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T 24 - 3 for the Price of 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the ring accompanied by "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mould!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards closes the distance and pushes Mould back into the ropes.
Richards goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mould prevents it.
Mould taking a breather.
Mould gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Richards moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mould pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
Richards pushes a forearm under Mould's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mould is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kev Richards!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Wasswa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wasswa's choice of entrance music: assassin muse. 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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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Jonah Wasswa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasswa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matias manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Matias as he connects with a hook.
Matias throws a nice looking combination but Wasswa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Matias.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasswa. Matias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasswa throws an overhand right that lands on Matias's shoulder, as Matias tries to avoid the shot.
Matias throws a series of punches but Wasswa avoids them all with ease.
Matias scores with a one two! Wasswa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wasswa throws a hook but Matias avoids it easily.
Wasswa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matias stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oscar Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matias moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wasswa with a nice cross.
Wasswa dodges the punch combination from Matias.
Wasswa throws a series of strikes that have Matias backpedaling.
Nice uppercut there from Wasswa.
Matias misses with a looping left.
Wasswa takes a swing at Matias's ribcage but misses.
Matias takes one on the button.
Matias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Wasswa misses.
Matias swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Wasswa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wasswa.
Wasswa slips a jab and a cross from Matias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Wasswa misses.
Matias takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matias misses with the combination.
Matias swinging wildly here.
Matias misses with the combination.
Matias throws a nice looking combination but Wasswa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasswa counters with a three punch combo that has Matias backing up. Matias nods at Wasswa to acknowledge the strikes.
Wasswa ducks under a wild hook from Matias.
Wasswa throws a right hand that Matias ducks under and follows up with a left that Matias also avoids with ease.
Matias misses with a few strikes there.
Wasswa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matias throws a combination that misses
and Wasswa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oscar Matias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wasswa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matias avoids the head kick by Wasswa.
A head kick misses from Wasswa.
Wasswa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matias.
Wasswa misses with a series of wild punches.
Wasswa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wasswa misses with a two punch combination.
Matias misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasswa lands with a nice combination. Matias backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Oscar Matias has been cut.
Matias is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wasswa.
Wasswa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wasswa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matias takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wasswa misses with a hook. Matias ducked under it nicely.
Wasswa connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Wasswa finds it's target.
Matias has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wasswa finds it's way round the side to connect with Matias's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wasswa throws a hook but Matias avoids it easily.
Matias misses with a series of wild punches.
Matias throws a series of punches but Wasswa moves out of range.
Wasswa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wasswa.
Matias is breathing heavily.
Matias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasswa.
Wasswa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wasswa moves into the clinch.
Wasswa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Matias gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wasswa wants a takedown but no success here.
Wasswa prevents Matias from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wasswa wants the takedown. Matias is fighting it off but Wasswa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Matias's guard against the ropes.
Wasswa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wasswa is controlling him.
Wasswa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Matias wants to stand but Wasswa is controlling the position.
Wasswa wants to get up but he can't break Matias's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Matias has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wasswa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wasswa misses with a hook.
Matias thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wasswa.
A left lands for Wasswa.
Nice shot lands for Wasswa.
Wasswa throws out a loose jab but Matias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wasswa moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasswa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matias had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A cross from Matias lands.
Wasswa delivers a nice body kick.
Matias dodges the punch combination from Wasswa.
Matias scores with a jab to the head.
Wasswa has Matias up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wasswa tries to score a body lock takedown but Matias shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oscar Matias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Wasswa.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wasswa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matias gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wasswa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matias avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonah Wasswa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oscar Matias's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matias misses with a series of wild punches.
Matias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasswa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wasswa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matias swinging wildly here.
Wasswa lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wasswa.
Wasswa with a nice cross.
Wasswa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matias blocks a head kick by Wasswa.
Wasswa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wasswa drives through and clinches with Matias against the ropes.
Matias wants to get back to striking at distance but Wasswa won't allow it.
Matias tries to circle away but Wasswa has him pinned against the ropes.
Wasswa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matias's efforts to push away.
Wasswa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasswa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matias prevents it.
Wasswa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matias fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oscar Matias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Wasswa.
Matias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wasswa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Matias.
Wasswa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasswa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Wasswa misses the target.
Wasswa misses with a series of wild punches.
Wasswa misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Matias.
Matias misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Matias does no damage.
Oscar Matias is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasswa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wasswa cracks Matias with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias throws a series of punches but Wasswa avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wasswa.
Wasswa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matias.
Wasswa cracks Matias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matias looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasswa is just out of range.
Wasswa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matias.
Matias misses with a wild body shot.
Matias misses with the combination.
Matias misses with a double jab.
Matias misses with a wild combination.
Matias throws a nice looking combination but Wasswa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wasswa wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wasswa.
Matias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matias walks into a left hand.
Wasswa swings for the body but Matias moves out of range.
Wasswa connects with a high kick.
Wasswa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Wasswa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wasswa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wasswa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matias keeps working.
Wasswa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matias, who protects the arm well.
Wasswa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matias is pushing Wasswa's head away, looking to escape. Wasswa manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wasswa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matias, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matias misses with an uppercut. Wasswa saw that one coming.
Matias lands a jab-cross combination.
Matias looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matias misses with an uppercut.
Wasswa throws a sloppy head kick and Matias moves out of range easily.
Matias moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wasswa rushes Matias and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wasswa can't get the takedown.
Wasswa has Matias pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Matias manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wasswa prevents Matias from breaking the clinch.
Wasswa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matias pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Wasswa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oscar Matias's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Matias tries to bum rush Wasswa with a series of wild strikes but Wasswa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wasswa cracks Matias with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oscar Matias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasswa misses with a double jab.
Wasswa looks to land a right hand but Matias moved out of range.
Wasswa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matias is trying to break the clinch but Wasswa has him pressed against the ropes.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matias can't break the clinch.
Wasswa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matias pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Wasswa lands but Matias takes it in his stride.
Matias misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matias swinging wildly here.
Matias throws a series of punches but Wasswa avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias digs a good body shot into Wasswa's ribs.
Wasswa with a nice cross.
No joy there for Matias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matias throws a series of punches but Wasswa moves out of range.
Matias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasswa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matias.
Matias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wasswa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wasswa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wasswa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matias doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wasswa.
Wasswa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias wants to get back to his feet.
Wasswa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matias wants to get back to his feet.
Wasswa is trying to work for a kimura but Matias is defending well.
Matias pushes Wasswa off looking to stand but Wasswa dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matias scores with a nice head shot.
Wasswa tries to clinch but Matias is having none of it.
Matias defending well as Wasswa loads up on a big left hand.
Matias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matias misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Wasswa - just one landing.
Matias takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wasswa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Wasswa.
Matias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasswa misses with a body shot.
Wasswa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matias throws a nice looking combination but Wasswa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasswa connects with a crisp jab.
Wasswa 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.
Jonah Wasswa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wasswa is controlling him.
Wasswa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias is looking to stand up but Wasswa isn't so interested in that idea.
Wasswa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matias wants to get back to his feet but Wasswa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wasswa tries to free his leg and advance position but Matias is retaining full guard.
Wasswa drops back looking for a leg! Matias is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matias manages to kick Wasswa off! Wasswa jumps back into Matias's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wasswa avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Wasswa misses.
Oscar Matias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wasswa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Wasswa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wasswa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Wasswa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hizkeel Abu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Survive If I Let You. Morozov has chosen Bassie en Adriaan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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178 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hizkeel Abu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu throws a head kick that misses.
Abu lands a high kick!
It looks like Andrei Morozov has been cut.
Morozov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abu.
Abu throws a leg kick but Morozov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abu throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
Abu misses with a head kick.
Abu throws a jab but it's blocked by Morozov.
Andrei Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morozov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morozov tries to clinch up but Abu circles away and keeps his distance.
Morozov throws a head kick that misses.
Abu connects with a jab.
Morozov tries to clinch there but Abu circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Abu throws an elbow but it misses.
Abu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morozov.
Abu moves out of range as Morozov strikes.
Morozov shoots in for a double leg but Abu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abu.
Abu misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov tries a low kick but Abu avoids it.
Morozov fails with a takedown attempt.
Hizkeel Abu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Morozov.
Abu throws a head kick that misses.
Abu clinches up with Morozov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Abu prevents Morozov from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Abu.
Morozov letting Abu take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Abu.
Morozov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
Abu digs a right hand underneath Morozov's ribcage. Morozov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Morozov.
Abu keeps control of Morozov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abu is struggling to control the position.
Abu lands with a left to the head.
Morozov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Abu tries to land knees in the clinch but Morozov avoids the damage to the body.
Morozov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abu prevents it.
Morozov pushes off an throws an elbow but Abu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abu.
Abu pushes Morozov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morozov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morozov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abu works on Morozov's body with a couple of short punches.
Morozov looks gassed!
Morozov wants to break free but Abu has control.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Abu.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abu as Morozov tries to tie him up.
Abu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Abu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abu lands a jab to Morozov's midsection.
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 head kick by Abu misses
and Morozov counters with a big head kick but Abu shrugs it off.
Abu scores with a hook to the body. Morozov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abu misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Abu there.
Morozov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morozov misses with a hook. Abu ducked under it nicely.
Morozov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morozov's sensitive parts.
Abu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abu lands with an overhand left.
Morozov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abu lands with a kick to the temple. Morozov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Abu does no damage.
Abu dips to his left and cracks Morozov with an uppercut!
Abu motions for Morozov to come forward. Abu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morozov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morozov is rocked!
Abu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morozov is still on wobbly legs! Can Abu finish him?
Abu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morozov seems to have recovered his senses.
Abu connects with the punch.
That has opened up Andrei Morozov's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abu.
Abu blocks a jab.
Abu has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Abu.
Abu breaks the clinch.
Abu works over Morozov's head and body with a nice combination.
Abu moves out of range of the strikes.
Morozov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Abu counters with an outside leg kick.
Abu looks to land a body kick but Morozov moved away.
Morozov throws the left hand but Abu avoids the punch easily.
Abu moves into the clinch successfully.
Morozov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Abu lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu.
Morozov working aggressively here.
Abu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morozov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abu lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Abu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abu.
Morozov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Abu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Morozov.
Morozov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hizkeel Abu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Morozov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morozov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Abu counter with a right hand.
Abu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morozov can do to turn this around?
Abu avoids the head kick by Morozov.
Abu moves away from the strike by Morozov.
Morozov misses with a straight left.
Morozov misses with a body punch
and Abu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morozov thinking.
Nice cross by Abu.
Hizkeel Abu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abu misses with a wild combination.
Abu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morozov wants to clinch but Abu slips to the side
and Abu counters with a straight right hand.
Abu slips under a jab.
Morozov tries to land a leg kick but Abu saw it coming and moves away.
Morozov is breathing heavily.
Abu misses with a two punch combination.
Abu throws a head kick that misses.
Abu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Abu is predictable there
and Morozov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abu won't be happy with that.
Morozov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abu is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu regains half guard.
Morozov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Abu trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu is looking to improve his position.
Morozov passes into side control, despite Abu's attempt to control the position.
Abu can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Abu prevents Morozov from moving into mount.
Abu looking for a sweep but Morozov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Morozov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Morozov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morozov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abu counters with a one-two to the body.
Morozov tries to clinch
and Abu counters with a series of strikes. Morozov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morozov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morozov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morozov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abu misses with a double jab.
Abu pushes Morozov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abu lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morozov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morozov at a distance.
Morozov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Morozov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morozov slips a jab and a cross from Abu.
Hizkeel Abu is winning the standup battle so far.
Morozov slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abu as he avoids it easily.
Abu lands a jab-cross combination.
Abu clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hizkeel Abu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morozov jumps guard but Abu stands there with Morozov around his waist. Morozov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morozov avoids the elbow strike from Abu, against the ropes.
Abu lands a body punch.
Morozov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Andrei Morozov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abu keeps control of Morozov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morozov.
Morozov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morozov takes a shot to the head.
Abu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morozov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abu. Abu obviously looking to wear him down.
Morozov wants to clinch but Abu slips to the side
and Abu counters with a low kick, right behind Morozov 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands with a cross.
Abu lands a lovely overhand right.
Abu throws a series of punches but Morozov moves out of range.
Abu moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morozov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hizkeel Abu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Morozov.
Abu lands with a short shot to the head.
Abu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abu lands a right hand.
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abu lands a hook that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Morozov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morozov managing to block the knees to the body from Abu.
A left hand lands to the body for Abu.
Morozov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
Morozov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Morozov tries for a takedown but Abu manages to get underhooks.
Abu breaks the clinch.
Abu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morozov.
Morozov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abu stalks Morozov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morozov's face. Morozov staggers backwards, shaken.
Andrei Morozov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Morozov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abu.
Morozov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abu avoids it really well and circles away.
Hizkeel Abu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abu throws a good cross that connects.
Abu has closed the distance and engaged Morozov in a clinch.
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abu breaks the clinch.
Morozov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abu throws a sloppy head kick and Morozov moves out of range easily.
Abu digs a good body shot into Morozov's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morozov misses with a takedown
and Abu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abu pushes Morozov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morozovs head.
Morozov looking for a takedown.
Abu cracks Morozov with a nice body shot.
Abu lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morozov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Abu scores with a shot to the side of Morozov's head.
Abu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Abu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Abu.
Morozov blocks the body kick.
Morozov clinches but Abu breaks the clinch
and Abu counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hizkeel Abu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abu 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hizkeel Abu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Riformato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riformato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. go to sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Riformato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton lands with a cross.
Newton takes a swing at Riformato's ribcage but misses.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riformato scores with a nice body kick.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riformato manages to avoid it.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Riformato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Riformato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riformato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton takes a swing at Riformato's ribcage but misses.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riformato manages to avoid it.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riformato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riformato avoids the body shot from Newton.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newton as he jumps to the side.
Ben Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Riformato.
Riformato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newton avoids it really well and circles away.
Riformato looks gassed!
Riformato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newton avoids it really well and circles away.
Newton lands a jab.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riformato.
Newton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riformato is looking to clinch but Newton is avoiding it.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Riformato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a jab to Riformato's midsection.
Newton throws a combination. Riformato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riformato shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Riformato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Riformato fails with the takedown.
Newton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riformato's hands.
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riformato doesn't seem bothered though.
Riformato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton lands a nice hook to Riformato's body. Riformato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newton digs a good body shot into Riformato's ribs.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riformato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Ben Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riformato avoids the body shot from Newton.
Nice shot by Newton.
Newton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton stuns Riformato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riformato takes one to the chin there.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.
Newton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riformato.
Newton scores with a sloppy right hand. Riformato should have avoided that one.
Ben Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton cracks a nice hook into Riformato's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riformato is trying desperately to land a takedown but Newton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riformato.
Riformato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to de liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Newton thuds a left hand into Riformato's body.
Riformato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton throws a one two combo.
Newton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riformato momentarily.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riformato doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Riformato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton is looking to wear down Riformato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riformato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newton jabs at Riformato's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Newton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riformato walks into a left hand.
Riformato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve Riformato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Riformato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton takes a swing at Riformato's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riformato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newton with a nice cross.
Jab by Newton.
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Riformato on that attempt.
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riformato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Riformato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riformato is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Riformato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton lands a body shot.
Newton lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Riformato is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
Newton thuds his right hand into Riformato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Newton.
Riformato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riformato might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Newton has got the better of the exchanges.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riformato.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riformato was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton dips to his left and cracks Riformato with an uppercut!
Riformato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riformato's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Newton.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Riformato's defenses.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riformato manages to avoid it.
Riformato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Riformato shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Riformato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Newton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riformato was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Ben Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton looks to land a combination but Riformato avoids it well.
Riformato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Riformato's head back.
Newton tests Riformato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense.
Ben Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Riformato.
Newton throws a body punch but Riformato moves out of range.
Riformato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riformato shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Riformato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riformato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riformato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton scores with a one two! Riformato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riformato.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riformato at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riformato.
Newton connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riformato backs up against the ropes.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riformato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Newton.
Newton lands a body shot.
A nice combination there by Newton.
Newton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton scores with a three punch combo!
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riformato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
A jab lands there for Newton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Newton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Newton.
Riformato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Riformato's defenses.
Riformato connects with a looping right hand.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
Riformato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Newton.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riformato is defended easily by Newton.
Riformato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton cracks a nice hook into Riformato's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Newton throws a series of strikes that have Riformato backpedaling.
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riformato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riformato avoids the body shot from Newton.
Riformato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newton scores with a jab. Riformato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riformato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Newton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riformato. Riformato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a series of punches but Riformato avoids them all with ease.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riformato can do to turn this around?
Newton works the jab nicely.
Newton lands a right hook 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!
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton throws a body punch but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton misses with the combination.
Newton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newton as he jumps to the side.
Ben Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Riformato.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Riformato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton lands a jab to Riformato's midsection.
Newton lands with a shot to the body.
Riformato shoots in for a double leg but Newton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newton checks a low kick from Riformato.
Newton throws a body punch but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riformato at a distance.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Riformato on that attempt.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Riformato's defenses.
A jab from Newton does it's job there.
Riformato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Riformato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Riformato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton scores with a body shot.
Newton scores with a jab. Riformato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newton lands a jab to Riformato's midsection.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton jabs at Riformato's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Riformato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riformato was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riformato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riformato in his tracks.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newton 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Newton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the ring accompanied by Papa Roach - Last Resort. Danny Tatum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum misses the jab.
Hardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tatum's waist but Tatum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardy off to one side.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Tatum avoids it well.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatum drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy is looking for a triangle here but Tatum uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tatum stands up and beckons Hardy to his feet.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tatum 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.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy working for submissions but it's allowed Tatum to get to half guard.
Tatum stalling.
Hardy actively working from the bottom here.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tatum in particular looking to stall.
Tatum stops Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Hardy actively working from the bottom here.
Tatum content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hardy looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Tatum trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tatum is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tatum passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy tries to bench press Tatum off him but Tatum keeps the position.
Tatum just content to control the position.
Hardy is trying to get back to half guard.
Tatum stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum dominated that round.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tatum, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Tatum holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hardy drops back down to his feet.
Hardy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tatum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hardy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hardy tries to kick Tatum off in order to stand up. Tatum Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tatum asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tatum controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy manages to get back to half guard.
Tatum sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hardy manages to get to full guard.
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Tatum pushes his legs off easily.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tatum has managed to get both his arms back between Hardy's legs - danger averted.
Tatum advances position into side control!
Tatum has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Tatum content just to control the position here.
Hardy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hardy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tatum's guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatum is keeping the position for now.
Hardy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tatum is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tatum has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tatum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Tatum pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Tatum circles away easily
and Tatum counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hardy!
Hardy is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Tatum controlling his opponent.
Tatum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatum controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
Tatum trying to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy working to try and regain half guard.
Tatum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tatum controlling from mount.
Hardy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum controlling from mount.
Hardy is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Tatum prevents Hardy from getting the reversal.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Tatum's attempts to control the action.
Hardy wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hardy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Danny Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatum content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard but Tatum has passed into side control.
Hardy working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatum controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tatum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Tatum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Raymonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston. 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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25
198 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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23
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Raymonds!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patrick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raymonds backs up against the ropes.
Patrick wants to clinch.
Raymonds explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Raymonds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raymonds takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Patrick misses.
Patrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raymonds.
Patrick misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick tries to score with a low kick but Raymonds moves his leg out of the way.
Patrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raymonds.
Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Raymonds pushes him off.
Patrick looks to land a combination but Raymonds avoids it well.
Patrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raymonds defending well as Patrick loads up on a big left hand.
Raymonds tries a head kick but it misses.
Patrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Raymonds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Patrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patrick looks to land a left hand but Raymonds moved out of range nicely.
Raymonds misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Raymonds is just out of range.
Patrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raymonds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Patrick wants to clinch but Raymonds slips to the side
and Raymonds finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Patrick clinches but Raymonds breaks the clinch
and Raymonds counters with a nice leg kick.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Patrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raymonds counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raymonds was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
Patrick throws a hook but Raymonds avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymonds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick throws the left hand but Raymonds avoids the punch easily.
Patrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raymonds counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimi Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raymonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raymonds manages to avoid it.
Raymonds thumps Patrick with a low kick.
Patrick wants to clinch
and Raymonds counters with a nice leg kick.
Raymonds slips under a jab from Patrick.
Patrick throws a sloppy body shot
and Raymonds counters with a nice body kick.
Raymonds throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Raymonds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raymonds counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Patrick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Raymonds lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patrick is rocked!
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 shot to the body from Patrick misses
and Raymonds counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Patrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patrick wants to clinch
and Raymonds counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patrick's knee momentarily.
Patrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Raymonds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raymonds moves away.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raymonds was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raymonds throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raymonds moves away from the strike by Patrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Raymonds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raymonds lands a head kick!
Patrick looks to clinch
and Raymonds counters with a big head kick but Patrick shrugs it off.
Patrick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Raymonds counters with a head kick that drops Patrick to the mat! Patrick scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Patrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raymonds counters with a monster head kick that knocks Patrick out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Raymonds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob McCaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoru Cho Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Choi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob McCaig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Minoru Cho Choi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cho Choi throws out a leg kick but McCaig moves out of range and Cho Choi only half commits.
McCaig drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCaig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cho Choi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCaig trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCaig wants to pass the guard but Cho Choi is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cho Choi keeping moving, preventing McCaig from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCaig throws a strike but Cho Choi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCaig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCaig keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cho Choi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cho Choi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCaig. That did some damage!
Cho Choi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCaig checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCaig scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi throws a solid leg kick but McCaig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cho Choi.
Cho Choi throws out a leg kick but McCaig moves out of range and Cho Choi only half commits.
Cho Choi lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCaig's sensitive parts.
Cho Choi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCaig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cho Choi!
McCaig thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cho Choi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cho Choi trying to get back to his feet but McCaig is in full control for now.
McCaig punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaig looking for the choke but no joy.
Cho Choi covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cho Choi is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cho Choi is covering up but some of the strikes from McCaig are getting through and doing damage.
McCaig has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McCaig throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
McCaig misses with a punch to the head.
Cho Choi is in a bad position with McCaig working for a choke. Cho Choi manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
McCaig looking for a triangle here. Cho Choi is fighting it but it looks tight! McCaig pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cho Choi is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rob McCaig!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton has chosen Sorry, you're not a winner as his entrance music. Jamie Horton is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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20
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
147 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Torsten Hoffman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Horton misses.
Horton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Horton misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoffman gets the takedown into side control.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Horton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hoffman is trying to move to mount but Horton reverses beautifully and ends up in Hoffman's guard.
Horton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horton postures up in Hoffman's guard and throws a big left but Hoffman blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoffman is keeping the position for now.
Hoffman working a defensive guard here.
Horton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Horton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hoffman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoffman trying to control from the bottom.
Horton trying to control from half guard but Hoffman is working away.
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Horton throwing shots but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horton throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Horton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horton throws a right and a left that Hoffman avoids nicely.
Horton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Horton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Horton misses with a wild combination.
Hoffman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hoffman looking to control.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Hoffman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hoffman looking to control.
Hoffman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Horton manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoffman thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully.
Hoffman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Horton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Horton pulls Hoffman in to control the position.
Hoffman prevents Horton from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Horton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horton. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoffman scores with a takedown into Horton's guard.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Horton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Horton!
Horton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Horton.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jamie Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Horton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Horton wants to sweep here but Hoffman controlling him for the moment.
Hoffman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horton is keeping the position for now.
Hoffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Hoffman preventing the sweep.
Hoffman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Horton not doing much here.
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Horton is trying to work for a kimura but Hoffman is defending well.
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horton prevents Hoffman from improving his position.
Horton trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Horton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoffman defending well though.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Horton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horton takes a swing at Hoffman's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut. Horton saw that one coming.
Horton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoffman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Horton's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horton!
Horton happy to just control the position for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Horton.
Hoffman struggling a bit here.
Horton trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoffman tries to bench press Horton off him but Horton keeps the position.
Horton trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
Hoffman slips under a jab.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Horton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Horton.
Horton lands a slapping body shot.
Jamie Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horton looks to throw the jab but Hoffman is out of range.
Hoffman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horton.
Horton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoffman rather than just go for the knockout.
Horton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Torsten Hoffman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horton fails with the takedown
and Hoffman counters with a shoot takedown. Horton fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoffman has gone for a leg lock! Horton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hoffman's guard.
Horton trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Horton wants to pass the guard but Hoffman is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Horton defends it easily.
Horton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horton lands a jab to the head.
Horton misses with a wild combination.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoffman circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Horton misses.
Horton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
Horton throws a hook to the side of Hoffman's head but Hoffman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hoffman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoffman avoids the body shot from Horton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Horton is refusing to be controlled, as Hoffman sits in half guard.
Horton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoffman wants to work for an arm triangle but Horton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hoffman trying to control from half guard but Horton is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton wants to get back to his feet.
Horton is staying active underneath Hoffman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoffman is pressing down on Horton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Horton is holding on for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horton misses with a few strikes there.
Horton misses with a straight left.
Horton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoffman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton misses with a straight right.
Horton looks to land a combination but Hoffman avoids it well.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Horton is just out of range.
Horton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horton misses with a body shot.
Horton clobbers Hoffman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Hoffman.
Hoffman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hoffman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoffman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Hoffman clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoffman.
Horton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffman takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
Horton misses with a hook.
Horton throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman moves away from the strike by Horton.
Hoffman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Horton.
Hoffman scores with a takedown into Horton's guard.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Hoffman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoffman won't allow Horton to get back to his feet.
Hoffman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horton!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoffman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hoffman gets back to full guard.
Horton wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Horton's guard.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully.
Hoffman is in close to Horton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman pushing down on Horton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hoffman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Horton is looking to control Hoffman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horton avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Horton defends it well.
Horton is looking to control Hoffman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horton avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Hoffman had his way with Jamie Horton in that round.
That's time! Hoffman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horton swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman slips a straight right by Horton.
Horton shoots in but no luck this time.
Horton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horton throws a hook but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horton throws out the jab.
Horton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoffman counters with a one-two to the body.
Hoffman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Horton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horton keeps working.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman is trying to get an arm triangle but Horton is defending well.
Hoffman is staying tight to Horton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hoffman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Horton is avoiding damage well.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoffman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Horton!
Hoffman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Horton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Horton and Hoffman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hoffman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Torsten Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Horton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Horton.
Horton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Horton wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
Hoffman sneaks back into half guard.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. Horton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Horton is trying to control. Hoffman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Horton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Horton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman moves into full guard.
Hoffman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Horton defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Horton controlling from the top position.
Hoffman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horton wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Horton stands and throws Hoffman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hoffman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Horton's best efforts.
Jamie Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horton trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman is trying to get back to full guard.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoffman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsten Hoffman!
Torsten Hoffman is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chemical Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Death to London. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chemical Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ali lands with a cross.
It looks like Paavo Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Ali regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Ali trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Ali won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Ali is looking to escape.
Smith looks to land a strike but Ali avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ali is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Ali trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Ali throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Ali clinches.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Ali stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith has Ali pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ali prevents the takedown attempt.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ali.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith avoids the body shot from Ali.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ali to regain full guard.
Ali is trying to keep Smith in close.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali working a defensive guard but Smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Smith shoots in.
Chemical Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith moves away from the strike by Ali.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Chemical Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Smith throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
Smith throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Ali slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ali is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smith.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith misses with a low kick as Ali jumps back.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Ali scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Ali misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ali looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Chemical Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali moves away from the strike by Smith.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Ali misses.
Smith misses with a body shot
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali checks the leg kick.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali misses with a hook to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith shoots in and bounces Ali off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Ali wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali looking to control.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Ali wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Ali is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ali is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ali postures up.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith managing to control the position.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ali stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali had his way with Paavo Smith in that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ali defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Smith misses with a double jab
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Smith slips under a jab from Ali.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith tries for a takedown but Ali circles away easily
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Ali throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Paavo Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Ali.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chemical Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Smith.
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali stalling.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Ali.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith is rocked!
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali lands with a big left! Smith is wobbled badly! Ali comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Smith to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chemical Ali!
Chemical Ali retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Joonatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Chay Willis enters the ring!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Joonatan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joonatan misses with a series of wild punches.
Joonatan loads up on a big right hand but Willis slips the punch.
Joonatan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joonatan gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Joonatan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Willis down.
Joonatan trying to control the action but Willis is working from the bottom.
Willis tries to improve position but can't.
Joonatan is looking to take a break and control but Willis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Joonatan trying to control from the bottom.
Joonatan tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
Willis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joonatan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joonatan.
Joonatan is looking for a triangle here but Willis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Willis trying to control the position but Joonatan is working away.
Joonatan is trying to get back to half guard.
Willis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Joonatan is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joonatan keeps working.
Willis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joonatan wants to control but Willis postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joonatan tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Joonatan.
A nice combination there by Joonatan.
Teppo Joonatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a body punch but Joonatan moves out of range.
Joonatan is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Joonatan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Willis.
Willis scores with a nice strike.
Joonatan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willis but Willis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis jabs Joonatan right on the nose. Joonatan blinks but takes it well.
Willis misses the shot to the body.
Willis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joonatan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joonatan clinches up with Willis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Willis misses with a knee strike.
Joonatan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joonatan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Willis misses with a punch on the inside.
Willis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joonatan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joonatan working Willis over with knees 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!
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joonatan tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Joonatan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Teppo Joonatan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joonatan moves forwards but Willis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Willis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joonatan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joonatan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joonatan slips under a jab.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Joonatan is just out of range.
Willis cracks Joonatan with an open hand slap.
Joonatan rushes Willis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Willis - that landed with a thud.
Joonatan struggles to land a body shot inside as Willis controls his hands.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joonatan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joonatan misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Willis.
Willis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Joonatan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
Willis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis misses with a punch to the body.
Willis has Joonatan pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Willis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Joonatan tumbling to the mat - Willis dives into Joonatan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joonatan working for a triangle but Willis defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Willis lands a couple of digs.
Willis wants to control from the top but Joonatan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Willis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joonatan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Willis's best efforts.
Willis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joonatan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Willis wants to control from the top but Joonatan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis postures up.
Joonatan wants to hit a switch here but Willis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Joonatan there!
Joonatan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joonatan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Willis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Willis avoids the attempt from Joonatan to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis content just to control the position here.
Willis has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joonatan's face.
Joonatan taking shots to the head.
Willis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joonatan can't escape the position.
Willis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joonatan working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joonatan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Joonatan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willis has Joonatan pulled in close to control his posture.
Joonatan won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Joonatan trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Joonatan postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
Joonatan trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joonatan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willis is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joonatan.
Joonatan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Willis misses.
Willis slips a jab from Joonatan.
Joonatan misses with a double jab.
Joonatan wants to clinch.
Willis staying out of range there.
Joonatan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willis throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joonatan moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Joonatan missing with a left hand there. Willis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joonatan throws a looping overhand right but Willis ducks down to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Joonatan.
Joonatan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
Joonatan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willis avoids it really well and circles away.
Willis slips under a jab from Joonatan.
Joonatan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Willis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Willis doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Joonatan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willis moves away from the strike by Joonatan.
Joonatan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joonatan manages to avoid it.
Willis misses with a looping right.
Joonatan misses with a two punch combination.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joonatan moves away.
Joonatan misses with a wild body shot.
Willis misses with a shot to the body
and Joonatan counters with a straight right hand.
Joonatan misses with a double jab
letting Willis counter with a right hand.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Joonatan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Joonatan slips the punch.
Joonatan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willis.
A swing and a miss from Willis.
Joonatan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joonatan throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Joonatan misses the target.
Willis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joonatan throws a hook to the side of Willis's head but Willis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joonatan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joonatan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
Joonatan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joonatan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chay Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Teppo Joonatan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Willis tries to bum rush Joonatan with a series of wild strikes but Joonatan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joonatan scores with a sloppy right hand. Willis should have avoided that one.
Willis throws a hook but Joonatan blocks it.
Joonatan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Willis lands a body shot.
Joonatan slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Joonatan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Willis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Joonatan.
Joonatan gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joonatan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joonatan gets full guard.
Joonatan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willis trying to control but Joonatan is working from the bottom.
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Joonatan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joonatan wants to pass the guard but Willis is keeping the position.
Willis wants to sweep here but Joonatan controlling him for the moment.
Willis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joonatan throws a strike but Willis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis won't allow Joonatan to sweep him here.
Joonatan is looking to sinch up a triangle. Willis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Joonatan's body to avoid the submission. Joonatan has instead reached around Willis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Joonatan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Teppo Joonatan!
Teppo Joonatan is the new light heavyweight champion!
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