leg kick.
Watch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Some bone on bone action there as Watch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watch throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Charles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charles throws a low kick but Watch avoids it.
Charles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Charles scores with a kick to the body.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charles blocks a jab.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Watch is out of range.
Watch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Charles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watch. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watch wants to clinch up but Charles keeps it at a distance.
Charles checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Watch. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watch throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Watch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Charles rather than just go for the knockout.
Watch tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Watch fails to land.
Watch struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Watch fails to land.
Watch tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watch tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
The referee calls for Charles to work.
Watch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Watch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Watch misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watch struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.
Watch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charles.
Watch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watch throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Watch moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Charles lands a really nice looking cross but Watch seems unphased.
Watch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Charles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charles.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick from Watch.
Watch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charles. Charles obviously looking to wear him down.
Watch doesn't manage to clinch there - Charles circles away.
Watch throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Charles there.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watch throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Watch tries to land a front kick but Charles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watch tried to score with a low kick but Charles checks it.
Watch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charles.
Watch misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Watch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charles.
Watch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watch misses with a looping left.
Watch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Charles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Watch just manages to avoid it.
Charles keeps Watch at a distance using the push kick.
Charles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Charles throws the left hand but Watch avoids the punch easily.
Leonardo Watch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Charles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watch's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watch wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Watch misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick.
Charles forces Watch back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
Watch tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Watch back against the cage.
Watch scores with a shot to the side of Charles's head.
Watch can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Watch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles punishes Watch's body with a nice straight punch.
Charles 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.
Watch blocks the body kick.
Watch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watch just misses with a punch to the body.
Watch looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Charles is looking to counter the offense by Watch and move into the clinch.
Charles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watch's calf.
Charles lands a head kick. Watch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Watch tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
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 Jamaal Charles will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Watch missing with a left hand there. Charles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles tries to score with a low kick but Watch moves his leg out of the way.
Watch just misses with a punch to the body.
Watch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jamaal Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles checks a low kick from Watch.
Watch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Charles tried to counter with a leg kick but Watch avoided it.
Watch wants to clinch.
A head kick from Charles lands but Watch takes it in his stride.
Jamaal Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles slips under a jab from Watch.
Charles went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watch misses with a body kick.
Charles half committed to a counter leg kick.
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watch.
Watch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Charles 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.
Charles has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Watch controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watch working aggressively here.
Charles is trying to push Watch away but Watch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Charles avoiding damage.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles throws a leg kick which misses Watch's front leg but catches the back leg as Watch tries to avoid it.
Watch swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Watch throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Watch closes the distance and pushes Charles back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Watch blocks a head kick by Charles.
Watch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Watch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Watch.
Watch throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Charles.
Charles scores with a sloppy right hand. Watch should have avoided that one.
Watch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watch walks into a straight right hand from Charles.
Nice defenses there by Watch.
Charles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watch looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Watch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles misses with a double jab.
Charles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watch's calf.
Watch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Charles was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles throws a low kick, looking for Watch's leg but Watch calmly moves out of range.
Charles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charles slips a jab from Watch.
Charles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watch.
It looked like Charles was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Watch.
Watch misses with a lunging right hand
and Charles counters with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Charles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watch misses the shot to the body.
Charles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles throws the kick towards the body but Watch avoids it.
Charles works over Watch's head and body with a nice combination.
Watch throws a leg kick but Charles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watch is looking to clinch.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watch misses the shot to the body.
Charles half committed to a counter leg kick.
Charles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Charles backs off Watch throws a huge counter combo but Charles manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles checks a leg kick.
Charles slips under a jab from Watch.
A leg kick checked by Watch.
It seemed like Watch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watch 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 Charles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Charles bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Charles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watch throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Watch is breathing heavily.
Watch throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charles feints and then cracks Watch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watch down.
Charles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Watch ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Watch tries to clinch but Charles moves away
and Charles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watch's knee momentarily.
Charles slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Charles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles tries to land a leg kick but Watch saw it coming and moves away.
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 Jamaal Charles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Watch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charles checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Charles.
Watch checks the leg kick.
A jab from Watch misses.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles misses with a low kick as Watch jumps back.
Charles tries to score with a low kick but Watch moves his leg out of the way.
Watch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watch misses the shot to the body.
Charles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charles drives through and clinches with Watch against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Watch fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles pushes Watch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Charles.
A head punch on the inside from Watch fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Charles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charles breaks the clinch.
Watch misses with a body shot.
Watch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Watch moves out of range easily.
Watch 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.
Watch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles throws a big counter combination but Watch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Watch blocks a jab.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Watch wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Watch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Charles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charles motions for Watch to come forward. Charles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charles scoring well with a low kick there.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Charles moves away from the strike by Watch.
Charles scores with a hook to the body. Watch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watch throws a wild body kick that Charles sees coming a mile off.
Charles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charles scores with a leg kick.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Watch.
An inside leg kick lands from Charles.
Leonardo Watch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watch fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Charles.
Charles throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles feints and then cracks Watch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watch down.
Watch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watch.
Charles was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watch thows a body kick. Charles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Charles checks a low kick from Watch.
Watch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charles moves away from the strike by Watch.
Watch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watch tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Watch throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watch misses with a wild body shot.
Watch throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Watch fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles lands a leg kick that knocks Watch off balance momentarily.
Charles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles with a nice cross.
Charles throws a chopping leg kick but Watch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charles throws a leg kick but Watch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watch is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charles connects with a jab.
Watch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles feints and then cracks Watch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watch down.
Watch throws a looping overhand right but Charles ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charles.
Watch tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jamaal Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles lands a leg kick that knocks Watch off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamaal Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamaal Charles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
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, Vincent Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Cooper.
Cooper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zavurov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooper. That's going to slow Zavurov down.
Zavurov closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Zavurov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cooper stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Zavurov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zavurov lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper is leaning against Zavurov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper digs a right hand into Zavurov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zavurov's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Zavurov wants to stall.
Cooper pushes Zavurov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zavurov is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Zavurov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Zavurov is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zavurov is trying to stall.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zavurov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Cooper has Zavurov pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zavurov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Cooper just leaning against Zavurov, taking a breather.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Zavurov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Vincent Cooper has been cut.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Zavurov controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Zavurov avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Zavurov lands a left hand.
A short right from Zavurov.
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zavurov up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Cooper's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Zavurov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooper to keep the fight standing.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavurovs head.
Cooper lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Zavurov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Zavurov misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zavurov throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper pushes Zavurov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zavurov's elbow.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Cooper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooper lands a really nice looking cross but Zavurov seems unphased.
Shamil Zavurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Zavurov avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Zavurov moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. Zavurov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooper scores with a jab to the head.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Zavurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Zavurov knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Zavurov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooper doesn't seem phased though.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zavurov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Cooper responds with a good body kick, but Zavurov manages to step out the way in time.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zavurov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooper. Cooper obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zavurov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zavurov there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooper. That's going to slow Zavurov down.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zavurov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zavurov lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper works on Zavurov's body with a couple of short punches.
Zavurov blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Zavurov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper tries to work over Zavurov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper cracks Zavurov with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Cooper.
A short body shot lands from Cooper as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zavurov blocks a body shot from Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Vincent Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Cooper gets through Zavurov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zavurov.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper digs a right hand underneath Zavurov's ribcage. Zavurov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zavurov or not.
Cooper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooper.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
Zavurov is rocked!
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Zavurov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper throws a big uppercut that drops Zavurov! More strikes from Cooper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zavurov lies dazed against the cage as Cooper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Cooper!
In his post fight interview, Vincent Cooper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zoranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jansson's entrance music is Pain - Shut Your Mouth . A fine choice. Milan Zoranovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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284 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Zoranovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoranovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jansson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zoranovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jansson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jansson cracks Zoranovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jansson throws a hook to the side of Zoranovic's head but Zoranovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zoranovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jansson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Milan Zoranovic has been cut.
Jansson works over Zoranovic's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Jansson both land. Nice combination.
Zoranovic's coach down at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zoranovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zoranovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zoranovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jansson defends it well.
Zoranovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jansson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jansson is trying to escape back to his feet but Zoranovic uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jansson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson is looking to regain half guard here but Zoranovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Jansson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zoranovic on the ground.
Zoranovic cracks Jansson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jansson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Zoranovic dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Jimmy Jansson has been cut.
Zoranovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Zoranovic.
Jimmy Jansson's cut is getting worse.
Zoranovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zoranovic controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson tries to hold on but Zoranovic pushes him away.
Zoranovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jansson is rocked!
Jimmy Jansson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Jansson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Milan Zoranovic!
Milan Zoranovic took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mutant Morais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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290 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mutant Morais!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabe slips under a jab.
Morais scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morais connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mugabe's hands.
Mugabe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morais.
Mugabe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morais napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mugabe is trying to ground and pound but Morais uses the momentary lack of control by Mugabe to regain half guard.
Mugabe is trying to control the action in half guard but Morais is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morais keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Mugabe there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mugabe lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Mutant Morais has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morais pushes Mugabe off looking to stand but Mugabe dives back in and keeps control.
Mugabe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mugabe stops Morais from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mugabe.
Morais has hold of Mugabe's hands but Mugabe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mugabe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mugabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morais defending well though.
Mugabe prevents Morais from standing back up.
Mugabe throwing shots but Morais is blocking nicely.
Mugabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mugabe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morais is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morais is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mugabe scores with a couple of nice shots.
That has opened up Mutant Morais's cut even more.
Mugabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mugabe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mugabe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mutant Morais's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mutant Morais's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rob Mugabe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones II. Cosby has chosen Hikky Burr as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
202 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Cosby!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar looks to land a right hand but Cosby moved out of range.
Ragnar jabs Cosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Ragnar's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cosby swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnar throws a series of punches but Cosby avoids them all with ease.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosby manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
Cosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar lands a nice shot that snaps Cosby's head back.
Nice jab there from Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar takes a swing at Cosby's ribcage but misses.
Cosby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cosby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnar pulls Cosby in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ragnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar is really struggling to control Cosby but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cosby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cosby wants to control from the top but Ragnar keeps moving.
Cosby throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnar controlling Cosby's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cosby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ragnar keeping full guard, as Cosby tries to pass.
Ragnar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cosby trying to control but Ragnar is working from the bottom.
Cosby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Ragnar throws out a loose jab but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnar - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a head kick.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosby blocks a jab.
Cosby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ragnar trying to hold on to Cosby's head to control him but Cosby postures up.
Cosby wants to free his trapped foot but Ragnar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ragnar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosby is keen to just control but Ragnar is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cosby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cosby connects with a body shot.
Cosby avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Cosby with the counter takedown but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Cosby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosby manages to avoid it.
Cosby tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Bill Cosby has been cut.
Ragnar looks to land a left hand but Cosby moved out of range nicely.
Cosby unleashes a big counter combination but Ragnar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bill Cosby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cosby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby throws a head kick that Ragnar semi-blocks.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cosby has time to react.
Ragnar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cosby is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby dives in for a single leg takedown but Ragnar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cosby shoots for a takedown but Ragnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cosby dives in and grabs Ragnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ragnar pushes down on Cosby's head and hops out.
Bjorn Ragnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cosby.
Cosby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cosby trying to control but Ragnar is working from the bottom.
Ragnar managing to control the position.
Ragnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ragnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar pulls Cosby in close to prevent any damage.
Bill Cosby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cosby connects with a couple of short punches.
Cosby postures up.
Cosby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ragnar is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cosby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cosby showed some decent athleticism there.
Cosby performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ragnar is concentrating on defense, preventing Cosby from advancing position.
Cosby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnar's head.
Cosby winds up and cracks Ragnar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar trying to control here.
Ragnar is trying to get back to full guard.
Cosby passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ragnar just holding on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnar wants to control but Cosby is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Cosby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cosby misses with a head kick.
Ragnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Ragnar as Cosby shoots in.
Ragnar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cosby wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ragnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Cosby tries to counter it with a takedown but Ragnar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ragnar misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar is looking to score with low kicks.
Cosby feints the counter takedown.
Cosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnar.
Cosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosby throws a push kick but Ragnar slaps the foot to one side.
Cosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjorn Ragnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Cosby.
Ragnar misses the jab.
Ragnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a two punch combination.
Cosby has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar.
Cosby misses with a kick to the body.
Cosby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnar. Ragnar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Ragnar.
Cosby defending well as Ragnar loads up on a big left hand.
Cosby changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Cosby moves away and avoids it.
Cosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cosby misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cosby working aggressively here.
Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ragnar.
Ragnar lands with a left to the head.
Ragnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Cosby blocks an uppercut.
Ragnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cosby shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnar misses the target.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a head kick.
Ragnar lands with a nice body punch.
Cosby is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ragnar's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar is looking to improve his position.
Cosby wants to control but Ragnar is keeping him busy.
Ragnar keeping control of the position.
Ragnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
Our winner, Bjorn Ragnar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Bill Cosby stepped up to the mic, saying '"I'd like to thank my sponsors, "Jello Pudding Pops" and "Quaalude."'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Kjaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Edwin Kjaer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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25
181 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Granite 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Kjaer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kjaer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Atunes misses with a body shot
and Kjaer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Atunes.
Atunes working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Atunes.
Atunes avoiding damage.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Kjaer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjaer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Atunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes swings for the body but Kjaer moves out of range.
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjaer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Kjaer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Atunes.
Kjaer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kjaer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kjaer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kjaer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Kjaer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Kjaer avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Kjaer saw that one coming.
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Kjaer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Atunes misses with a hook to the body
and Kjaer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kjaer.
Atunes lands a body shot.
A short right from Kjaer on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer working aggressively here.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Atunes.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Kjaer checks a low kick from Atunes.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kjaer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kjaer wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
Atunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kjaer wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
Kjaer defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Kjaer slips a straight right by Atunes.
Kjaer wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Kjaer down.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Kjaer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Atunes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Kjaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kjaer tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Kjaer tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Atunes.
Kjaer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kjaer moves away.
Atunes tests Kjaer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kjaer avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes is looking to chop away at Kjaer's legs.
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Kjaer ducks down to avoid it.
Kjaer tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Kjaer avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Atunes throws a front kick that sends Kjaer stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes throws a low kick but Kjaer moves out of range easily.
Atunes connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kjaer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes throws out a powerful jab.
Atunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kjaer at a distance.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes scores with a jab to the body.
Kjaer checks a leg kick.
Atunes is looking to slow Kjaer down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes throws a one two combo.
Kjaer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Kjaer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kjaer counters by clinching up.
Atunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Kjaer avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Kjaer digs a right hand into Atunes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atunes's gas tank.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kjaer can do to turn this around?
Kjaer digs a right hand underneath Atunes's ribcage. Atunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes tries to work over Kjaer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Kjaer.
Atunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kjaer gets through Atunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kjaer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Kjaer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kjaer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kjaer lands an uppercut.
Kjaer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Kjaer has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Atunes.
Kjaer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kjaer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kjaer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Atunes as the two fighters clinch.
Kjaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kjaer is just out of range.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Kjaer's head but Kjaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kjaer wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
Atunes stuns Kjaer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjaer wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kjaer is out of range.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Kjaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kjaer tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Atunes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kjaer avoids the body shot from Atunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Kjaer moved away.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kjaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Kjaer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Atunes.
Atunes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kjaer tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Kjaer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atunes is looking to wear down Kjaer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Atunes scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kjaer manages to avoid it.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Atunes takes a swing at Kjaer's ribcage but misses.
Kjaer wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes.
Atunes swings for the body but Kjaer moves out of range.
Kjaer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjaer moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Atunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Kjaer wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Atunes - that will leave a mark!
Atunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. Kjaer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Atunes scores with a spinning back kick!
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Kjaer is out of range.
Atunes sets himself, and Kjaer steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Kjaer tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Kjaer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atunes.
Atunes thumps Kjaer with a low kick.
Kjaer slips a jab from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Kjaer moves into the clinch.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kjaer backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kjaer tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Kjaer back against the cage.
Kjaer misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kjaer.
Kjaer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Atunes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kjaer can turn it around.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Kjaer.
Kjaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Kjaer is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kjaer on the inside.
Atunes is trying to force a seperation but Kjaer has the dominant position.
Kjaer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kjaer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjaer has Atunes pressed against the cage, preventing Atunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kjaer tries a knee to the head but Atunes blocks it.
Kjaer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kjaer lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
Kjaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kjaer has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Atunes taking a breather.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Kjaer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kjaer.
Kjaer tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kjaer moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
Kjaer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Atunes.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kjaer manages to avoid it.
Edwin Kjaer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kjaer moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
Leonardo Atunes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Dykstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dykstra thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dykstra checks a leg kick nicely.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dykstra moves away.
Dykstra lands a slapping body shot.
Dykstra throws a head kick that misses
and Strong moves into the clinch.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dykstra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dykstra stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dykstra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong throws a head kick that misses.
Dykstra quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dykstra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dykstra tries to land a body kick
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra has closed the distance and engaged Strong in a clinch.
Dykstra taking a breather.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Strong letting Dykstra take a breather here.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dykstra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dykstra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong pushes Dykstra away with a front kick.
Dykstra blocks a head kick by Strong.
Dykstra has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dykstra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strong scores with a jab to the body.
Dykstra scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strong throws a head kick but Dykstra moves out of range.
Dykstra throws a counter high kick but Strong was just alert enough to avoid it.
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!
Strong checks a leg kick nicely.
Dykstra walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Dykstra.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dykstra.
Strong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dykstra delivers a nice body kick.
Dykstra throws a head kick that misses.
Strong throws a body kick that misses.
Dykstra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Dykstra lands a big head kick that sends Strong tumbling to the mat! Dykstra takes a step backwards and waves Strong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Joe Strong has been cut.
Strong walks straight into a right hand from Dykstra - that's dropped him! Dykstra jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Strong from any more punishment! Strong complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doc Dykstra!
Doc Dykstra seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre comes to the cage accompanied by Xzibit- Alcoholic . Pablo Escobarre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felix Sturm's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm moves out of range as Escobarre strikes.
Sturm connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sturm there.
It looks like Pablo Escobarre has been cut.
Felix Sturm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturm.
Nice defenses there by Sturm.
Escobarre throws a poor cross that misses
and Sturm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturm throws a hook but Escobarre blocks it.
Escobarre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sturm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sturm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sturm misses with a wild body shot.
Escobarre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sturm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturm throws the left hand but Escobarre avoids the punch easily.
Sturm listening to his corner there, landing a nice 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!
A swing and a miss from Sturm.
The crowd cheers as Escobarre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturm doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre defending well as Sturm loads up on a big left hand.
Escobarre misses with a body shot.
Sturm misses with a low kick.
Escobarre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturm manages to avoid it.
Sturm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A clash of legs there as Escobarre blocks the low kick.
Sturm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturm has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sturm throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobarre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturm misses with a kick to the body
and Escobarre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sturm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escobarre.
Escobarre cracks Sturm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sturm is rocked!
Escobarre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sturm is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobarre finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobarre throws a big shot that misses.
Escobarre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobarre swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm throws out a counter right but Escobarre avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturm throws the kick towards the body but Escobarre avoids it.
Escobarre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sturm seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobarre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturm was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobarre.
Escobarre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobarre swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobarre drops his shoulder and cracks Sturm with a huge uppercut! Sturm goes down! Can Escobarre finish him?
Escobarre throws a big right hand that misses.
Sturm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sturm wants to stand up but Escobarre is controlling him.
Sturm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre lands a couple of elbows.
Sturm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escobarre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Escobarre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobarre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escobarre trying to control but Sturm is working from the bottom.
Escobarre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sturm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobarre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sturm works Escobarre's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre misses with a straight left.
Escobarre misses with a wild body shot.
Sturm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sturm slips under a jab.
Sturm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobarre.
Escobarre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturm.
Escobarre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobarre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Escobarre misses its intended target.
Sturm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturm throws a right hand that misses
letting Escobarre counter with a right hand.
Escobarre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobarre tests Sturm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobarre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobarre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escobarre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturm.
Sturm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Escobarre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escobarre checks a low kick from Sturm.
Escobarre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sturm can do to turn this around?
Sturm swings for the body but Escobarre moves out of range.
Escobarre drops Sturm with a big left hand and mounts him. Sturm is in big trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturm is looking to get to half guard.
Escobarre unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sturm wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Escobarre celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobarre!
Pablo Escobarre retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Pablo Escobarre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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