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KOFC 62 - Jepsen vs Crawley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Azaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azaryan has chosen Notorious BIG - Mo Money Mo Problems 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 cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brodie Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Azaryan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azaryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Nickoson in the body.
Azaryan tries to work over Nickoson's front leg with a kick but Nickoson checks it.
Nickoson attempts a counter takedown but Azaryan avoids it well and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nickoson.
Azaryan with a hook.
A good leg kick by Azaryan.
Azaryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Azaryan as he connects with a hook.
Azaryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nickoson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nickoson dives in and grabs Azaryan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Azaryan pushes down on Nickoson's head and hops out.
Brodie Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickoson tries a low kick but Azaryan avoids it.
Nickoson misses with a low kick.
Azaryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nickoson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azaryan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azaryan connects with a body shot.
Nickoson looks to land a left hand but Azaryan moved out of range nicely.
Nickoson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azaryan.
Azaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azaryan dips to his left and cracks Nickoson with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Azaryan.
Nickoson moves out of range of the leg kick from Azaryan.
Nickoson misses with a low kick.
Azaryan with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Azaryan tries to avoid it but Nickoson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Azaryan to the ground. Azaryan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Nickoson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azaryan digs a good body shot into Nickoson's ribs.
Azaryan slips a straight right by Nickoson.
Azaryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nickoson's head.
Artur Azaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Azaryan tenderised Nickoson's leg. Nickoson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azaryan scores with a spinning back kick!
Nickoson tries a low kick but Azaryan avoids it.
Azaryan with a nice cross.
Nickoson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azaryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickoson misses with an uppercut. Azaryan saw that one coming.
Azaryan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nickoson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azaryan pinned against the cage. Azaryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nickoson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azaryan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nickoson's knee momentarily.
Nickoson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nickoson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickoson slips a jab and a cross from Azaryan.
Azaryan slips a straight right by Nickoson.
Azaryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azaryan digs a good body shot into Nickoson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azaryan cracks Nickoson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Azaryan.
Nickoson misses with a series of wild punches.
Azaryan motions for Nickoson to come forward. Azaryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azaryan jabs Nickoson right on the nose. Nickoson blinks but takes it well.
Nickoson misses with a hook.
Nickoson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Azaryan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nickoson somewhat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickoson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Azaryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azaryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azaryan lands a head kick. Nickoson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nickoson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Azaryan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nickoson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Azaryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Azaryan lands an elbow just above Nickoson 's eye.
Nickoson jumps guard but Azaryan stands there with Nickoson around his waist. Nickoson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Azaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nickoson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azaryan lands a damaging elbow.
Azaryan manages to break the clinch.
Nickoson misses with a straight left.
Nickoson throws out a loose jab but Azaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickoson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nickoson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickoson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nickoson throws a hook but Azaryan blocks it.
Nickoson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nickoson.
Nickoson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Azaryan but Azaryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Azaryan lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azaryan throws a front kick that sends Nickoson stumbling back into the cage.
Azaryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickoson.
Azaryan scores with a head kick. Nickoson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nickoson misses with a body punch
and Azaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azaryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickoson.
Azaryan slaps away a takedown attempt from Nickoson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nickoson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azaryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Azaryan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nickoson has a takedown stuffed.
Azaryan throws out a counter right but Nickoson avoids it with no problem.
Nickoson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nickoson with a poor takedown
and Azaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nickoson is breathing heavily.
Nickoson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azaryan manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickoson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickoson.
The crowd cheers as Azaryan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickoson doesn't seem phased though.
Nickoson is looking to chop away at Azaryan's legs.
Azaryan avoids the head kick by Nickoson.
Nickoson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azaryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Azaryan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nickoson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azaryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azaryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nickoson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azaryan lands a nice hook to Nickoson's body. Nickoson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azaryan avoids the body shot from Nickoson.
Azaryan defending well as Nickoson loads up on a big left hand.
Azaryan connects with a jab.
Azaryan scores with a nice head shot.
Azaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickoson.
Azaryan digs a good hook to Nickoson's body.
Nickoson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azaryan is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Nickoson crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Azaryan prevents Nickoson from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickoson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azaryan keeps working.
Azaryan is looking to get back to his feet here but Nickoson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Azaryan's back.
Nickoson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Azaryan is taking damage to the body and head.
Nickoson misses with a punch to the head.
Nickoson looking for the RNC.
Azaryan prevents Nickoson from getting a body triangle.
Azaryan is looking to control the hands but Nickoson breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brodie Nickoson!
A very excited looking Brodie Nickoson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ansatsuken Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ansatsuken Judan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie Lester's chin.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ansatsuken Judan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Lester!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Judan lands in his opponent's guard.
Judan looking to pass the guard.
Judan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lester's guard.
Judan wants to pass to mount but Lester is defending the position.
Judan is working hard here to advance position.
Lester has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Judan is working away from the top position though.
Judan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lester is pressing down on Judan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judan's guard.
Judan 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.
Lester postures up in Judan's guard and throws a big left but Judan blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester wants to pass the guard but Judan is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Judan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Judan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Judan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lester stacks Judan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lester!
Lester tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lester has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lester working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Lester seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Judan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Judan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lester wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lester working the ground and pound.
Lester tries to move to mount but Judan blocks the move with his legs.
Judan reaches up around Lester's neck trying to control. But Lester takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Judan! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Judan is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Lester celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jamie Lester!
A relieved looking Jamie Lester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deafcon Kangaskhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturridge comes to the cage accompanied by Know That - By: Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli. Deafcon Kangaskhan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deafcon Kangaskhan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge wants to clinch up but Kangaskhan keeps it at a distance.
Kangaskhan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Kangaskhan.
Kangaskhan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sturridge half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sturridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kangaskhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Kangaskhan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kangaskhan. Sturridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturridge lands an overhand right.
Kangaskhan misses with a low kick.
Kangaskhan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kangaskhan gets tackled into the cage by Sturridge. Sturridge maintains the clinch.
Kangaskhan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kangaskhan.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Kangaskhan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge taking a breather.
Kangaskhan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kangaskhan tries to work over Sturridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kangaskhan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturridge just leaning against Kangaskhan, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sturridge throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangaskhan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangaskhan misses with a body punch.
Kangaskhan blocking some punches.
Kangaskhan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kangaskhan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturridge blocking some punches.
Kangaskhan tries to work over Sturridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kangaskhan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kangaskhan prevents Sturridge from breaking the clinch.
Sturridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kangaskhan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kangaskhan wants to counter the offense by Sturridge and move into the clinch position.
Kangaskhan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturridge throws a lazy right hand but Kangaskhan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kangaskhan slips a jab from Sturridge.
Kangaskhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Sturridge moves in looking to clinch but Kangaskhan pushes him off.
Nice cross by Kangaskhan.
Sturridge misses with a looping left.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut
and Kangaskhan counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kangaskhan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturridge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskhan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sturridge will feel that in the morning.
Kangaskhan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sturridge under the eye.
Kangaskhan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deafcon Kangaskhan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kangaskhan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sturridge throws a looping overhand right but Kangaskhan ducks down to avoid it.
Kangaskhan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kangaskhan tests Sturridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturridge throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kangaskhan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kangaskhan looks to throw the jab but Sturridge is out of range.
Sturridge wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sturridge misses with a looping left.
Kangaskhan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Sturridge - just one landing.
Kangaskhan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Sturridge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sturridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Kangaskhan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut.
Kangaskhan scores with a jab to the body.
Sturridge throws a hook to the side of Kangaskhan's head but Kangaskhan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kangaskhan thuds his shin into the meat of Sturridge's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskhan misses the jab.
Kangaskhan moves out of range as Sturridge strikes.
Kangaskhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Kangaskhan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sturridge if he has to take too many more of those.
Sturridge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturridge is breathing heavily.
Sturridge throws a jab when Kangaskhan was well out of range.
Sturridge closes the distance and pushes Kangaskhan back into the cage.
Sturridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Kangaskhan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kangaskhan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturridge's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kangaskhan as Sturridge tries to tie him up.
Kangaskhan lands with a left to the head.
Kangaskhan blocks the elbow strike.
Kangaskhan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kangaskhan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
Kangaskhan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangaskhan.
A short right from Kangaskhan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangaskhan cracks Sturridge with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskhan lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Kangaskhan as the two fighters clinch.
Kangaskhan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturridge is rocked!
A short right from Kangaskhan.
Oh Sturridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kangaskhan presses Sturridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kangaskhan.
Kangaskhan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kangaskhan is leaning against Sturridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kangaskhan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
Kangaskhan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sturridge's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sturridge drops to his knees and Kangaskhan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deafcon Kangaskhan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stobbart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Stobbart!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stobbart misses with a straight left.
Stobbart fails to land with a series of punches.
And Buzzard counters with a quick kick to the body but Stobbart blocks it.
Buzzard jabs Stobbart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stobbart tries for a takedown but Buzzard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oooooh!!! Buzzard has knocked Stobbart down with a huge combo! Buzzard steps away and waves a wobbly Stobbart back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stobbart is rocked!
It looks like George Stobbart has been cut.
Buzzard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stobbart.
Stobbart is still on wobbly legs! Can Buzzard finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzzard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stobbart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buzzard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Buzzard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stobbart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sir Anthony Buzzard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Stobbart.
Stobbart looks winded!
Buzzard lands a body shot.
Buzzard lands a huge takedown. Stobbart is out but the ref is slow to react and Buzzard lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Stobbart lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Anthony Buzzard!
Sir Anthony Buzzard gave a mention to House of Valor in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Creatinus Consumerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Creatinus Consumerus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Consumerus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Consumerus misses its target.
Maldini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Consumerus circles away quickly and effectively.
Maldini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maldini throws a head kick but Consumerus moves out of range.
Maldini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maldini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Consumerus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from Consumerus.
Maldini counters with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maldini has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Consumerus lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Maldini misses.
Consumerus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Consumerus. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Consumerus throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maldini throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maldini loads up on a big right hand but Consumerus slips the punch.
Maldini misses with a wild body shot.
Maldini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Consumerus misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Maldini misses
and Consumerus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Consumerus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Consumerus is looking to wear down Maldini with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Consumerus looks to land a right hand but Maldini moved out of range.
Good work by Consumerus as he checks the leg kick.
Consumerus just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Consumerus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Consumerus throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maldini swings for the body but Consumerus moves out of range.
Maldini scores with a head kick.
Consumerus lands a two punch combo.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldini misses with a hook.
Consumerus throws a hook to the side of Maldini's head but Maldini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maldini - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Consumerus misses with a body shot.
Consumerus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws the kick towards the body but Consumerus avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Consumerus. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Consumerus backing away here, and Maldini unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Consumerus misses with a body shot.
Maldini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Consumerus swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini throws a nice looking combination but Consumerus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Consumerus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Consumerus. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Consumerus ducks right into an uppercut from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Consumerus swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Maldini.
Consumerus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a left hand
and Consumerus counters with a nice body shot.
Consumerus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldini moves away.
Consumerus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maldini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Consumerus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Consumerus just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maldini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maldini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Consumerus eats them both and turns towards Maldini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Consumerus is rocked!
Consumerus takes a swing at Maldini's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Consumerus.
Maldini throws out a counter right but Consumerus avoids it with no problem.
Consumerus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldini tries to work over Consumerus's front leg with a kick but Consumerus checks it.
Maldini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Maldini.
Consumerus throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Maldini misses.
Maldini throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Consumerus counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maldini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Consumerus.
Consumerus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Consumerus lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Maldini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maldini throws a leg kick that misses.
Consumerus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Consumerus moves out of range of the leg kick from Maldini.
Consumerus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maldini can pounce on him.
Maldini lands a leg kick that knocks Consumerus off balance momentarily.
Consumerus scores with a jab to the head.
Consumerus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Consumerus swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Consumerus lands a right hook to the body.
Maldini throws a jab but it's blocked by Consumerus.
A jab lands there for Consumerus.
Maldini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Consumerus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from Consumerus.
Maldini lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maldini throws a leg kick but Consumerus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Consumerus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enzo Maldini will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Consumerus misses.
Maldini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maldini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maldini misses with a straight right.
Maldini misses with a body punch
and Consumerus counters with a nice uppercut.
Consumerus misses with a wild body shot.
Consumerus throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maldini misses with a right hand
and Consumerus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maldini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Consumerus misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Consumerus.
Maldini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Consumerus lands a slapping body shot.
Maldini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Enzo Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Maldini slams his shin into Consumerus's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maldini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maldini misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Consumerus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Consumerus throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Consumerus moves out of range easily.
Consumerus throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Consumerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
Consumerus walks into a straight right hand from Maldini.
Maldini looks to land a right hand but Consumerus moved out of range.
Maldini takes a swing at Consumerus's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Consumerus misses its target.
Consumerus with a jab.
Maldini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Consumerus swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Consumerus misses with a body shot.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Consumerus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Enzo Maldini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Consumerus takes a swing at Maldini's ribcage but misses.
Maldini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Maldini misses its intended target.
Consumerus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maldini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Consumerus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Consumerus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Consumerus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maldini backs up against the cage.
Consumerus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Consumerus checks a leg kick.
Consumerus swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini throws a body shot but no joy.
Consumerus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Consumerus throws a sloppy body shot
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Consumerus at a distance.
Maldini throws a solid leg kick but Consumerus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maldini.
Maldini misses with a left hand
and Consumerus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Consumerus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maldini shoots in but Consumerus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Consumerus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maldini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Consumerus.
Maldini throws an overhand right that lands on Consumerus's shoulder, as Consumerus tries to avoid the shot.
Consumerus moves out of range as Maldini strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Consumerus misses the target.
Maldini throws a head kick but Consumerus moves out of range.
Consumerus misses with a wild body shot.
Maldini tried to score with a low kick but Consumerus checks it.
Maldini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maldini avoids the body shot from Consumerus.
Maldini is looking to score with low kicks.
Maldini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Consumerus on the side of the head.
Consumerus misses with an uppercut. Maldini saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini lands a body shot.
Consumerus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Consumerus lunges at Maldini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maldini's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Consumerus sizes up Maldini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Maldini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maldini is looking to slow Consumerus down with leg kicks.
A jab from Maldini misses.
Consumerus dips to his left and cracks Maldini with an uppercut!
Maldini cracks the inside of Consumerus's front leg.
Maldini misses with a low kick as Consumerus jumps back.
Consumerus throws a body shot but no joy.
Consumerus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Consumerus lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maldini tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enzo Maldini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Consumerus blocks a low kick nicely.
Consumerus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldini.
Consumerus misses with a body shot.
A jab from Consumerus misses.
Consumerus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldini appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maldini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maldini tries to work over Consumerus's front leg with a kick but Consumerus checks it.
Consumerus throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini scores with a push kick.
Maldini misses with a head kick.
Consumerus blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Consumerus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldini moves away.
Maldini looking to score a takedown here. Consumerus is defending well but Maldini drives through and ends up in Consumerus's guard.
Maldini 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.
Consumerus is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Maldini has his hands clasped together but Consumerus extends and breaks Maldini's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Consumerus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Creatinus Consumerus!
In defeat, Enzo Maldini stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back. Ill train harder. Gain knowledge and come back to avenge my loss.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuco Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuco Cortez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez moves to clinch but Paul breaks away
enabling Paul to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul scores with a decent looking hook.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuco Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortez.
Paul throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
A jab from Paul misses.
Cortez throws a push kick but Paul slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul lands a jab to the nose.
Paul throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Paul backing away here, and Cortez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Cortez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands a jab to Paul's midsection.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Paul.
A low kick from Cortez is predictable there
and Paul counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paul moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Jab, jab by Paul - just one landing.
Paul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cortez but Cortez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bryan Paul has been cut.
Paul misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cortez lands with a straight right. Paul didn't see that one coming.
Paul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tuco Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paul tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paul slips a straight right by Cortez.
Paul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paul scoring well with a low kick there.
Paul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cortez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez cracks the inside of Paul's front leg.
Paul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paul is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul misses with a hook.
Paul moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Paul connects with a crisp jab.
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paul blocks a head kick by Cortez.
An attempted straight right counter from Paul misses the target.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cortez!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul checks a leg kick.
Paul misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez flicks out a counter leg kick but Paul steps away.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
Paul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez throws a hook but Paul blocks it.
Cortez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Paul.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Paul moved out of range nicely.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortez throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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 Bryan Paul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Paul's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Paul on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paul looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paul's head.
Paul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cortez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez tries to score with a low kick but Paul moves his leg out of the way.
Cortez thumps Paul with a low kick.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick from Paul lands but Cortez takes it in his stride.
Cortez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paul is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cortez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortez misses with a body punch
and Paul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Paul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bryan Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
Paul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cortez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Paul moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
A low kick from Cortez misses
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Paul lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Paul is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul with a jab.
Paul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paul walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cortez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paul.
Paul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bryan Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Paul misses with a wild combination.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Paul misses.
Nice jab there from Cortez.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick
and Paul counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Paul jumps back.
Cortez throws a chopping leg kick but Paul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paul cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paul is looking to counter punch.
Paul misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paul lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cortez tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Paul throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Paul blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Paul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Paul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Paul to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Paul misses.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Paul is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Paul is looking to counter punch.
Paul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
Paul throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Paul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul lands a jab to the nose.
Paul takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cortez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Bryan Paul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Paul's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Paul fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Paul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Paul saw that one coming.
Paul is looking to counter punch.
Paul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cortez as he avoids it easily.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Paul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortez slips a jab from Paul.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paul checks a leg kick.
Cortez stuns Paul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cortez feints and then cracks Paul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paul down.
Paul looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paul's calf.
Cortez scores with a head kick.
Paul cracks Cortez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Paul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cortez backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Paul's leg. Paul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Paul takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Paul moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez lands the left hand.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul lands with a shot to the body.
Paul lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Paul lands a jab.
Cortez fakes the leg kick and cracks Paul in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a right hand that Cortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Cortez also avoids with ease.
Paul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Paul scores with the left hand. Cortez knows he should have avoided that one.
Paul misses the jab.
Paul thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Paul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paul.
Cortez is wriggling around but Paul manages to pass to half guard.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul slows the pace down in half guard.
Paul drops an elbow to the side of Cortez's head.
Bryan Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paul is trying to work for a kimura but Cortez is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Paul.
Well Paul 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Paul!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddison Tollett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Kok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddison Tollett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chew Kok!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tollett misses.
Kok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tollett throws a right and a left that Kok avoids nicely.
Tollett misses with a wild combination.
Tollett misses with a hook.
Tollett tries to land a leg kick but Kok saw it coming and moves away.
Tollett throws out a loose jab but Kok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tollett misses with an uppercut. Kok saw that one coming.
Tollett misses with a straight left.
Kok has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tollett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kok throws a series of punches but Tollett moves out of range.
Kok dodges the punch combination from Tollett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kok lands a slapping body shot.
Tollett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Kok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tollett throws a nice looking combination but Kok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tollett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tollett throws a right hand that misses
and Kok counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Eddison Tollett has been cut.
Tollett takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Kok.
Tollett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tollett looks to land a right hand but Kok moved out of range.
Kok is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kok misses with a series of wild punches.
Tollett blocks a low kick nicely.
Tollett misses the jab.
Kok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tollett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kok.
Danga de danga de dang - Kok scores with a four punch combination!
A cross from Tollett lands.
Kok tries to bum rush Tollett with a series of wild strikes but Tollett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Tollett misses.
Tollett throws a hook but Kok avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kok!
Kok misses with a double jab.
Kok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tollett.
Tollett throws a big shot that misses.
Kok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tollett circles away quickly and effectively.
Tollett throws a low kick but Kok moves out of range easily.
Kok cracks Tollett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kok has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tollett to stand back up!
Tollett is rocked!
Tollett misses with the combination.
Kok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Kok - that's a beauty! Tollett is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kok can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chew Kok!
In his post fight interview, Chew Kok started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kennet Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sava Miroslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennet Janssen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kennet Janssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sava Miroslav!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Janssen
and Miroslav counters with a nice body kick.
Miroslav throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miroslav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miroslav appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miroslav buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miroslav misses with a low kick.
Miroslav fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Miroslav on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick by Janssen misses
and Miroslav counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Janssen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've been informed that Miroslav has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miroslav throws a head kick that misses
and Janssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miroslav is rocked!
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Janssen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miroslav keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miroslav trying to control here.
Miroslav moves into full guard.
Janssen wants to pass the guard but Miroslav is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miroslav trying to control the position here.
Janssen trying to control the position from guard on top but Miroslav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janssen tries to free his leg and advance position but Miroslav is retaining full guard.
Janssen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miroslav controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen wants to control from the top but Miroslav keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miroslav looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miroslav has a takedown stuffed.
Janssen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Janssen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Janssen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janssen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen wants to control from the top but Miroslav keeps moving.
Janssen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Janssen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miroslav's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janssen trying to control but Miroslav is working from the bottom.
Miroslav keeping full guard, as Janssen tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kennet Janssen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miroslav throws a combination that misses
and Janssen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miroslav shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Janssen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Janssen 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Janssen working a defensive guard but Miroslav manages to pass into side control anyway.
Janssen can't do much from the bottom here.
Miroslav working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen sneaks back into half guard.
Janssen trying to control from the bottom.
Janssen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Miroslav working Janssen over with strikes.
Janssen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miroslav can do to turn this around?
Miroslav is stalling here. Janssen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Miroslav seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Janssen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Miroslav is trying to improve his position.
Janssen scoring with punches from side control.
Janssen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miroslav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miroslav regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miroslav manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Janssen stands and throws Miroslav's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Janssen trying to control the action but Miroslav is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Miroslav is trying to escape and Janssen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Miroslav is forced to tap! Nice work there by Janssen! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kennet Janssen!
An out of breath Kennet Janssen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borys Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Chernishev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chernishev has chosen MC Hovanskiy - Father in the building as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Borys Szymanski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borys Szymanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Chernishev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernishev tests Szymanski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chernishev misses with an uppercut
and Szymanski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Szymanski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chernishev is defending well for now.
Chernishev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Szymanski swings wildly with an uppercut but Chernishev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szymanski has a couple of punches blocked by Chernishev.
A short right from Szymanski.
Szymanski stalling in the clinch.
Szymanski prevents a body shot from Chernishev.
Szymanski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Szymanski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chernishev tries to stall but Szymanski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Chernishev.
Szymanski has Chernishev pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Szymanski scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernishev tries for a takedown but Szymanski manages to get underhooks.
Chernishev works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chernishev won't allow Szymanski to sweep him here.
Szymanski is trying to control the position but Chernishev postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski pulls Chernishev in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chernishev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chernishev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Szymanski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chernishev content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Chernishev misses its intended target.
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.
Chernishev scores with a jab to the head.
Chernishev throws a jab when Szymanski was well out of range.
Szymanski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chernishev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernishev lands a body shot.
Chernishev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Szymanski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szymanski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernishev throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Chernishev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chernishev throws a poor cross that misses
and Szymanski counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Chernishev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Szymanski doesn't seem phased though.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown but Szymanski shows good takedown defense.
Chernishev throws an overhand right that lands on Szymanski's shoulder, as Szymanski tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Szymanski does no damage.
Chernishev feints the counter takedown.
Chernishev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Szymanski is looking to counter punch.
Chernishev throws a body shot but no joy.
Chernishev misses with a body shot
and Szymanski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szymanski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chernishev in his tracks.
Szymanski throws a body shot but no joy.
Chernishev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sergey Chernishev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernishev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Szymanski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borys Szymanski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Chernishev.
Chernishev lands with an uppercut that bounces Szymanski off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Chernishev. Beautiful body shot.
Szymanski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Szymanski presses Chernishev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chernishev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Szymanski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chernishev looks winded!
Szymanski scores with a shot to the side of Chernishev's head.
Szymanski lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernishev lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chernishev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chernishev tries to score a body lock takedown but Szymanski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Szymanski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chernishev backwards.
Szymanski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szymanski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Szymanski blocking some punches.
Szymanski blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szymanski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szymanski digs a right hand into Chernishev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chernishev's gas tank.
Chernishev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chernishev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Szymanski as the two fighters clinch.
Szymanski lands with a light punch inside.
Szymanski scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Szymanski presses Chernishev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Szymanski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Szymanski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chernishev taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borys Szymanski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown but Szymanski shows good takedown defense.
Szymanski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Szymanski's corner calls for a 1-2. Szymanski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Szymanski stuns Chernishev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been told by Szymanski's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Szymanski connects with the punch.
Chernishev staying out of range there.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Szymanski defends it well.
Borys Szymanski is winning the standup battle so far.
Szymanski cracks Chernishev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chernishev is rocked!
Chernishev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szymanski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chernishev manages to circle out of the way.
Chernishev is still on wobbly legs! Can Szymanski finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Szymanski! Chernishev is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borys Szymanski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enok Jepsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley has chosen Egypt Central - Taking You Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enok Jepsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Crawley!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley feints and then cracks Jepsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jepsen down.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Jepsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jepsen throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley cracks Jepsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jepsen drops his hands momentarily and Crawley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crawley throws a poor cross that misses
and Jepsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Jepsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley punishes Jepsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
and Jepsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Jepsen.
Crawley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley tries to clinch but Jepsen is having none of it.
Jepsen throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley throws a body punch but Jepsen moves out of range.
Jepsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jepsen counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Paul Crawley has been cut.
Crawley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley scores with a shot to the side of Jepsen's head.
Jepsen throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Jepsen as the two fighters clinch.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Jepsen lands a right hand.
Jepsen lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jepsen.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Jepsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Jepsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jepsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jepsen can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Jepsen controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jepsen.
Jepsen misses with a punch to the body.
Jepsen stalling in the clinch but Crawley improves position.
Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jepsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Crawley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Jepsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawley blocking some punches.
Crawley lands a hook that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
Jepsen blocks a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Jepsen lands an uppercut.
Jepsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Jepsen has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
Crawley lands with a right to the head.
Crawley prevents a body shot from Jepsen.
Crawley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
Jepsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jepsen lands a body shot.
Jepsen lands with a right to the head.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jepsen.
Crawley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crawley misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley tries a body shot but Jepsen blocks it.
Jepsen lands a shot to the body.
Jepsen blocks an uppercut.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley misses with a body punch.
Jepsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crawleys head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jepsen.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
Jepsen lands a body punch.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Jepsen.
Crawley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.
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!
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jepsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jepsen controls his hands.
Crawley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Jepsen.
Jepsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jepsen prevents a body shot from Crawley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jepsen.
Jepsen prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Jepsen controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jepsen or not.
Crawley tries to work over Jepsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Jepsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawley is rocked!
Crawley lands an uppercut.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jepsen.
Jepsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jepsen.
Crawley lands with a left to the head.
Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jepsen trying to control the position but instead, Crawley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jepsen into the cage.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jepsen or not.
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 Enok Jepsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Crawley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crawley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Paul Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley clobbers Jepsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jepsen tries to move into range but Crawley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crawley slips a jab from Jepsen.
Crawley darts in and clinches Jepsen up against the cage.
Crawley lands an uppercut.
Jepsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crawley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jepsen gets through Crawley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Jepsen blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Crawley tries to work over Jepsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jepsen has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
Crawley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jepsens head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
Crawley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jepsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley lands an uppercut.
Jepsen prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jepsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jepsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jepsen blocking some punches.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley lands a nice uppercut.
Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jepsen misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jepsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley tries a body shot but Jepsen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jepsen.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jepsen's elbow.
Jepsen misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jepsen.
Jepsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley tries to work over Jepsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jepsen blocking some punches.
Crawley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley stalling in the clinch.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley digs a right hand underneath Jepsen's ribcage. Jepsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jepsen controls his hands.
Jepsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jepsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Jepsen avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jepsen looking to stall.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crawley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawley blocking some punches.
Jepsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawley has double underhooks.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jepsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jepsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley is working Jepsen over against the cage.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jepsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley lands a nice uppercut.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Jepsen controls the action.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Jepsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crawley pushes Jepsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jepsen tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jepsen can't find room to land a body shot as Crawley controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jepsen manages to break the clinch.
Crawley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jepsen throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Jepsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Jepsen.
We've been told by Jepsen's head coaches at Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jepsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Jepsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawley has time to react.
Crawley looks to clinch
and Jepsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jepsen slips under a jab from Crawley.
An attempted straight right counter from Jepsen misses the target.
Crawley dodges the punch combination from Jepsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crawley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Crawley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Crawley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crawley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jepsen.
Jepsen stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawley throws a sloppy body shot
and Jepsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jepsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Jepsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jepsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crawley scores with a nice head shot.
Jepsen looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jepsen avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Jepsen throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Jepsen's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Jepsen misses.
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Jepsen misses the target.
Jepsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crawley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jepsen thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jepsen on the side of the head.
Jepsen misses with a looping left.
Jepsen throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
Jepsen misses with an uppercut.
Jepsen cracks Crawley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawley scores with a jab to the body.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jepsen is just out of range.
A big right from Jepsen misses.
Paul Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jepsen misses with an uppercut.
Crawley misses with a jab to the body
and Jepsen counters with a series of strikes. Crawley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Jepsen finish him?
Crawley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jepsen thuds a left hand into Crawley's body.
Jepsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Jepsen counters with a left right combination that sends Crawley crashing to the mat - Jepsen wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Crawley out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enok Jepsen!
An out of breath Enok Jepsen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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