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DARE ELIMINATORS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Miles!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Markov misses its intended target.
Miles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Markov, pushing him back against the cage.
Markov misses with a punch on the inside.
Markov tries to stall but Miles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Miles.
Markov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Markov working aggressively here.
Markov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miles tries to throw a body punch but Markov avoids it by throwing Miles back against the cage.
Miles lands a right hand.
It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.
Markov wants to break free but Miles has control.
Miles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miles scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miles.
Miles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markov.
A bit of stalling here from Miles.
A head punch on the inside from Markov fails to land.
Miles digs a right hand into Markov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Markov's gas tank.
Markov has a couple of punches blocked by Miles.
Markov misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Markov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles lands a body punch.
Markov misses with the head strike.
Markov is trying to break free.
Markov lands with a right to the head.
Miles blocks an uppercut.
Miles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Miles.
Markov is breathing heavily.
Miles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Markov backwards.
Miles lands a right hand.
Markov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miles blocking some punches.
Markov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miles crunches a lovely knee into Markov's ribcage.
Miles scores with a shot to the side of Markov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Miles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Miles.
Miles tries to land a knee to the head but Markov blocks with his arms.
Miles has Markov pressed against the cage.
Miles is working Markov over against the cage.
Miles wants to take the fight to the mat but Markov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miles slows down the pace here.
Miles lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Markov has had enough of the clinch but Miles keeps him there for the moment.
Miles is pushing Markov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Markov working aggressively here.
Miles stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles presses Markov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miles is stalling here.
Miles slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Miles.
Miles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miles blocks an uppercut.
Markov has had enough of the clinch but Miles keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Miles.
Miles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markov backwards.
Miles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Markov is rocked!
Alexey Markov's cut is getting worse.
A bit of stalling here from Miles.
Oh Markov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Miles as the two fighters clinch.
Miles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miles avoiding damage.
Miles lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Miles.
Miles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Miles.
Miles scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Miles.
Miles pushes Markov against the cage. Miles is working some dirty boxing. Miles pushes off with a quick right hook! Markov goes down! Markov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Miles moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfred Miles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bedlaminov comes to the cage accompanied by Call to Arms. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Bedlaminov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Moore!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedlaminov missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Bedlaminov. Those never looked like landing.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bedlaminov misses the target.
Bedlaminov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bedlaminov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore slips a jab from Bedlaminov.
Moore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yuri Bedlaminov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedlaminov misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedlaminov throws a right hand that misses
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
A big left from Bedlaminov misses.
Moore wants to counter with a clinch but Bedlaminov pushes him away.
Moore clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov blocks an uppercut.
Bedlaminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov throws a head punch that misses.
Moore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bedlaminov or not.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
Moore gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bedlaminov has control of Moore's left arm, preventing Moore from doing any damage.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
Bedlaminov postures up.
Bedlaminov advances to half guard.
Moore gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bedlaminov's guard.
Moore trying to control but Bedlaminov is working from the bottom.
Bedlaminov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moore trying to control but Bedlaminov is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bedlaminov is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bedlaminov is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Moore is looking for a triangle but Bedlaminov pushes his legs off easily.
Bedlaminov won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Bedlaminov wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Bedlaminov trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov looking to pass the guard.
Bedlaminov won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Moore looking for a guillotine here but Bedlaminov defends easily.
Bedlaminov preventing the sweep.
Bedlaminov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bedlaminov's guard.
Moore is fighting to break Bedlaminov's control of his arms but Bedlaminov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Bedlaminov is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov has his hands on Moore's head, controlling the position.
Moore trying to control but Bedlaminov is working from the bottom.
Moore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Moore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bedlaminov is trying to get back to half guard.
Bedlaminov is working hard here to advance position.
Bedlaminov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moore's best efforts.
Moore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bedlaminov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bedlaminov wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bedlaminov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bedlaminov lands a two punch combo.
Moore takes the fight into the clinch.
Bedlaminov blocks a body shot from Moore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bedlaminov.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Bedlaminov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bedlaminov lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore works on Bedlaminov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bedlaminov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Bedlaminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bedlaminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matt Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bedlaminov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moore can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Bedlaminov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moore.
Bedlaminov pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore tries to work over Bedlaminov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to work over Bedlaminov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Bedlaminov.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bedlaminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bedlaminov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yuri Bedlaminov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bedlaminov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore drives through and clinches with Bedlaminov against the cage.
Bedlaminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore tries for a takedown but Bedlaminov manages to get underhooks.
Bedlaminov working aggressively here.
Bedlaminov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bedlaminov misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bedlaminov misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Bedlaminov.
Moore has Bedlaminov up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore tries to work over Bedlaminov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bedlaminov - that landed with a thud.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bedlaminov blocks an uppercut.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bedlaminov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bedlaminov misses with a low kick as Moore jumps back.
Moore changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Moore closes the distance and pushes Bedlaminov back into the cage.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Bedlaminov lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedlaminov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedlaminov connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Bedlaminov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bedlaminov defends it well.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Bedlaminov scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yuri Bedlaminov is winning the standup battle so far.
Bedlaminov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bedlaminov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bedlaminov misses with a looping right.
Bedlaminov throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Bedlaminov blocking some punches.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Bedlaminov.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Bedlaminov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Bedlaminov controls his hands.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Bedlaminov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bedlaminov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bedlaminov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bedlaminov tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bedlaminov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bedlaminov misses with a wild body shot.
Moore is looking to clinch.
It looked like Bedlaminov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Bedlaminov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bedlaminov throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bedlaminov counter with a right hand.
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!
Moore closes the distance but Bedlaminov moves to the side
and Bedlaminov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bedlaminov misses with a few strikes there.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moore tries to clinch
enabling Bedlaminov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bedlaminov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bedlaminov misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bedlaminov!
Moore wants to clinch up but Bedlaminov keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Moore with that takedown attempt.
Bedlaminov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedlaminov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedlaminov. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bedlaminov looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Bedlaminov scores with a hook.
Bedlaminov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bedlaminov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore moves away from the strike by Bedlaminov.
Moore with the counter takedown but Bedlaminov avoids it easily.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore avoids the body shot from Bedlaminov.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Bedlaminov.
Moore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bedlaminov connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bedlaminov swivels and escapes.
Yuri Bedlaminov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Moore.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bedlaminov throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Bedlaminov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bedlaminov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Bedlaminov!
A very excited looking Yuri Bedlaminov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Redford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Redford!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raske is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raske looks to throw the jab but Redford is out of range.
Raske blocks a head kick by Redford.
Raske throwing a counter right hand but Redford manages to avoid it.
Redford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raske.
Raske is looking to counter punch.
Raske stuffs the takedown attempt from Redford. Redford gets slowly back to his feet.
Raske is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Redford ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Redford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raske connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raske checks a leg kick.
Raske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redford misses with a double jab
and Raske counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ricky Redford has been cut.
Redford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Raske wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Redford swings for the body but Raske moves out of range.
Raske throwing a counter right hand but Redford manages to avoid it.
Redford tries to clinch up
and Raske counters with a nice right hand that sends Redford toppling to the canvas! Redford scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Raske finish him?!
Redford is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redford misses with a combination
and Raske counters with a crisp right hand that drops Redford! Raske lets Redford back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Raske engages and cracks Redford with a massive lead left hook - Redford tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Raske is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Raske!
A relieved looking Thomas Raske thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Untamo Kalervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Untamo Kalervo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Untamo Kalervo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Kalervo moves away and avoids it.
Kalervo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalervo.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kalervo moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski connects with a single shot there.
Ignatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Kalervo misses.
Ignatowski misses with a jab to the body
and Kalervo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Kalervo lands.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalervo.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick
and Kalervo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatowski counters by clinching up.
Ignatowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalervo.
Kalervo working hard to break the clinch.
Ignatowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalervo is pushing Ignatowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kalervo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ignatowski backwards.
Kalervo tries to throw a body punch but Ignatowski avoids it by throwing Kalervo back against the cage.
Kalervo manages to break the clinch.
Ignatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalervo.
Ignatowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatowski.
Kalervo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a lazy right hand but Kalervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalervo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalervo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Ignatowski tenderised Kalervo's leg. Kalervo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski throwing a counter right hand but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kalervo feints and then cracks Ignatowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatowski down.
Kalervo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ignatowski rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalervo loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Kalervo misses with a straight right.
Ignatowski tried to counter with a leg kick but Kalervo avoided it.
Ignatowski throws a lazy head kick
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalervo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalervo.
Kalervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kalervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatowski.
Kalervo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatowski's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ignatowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kalervo.
Kalervo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kalervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ignatowski's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ignatowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ignatowski throws a lazy body kick
and Kalervo counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Untamo Kalervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalervo blocks a head kick by Ignatowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Untamo Kalervo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kalervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ignatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Kalervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalervo missing with a left hand there. Ignatowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Ignatowski misses its target.
Nice body punch from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Untamo Kalervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalervo counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski throws a right hand that misses
and Kalervo counters with a straight right hand.
Ignatowski 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.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the body
and Kalervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalervo with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski ducks under a wild hook from Kalervo.
Ignatowski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatowski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Kalervo. Beautiful body shot.
Ignatowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski slips a jab from Kalervo.
Ignatowski is looking to counter with a body kick.
That kick from Ignatowski tenderised Kalervo's leg. Kalervo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalervo looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Kalervo misses with a body shot.
Kalervo swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski moves forwards but Kalervo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski scores with a leg kick.
Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalervo.
Kalervo looks to throw the jab but Ignatowski is out of range.
Ignatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalervo misses.
Ignatowski connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Ignatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalervo moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
A little jabbing left from Kalervo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalervo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignatowski looks to throw a body kick
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Kalervo feints and then cracks Ignatowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatowski down.
Kalervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatowski.
Kalervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalervo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kalervo throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the body
and Kalervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalervo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalervo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalervo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ignatowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kalervo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalervo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalervo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalervo is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
A slow jab from Kalervo misses its intended target.
Ignatowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalervo is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Untamo Kalervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A shot to the body from Kalervo misses
enabling Ignatowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalervo throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Kalervo throws a right and a left that Ignatowski avoids nicely.
Kalervo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalervo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalervo misses with a hook
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Kalervo.
Kalervo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalervo looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Kalervo cracks a nice hook into Ignatowski's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Kalervo
and Kalervo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that misses
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignatowski looks for the body kick but Kalervo saw that one coming.
Kalervo swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalervo is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
Kalervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kalervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatowski throws out the jab.
Ignatowski takes the fight into the clinch.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with some punches.
Kalervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatowski backwards.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch.
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries a body shot but Kalervo blocks it.
Ignatowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatowski misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignatowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalervo backwards.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalervo blocks an uppercut.
Kalervo lands a right hand.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Kalervo lands a body shot.
Kalervo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Kalervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kalervo blocking some punches.
Kalervo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ignatowski blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalervo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatowski controls his hands.
Kalervo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ignatowski up against the cage.
Ignatowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kalervo fails to land.
Untamo Kalervo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalervo lands an elbow just above Ignatowski 's eye.
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 The Reverend Jim Ignatowski.
I think Kalervo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Untamo Kalervo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Darcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajjad Gharibi (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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28
300 lbs
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328 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrick Darcy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sajjad Gharibi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darcy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gharibi, pushing him back against the cage.
Darcy misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gharibi.
Gharibi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darcy trying to land knees to the body.
Gharibi blocks a body shot from Darcy.
Darcy misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Darcy.
Gharibi wants to break free but Darcy has control.
Darcy can't find room to land a body shot as Gharibi controls the action.
Darcy misses with a punch on the inside.
Darcy lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Gharibi.
Darcy is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gharibi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Fredrick Darcy has been cut.
Gharibi gets through Darcy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gharibi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gharibi drops Darcy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Darcy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Darcy is rocked!
Gharibi works on Darcy's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Darcy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Darcy pressed against the cage. Gharibi frees himself up and cracks Darcy with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Darcy crumples to the floor, out cold! Gharibi jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sajjad Gharibi!
Sajjad Gharibi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Fredrick Darcy had this to say: 'I see no reason to associate with the likes of you country bumpkins!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Android Eighteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Android Eighteen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Android Eighteen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, David Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eighteen feints and as Dickinson raises his hands in defense, Eighteen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Dickinson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Eighteen trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Eighteen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dickinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dickinson pulls Eighteen in close to his closed guard and prevents Eighteen from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickinson looking to control.
Eighteen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dickinson seems keen to control Eighteen 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickinson is on top in guard.
Eighteen keeping full guard, as Dickinson tries to pass.
Dickinson pushing down on Eighteen 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eighteen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickinson.
Dickinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dickinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dickinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eighteen 's head.
Dickinson slips a nice elbow through Eighteen 's hands, connecting with Eighteen 's forehead.
Eighteen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dickinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eighteen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dickinson.
Dickinson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Eighteen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Eighteen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dickinson.
Dickinson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Eighteen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dickinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eighteen taking shots to the head.
Dickinson breaks from Eighteen 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dickinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dickinson trying to control but Eighteen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dickinson controlling his opponent.
Dickinson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Eighteen has worked his arm free - good work by Eighteen !
Check out the look on Dickinson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dickinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Dickinson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dickinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Eighteen is trying to keep an underhook but Dickinson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dickinson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dickinson works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson lands a few punches from side control.
Dickinson wants to control but Eighteen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eighteen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dickinson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eighteen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dickinson is trying to move to mount but Eighteen reverses beautifully and ends up in Dickinson's guard.
Dickinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Eighteen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dickinson looking for a guillotine here but Eighteen defends easily.
Dickinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eighteen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dickinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dickinson has Eighteen pulled in close to control his posture.
Dickinson has his foot on Eighteen 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eighteen works his way back into a safe position though.
Eighteen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dickinson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dickinson has escaped and now he's on top!
Dickinson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dickinson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson advances to half guard.
Dickinson content to control rather than advance.
Eighteen taking some punishment here, with Dickinson in his half guard.
David Dickinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dickinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dickinson is looking for a kimura but Eighteen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dickinson to get the leverage.
Eighteen trying to control but Dickinson postures up.
Dickinson is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Eighteen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dickinson lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eighteen is defending against the submission attempts here by Dickinson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eighteen is staying active underneath Dickinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dickinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Eighteen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dickinson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Eighteen is defending well. Dickinson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Eighteen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dickinson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Dickinson!
A victorious David Dickinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Prophet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Shake It Off. The Prophet will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
147 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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23
140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prophet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prophet. Prophet obviously looking to wear him down.
Charles tries to move into range but Prophet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Prophet misses.
Prophet works the jab nicely.
Prophet misses with a low kick.
Charles tries to counter by clinching up but Prophet breaks away and moves out of range.
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prophet swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Charles 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.
Charles needs to keep his hands up - Prophet had a free shot at his head there.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prophet just misses with a punch to the body.
Prophet takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Prophet misses with a hook. Charles ducked under it nicely.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.
Charles is looking to counter the offense by Prophet and move into the clinch.
Prophet misses with a hook. Charles ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet throws a lazy uppercut
and Charles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Prophet throws a head punch that misses.
Prophet throws a head punch that misses.
Prophet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Prophet - that landed with a thud.
Prophet tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Prophet back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prophet stalling in the clinch but Charles improves position.
Prophet is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Prophet misses with a body punch.
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prophet.
Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Charles jumps guard but Prophet stands there with Charles around his waist. Charles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charles blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet tries to break the clinch but Charles is controlling the position.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prophet tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Prophet misses with a punch to the body.
Prophet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Prophet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prophet gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prophet lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prophet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles jumps guard.
Prophet wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Charles pulls Prophet in to control the position.
Prophet wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Charles working a defensive guard but Prophet manages to pass into side control anyway.
Prophet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Charles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
My spies in Boyz II Men inform me that Prophet has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Prophet controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Charles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Charles is looking to regain half guard here but Prophet keeps moving and retains side control.
Charles wants to control but Prophet postures up.
Charles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prophet taking a breather here.
Charles sneaks back into half guard.
Prophet uses his free foot to push down on Charles's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Charles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Prophet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Prophet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Prophet tries to get set, Charles tries to push him back and clinch up but Prophet manages to avoid the attempt.
Charles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prophet throws out the jab.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Prophet manages to circle out of the way.
Prophet throws a leg kick but Charles checks it.
Charles moves out of range as Prophet strikes.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Prophet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Prophet misses.
Charles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prophet scores with the left hand. Charles knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prophet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prophet.
Prophet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prophet throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet misses the shot to the body.
Prophet throws a body shot but no joy.
Prophet has Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Prophet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Charles tries to pull guard but Prophet holds him up against the cage and eventually Charles drops back down to his feet.
Prophet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Prophet lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prophet throws a head punch that misses.
Prophet managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Charles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prophet smiles and moves away.
The Prophet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Charles.
Charles fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Prophet stalling against the cage.
Prophet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Charles pulls Prophet in close to his closed guard and prevents Prophet from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Prophet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prophet being controlled here momentarily.
Prophet wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Charles has Prophet pulled in close to control his posture.
Prophet wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big right from Prophet misses.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Charles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Prophet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prophet misses with a looping left.
Prophet lands with a good body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prophet throws a hook but Charles avoids it easily.
Charles gets a clinch.
Prophet is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Prophet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prophet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prophet avoids the body shot from Charles.
It seemed like Prophet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prophet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prophet throws out the jab.
Prophet misses with a wild body shot.
Prophet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prophet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prophet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Prophet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charles under the eye.
Prophet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Charles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Charles ducks down to avoid it.
Charles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Prophet.
Prophet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Prophet's corner calls for a 1-2. Prophet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prophet misses with a straight right.
Prophet lands with a good body shot.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prophet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Charles tries to counter by clinching up but Prophet breaks away and moves out of range.
Prophet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Prophet manages to circle out of the way.
The Prophet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Prophet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prophet ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
Prophet looks to land a left hand but Charles moved out of range nicely.
Charles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Prophet.
Prophet throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prophet misses with a straight right.
Prophet lunges at Charles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charles's hand.
Charles slips a jab from Prophet.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The Prophet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.
As Prophet tries to get set, Charles tries to push him back and clinch up but Prophet manages to avoid the attempt.
Prophet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Charles backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet misses the shot to the body.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Charles avoids a kick to the body.
Charles gets tackled into the cage by Prophet. Prophet maintains the clinch.
Charles avoiding damage.
Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to take the fight to the mat but Prophet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Prophet leaning his opponent against the cage.
Charles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prophet walks away with a smile on his face. Charles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Prophet lands a slapping body shot.
Prophet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mike Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prophet avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Prophet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prophet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Prophet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marv Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Riggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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256 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marv Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis slips under a jab from Riggs.
Good work by Riggs as he checks the leg kick.
Riggs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs throws a right and a left that Ellis avoids nicely.
Ellis clinches up against the cage.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Riggs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ellis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ellis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Riggs has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ellis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riggs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs is nestled in close to Ellis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs working over Ellis with some ground and pound. Ellis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riggs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Riggs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ellis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ellis is hurt! He's hurt bad - Riggs fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ellis from any more punishment! Congratulations to Riggs! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Riggs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamaal Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clements comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Straight Out The Gate. Jamaal Clements has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamaal Clements!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Carter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clements just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clements utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Clements is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clements working a defensive guard here.
Clements working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clements will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a couple of digs.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Clements looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Carter working his ground and pound in the gym.
Clements pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clements utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter wants to control from the top but Clements keeps moving.
Clements trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements is adopting a defensive guard.
Clements has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carter chips away with some ground and pound.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
Clements seems keen to control Carter's posture.
Carter postures up and lands a big shot to Clements's brow.
Clements is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Clements has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter connects with a couple of short punches.
Clements is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter wants to control from the top but Clements keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clements looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Clements has wrist control.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Clements is controlling Carter's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clements continues to stall.
Clements looking to control.
Carter is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clements wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clements as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Clements on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clements's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clements is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter is working Clements over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Carter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clements.
John Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a push kick but Clements slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Clements was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carter.
Carter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clements's half guard.
Clements is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
Clements keeps control of the position easily here as Carter tries to buck him off.
Carter trying to control the hands but Clements breaks the grip.
Clements is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Clements gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Clements gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Clements apologises and we restart here on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carter.
Clements throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter working away.
Carter lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scoring with punches and elbows.
Clements is looking to regain half guard here but Carter keeps moving and retains side control.
Carter working the head with strikes.
Carter working the head with strikes.
Carter scores with punches from side control.
Clements is rocked!
Clements on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Clements is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
John Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clements is trying to get back to half guard.
Carter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clements to see if he's OK.
Clements is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carter connects with a decent elbow.
Carter lands a huge shot from side control! Clements is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Carter!
John Carter decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cartel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cartel Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitchell Hobson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobson moves into the clinch.
Hobson breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hobson as Lopez shoots in.
Hobson closes the distance and clinches.
Hobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hobson misses with a double jab.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hobson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hobson duly obliges.
It looks like Cartel Lopez has been cut.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hobson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cartel Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Hobson counters by clinching up.
Hobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez misses with a takedown
and Hobson moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hobson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Hobson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hobson wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Hobson sprawls well.
Lopez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hobson is trying to defend but Lopez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lopez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hobson reverses the position - he's now on top in Lopez's guard.
Hobson postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hobson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hobson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hobson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lopez working for a triangle but Hobson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson is in close to Lopez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hobson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hobson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hobson throwing strikes but missing.
Hobson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hobson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hobson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hobson distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lopez has his foot on Hobson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hobson works his way back into a safe position though.
Hobson is working Lopez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hobson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hobson is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hobson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hobson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lopez has his foot on Hobson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hobson works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hobson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hobson cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
Hobson landing with the ground and pound.
Hobson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hobson is aware though and is defending well.
Hobson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hobson distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hobson postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hobson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hobson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hobson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hobson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hobson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobson wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Hobson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hobson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Hobson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cartel Lopez's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Hobson stuffs the takedown.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Hobson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cartel Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Hobson.
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Hobson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hobson can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson breaks from the clinch.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Hobson shows good takedown defense.
Lopez dives in and grabs Hobson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hobson pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Hobson shows good takedown defense.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hobson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hobson tries to counter with a clinch but Lopez shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hobson, which made it look bad.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hobson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez takes one to the chin there.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Hobson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez fails with the takedown.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Hobson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hobson wants to counter the offense by Lopez and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Hobson.
Lopez is looking to counter the offense by Hobson and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Hobson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hobson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hobson but Hobson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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!
Hobson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hobson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hobson wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Hobson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Hobson.
Mitchell Hobson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hobson as he jumps to the side.
Hobson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hobson as Lopez shoots in.
Hobson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hobson swivels and escapes.
Hobson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt - Hobson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitchell Hobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Hobson sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Hobson. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Hobson has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobson plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Lopez swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Lopez face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mitchell Hobson!
Mitchell Hobson is the new welterweight champion!
Mitchell Hobson very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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