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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yolo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Cenabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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194 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yolo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judah Cenabre!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Romero's head coaches at Phoenix Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cenabre.
As Cenabre tries to get set, Romero tries to push him back and clinch up but Cenabre manages to avoid the attempt.
Cenabre misses with the body kick
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cenabre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cenabre moves to clinch but Romero breaks away
and Romero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cenabre backwards.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cenabre backwards.
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!
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Cenabre's head.
Cenabre is rocked!
Romero misses with some punches.
Cenabre is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cenabre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Cenabre.
Cenabre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cenabre seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cenabre with a big uppercut! Cenabre tries to clinch up but Romero pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cenabre to the mat! Cenabre covers up and Romero unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yolo Romero!
In his post fight interview, Yolo Romero 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Practice Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Warne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Practice Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Warne!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warne drives through with a takedown into Built's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Built is wriggling around but Warne manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warne works his foot free and advances to mount.
Warne is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Built can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Warne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Built is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne controlling the pace for now.
Built throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Built is squirming around, avoiding Warne's attempts to control the action.
Warne working for a guillotine from mount but Built is in no mood to give up.
Warne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Built knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warne on the ground.
Built is squirming around, avoiding Warne's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Warne locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Built is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Warne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Belovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santos Belovic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Belovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Belovic.
Belovic leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belovic as he avoids it easily.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belovic misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Belovic trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Belovic scores with punches from side control.
Gracie prevents Belovic from improving position.
Gracie is not content to let Belovic control the position.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belovic cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Belovic is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belovic just content to control the position.
Belovic is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Belovic.
Gracie is trying to control Belovic's posture but Belovic avoids it.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belovic working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Belovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belovic off and has taken his back!
Belovic tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Belovic.
Belovic trying to control the action but Gracie just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie wants to control but Belovic is keeping busy.
Belovic trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Belovic is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and Gracie manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Gracie!
A relieved looking Carlos Gracie 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neigh Tuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neigh Tuh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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191 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neigh Tuh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a hook but Tuh blocks it.
Knight cracks Tuh with a good jab.
It looks like Neigh Tuh has been cut.
Tuh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tuh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tuh or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
Knight is looking to counter punch.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tuh on the side of the head.
Knight lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuh misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tuh is rocked!
That has opened up Neigh Tuh's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight cracks Tuh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knight has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tuh to stand back up!
Tuh is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Knight connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Tuh out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Knight!
In his post fight interview, Kenny Knight 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartwell White's entrance music is TV On The Radio - DLZ. A fine choice. Marco Rojas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rojas misses.
Hartwell White cracks Rojas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Marco Rojas has been cut.
Hartwell White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartwell White throws a body kick that misses.
Hartwell White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartwell White was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Rojas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White tries to land a front kick but Rojas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rojas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Hartwell White throws a low kick but Rojas moves out of range easily.
Rojas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rojas at a distance.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Hartwell White moved out of range.
Hartwell White misses with a hook to the body
and Rojas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartwell White.
Rojas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rojas's coach down at Barbell Brigade - $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rojas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Rojas misses.
Hartwell White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rojas on the side of the head.
A jab from Hartwell White misses.
Rojas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab by Hartwell White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartwell White tries to land a body kick
and Rojas counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hartwell White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hartwell White throws a leg kick
and Rojas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartwell White throws a front kick aimed at Rojas's knee but Rojas avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hartwell White misses
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartwell White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rojas moves out of range of the body kick from Hartwell White.
Rojas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Hartwell White misses
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rojas misses the jab.
A low kick from Hartwell White is predictable there
and Rojas counters with a nice body shot.
Rojas sends Hartwell White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rojas is motioning to the referee to let Hartwell White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hartwell White is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hartwell White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hartwell White misses with a leg kick
and Rojas counters with a right hand to the body.
Rojas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartwell White.
Rojas avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Rojas misses.
Hartwell White feints and then cracks Rojas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rojas down.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Hartwell White slips the punch.
Rojas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hartwell White tries to score with a low kick but Rojas moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rojas! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Rojas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco Rojas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Decent striking displayed by Hartwell White there.
Hartwell White throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
Hartwell White throws a head kick but Rojas moves out of range.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartwell White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Hartwell White gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rojas.
Rojas moves out of range of the body kick from Hartwell White.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartwell White looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White throws a wild body kick that Rojas sees coming a mile off.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Marco Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hartwell White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hartwell White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rojas blocks the body kick.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Hartwell White avoids it with no problem.
Hartwell White misses with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hartwell White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rojas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Hartwell White misses
and Rojas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Hartwell White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White seems to have got his legs back now.
Rojas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartwell White scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White ducks right into an uppercut from Rojas.
Hartwell White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hartwell White throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Rojas needs to keep his hands up - Hartwell White had a free shot at his head there.
Rojas misses with a hook
and Hartwell White makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rojas really felt that one!
Hartwell White throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
Rojas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rojas moves out of range as Hartwell White throws a body kick.
Rojas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartwell White misses with a head kick.
Hartwell White throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Rojas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Marco Rojas's cut even more.
Hartwell White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rojas's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hartwell White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Rojas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rojas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hartwell White throws a leg kick
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Hartwell White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartwell White throws a head kick that misses
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.
Rojas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hartwell White takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Hartwell White.
Rojas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a kick to the body.
Rojas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hartwell White lands with a nice body kick.
Hartwell White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rojas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A clash of legs there as Rojas blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Hartwell White is predictable there
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Hartwell White misses
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartwell White scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartwell White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rojas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hartwell White missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartwell White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell White slips a jab from Rojas.
Hartwell White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hartwell White misses.
Rojas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hartwell White slips a jab from Rojas.
Hartwell White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rojas is out of range and Hartwell White settles back down.
You can see that Rojas has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White tests Rojas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rojas walks into a left hand.
Hartwell White misses with a low kick as Rojas jumps back.
Rojas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rojas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hartwell White throws a low kick but Rojas moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rojas! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White lands a nice shot to the body.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands a jab.
Hartwell White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartwell White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hartwell White throws a lazy body kick
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojas throws a sloppy body shot
and Hartwell White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hartwell White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartwell White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hartwell White!
Walter Hartwell White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Griffey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Hammer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Griffey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer defending well as Griffey Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Griffey Jr is out of range.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight right.
Griffey Jr misses with a looping left.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Griffey Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffey Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Griffey Jr loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Griffey Jr misses the shot to the body.
Griffey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffey Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Griffey Jr misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammer misses.
Griffey Jr misses with a body shot.
Hammer is looking for the big counter here.
Griffey Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Griffey Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer slips a jab from Griffey Jr.
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffey Jr thinking.
Griffey Jr looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Griffey Jr misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffey Jr tries to clinch up.
Griffey Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer lands an overhand right.
Griffey Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Griffey Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight left.
Hammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffey Jr. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffey Jr misses with a left hand
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffey Jr tries to move into range but Hammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffey Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Griffey Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Griffey Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffey Jr throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Griffey Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffey Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Griffey Jr misses.
Griffey Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffey Jr.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Griffey Jr's belly button to the back.
Griffey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Griffey Jr's shoulder, as Griffey Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Griffey Jr cracks Hammer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Griffey Jr avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Griffey Jr.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffey Jr.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffey Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammer takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffey Jr.
Hammer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Griffey Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight right.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffey Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Griffey Jr.
Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffey Jr off the cage and back into range.
Hammer defending well as Griffey Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Griffey Jr.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffey Jr. That snapped Hammer's head back.
Griffey Jr misses with a looping left.
Griffey Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammer cracks Griffey Jr with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffey Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffey Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffey Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffey Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffey Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffey Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hammer scores with a body shot.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight left.
Griffey Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griffey Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffey Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffey Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Griffey Jr throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffey Jr throws out the jab.
Griffey Jr throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thor Hammer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffey Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Griffey Jr misses with a hook
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffey Jr throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griffey Jr. Griffey Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffey Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammer slips a straight right by Griffey Jr.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffey Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffey Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Griffey Jr misses.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer scores with a counter punch that sends Griffey Jr to the canvas! Hammer smells blood - he's punishing Griffey Jr with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Griffey Jr has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angelo San Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glados Dagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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143 lbs
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137 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo San Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glados Dagan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagan misses with a straight right.
Dagan throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dagan. Those never looked like landing.
San Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Dagan misses with a double jab.
San Diego definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dagan looks to land a combination but San Diego avoids it well.
Dagan misses with an uppercut
and San Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
San Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
San Diego forces Dagan back against the cage and clinches.
Dagan is trying to push San Diego away but San Diego has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dagan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dagan is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Diego.
Dagan is still on wobbly legs! Can San Diego finish him?
Dagan being controlled against the cage.
Dagan can't break the clinch.
Dagan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego lands a body shot.
Dagan looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by San Diego.
Dagan takes a shot to the head.
San Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San Diego keeps control of Dagan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
San Diego drops Dagan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dagan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by San Diego.
San Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dagan.
San Diego lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dagan to his knees! San Diego keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo San Diego!
Angelo San Diego very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armond Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Uzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against The machene - The Ghost of Tom Joad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armond Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Uzo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill tries to clinch but Uzo moves out of range.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzo manages to avoid it.
Uzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Uzo.
Uzo wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Hill works on Uzo's body with a couple of short punches.
Uzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uzo breaks the clinch.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzo.
Hill wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzo throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Uzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Uzo manages to circle out of the way.
Uzo scores with a shot to the body.
Uzo throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uzo delivers a nice body kick.
Uzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hill finds it's way round the side to connect with Uzo's head.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill tries to clinch
and Uzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Uzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Uzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzo misses with a straight left.
Hill looks to land a combination but Uzo avoids it well.
Uzo throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Hill tries to counter by clinching up but Uzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Uzo connects with a leg kick. Hill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
and Uzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to clinch but Uzo moves away
and Uzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Uzo misses.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Uzo lands with a straight right. Hill didn't see that one coming.
Hill is rocked!
Hill gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Uzo points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Hill wakes up just in time to hear Uzo thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Uzo!
Jay Uzo made sure to mention his sponsor, SHINTO in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Armond Hill stepped up to the mic, saying 'Winners have to absorb losses.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hunt (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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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Kennedy!
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, Tim Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt takes one on the button.
Kennedy connects with a jab.
Kennedy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Kennedy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liam Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
The crowd cheers as Kennedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Kennedy connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Kennedy scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kennedy there.
Kennedy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Jab by Kennedy.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennedy.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt lands a big right hand that sends Kennedy crashing to the mat! Hunt stays standing though and waves Kennedy back to his feet!
Kennedy is rocked!
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kennedy.
Oh Kennedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Hunt throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kennedy clean off his feet! He's out cold! Hunt stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Hunt!
After the big win, Tim Hunt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steve swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steve! Johnson lets Steve back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Steve is rocked!
It looks like Mark Steve has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Steve.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Steve.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mark Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Steve misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Steve.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Steve.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Johnson punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Steve avoids it well.
Steve punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Steve misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Steve will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Steve's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steve! Johnson lets Steve back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Johnson rattles Steve with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Steve tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Johnson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Steve stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bradley Johnson!
Bradley Johnson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Mark Steve spoke after the fight, saying 'I Want to kiss you slowly!'.
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