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GAMMA#703 Bubba v Bryant 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shaw (ranked 816 p4p, 122 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 1229 p4p, 175 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw takes a swing at Sandman's ribcage but misses.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Sandman's head but Sandman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandman moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Sandman moves out of range easily.
Shaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Shaw misses with an uppercut. Sandman saw that one coming.
Sandman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sandman throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sandman to score with a decent uppercut.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sandman under the eye.
Sandman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Sandman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Shaw finds it's way through Sandman's defenses.
Sandman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw throws out a leg kick but Sandman moves out of range and Shaw only half commits.
Sandman with the counter takedown but Shaw avoids it easily.
Sandman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Sandman's head.
Shaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaw jabs Sandman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sandman or perhaps it was just good defense by Shaw, which made it look bad.
A jab from Shaw misses.
And Sandman tries to counter it with a takedown but Shaw pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shaw has Sandman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shaw lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jack Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Sandman pulls Shaw into guard.
Sandman wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sandman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaw has managed to get both his arms back between Sandman's legs - danger averted.
Sandman wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sandman is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sandman looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandman, not yet.
Shaw stands and throws Sandman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shaw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shaw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sandman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shaw's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sandman wants to improve his position but Shaw is controlling well.
Shaw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sandman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shaw.
Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shaw pulls his head out easily.
Shaw is pressing down on Sandman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sandman is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shaw dominated that round.
That's time! Shaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Sandman.
Shaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw misses the shot to the body.
Sandman blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Sandman darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.
Shaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
Shaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandman can do to turn this around?
Sandman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Sandman pulls Shaw into guard.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
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 Sandman is on top in guard.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.
Sandman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandman has managed to get both his arms back between Shaw's legs - danger averted.
Sandman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shaw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sandman defends well.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sandman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw pulls Sandman in close to prevent any damage.
Sandman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandman distracts Shaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sandman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Sandman from controlling successfully.
Shaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Shaw is tightening it up a little... Sandman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sandman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sandman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Shaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Shaw!
A less than humble Jack Shaw misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The Sandman spoke after the fight, saying 'cunt was doped up'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Iwoba (ranked 823 p4p, 116 weight class) and Liam Kelley (ranked 910 p4p, 127 weight class). Iwoba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hercules*. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley throws a chopping leg kick but Iwoba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Iwoba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Iwoba throws a wild body kick that Kelley sees coming a mile off.
Kelley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Iwoba with a body shot.
Iwoba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Iwoba moves in looking to clinch but Kelley pushes him off.
A low kick from Iwoba is predictable there
and Kelley counters with a low kick, right behind Iwoba 's knee.
Kelley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Iwoba defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Iwoba's legs.
Kelley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iwoba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley lands with a right hand.
A jab from Kelley finds it's way through Iwoba's defenses.
Iwoba misses with a hook.
Kelley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Iwoba lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iwoba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Iwoba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Iwoba misses with a body punch.
Iwoba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley digs a right hand into Iwoba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iwoba's gas tank.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iwoba.
Iwoba blocks an uppercut.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Iwoba prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Iwoba misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Iwoba - that landed with a thud.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iwoba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba misses with a body punch.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Iwoba.
Iwoba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iwoba blocking some punches.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Iwoba cracks Kelley with a nice body shot.
Iwoba swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba lands a body punch.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
Iwoba lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Iwoba controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iwoba.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iwoba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iwoba.
Iwoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iwoba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Iwoba is working Kelley over against the cage.
Iwoba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Iwoba's head.
Iwoba lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Iwoba lands a body shot.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Iwoba misses with a punch to the body.
Iwoba gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iwoba breaks the clinch.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Iwoba looks to land a right hand but Kelley moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Iwoba.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba lands a head shot.
Iwoba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelley is able to avoid easily.
Kelley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iwoba checks it well.
It looked like Iwoba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Iwoba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iwoba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelley.
A little jabbing left from Kelley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Iwoba blocks a head kick by Kelley.
Iwoba throwing a counter right hand but Kelley manages to avoid it.
Kelley wants to clinch.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Iwoba's legs.
Iwoba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Iwoba.
Kelley explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelley misses the jab.
Iwoba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Iwoba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iwoba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelley clinches.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Iwoba tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelley clinches with his opponent.
Iwoba gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Iwoba.
Iwoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Iwoba misses with a body punch.
Iwoba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Iwoba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iwoba throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Iwoba ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwoba lands with a straight right. Kelley didn't see that one coming.
Iwoba throws a big shot that misses.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley.
Iwoba avoids the body shot from Kelley.
Both fighters circling a little - Iwoba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Iwoba's shoulder, as Iwoba tries to avoid the shot.
Iwoba loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Iwoba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelley throws out a counter right but Iwoba avoids it with no problem.
Iwoba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iwoba tried to score with a low kick but Kelley checks it.
Iwoba throws a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
It seemed like Kelley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iwoba checks a leg kick.
Iwoba moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Iwoba throws a solid leg kick but Kelley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Iwoba.
Iwoba is looking to clinch.
Iwoba throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Iwoba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelley throws a leg kick
and Iwoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Iwoba gets tackled into the cage by Kelley. Kelley maintains the clinch.
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!
Iwoba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iwoba struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Iwoba digs a right hand into Kelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelley's gas tank.
Iwoba lands a body punch.
Iwoba digs a right hand into Kelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelley's gas tank.
Kelley is breathing heavily.
Iwoba tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iwoba.
Iwoba lands a right hand.
Iwoba is working for takedown but Kelley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Iwoba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
A short body shot lands from Iwoba as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Iwoba.
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwoba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iwoba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Iwoba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Iwoba lands with a light punch inside.
Bosco Iwoba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Iwoba presses Kelley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iwoba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iwoba tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
Iwoba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelley pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Iwoba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iwoba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iwoba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelley moves out of range as Iwoba throws a body kick.
Iwoba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iwoba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iwoba in his tracks.
Iwoba feints and then cracks Kelley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelley down.
Iwoba misses with a body shot.
Iwoba throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Kelley misses
and Iwoba counters with a straight right hand.
Iwoba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Iwoba tries a head kick but it misses.
Iwoba throws a head kick but Kelley moves out of range.
Iwoba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley swings for the body but Iwoba moves out of range.
Kelley blocks the body kick.
Iwoba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley tries to clinch there but Iwoba circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iwoba feints and then cracks Kelley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelley down.
Iwoba misses with a kick to the body.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco Iwoba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Iwoba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Iwoba does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Kelley backs away, Iwoba returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Iwoba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelley moves into the clinch successfully.
Iwoba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Iwoba avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwoba tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iwoba looking for a takedown.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iwoba is working Kelley over against the cage.
Iwoba misses with the head strike.
Kelley looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iwoba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
Iwoba working aggressively here.
Iwoba wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Iwoba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Iwoba.
Iwoba is leaning against Kelley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwoba breaks from the clinch.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iwoba.
Kelley takes a swing at Iwoba's ribcage but misses.
Kelley is looking to land body kicks.
Iwoba scores with a punch to the head.
Iwoba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Iwoba is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Iwoba's shoulder, as Iwoba tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Iwoba.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iwoba.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iwoba working aggressively here.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Iwoba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iwoba.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Iwoba misses with a punch to the body.
Iwoba prevents Kelley from breaking the clinch.
Kelley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iwoba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelley.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Iwoba blocks an uppercut.
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley digs a right hand into Iwoba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iwoba's gas tank.
Iwoba blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands with a light punch inside.
Iwoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Iwoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Iwoba misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwoba blocks an uppercut.
Kelley tries to work over Iwoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iwoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelley.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iwoba lands a body shot.
Iwoba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iwoba.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Iwoba wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelley trying to stall but Iwoba improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Iwoba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iwoba tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelley 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles DaCoca (ranked 635 p4p, 17 weight class) and Beast Putin (ranked 1141 p4p, 27 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles DaCoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Putin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin lands with a nice body kick.
DaCoca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DaCoca was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Putin scoring well with a low kick there.
Putin connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DaCoca.
DaCoca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Putin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DaCoca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Putin tries to score a power double leg takedown but DaCoca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Putin somewhat.
DaCoca tried to counter with a leg kick but Putin avoided it.
Putin lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DaCoca has time to react.
Putin shoots and misses
and DaCoca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
DaCoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Putin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
DaCoca has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Putin breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Putin finds it's way through DaCoca's defenses.
Beast Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin avoids the head kick by DaCoca.
Putin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Putin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Putin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DaCoca.
Putin throws a leg kick
and DaCoca counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Beast Putin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Putin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Putin controlling the action here.
DaCoca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Putin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Putin.
DaCoca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Putin is working away from the top position though.
Putin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
DaCoca is trying to control but can't.
DaCoca is looking for a sweep. Putin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
My spies in IC&E Academy inform me that Putin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
DaCoca wants to get back to full guard but Putin has mounted him!
DaCoca gets back to half guard.
DaCoca won't allow Putin to pass to mount.
Putin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca gets full guard.
Putin trying to control the position from guard on top but DaCoca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DaCoca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putin is one step ahead there.
DaCoca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Putin tries to free his leg and advance position but DaCoca is retaining full guard.
DaCoca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DaCoca is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DaCoca looks to land a strike but Putin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Putin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Putin tenderised DaCoca's leg. DaCoca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Putin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DaCoca counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Putin, right into the meat.
DaCoca takes one to the chin there.
Putin lands the left hand.
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
Putin looks to land a left hand but DaCoca moved out of range nicely.
DaCoca tries to counter by clinching up but Putin breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from DaCoca lands but Putin takes it in his stride.
Putin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Putin swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from DaCoca misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
DaCoca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DaCoca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Putin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Putin showed some decent athleticism there.
Putin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Putin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. DaCoca doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Putin.
DaCoca is looking to control Putin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DaCoca avoid being mounted?
Putin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing DaCoca to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca keeping full guard, as Putin tries to pass.
DaCoca controls Putin momentarily but Putin frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
DaCoca working a defensive guard here.
Putin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Putin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
DaCoca keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully.
Putin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Putin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca wants to sweep but no luck.
Putin passes DaCoca's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Putin wants to work for an arm triangle but DaCoca is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DaCoca makes his way to full guard. A much better position for DaCoca.
Putin won't allow DaCoca to sweep him here.
DaCoca looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Putin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Putin is just content to waste time from the top position. DaCoca takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DaCoca keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DaCoca is on top in guard.
Putin trying to control the position.
Putin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Putin has his foot on DaCoca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DaCoca works his way back into a safe position though.
Putin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DaCoca is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
DaCoca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
DaCoca misses the jab.
DaCoca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DaCoca's hands.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Putin lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Putin.
A low kick from Putin misses
and DaCoca counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DaCoca misses with a body shot.
Putin throws a counter combo.
DaCoca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca lands a nice shot to the body.
DaCoca lands a big head kick that sends Putin tumbling to the mat! DaCoca takes a step backwards and waves Putin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
DaCoca throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Putin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DaCoca's waist but DaCoca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Putin off to one side.
Putin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DaCoca scores with a counter punch that sends Putin to the canvas! DaCoca smells blood - he's punishing Putin with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Putin has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles DaCoca!
After winning the bout, Charles DaCoca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 952 p4p, 124 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 755 p4p, 86 weight class). Sarkisyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Aharon Sarkisyan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Winston Churchill's chin.
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34
165 lbs
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163 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarkisyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Sarkisyan can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Sarkisyan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarkisyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Sarkisyan.
Churchill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarkisyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchills head.
Sarkisyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Churchill.
Churchill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarkisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill pushes Sarkisyan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sarkisyan takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Sarkisyan prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Sarkisyan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Churchill lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
Sarkisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill works on Sarkisyan's body with a couple of short punches.
Sarkisyan blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sarkisyan.
I was talking to Churchill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sarkisyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarkisyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarkisyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill lands an uppercut.
Churchill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarkisyan lands a shot to the body.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarkisyan's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Churchill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarkisyan misses with the head strike.
Sarkisyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
Sarkisyan can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan lands with a light punch inside.
Sarkisyan misses with a punch to the body.
Sarkisyan prevents a body shot from Churchill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarkisyan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Churchill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sarkisyan can turn it around.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Sarkisyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
A short right from Sarkisyan.
Churchill scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the side of Churchill's head.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sarkisyan on the inside.
Sarkisyan misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sarkisyan backwards.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
Sarkisyan prevents a body shot from Churchill.
A nice left hand lands by Sarkisyan.
Churchill is rocked!
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
Sarkisyan misses with a body punch.
Churchill tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan prevents a body shot from Churchill.
A short right from Churchill.
Churchill has Sarkisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Sarkisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Churchill.
Sarkisyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarkisyan controls his hands.
Sarkisyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Oh Churchill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Churchill blocking some punches.
Sarkisyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sarkisyan fails to land.
Churchill tries a body shot but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Sarkisyan avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Sarkisyan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
Sarkisyan throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Sarkisyan's head.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill gets through Sarkisyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Nice body punch from Sarkisyan.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Sarkisyan.
Churchill seems to have got his legs back now.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarkisyan lands a right hand.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
Sarkisyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Churchill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarkisyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarkisyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Sarkisyan as the two fighters clinch.
Sarkisyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchills head.
Sarkisyan is working Churchill over against the cage.
Churchill is breathing heavily.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the side of Churchill's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aharon Sarkisyan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sarkisyan thuds a left hand into Churchill's body.
Sarkisyan drops Churchill with a naaaaasty hook - Churchill is in real trouble here! Sarkisyan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aharon Sarkisyan!
A victorious Aharon Sarkisyan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Doolittle (ranked 383 p4p, 60 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 519 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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41
222 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doolittle throws out the jab.
Doolittle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doolittle looks to land a body kick but Ericsson moved away.
Ericsson misses with a straight right.
Ericsson misses with a straight left.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ericsson.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doolittle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
Ericsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Doolittle.
Doolittle tries to move into range but Ericsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ericsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Doolittle sprawls well. He's pushed Ericsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ericsson takes one to the side of the head.
Doolittle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ericsson.
A low kick from Ericsson misses
and Doolittle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericsson slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Ericsson staying out of range there.
Ericsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doctor Doolittle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle throws a lazy right hand but Ericsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ericsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doolittle throws an off balance right hand
and Ericsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ericsson punishes Doolittle's body with a nice straight punch.
Ericsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doolittle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ericsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ericsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ericsson throws a strike but Doolittle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ericsson is working Doolittle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ericsson stays in close to Doolittle's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ericsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doolittle keeping full guard, as Ericsson tries to pass.
Ericsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ericsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doolittle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doolittle pulls Ericsson in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle can't keep his opponent in guard - Ericsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ericsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ericsson working over Doolittle with some ground and pound. Doolittle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ericsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ericsson 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.
Doolittle is trying to control but can't.
Ericsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ericsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ericsson trying to control from half guard but Doolittle is working away.
Doolittle is trying to get back to full guard.
Ericsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doolittle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ericsson.
Ericsson thows a huge punch but Doolittle dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ericsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doolittle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ericsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ericsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Ericsson 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.
Ericsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ludvig Ericsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doolittle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ericsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doolittle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ericsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Doolittle, which made it look bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doolittle. That's going to slow Ericsson down.
A swing and a miss from Ericsson.
Doolittle thumps Ericsson with a low kick.
A big left from Doolittle misses.
And Ericsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Doolittle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson wants to slow Doolittle down by chopping away at his legs.
Doolittle throws a body shot but no joy.
Ericsson throws a sloppy head kick and Doolittle moves out of range easily.
Ericsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doolittle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doolittle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
Ericsson throws a sloppy head kick and Doolittle moves out of range easily.
Ericsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doolittle finds it's way round the side to connect with Ericsson's head.
Ericsson misses with a hook
and Doolittle counters with a left to the body.
Doctor Doolittle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
Doolittle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericsson feints the counter takedown.
Doolittle throws a chopping leg kick but Ericsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doolittle loads up on a big right hand but Ericsson slips the punch.
Ericsson throws a leg kick
letting Doolittle counter with a right hand.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericsson misses with a wild body shot.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
Ericsson scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson blocks a head kick by Doolittle.
A solid body kick from Doolittle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doolittle throws a leg kick but Ericsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doolittle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ericsson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Doolittle enables Ericsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doolittle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ericsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ericsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doolittle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doolittle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ericsson forces his way into half guard.
Ericsson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ericsson lands a nice short elbow.
Ericsson trying to control the action but Doolittle is working from the bottom.
Ericsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doolittle's head.
Ericsson throwing shots but Doolittle is blocking nicely.
Ericsson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Doolittle to regain full guard.
Doolittle controlling Ericsson's posture.
Ericsson wants to pass the guard but Doolittle is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ericsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ericsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doolittle is keeping the position for now.
Ericsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ericsson cracks the inside of Doolittle's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Ericsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Ericsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doolittle.
Ericsson scores with a leg kick.
Ericsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doolittle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ericsson throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ericsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doolittle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doolittle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ericsson's head backwards.
Ericsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ericsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doolittle under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doolittle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doolittle connects with the punch.
Doolittle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ericsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Doolittle makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson cracks Doolittle with an open hand slap.
Ericsson moves out of range as Doolittle throws a body kick.
And Ericsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Doolittle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ericsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doolittle manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle lands the left hand.
Ericsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericsson throws an overhand right that lands on Doolittle's shoulder, as Doolittle tries to avoid the shot.
Doolittle tried to score with a low kick but Ericsson checks it.
Ericsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doolittle can't do much from the bottom here.
Doolittle is not content to let Ericsson control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ericsson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ludvig Ericsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ericsson is working Doolittle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ericsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ericsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doolittle keeps working.
Ericsson cracks Doolittle with a big elbow.
Ericsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Ericsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ericsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ericsson working the ground and pound.
Ericsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Ericsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ericsson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ericsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Doolittle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ericsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson wants to control but Doolittle is keeping him busy.
Doolittle managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ericsson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ericsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doolittle down.
Ericsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doolittle keeps working.
Ericsson controlling from side mount.
Ericsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doolittle keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ericsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Ericsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ericsson 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Ericsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 347 p4p, 47 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 176 p4p, 28 weight class). Nathan Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Nathan Wallace has been cut.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gold blocks the body kick.
Gold wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gold has time to react.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Gold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Nathan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold with a jab.
Wallace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Wallace tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gold cracks the inside of Wallace's front leg.
We've been informed that Gold has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Wallace throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Gold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wallace.
Gold connects with a jab.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Gold dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gold avoids it.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWallace.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Wallace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gold misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wallace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wallace.
Gold moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Gold is looking to chop away at Wallace's legs.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Gold is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Gold blocks the low kick.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
Gold is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wallace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wallace is looking to score with low kicks.
Wallace tries to clinch
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace lands with a hook. Gold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wallace slips a straight right by Gold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold pushes Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gold.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Wallace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gold misses with a right hand
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Wallace tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gold slips under a jab from Wallace.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wallace takes a step back to recover.
Gold throws a chopping leg kick but Wallace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gold avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gold tries to counter with a clinch but Wallace shakes him off and moves away.
Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Gold misses
and Wallace counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wallace's cut.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Liquid Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold throws an elbow that misses.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold misses with some punches.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gold tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wallace scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold lands a body punch.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Gold.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Gold pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace staying out of range there.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gold can pounce on him.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gold throws a low kick, looking for Wallace's leg but Wallace calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Gold misses with a hook.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Gold.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body
and Gold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gold takes one to the side of the head.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nathan Wallace's cut is getting worse.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace staying out of range there.
Gold throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Gold misses with a hook
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wallace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
Wallace scores with a push kick.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
Wallace moves forwards but Gold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Wallace scores with a spinning back kick!
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Wallace is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Gold finds it's way through Wallace's defenses.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold feints a counter leg kick.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gold throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Gold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wallace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Wallace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liquid Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Gold.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Gold misses.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gold is rocked!
Wallace scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wallace on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold checks a low kick from Wallace.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liquid Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gold tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gold connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wallace slips under a jab from Gold.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
A solid body kick from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Wallace is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace motions for Gold to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wallace tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Wallace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Gold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liquid Gold.
Well Gold 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hyde (ranked 225 p4p, 29 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 316 p4p, 37 weight class). Stelzer has chosen Business Time as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stelzer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat.
Stelzer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stelzer.
Stelzer avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Hyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stelzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stelzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Stelzer.
Hyde throws a lazy right hand but Stelzer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyde scores with a jab to the head.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
Hyde jabs at Stelzer's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stelzer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stelzer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hyde is out of range and Stelzer settles back down.
Hyde thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stelzer scores with a nice head shot.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde slips a jab and a cross from Stelzer.
It appears Hyde was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
And Stelzer tries to counter it with a takedown but Hyde pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stelzer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stelzer throws a leg kick but Hyde checks it.
Hyde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hyde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyde avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Hyde 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stelzer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stelzer fails with the takedown.
Stelzer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyde.
Stelzer shoots and misses
and Hyde counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tito Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfram Stelzer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stelzer slips a straight right by Hyde.
It seemed like Stelzer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Stelzer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyde's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stelzer moves away.
Stelzer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
Hyde moves away from the strike by Stelzer.
Hyde checks a low kick from Stelzer.
Stelzer cracks Hyde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stelzer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hyde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stelzer misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Stelzer.
Stelzer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stelzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Stelzer as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Stelzer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stelzer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hyde eats them both and turns towards Stelzer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice sprawl there from Hyde as Stelzer shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stelzer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hyde had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stelzer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stelzer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyde finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stelzer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hyde to the mat! Hyde manages to get full guard.
Stelzer looks winded!
Stelzer controlling from the top position.
Stelzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hyde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hyde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde wants to stand but Stelzer is controlling the position.
Hyde wants to sweep here but Stelzer controlling him for the moment.
Hyde is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stelzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tito Hyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stelzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Hyde looks to land a body kick but Stelzer moved away.
Stelzer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stelzer throws a head kick but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde throws a body punch but Stelzer moves out of range.
Hyde throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stelzer slips a straight right by Hyde.
Stelzer lands a nice shot that snaps Hyde's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stelzer.
Stelzer scores with a head kick.
Stelzer lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyde off the cage and back into range.
Hyde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tito Hyde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stelzer avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Stelzer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hyde.
Stelzer misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick from Hyde.
Stelzer moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyde blocks a jab.
Tito Hyde is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyde misses with a body kick.
Stelzer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hyde scores with a nice body kick.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Stelzer moves forwards but Hyde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Hyde.
Stelzer blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Stelzer throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
Stelzer scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Hyde.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde misses with a body kick.
Hyde lands a jab to the nose.
Stelzer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hyde is out of range and Stelzer settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wolfram Stelzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyde lands with a good body shot.
Stelzer is breathing heavily.
Stelzer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hyde's head.
Hyde digs a good body shot into Stelzer's ribs.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde jabs at Stelzer's body.
Hyde's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hyde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stelzer can do to turn this around?
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Stelzer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hyde doesn't seem phased though.
A solid body kick from Hyde.
Hyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Stelzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Stelzer tries to counter it with a takedown but Hyde pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stelzer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyde can pounce on him.
Hyde looks for the body kick but Stelzer saw that one coming.
Hyde digs a good hook to Stelzer's body.
Hyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stelzer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hyde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stelzer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stelzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde lands a head kick!
Hyde dodges the punch combination from Stelzer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyde.
Hyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Stelzer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hyde but Hyde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hyde is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hyde misses with an uppercut.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde looks to land a body kick but Stelzer moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyde scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Stelzer does no damage.
Hyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hyde throws a leg kick but Stelzer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stelzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Stelzer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stelzer.
Hyde throws a looping overhand right but Stelzer ducks down to avoid it.
Stelzer blocks the body kick.
Stelzer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stelzer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hyde. Hyde obviously looking to wear him down.
Stelzer shoots in looking for a takedown but Hyde manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stelzer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stelzer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stelzer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hyde. Hyde obviously looking to wear him down.
Stelzer misses with a double jab.
Hyde defending well as Stelzer loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer shoots for a takedown but Hyde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tito Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfram Stelzer.
Stelzer scores with a nice right hand.
Hyde is looking to wear down Stelzer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stelzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
Hyde fakes the leg kick and cracks Stelzer in the body.
Hyde throws a front kick that sends Stelzer stumbling back into the cage.
Hyde lands a body shot.
Hyde lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stelzer takes a step back to recover.
Stelzer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stelzer avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Stelzer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Wolfram Stelzer's cut even more.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hyde!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Hyde.
Hyde misses with a straight right.
Stelzer misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hyde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hyde moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Stelzer shoots in and drives through. Hyde sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyde, as that shot connected.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stelzer.
Hyde lands a left and a right that send Stelzer crashing to the mat, dazed. Hyde thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stelzer is rocked!
Hyde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stelzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stelzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Hyde finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyde digs a good hook to Stelzer's body.
Hyde misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stelzer if he has to take too many more of those.
Hyde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stelzer doesn't seem bothered though.
Hyde connects with a single shot there.
Hyde closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Stelzer! Hyde dives in looking to finish! Stelzer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Hyde!
After winning the bout, Tito Hyde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 194 p4p, 7 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 253 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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258 lbs
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Heimendahl lands but Perkele takes it in his stride.
It looks like Itse Perkele has been cut.
A shot to the body from Perkele misses
enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab.
Heimendahl drops his hands momentarily and Perkele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl.
Perkele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses.
Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
Itse Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimendahl at a distance.
Perkele scores with a jab. Heimendahl acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Heimendahl counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele lands a nice looking kick to the body. Heimendahl takes a step back to recover.
Perkele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkele sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heimendahl's calf.
Perkele throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perkele. Heimendahl shrugs it off though.
Heimendahl throws a combination. Perkele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heimendahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heimendahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heimendahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele checks the leg kick.
Perkele throws a series of punches but Heimendahl avoids them all with ease.
Heimendahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking body shot.
Heimendahl scores with a head kick.
Heimendahl throws out a powerful jab.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl tries to clinch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perkele throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimendahl. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Heimendahl.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Heimendahl jumps back.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele blocks a leg kick.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range.
Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimendahl throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Heimendahl looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heimendahl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele scores with a jab to the body.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Heimendahl.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range.
Heimendahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heimendahl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.
Heimendahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heimendahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perkele 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.
Perkele throws a push kick but Heimendahl slaps the foot to one side.
Heimendahl is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perkele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimendahl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perkele, pushing him back against the cage.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itse Perkele's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perkele throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl is looking to counter with a body kick.
Heimendahl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heimendahl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses.
Heimendahl misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Heimendahl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimendahl.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Perkele moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes.
Perkele throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the strikes.
Heimendahl throws a series of punches but Perkele avoids them all with ease.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Heimendahl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Heimendahl finds it's way through Perkele's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and Heimendahl takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Heimendahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heimendahl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkele's hands.
Perkele misses the jab.
Heimendahl throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimendahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Heimendahl moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perkele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perkele clobbers Heimendahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perkele swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Heimendahl misses its intended target.
Perkele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
Heimendahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Heimendahl throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily.
Heimendahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
Perkele throws a head kick but Heimendahl moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heimendahl closes the distance but Perkele moves to the side
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heimendahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Perkele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimendahl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkele cracks Heimendahl with an open hand slap.
Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
Perkele blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heimendahl misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkele or not.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Perkele.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl - that landed with a thud.
Perkele is breathing heavily.
Heimendahl lands with a left to the head.
Heimendahl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow.
Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heimendahl lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Itse Perkele's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Heimendahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimendahl motions for Perkele to come forward. Heimendahl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele feints and then cracks Heimendahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heimendahl down.
Heimendahl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heimendahl misses with an uppercut.
Heimendahl staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Heimendahl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Heimendahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimendahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimendahl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Heimendahl should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl dodges the punch combination from Perkele.
Perkele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heimendahl rushes Perkele and presses him up against the cage.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow.
Heimendahl scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Perkele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele wants to break free but Heimendahl has control.
Perkele is trying to break free.
Heimendahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Itse Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Perkele.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
Perkele landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Perkele wants to break free but Heimendahl has control.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Perkele in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses.
Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl drops Perkele onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Perkele is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Perkele is rocked!
Heimendahl lands a big right hand! Perkele is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Verama (ranked 48 p4p, 9 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 123 p4p, 21 weight class). Verama comes to the cage accompanied by Swing It Away. Cole is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Won't Back Down. Hector Verama 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama throws a leg kick but Cole checks it.
Cole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cole lands a nice hook to Verama's body. Verama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Verama wants to land a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
Cole scores with a jab. Verama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Cole.
Verama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cole's head.
Verama rushes Cole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Verama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Verama.
Cole misses with an elbow over the top.
Verama throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Cole.
Cole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verama scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama lands a left hand.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole pushes Verama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole moves out of range as Verama throws a body kick.
Cole's coach down at LOD: Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cole's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've been hearing good reports from Verama's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole lands some shots froms side control.
Cole lands some shots froms side control.
Verama taking punishment in the form of punches.
Verama regains half guard.
Cole controlling the action here.
Cole wants to take a breather but Verama is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cole 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Verama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Verama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Verama looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cole trying to control but Verama is working from the bottom.
Verama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole cracks Verama with a solid left hand.
Cole is working Verama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Verama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Verama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cole controls the pace.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Verama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verama is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Verama is really struggling to control Cole but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Verama keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Verama is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verama.
Cole will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Verama lands the left hand.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verama.
Verama sets himself, and Cole steps forward looking for the clinch! Verama avoids it this time.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verama manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Verama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Verama scores with a spinning back kick!
Verama cracks the inside of Cole's front leg.
Cole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Verama throws a head kick that misses.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cole with a lazy takedown attempt
and Verama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Verama throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cole crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verama - the referee stops the clock and Cole gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verama. Cole manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Verama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verama throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Verama sets himself, and Cole steps forward looking for the clinch! Verama avoids it this time.
Verama throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Verama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hector Verama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Verama is just out of range.
Verama slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole blocks a jab.
Verama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Verama throws a nice head kick!
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Verama throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole moves into range and clinches up with Verama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verama.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Verama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verama gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole tries a body shot but Verama blocks it.
Verama blocks an uppercut.
Verama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Verama.
Verama misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verama.
Verama avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Verama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hector Verama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Verama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Verama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole prevents a body shot from Verama.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Verama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole taking a breather.
Cole has Verama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Verama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Verama.
Cole tries to score a body lock takedown but Verama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cole is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verama.
Verama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Verama.
Verama lands a nice shot to the body.
Verama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Verama as the two fighters clinch.
Verama struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Verama struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Verama after a bit of a struggle.
Verama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Verama.
Verama can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama lands a body punch.
Verama lands a shot to the body.
Verama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Verama on the inside.
Verama can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Verama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Verama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Verama misses with a body punch.
Verama drops Cole onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cole is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cole is rocked!
Cole cracks Verama with a nice body shot.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Verama finish him?
Verama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Verama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Verama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verama lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cole looks for a takedown but Verama sprawls well.
Verama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Verama cracks Cole with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Verama has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cole to stand back up!
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Verama drops Cole with a big left hand! Cole is injured, injured bad! Verama jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Verama!
A very excited looking Hector Verama 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class) and Gerbert Bryant (ranked 41 p4p, 2 weight class). Bryant has chosen I just wanna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerbert Bryant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bubba Gumption's chin.
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260 lbs
28 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant blocks the body kick.
Gumption swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gumption.
Gumption clobbers Bryant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryant throws an off balance right hand
letting Gumption counter with a right hand.
Gumption walks into a left hand.
Bryant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bryant there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Gumption swings widly with a right hand
and Bryant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gumption looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Gumption.
Bryant connects with a body shot that sends Gumption's belly button to the back.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant feints and as Gumption raises his hands in defense, Bryant changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gumption wants to stand and escape but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant works over Gumption with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a big right hand that misses.
Bryant stands up over Gumption, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gumption works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gumption's head.
Gumption is looking to stand up but Bryant isn't so interested in that idea.
Bryant stands up over Gumption, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gumption seems keen to control Bryant's posture.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Gumption wants to stand up but Bryant is controlling him.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Gumption blocks nicely.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Gumption has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bryant is pushing down on Gumption's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gumption is fighting to maintain full guard but Bryant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bryant is thwarting Gumption's attempts to control the position.
Bryant prevents Gumption from standing back up.
Bryant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gumption knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bryant is keen to just control but Gumption is a slippery customer.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bryant working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gumption is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gumption avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryant.
Gumption keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Gumption is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gumption defending well though.
Gumption wants to control but Bryant is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gumption tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Gumption is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bryant is pressing down on Gumption's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gumption is holding on for now.
Bryant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gumption has his hands clasped together around Bryant's back. He's all about the action.
Bryant uses his free foot to push down on Gumption's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gumption.
Gumption regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gumption is trying to maintain the position but Bryant is very close to passing his half guard.
Bryant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gumption has hold of Bryant's hands but Bryant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gumption kicks off Bryant and gets to his feet.
Bryant slips a jab from Gumption.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Gumption shows good takedown defense.
Bryant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gumption momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant scores with a sloppy right hand. Gumption should have avoided that one.
Gumption uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumption uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Gumption throwing a counter right hand but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Gumption finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerbert Bryant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Gumption was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bryant.
Bryant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gumption. Gumption circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gumption buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gumption slips under a jab from Bryant.
Gumption scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gumption swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gumption comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bryant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bryant throws a good cross that connects.
Gumption misses the shot to the body.
Gumption throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gumption feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bryants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Gumption 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumption looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gumption circles away quickly and effectively.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Gumption cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryant misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gumption.
Gumption scores with a one two! Bryant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gumption keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryant.
Bryant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. Gumption moves away and avoids it.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gumption counters with a stiff right hand.
Bubba Gumption is winning the standup battle so far.
Gumption misses with a low kick as Bryant jumps back.
Gerbert Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant misses with a right hand
enabling Gumption to counter with a crisp jab.
Gumption throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryant throws a hook but Gumption avoids it easily.
Bubba Gumption is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Gumption.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption dips to his left and cracks Bryant with an uppercut!
Bryant might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Gumption misses.
Bryant misses with a body shot
and Gumption counters with a two punch combo.
Gumption drops Bryant with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bryant looks back up at him and smiles so Gumption waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bryant is rocked!
Gumption throws an uppercut from hell that sends Bryant clean off his feet! He's out cold! Gumption stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Gumption!
Bubba Gumption retains his super heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bubba Gumption waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
Gerbert Bryant spoke after the fight, saying 'The Gerbert takes, but the Gerbert also gives'.
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